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Emil Malinowski was born in Poland, December 6, 1860. He attended the village school situated near his father's farm until he was about twelve years of age when he started to work in a machine shop. He served his full term as an apprentice and thus learned the trade of a machinist. In 1883, at the age of twenty-three years, he emi- grated from Poland to the United States and settled in Nanticoke, where he took a position with the Susquehanna Coal Company. He
held the position until he became accustomed to the new country and its ways and then started, in a moderate way, a manufacturing enterprise where he made mining machinery and wagons. This was in 1888, five years after he had come to this country. He con- ducted this business until 1902, when he be- came interested in the Hanover Brewing Company at Danville, Pennsylvania. He was made president of this company and retained that office until 1911 when he disposed of his interests and built the Franklin Brewery in Hanover Township, near Wilkes-Barre. In his operation of this plant he was notably successful and enjoyed an extensive business. He is not only a successful business man, but is well known for his active Interest in poll- tical, civic and charitable organizations. He served as councilman in Nanticoke for the term of 1901-02. And in all matters pertain- ing to civic improvement or public welfare, he has taken a keen interest. His fame in these matters is not limited to his residential locality, but he is known by his public activ- ities throughout the entire State. He is a member of the Press Club of Wilkes-Barre and a director of the Wilkes-Barre Deposit & Savings Bank. He is trustee of the Nanti- coke State Hospital and he is president of the Polish Union of America, a national organization. He is founder and president of the Miners' Trust Company of Nanticoke, one of the powerful financial institutions in the eastern part of the State of Pennsylvania.
In September, 1882, before leaving Poland, Emil Malinowski married Sofia Zybluvski. They have seven children and eight grand- children. The children: 1. Mary, at home. 2. Blanche, married T. A. Krzywicki, of Wilkes-Barre; children: Thaddus, Edward, John and Emil. 3. Helen, married Edward Wasilewski. 4. Sophia, married George Klingis, and they have one child, Emil. 5. John. 6. Frank, married Mary Schmidt; chil- dren: Emil, Anna and John. 7. Stanley.
ALLISON BOWMAN MILLER, D. D. S .- For over thirty-five years a resident of Kingston, Pennsylvania, Dr. Allison B. Miller is recognized as one of the leading dentists of the Wyoming Valley. Unusually skillful in his profession, he built up a successful practice soon after his arrival in Kingston as a young man, and to this practice he has since devoted all his time. Dr. Miller is a valuable member of his community in many ways, and a leader in local Masonic circles.
He was born on October 24, 1870, in Dan- ville, Montour County, Pennsylvania, a son of Samuel N. and Sarah (Bowman) Miller, both members of old Pennsylvania families. David Miller, Dr. Miller's grandfather, was
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a farmer, and a father of a family. His son, Samuel N. Miller, was a merchant for many years at Nescopeck, Pennsylvania. He and his wife were the parents of five children: 1. Allison Bowman, of this sketch. 2. Robert E., who lives at Kingston. 3. Fannie, who married J. F. Wein, of Philadelphia. 4. Susan, married Stanley W. Bogart, of Cleve- land, Ohio. 5. Estelle, married H. B. Thur- ston, of Cleveland, Ohio.
When Allison B. Miller was still a small child, his parents moved to Nescopeck, and here he attended the local public schools. Later he entered the Bloomsburg State Normal School at Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and then entered the Dental School of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, where he was graduated in 1894, with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. The same year, he began the practice of his pro- fession at Buffalo, New York, remaining until 1896, at which time he came to Kingston, Pennsylvania, where he quickly reached a position of importance in the community, and where he has since remained.
Politically, Dr. Miller is a member of the Republican party. He is a member of the Luzerne County Dental Association, serving as president for two years; the Pennsyl- vania Dental Association, which he served as treasurer for nine years; and of the American Dental Association. He is affil- iated fraternally with the Free and Accepted Masons, in which organization he is a mem- ber of Kingston Lodge, No. 395: Shekinah Chapter, No. 182, Royal Arch Masons; Dieu le Veut Commandery, No. 45, Knights Tem- plar; and Irem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Wilkes- Barre. He is also a member of the Shrine Country Club and the Franklin Club. Dr. and Mrs. Miller are members of the King- ston Methodist Episcopal Church, where the doctor is a member of the official board.
