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John H. Doughty married, on August 18, 1921, Muriel Weston, of Forty Fort, Luzerne County, daughter of the late Dr. Engene Weston of Pittston, Luzerne County and Ada (Reese) Weston. Mr. and Mrs. Doughty are the parents of a son, John H. Doughty, Jr.
WALTER CHARLES FANCOURT-Of Eng- lish birth on both sides, Walter Charles Fan- court was born in Kingston, Luzerne County, April 12, 1889, and brought up in the schools of that place. His father was George Eman- uel Fancourt, born in London, England, in 1857, and for many years a florist in King- ston. He died in 1904. Mr. Fancourt's mother was Jane Ingameels, and was born in Lin- colnshire, England, in 1858, and died here in May, 1910.
Of keenest ambition, Mr. Fancourt acquired his technical education from the Interna- tional Correspondence School, taking the mining course, and going also to the night school of the Pennsylvania State College, in the extension course. Having completed a theoretical training he entered the employ of the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad Company, in the mining department in May, 1904, as an outside helper. In 1906, he was taken into the engineering department of the same company, a company that is now known as the Glen Alden Coal Company. There he
remained until 1917, and then took the posi- tion of section foreman with their Woodward colliery, later to be promoted to mine fore- manship with that colliery. In 1923 he was made division engineer of all that company's collieries in Luzerne County. Mr. Fancourt has steadily risen in responsibility in his various posts with this large company, and has acted as superintendent of the Petty- bone Colliery, of the Loomis and of the Auchincloss collieries. He is recognized as an expert in knowledge in this great coal industry that is one of the most important sources of wealth of this industrial State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Fancourt gives his vote and influence to the Republican party, sup- porting the candidates and principles of that party with each election. He is a Free and Accepted Mason, and a member of the Sheki- nah Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Dien le Vent Commandery, No. 45, Knights Templar; and Keystone Consistory, Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret. He belongs to the Frank- lin Club and to the Engineers' Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania. He and his fam- ily attend the Grace Episcopal Church.
On September 6, 1913, Walter Charles Fan- court was married to Grace Ellsworth, of Wyalusing, Bradford County, a daughter of Jesse L. and Lucy Ellsworth. They have adopted a little son, whom they have named Lewis Ellsworth Fancourt, born May 14, 1916.
THOMAS PUGH-At the age of thirty-eight years, in 1928, Mr. Pngh can claim the re- markable distinction of having been in busi- ness under his own name for almost a quar- ter of a century. For he was only sixteen years old, when he established himself in the produce business at Edwardsville, the town of his birth, and so able a businessman did he prove himself that today he is still en- gaged in the same business. The latter, owned and managed by one of such unusual enterprise and energy, naturally has enjoyed a steady growth and today it is considered one of the most successful, progressive and prosperous of its type in Edwardsville. Its owner, known to his fellow-citizens through- out his entire life, enjoys their confidence, liking and respect to an unusual degree, and undoubtedly will become even more success- ful and influential as the years pass.
William Pugh, the father of the subject of this article, was born in Wales in 1850. He came to this country as a boy of fifteen years in 1865 and like so many of his fellow- Welshmen settled in Luzerne County. Ac- cepting employment with the Kingston Coal Company immediately after his arrival in the United States, he remained with this one company throughout his entire active life, a period of more than half a century. Having started in as a breaker boy, he gradually advanced, as the result of hard work and strict attention to his various duties, to dif- ferent positions of ever increasing impor- tance and responsibility and during the last few years of his connection with the King- ston Coal Company held the position of safety inspector. He also took an active part in politics as a supporter of the Republican party and in the civic life of both Kingston and Edwardsville, serving at various times for several years as a Councilman, in both these towns. He also saw service on the Kingston Board of Education and for two years was tax collector of Edwardsville. He died September 6, 1923, highly respected and greatly liked for his many excellent qualities of the heart and mind. He married, in 1878, at Edwardsville, Margaret Bennett, a native
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of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvanla, and a daughter of Stephen and Mary (James) Ben- nett. Mrs. Pugh, who continues to make her home in Edwardsville, like her late husband, has always been keenly interested in civic affairs and, in 1928, held the important posi- tion of tax collector of the Borough of Ed- wardsville, in which town she is very highly regarded for her integrity, energy and public spirit.
Thomas Pugh, son of William and Margaret (Bennett) Pugh, was born at Edwardsville, December 6, 1890. He was educated in the public grammar and high schools of his na- tive town. Immediately after leaving school at the age of only sixteen years, in 1906, he went into business for himself and under his own name. At first he handled produce only, but so successful was he in his business in spite of his youth that before long he was able to add groceries and meat. Within the comparatively short space of ten years the business had grown to such an extent that, in 1916, he was able to purchase his present building at No. 589 Main Street, Kingston, where his store and office have been located since then. Today he employs some ten peo- ple and under his energetic and able manage- ment the business is bound to continue its growth and prosperity. Like his father be- fore him he is a supporter of the Republican party and takes a keen interest in civic affairs and in everything that has anything to do with the growth and welfare of the community, its people and its institutions. His religious affiliations are with the Con- gregational Church and more particularly with the Welsh Congregational Church of Edwardsville.
Mr. Pugh is not married and makes his home with his mother at No. 20 Church Street, Edwardsville.
JAMES B. QUIGLEY-Having been associ- ated with the mining industry for almost half a century, James B. Quigley, of Jeddo, has become known as one of the most thor- oughly informed men in all branches thereof, his experience ranging from the duties. of a breaker boy to those of his present position as outside foreman. He has also attained an admirable standing in other walks of life, outside of his business, mingles in politics, and participates in the works of his church and of fraternal organizations.
The father of James B. Quigley is John B. Quigley, a retired police officer, who was born in 1847, at Philadelphia. His wife, Har- riett (Amon) Quigley, was born in 1845, in Carbon County, and has been deceased since October, 1909.
James B. Quigley was born June 8, 1875, in Jeddo, and here attended the public school until he was nine years old. At this early age he began work in the coal breakers, and has, during the years that have elapsed, maintained continuous association with min- ing in its various departments. In 1890, Mr. Quigley accepted a position with the Jeddo Highland Coal Company as a pump runner. His executive abilities soon were recognized, which resulted in his promotion to the post of foreman in the breakers. A second pro- motion, in 1900, made him outside foreman, a position he has since maintained, a loyal and conscientious employee, and popular with his subordinates. Mr. Quigley, a believer in the teachings of Democracy, as established by Thomas Jefferson, is a staunch supporter of the Democratic party. He finds recreation and pleasure with the Lodge No. 1145, Be- nevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and
with the Knights of Columbus. A devout Catholic, he worships at St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Freeland.
Mr. Quigley married, June 23, 1898, Annie I. Gallagher. She is a native of Eckley, Penn- sylvania, her parents having been James and Annie Gallagher. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Quigley are: Joseph E., Raymond J., John B., Jr., Leo, Mary, James G., Thomas and Robert.
HARRY T. FARRELL-Enjoying the full confidence of many thousands of red-blooded Americans, whose predilection for profes- sional boxing has brought about its legal control and elevated it to a high standard among sports, Harry T. Farrell, who makes his home in Wilkes-Barre, as Boxing Com- missioner of the State of Pennsylvania, is one of the most popular officials in the United States. Long before his appointment to this position he had made a very wide acquaint- ance through travel in business operations and in a broad area became known and esteemed for his knowledge of the sport which he now, in his official capacity, largely dominates in this State. Mr. Farrell is a man of very attractive personality, a maker of friends and endowed with an honesty of purpose and a regard for the rights of all that has brought him the encomiums of the public and the praise of those most deeply interested in the manly art within the squared circle.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre, January 15, 1888, a son of Bernard Farrell, also of this city and a carpenter by trade, and of Mary (Ryder) Farrell, a native of Ireland, who died in September, 1925. She was a sister of Thomas Ryder, a veteran of the Spanish- American War and a newspaper correspond- ent of note, who served with the 109th In- fantry at Chickamauga, and died in that place while in the service.