On October 25, 1894, at Nescopeck, Penn- sylvania, Dr. Miller married Anna Harter, a daughter of John Harter, who died February 11, 1927, aged eighty-nine years, and of Elizabeth (Bond) Harter, who died at Nes- copeck, January 6, 1928, aged eighty-eight years. Dr. and Mrs. Miller are the parents of one son, Allison Harter, born September 23, 1898, now associated with his father in the practice of dentistry, at Kingston, Penn- sylvania.
Born in Kingston, Allison Harter Miller attended the public schools there and was graduated from the Wyoming Seminary, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and the Dental College of the University of Penn- sylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from which latter institution he was graduated in 1923, with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He is a member of the Luzerne County, Pennsylvania State and American Dental societies. He is (1929) president of the Luzerne County Dental Society; a direc- tor of the Blind Association, of Wilkes- Barre, and a member of the Lions Club of Wilkes-Barre. Politically, he supports the Republican party, and in his fraternal affil- iations is a member of Kingston Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; is a thirty-second degree Mason, member of Bloomsburg Con- sistory, Irem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and of the Irem Country Club.
Mrs. Miller is president of the West Side Woman's Club. She has always been active in hospital work and in all charitable insti- tutions, having served as president of the Kingston Auxiliary of the Memorial Hos- pital for nine years, and takes an active
prominent part in the work of her church, the Kingston Methodist Episcopal Church.
FREDERICK C. SCHULTZ-For many years Frederick C. Schultz has occupied an important place in the life of Wilkes-Barre, of which he has long been a resident. In addition to his position with the Wilkes- Barre Lace Manufacturing Company, he is interested financially in several local enter- prises to which his services have proved of great value, while in the civic life of the community and in church affairs, he has been equally prominent.
Mr. Schultz was born at Wilkes-Barre, on September 10, 1884, a son of Moritz and Johanna (Frick) Schultz. His father, a mer- chant, was born in Germany in 1854, and died in 1892, while the mother, also born in Ger- many, in 1851, died in April, 1927.
Frederick C. Schultz was educated in the local public schools, attending Wilkes-Barre High School, from which he was graduated in 1899. Later he entered the Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania, and from this institution was graduated in 1916. Meanwhile his business career was well under way. In 1899 he entered the employ of the Wilkes-Barre Lace Manufac- turing Company, as a clerk in their office, but his obvious ability and strict attention to the task at hand soon won him promo- tion, and he advanced through various posi- tions in several departments, to places of con- fidence and trust. As head of the production department of the company, he is now in responsible charge of the entire output of the plant, supervising all details in a very efficient manner. In addition to his work with the Wilkes-Barre Lace Manufacturing Company, Mr. Schultz is a director of the North End State Bank, of this city, in whose organization he assisted, and also serves at present as secretary of the discount commit- tee of this institution. He is a director of the Keystone Building and Loan Association, another important enterprise in the com- munity.
Politically Mr. Schultz supports the prin- ciples and candidates of the Republican party, while he is affiliated fraternally with the Free and Accepted Masons, in which order he is a member of Landmark Lodge, No. 442, and Worshipful Master of the Lodge; a mem- ber of Keystone Consistory, Ancient Accepted . Scottish Rite, at Scranton; and also Irem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Mr. Schultz is affiliated with several movements for the advancement of the community welfare, and holds member- ship in the Craftsman's Club. He and his family worship in the faith of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and Mr. Schultz is treas- urer of Calvary Church of that denomina- tion at Wilkes-Barre. He is also president of Wyoming Valley Laymen's Association of the Episcopal Church.
In 1898, Frederick C. Schultz married Sarah Louise Jones, of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, daughter of Eleazer and Sarah Ann (Estep) Jones, of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Schultz are the parents of one daughter, Sarah Louise.
SHELDON JONES-As efficiency expert for the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, at Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania, Sheldon Jones occupies a position of economic importance in the community and contributes much to the pros- perous development of the rich coal indus- try. He was born in Columbia County, Penn- sylvania, October 8, 1886, son of Ashbel W. and Mary Elizabeth (McGuire) Jones. The
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father was for many years a merchant at Jonestown, Columbia County, and was the son of James and Matilda Jones. The mater- nal grandfather of Sheldon Jones was Robert McGuire, who came from Ireland to West Pittston when he was only seventeen years old, and who was one of the early coal miners of the section. The subject of this record had a brother and sister; Adria Louise, wife of Ernest D. Kline, of Berwick, Pennsylvania; and Ashbel W. Jones, of Wilkes-Barre.
Sheldon Jones, oldest of the children, grew up in Columbia County and attended the public schools, graduating from high school in 1904. When he was eighteen, he took a position as a chain boy in the Engineering Corps of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company at Wilkes-Barre, and worked there from 1905 to 1912. He was then made assistant dis- trict superintendent of the Prospect Col- liery, at Plains, Luzerne County. Two years later, in 1914, his ability won still further recognition when he was made district super- intendent of the Mineral Springs, Franklin, and Warrior Run Collieries, of Luzerne County. Again came a promotion in 1918 to the office of Division Superintendent of the Lackawanna Division. It was April 15, 1924, that Mr. Jones was made efficiency expert of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, with offices at the main building in Wilkes-Barre. This outstanding success crowns years of faithful effort and proves the community worth of Mr. Jones. He also holds a direc- torship in the West Side Bank, West Pitts- ton, Pennsylvania.
He is a Republican in politics and a com- municant of the West Pittston Methodist Episcopal Church, on the official board of which he serves. His fraternal affiliations are with the Rolling Mill Hill Lodge, No. 87, Knights of Pythias; and Valley Lodge, No. 499, Free and Accepted Masons, of Pitts- ton; Pittston Chapter, Royal Arch Ma- sons; Wyoming Valley Commandery, No. 57, Knights Templar; Irem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of Wilkes-Barre. He belongs to the Shrine Country Club, the Fox Hill Country Club, the Pittston Chamber of Commerce, and the Craftsmen's Club.
In March, 1909, Sheldon Jones married Emily Irene Yost, of Columbia County, Penn- sylvania, daughter of Clarence W. and Ida May (DeWitt) Yost. Mrs. Jones died May 5, 1926. Children: Harlan Yost, Sheldon, Jr., Clarence Wilson, Adria Mary, and Marion.
REV. P. B. PAUKSTIS-One of the active men of the church of Wilkes-Barre, is the Rev. P. B. Paukstis, who is the priest of the Lithuanian Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, of this city, a parish which originally was founded in 1891, although the present large and beautiful church was built in 1909. The congregation has shown a rapid growth, especially in recent years, and now consists of about four thousand members. Father
Paukstis, who devotes his time and energles unsparingly to the welfare of the church and its people, is one of the leading citizens of this section of Pennsylvania, taking an active part in all matters that have to do with the promotion of public welfare. He is a mem- ber of several clubs and of organizations of different types, and Is highly loved and esteemed, not only by the members of his own parish, but by all who have occasion to come into contact with him or to see the character of his work.
He was born in Edwardsville, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, May 10, 1889, a son of Sylvester and Magdalen Paukstis, both of
whom are now deceased. His parents, who were natlves of Lithuania, came to the United States early in their lives. As a boy, Father Paukstis attended the public schools of Lu- zerne County, in Edwardsville, hls native town, and was graduated from the high school in Edwardsville in the class of 1905. Then he spent seven years at St. Vincent's College, from which he was graduated in the class of 1912 with the degree of Bachelor of Aris; and next he became a student at Mount St. Mary's College, in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where he took work in the theological depart- ment, from which institution he was grad- uated in the class of 1915 with the degree of Master of Arts. In Edwardsville, Lu- zerne County, on May 22, 1915, he was or- dained in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church by the Right Rev. M. J. Hoben. His first appointment was as rector of St. Francis' Parish, in Miners' Mills, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, where he continued to serve until July, 1917, when be was appointed to hls present charge in Wilkes-Barre.
His work in the vicinity of Pennsylvania was interrupted for a time by the World War; for in August, 1917, he volunteered nis services to the United States Army, which he joined as a private, serving at Camp Tay- lor, Kentucky. There he was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the capacity of Army Chaplain of the 116th Infantry of the 29th Division; and he sailed for France, where he served at the front with the military forces of his country from October, 1917, until No- vember, 1918. He returned to the United States in May, 1919, and was mustered out of the service with the rank of captain. He is now a member of the American Legion, in which he is chaplain of the Black Diamond Post, No. 132; and he also Is chaplain in the society known as the General John Pershing Post Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is unusually active in clubs and societies of different sorts in Wilkes-Barre and vicinity, having been the founder and organizer of the Lithuanian Doughboys' Club, of Wilkes-Barre; and being a member of the Knights of Colum- bus, in which he is identified with Council No. 302, of Wilkes-Barre; and also being an active member of the Pen and Pencil Club and Press Club. He is one of the foremost priests in Wilkes-Barre, and the work that he has accomplished in the Lithuanian Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church has been a valued one.