Her son, Harry T. Farrell, was educated in the public schools of Wilkes-Barre and was graduated from the Wyoming Seminary. He then entered the service of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad as a clerk and remained in that capacity for six years, when he joined the American Tobacco Company and traveled for that concern for four years. This led to an independent business, in which he engaged with William Kearney under the name of the Kearney Cigar Store, with its business on the Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. This continued for about nine years. He served in the Department of Justice at Harrisburg for two years and on August 25, 1926, was ap- pointed State Boxing Commissioner by Gov- ernor Gifford Pinchot and re-appointed Feb- ruary 21, 1927, by Governor John S. Fisher, a position he still administers. During the World War he served in the United States Navy. In politics he is a Republican, in re- Iigion a Roman Catholic and a member of St. Francis congregation. He is a member of Nanticoke Post, American Legion.
Harry T. Farrell married, November 27, 1919, Bessie Riley, of Nanticoke, daughter of James K. and Catherine Riley.
JOSEPH H. SCHWARTZ-Business leader, public official, and man of affairs, Joseph H. Schwartz has been an important and familiar figure in the life of Plymouth, Pennsylvania, for many years. He has given freely of his services in the public interest. The same fine talents which brought him his own success have contributed much to the progress and advancement of this community.
Mr. Schwartz was born in New York City,
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on July 20, 1860, a son of Bernard and Anna (Hertz) Schwartz. Bernard Schwartz, the father, born in Germany on January 25, 1823, was only six when his parents brought him to America. He grew to manhood here, and at the outbreak of the Civil War enlisted in the Union cause like so many others of Ger- man birth or parentage. At this time he was already captain of Company H, 6th New York Infantry Regiment, and before the termina- tion of the conflict he won promotion to the rank of lieutenant-colonel through the merit of his services. Joseph H. Schwartz has now in his possession two swords formerly owned by his father, one, a captain's sword, given him in 1856 by his company, and the other, a lieutenant-colonel's saber, presented to him hy his regiment in 1863. In business life the elder man had been a dealer in wholesale glass and paints and in real estate. His death occurred on December 28, 1888. Anna (Hertz) Schwartz, his wife, was also a native of Germany, born on June 7, 1826. She came to the United States when still very young, and died in New York City on November 10, 1868.
Joseph H. Schwartz, of this record, acquired his preliminary education in New York pub- lic schools. Later he attended the College of the City of New York for one year, and in 1876 came to Plymouth, Pennsylvania, where he has since made his home. Here he became associated with his brother Fred as a whole- sale dealer in wines and liquors. In 1881 they organized the firm of Fred Schwartz and Brother, which continued until 1903 when Fred Schwartz passed away. Mr. Schwartz operated the business alone thereafter, re- taining the old firm name. On July 30, 1919, in observance of the prohibition law, he re- tired from active business life, and since that time has devoted all his attention to matters affecting the common welfare. During his career as a merchant at Plymouth, covering a period of forty-nine years, there was never a single instance when Mr. Schwartz failed to meet promptly any bill which was due, nor did he ever ask for an extension of credit. Honorable in his relations toward all men, he expected as much in return, but he has been conspicuously kind to those afflicted by misfortune, and often extended a helping hand to those sadly in need of a friend. In addition to his own business enterprise, Mr. Schwartz was secretary and treasurer of the Black Diamond Knitting Mills Company of Nanticoke for twelve years.
In public life and politics Mr. Schwartz has always given his consistent support to the Republican party, being convinced that its policies will best promote the interests of the community, State and Nation. But al- though standing high in councils of his party he has never put purely party considerations above the public interest. He has frequently demonstrated his progressive public spirit, and his own place in the esteem of his fel- low-citizens is well indicated by the fact that in 1920 he was nominated by both the Re- publican and Democratic parties for the office of representative in the Pennsylvania Legis- lature. He was overwhelmingly elected in the November elections, and reëlected in the same manner in 1922 and 1924, serving also in the Special Session of 1926. He served at Harrisburg during these sessions with great distinction and success.