THOMAS JEFFERSON GROVER-For the most satisfactory degree of success that has come to Thomas Jefferson Grover in the course of his professional career, he is indebted to his own personal efforts and his thorough training during the period of his preparation for his life work, as well as for his well-recognized gifts as a pleader in the Luzerne County courts, and as a legal advisor in the business that he has readily built up in this section of the State.
Thomas Jefferson Grover was horn July 30, 1873, in Hollenbeck Township, a son of Joshua and Eleanor (Shortz) Grover, hoth parents now deceased. Joshua Grover, a farmer throughout his life, was a son of Daniel and Sally Ann (Smith) Grover, also farming people, and whose forebears were among early settlers in the county. Joshua and Eleanor (Shortz) Grover were the par- ents of eleven children, all of whom grew to manhood and womanhood: Marshall Grover, of Wilkes-Barre; Jennie Grover, who married Frank Shobert; Elmer, who is postmaster at Wapwallopen; Dallas, a judge in Kansas; Mary, married Frank E. Everard, of Wap-
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wallopen; Minnie, married C. L. Baucher, of Wilkes-Barre; Sallie, married Dr. R. O. Davis, of Berwick, Pennsylvania; Daniel, deceased, was a telegraph operator; Thomas Jefferson, of whom further; Lawrence, who resides in Berwick, Pennsylvania; Jane, married Robert Morton, of Yonkers, New York.
Thomas Jefferson Grover spent his early life on the farm at Hollenbeck, and after attending the public schools In that section of the county, he took a course at Wyoming Seminary, Kingston. Meantime, he was active in various occupations in order to pay his way through college, and he was eventually enabled to graduate at the Dickinson Law School at Carlisle, with the class of 1910. In political matters, Mr. Grover is a Demo- crat, and he votes the ticket of that party, though he has not sought public office. He is a member of the Luzerne County Bar, with offices in the Lanning Building, Wilkes- Barre.
Thomas Jefferson Grover married, February 10, 1914, Coraline E. Elliott, of Carlisle, daughter of John J. and Sarah (Strohm) Elliott; and they have one son, Robert Elliott.
EDWARD J. BRENNER-For almost twenty years, Edward J. Brenner has been freight agent for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, dis- charging all the duties of his position in a very efficient manner and to the complete satisfaction of both his executive officers, and the community which he serves. Mr. Brenner has taken a prominent part in many Wilkes-Barre activities, and is highly re- garded throughout the community as a pub- lic-spirited citizen.
Born at Pottsville, in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on September 21, 1881, Mr. Brenner is a son of Henry S. Brenner, born at Pottsville in 1845, died on January 25, 1904, and of Annie (Robinson) Brenner, who was also born at Pottsville, and who died on March 31, 1917. The father was foreman of the Vulcan Iron Works' Wyoming Valley Shops for many years.
Edward J. Brenner attended the public schools of Wilkes-Barre and following grad- uation from the local high school, began his business career as office boy for the Del- aware and Hudson Railroad. From the date of his first employment with this company he has remained associated with them until the present time, a period of more than thirty-three years. His strict attention to the tasks which came to him, and the ability which he displayed in his work won him gradual advancement through various cleri- cal positions until in January, 1905, he was made chief clerk of the freight department. This position he was well qualified to fill by previous training and experience and for five years he rendered highly satisfactory service in his capacity as chief clerk. As a reward for loyal efforts continued through a long period, Mr. Brenner received further promotion in 1910, becoming freight agent at Wilkes-Barre on October 17, of that year. To the work of this office he has since devoted all his time and attention and it is a commonplace among Delaware and Hnd- son men that a task assigned to Mr. Bren- ner will be well and speedily performed.
In politics he supports Republican prin- ciples and candidates, maintaining a constant interest in civic affairs and the problems of government, and contributing liberally to many worthy movements for advance. He is affiliated fraternally with Wilkes-Barre Lodge, No. 109, of the Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks, with Byars Council of the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics; and Wilkes-Barre Council of the Royal Arcanum. Mr. Brenner is Pennsyl- vania division vice-president of the Del- aware and Hudson Company Freight and Ticket Agents' Association; also of the Vet- erans' Association. He is a member of the Wilkes-Barre-Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce, and of the Concordia Society.