At Plymouth Mr. Schwartz has given his support to every worthy movement making for advance and progress, whether civic or benevolent in nature. He was one of the organizers of the Wyoming Valley Homeo- pathic Hospital, is a trustee of that institu-
tion and has contributed much to its success. Mr. Schwartz is also one of the three living charter members of the Plymouth Fire De- partment, and a member of Company No. 1. Since 1907 he has been a director of the First National Bank of Plymouth. Fraternally Mr. Schwartz is affiliated with Plymouth Lodge, No. 332, of the Free and Accepted Masons, of which lodge he is the third oldest living Past Master. He is also the third oldest living Past High Priest of Valley Chapter, No. 214, Royal Arch Masons, and is the oldest living Thrice Illustrious Master of Mount Horeb Council, No. 34, Royal and Select Masters. In the Masonic order he is also a member of all bodies of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, including Keystone Consistory, and a member of 1rem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is affiliated with Wilkes-Barre Lodge, No. 109, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and holds member- ship in the Craftsman's Club and the Shawnee Club of Plymouth.
Mr. Schwartz has been three times married: (first), in 1887, to Stella Janette Keller, who died in 1894, a daughter of Philip and Ellen Keller. Two children were born of this mar- riage: 1. Ethel, wife of Alexander Laird, of Wilmington, Delaware. 2. Marion, who mar- ried Dr. H. Walter Evans, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Schwartz married (second) in 1898, Anna Yerrick, daughter of Rush B. and Mary Yerrick, of Danville, Pennsylvania. She died in 1902. In 1908 Mr. Schwartz mar- ried (third), Aurella Grossman, daughter of George and Mary Grossman, of Catawissa, Pennsylvania. They have one daughter, Dor- othy. Mr. Schwartz worships with his family in the Protestant Episcopal faith, attending St. Peter's Church.
REV. FRANCIS KASACZUN-For more than eighteen years the Rev. Francis Kasac- zun has been pastor of the Holy Family Parish, in Sugar Notch, Pennsylvania. A man of wide culture and an accomplished linguist, he has occupied the pulpit of the church dur- ing this period with the fine dignity which constitutes true eloquence. His value as an administrator is proved by the highly satis- factory condition of the temporal affairs of the parish, and the inspiration of his pres- ence and example are of inestimable value in the community.
Father Kasaczun was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, February 2, 1886, a son of John Kasaczun, land owner, who was born in Poland, and who died in 1907, and of Rose (Zelinski) Kasaczun, who was also born in Poland, and who died in 1921.
Francis Kasaczun entered the public and parochial schools of Scranton, remaining for eight years. At the end of that time he went to Europe and for eight years pursued his studies in the Schools of the Missionary Fathers in France for two years, and for six years in Italy. Father Kasaczun is an accom- plished linguist, speaking fluently seven lan- guages-Polish, French, English, Italian, Slavic, Lithuanian and Spanish. On August 15, 1908, he was ordained priest in the town of Velletri, Province of Rome, Italy, after which he returned to the United States and was appointed assistant priest in the Sacred Heart Church, at Du Pont, Pennsylvania, where he remained for one year. For one year also, he was assistant in the parish of St. Stanislaus, in New York City, and for six months, first pastor of St. Michael's Church, at Glenlyon, Pennsylvania. In January, 1911, he was appointed pastor of the Holy Family Church, in Sugar Notch, and to this
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position he has devoted himself ever since that time. He has as his assistant Father Joseph Kloss, who is a great help to him in the many duties connected with his parish. Father Kasaczun has been very active in organizing Polish patriotic causes in Wyo- ming Valley, and was the founder of the first Polish Day to be celebrated here. He was instrumental in establishing a recreation cen- ter and playground for children, and the first Field Day of the Orphange, connected with the Holy Family Church, was entirely ar- ranged by him. In all matters connected with the welfare of the children of his parish, Father Kasaczun is intensely interested. Since his coming here as pastor, a new orphanage has been dedicated, and a splen- did new Holy Name School built, consisting of twelve modern class rooms, also a Holy Name Convent. Father Kasaczun was active in arranging for the celebration of the Silver Jubliee of Holy Family Parish.
In politics Father Kasaczun is an inde- pendent voter. He is a member of the local Chamber of Commerce, and is affiliated fra- ternally with Wilkes-Barre Lodge, No. 109, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is a member of the Polish Catholic Union of North America, the Polish National Alliance of America, and of the Polish Cath- olic Clergy Association of America.
Father Kasaczun has always been actively interested in civic and social progress. Dur- ing the World War, he was very active in war work, and served as chairman of several local committees in the Liberty Loan, Red Cross, and other drives. The Red Cross Unit of his parish was one of the best organized of this community, Father Kasaczun being an organizer and director of unusual ability. He is a man of quiet force, the force that accomplishes large results with little fric- tion, the force that counts in the upbuilding, maintenance, and true prosperity of a church.
DANIEL F. DALEY, M. D .- The career of Dr. Daniel F. Daley, of Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, is one which may well serve as an inspiration to aspiring youth, everywhere. At the age of fourteen he was making his own living around the mines of Luzerne. Now, at the age of forty, he is not only a successful physician, but he is a spe- cialist and has the honor of being a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He is well known as a clinical pathologist, and his work in this department of the medical pro- fession has been, and is, of notable value. Dr. Daley is a graduate of Jefferson Medical College and has done special post-graduate work in the universities of Vienna and of Berlin.
Patrick Daley, father of Dr. Daley, was a stone contractor in Monmonthshire, Wales. With his wife and family he left his native land and came to this country, arriving in March, 1888, the year of the great blizzard, and located at Luzerne Borough, Pennsyl- vania. He and his wife, Alice (Whalen) Daley, became the parents of ten children: John, who is a resident of Forty Fort, Penn- sylvania; James, of Kingston, Pennsylvania; Mary, deceased; Alice, who died of diph- theria at the age of eleven years; Helen, who married Patrick J. Munday, of Colgate, Cali- fornia; Dr. Daniel F., of further mention; Stephen, of Buffalo, New York; Patrick, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Katherine, de- ceased; and William, of Kingston, Pennsyl- vania.
Dr. Daniel F. Daley, son of Patrick and
Alice (Whalen) Daley, was born in Mon- monthshire, Wales, July 16, 1887, and was brought to this country by his parents in March, 1888, when he was eight months old. His boyhood years were passed in Luzerne, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, where his parents settled, and until he was fourteen years of age he attended school, first the public schools and then St. Mary's Parochial School. At the age of fourteen years he hegan his active career, finding work around the mines of Luzerne, and willingly giving his best effort to whatever employment he could find. He was an ahle and active lad, and had no intention of remaining in an humble posi- tion. He was ambitious to rise to a position of usefulness and of honor, and after serving in various capacities was made a clerk in the employ of the Temple Coal Company, with whom he remained for a period of four years. He had early taken an interest in public affairs, and when he was twenty-one years of age he was elected tax collector for Luzerne Borough, a position which he acceptably filled for a period of eight years. In the meantime, he had begun his professional training in Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia, and was spending the summer months in the dispensaries of the Wilkes- Barre hospitals, thus gaining the advantages of practical experience along with his medi- cal study. He completed his course in Jeffer- son Medical College, graduating with the class of 1915, and later served interneships at the Jefferson Medical Hospital and at the Mercy Hospital, at Wilkes-Barre. When his second period of interneship was completed he located at Kingston, Pennsylvania, where for eight years he was successfully engaged in general practice. Always a student, Dr. Daley has never been content with less than the best possible preparation for his work, and in 1925, he went to Europe in order that he might deepen his knowledge and broaden his experience by taking post-graduate courses in Berlin, Germany, and in Vienna, Austria. Upon his return to this country in 1926, he engaged in practice as a specialist in internal medicine and pathology, and in that field he has successfully continued. He has made for himself a high place in his chosen special field, and has the honor of heing a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He is a member of the Luzerne County Medical Society, the Pennsylvania Medical Society, and the American Medical Association, and he is also a member of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, of the Philadelphia Pathological Society, of the New York Pathological Society, and of the Medical Legal Society, of Boston, Massachu- setts. Along with his professional achieve- ments, Dr. Daley has also found time for one important business connection. He is a mem- her of the board of directors of the Kingston Bank and Trust Company, one of the largest banking houses in the Wyoming Valley. His religious affiliation is with the Roman Catho- lic Church of St. Ignatius.
Dr. Daniel F. Daley was married, April 15, 1925, to Margaret Conlon, of Hudson, Penn- sylvania, daughter of John Conlon, and they are the parents of one daughter, Mary Alice Daley. Dr. Daley's home and office are located at No. 214 Chestnut Street, in Kingston.
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