CHARLES MINER AYLESWORTH-A suc- cessful attorney and one who had achieved his position against odds is Charles Miner Aylesworth. After graduating from the Nan- ticoke High School in 1913 he found It neces- sary to work for two years as a fireman on the Delaware and Hudson Railroad in order to secure funds to further his education. This hard and enervating labor failed to crush his youthful ardor for self betterment, and neither did the interruption in his col- legiate career caused by service in the World War more than temporarily stop his prog- ress.
The Aylesworths are an old Rhode Island family, a member of which settled in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the very early days. Robert Aylesworth of Ross Township, the paternal grandfather of Charles M. Ayles- worth, was a farmer. His son, Reuben N., married Fannie M. Lyons, and their only child, Charles Miner, was born June 18, 1895, in Nanticoke, where the father was a carpen- ter contractor. The son grew to manhood in his native town, and in 1915 entered Dickin- son Law School at Carlisle where he remained two years, enlisting in the autumn of 1917 in the 311th Field Artillery. He was as- signed to Camp Meade, Maryland, where he remained until July 22, 1918, when the organ- ization was ordered to embark for France. They landed in Liverpool, England, August 3, 1918, and August 8 at Cherbourg, France, where he was transferred to the 79th Divi- sion and stationed at La Couronne, remain- ing at this place until the close of the war at which time he went to Paris with the soldier-student contingent. July 9, 1919, he returned to the United States and resumed his studies at Dickinson from which he was graduated in the class of 1920 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.
September 7, 1920 he was admitted to the Luzerne County Bar and opened an office at 502 Miners' Bank Building in Wilkes-Barre. He is a member of the Luzerne County Bar Association; the Delta Theta Phi law frater- nity; Nanticoke Lodge, No. 541, Free and Accepted Masons; Keystone Consistory, of Scranton: thirty-second degree Ancient Ac- cepted Scottish Rite Masonry; Nanticoke Lodge, No. 137, Knights of Pythias (Past Chancellor, Commander and treasurer); and Nanticoke Post No. 350, American Legion of which he is Past Post Commander. He is a member of the Commercial Law League of America, the Craftsmen's Club, and the Young Men's Christian Association Chess Club. He is affiliated with the First Presbyterian Church of Nanticoke and in politics is a Republican.
Charles Miner Aylesworth married August 29, 1923, Elizabeth Luft, daughter of William H. and Elizabeth (Dilg) Luft of Wilkes-Barre. They reside in Nanticoke.
JOIIN B. RICKARD-As a member of the firm known as the North Branch Lumber Company, John B. Rickard is one of the outstanding business men of Wilkes-Barre and vicinity. He has spent all of his life in Luzerne County, so that he is well known in this part of Pennsylvania.
He was born in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, on September 7, 1867, a son of
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Dr. A. G. and Liva Albertina (Smith) Rick- ard. Dr. Rickard, the father, was a phy- sician in Plymouth for many years, and was a son of John and Elizabeth (Gould) Rick- ard, whose ancesters were among the early families of Luzerne County. Liva Albertina (Smith) Rickard is a daughter of the late Hon. John B. Smith, who was a member of Congress from the Luzerne County district more than fifty years ago and was one of the leading citizens of this community In his day. Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Rickard were the parents of five children: 1. John B., of further mention in this article. 2. Stella, who is the wife of H. A. Hurshburger, of Kingston, Pennsylvania. 3. Daisy R., who is the wife of Allen B. Dungan, of Kingston. 4. Emma, the wife of Harry W. Ruggles, a Kingston lumber merchant. 5. May Virginia, who is unmarried.
John B. Rickard grew to manhood in the town of his birth, Plymouth. He attended as a boy the public schools, went later to the Harry Hillman Academy, and Bucknell University. When he completed his academic education, he engaged in the drug business in Plymouth, and for eighteen years con- tinued in this line of work. Then, in 1907, he sold out the drug enterprise, and entered the wholesale lumber business, which since that time has occupied the greater part of his attentions. This company, one of the leading firms of its kind in Luzerne County, handles all kinds of lumber, specializing in Idaho white pine, yellow pine, Pacific coast lumber products and hard woods. Mr. Rick- ard has worked hard to build up this com- pany into what it is today; and, because of his diligence and natural business talents, is today enjoying the fruits of his labors. He maintans offices at the company's head- quarters, No. 37 Bennett Building, Wilkes- Barre.
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