History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Part 105

Author: Bell, Herbert C. (Herbert Charles), 1868- ed; John, J. J., 1829-
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Chicago, Brown, Runk
Number of Pages: 1424

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J. H. STOUT, druggist, was born in Milton, Northumberland county, Penn- sylvania, June 1, 1856, son of Charles Stout, a native of Northampton county, Pennsylvania, who came to Milton with his parents at an early date. He was a carpenter by trade, and married Elizabeth, a daughter of J. B. Heller, and reared a family of fourteen children, ten of whom are living. He served as deacon in the Reformed church for many years. The subject of this sketch was educated in Milton, and in 1876 he entered the drug store with the view of learning the retail drug business, and clerked for a number of years, in the meantime attending the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. In 1884 he embarked in business for himself, opening a new drug store on

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Broadway where he is still located. Success began from the day he and his assistant-his brother, Charles E. Stout-opened up their doors. In con- nection with the drug business he is sole proprietor of Dr. D. Waldron's Improved Liver Pills, having had the doctor's signature patented in Wash- ington, D. C., "Trade mark No. 14,745." His trade in this liver pill is growing wonderfully, even extending as far as Florida. He is a member of the Reformed church of Milton, and one of the progressive business men of the place.

GEORGE C. STAHL, merchant, was born in Paradise, Lewis township, Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, August 24, 1858, and is a son of George Stahl. He was educated in the common and public schools, and Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1883, and in 1886 the degree of A. M. was conferred upon him by this institution. He taught in the common and normal schools, and for one term he was principal of the McEwensville public schools. For a time he was connected editorially with one of his home papers, was deputy post- master at Milton under President Cleveland's administration, and was once a delegate to the Democratic State convention. He is a Democrat and was elected a member of the Milton Council in 1890. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, the I. O. O. F., Encampment and Patriarch mili- tant, Masonic order, Knights of the Golden Eagle, and Royal Arcanum. He was married near Turbutville, this county, December 18, 1884, to Lillie B. White, born in Milton, Pennsylvania, July 9, 1859, and is a daughter of James White, born in Kempton, Bedfordshire, England, January 15, 1819, and Isabella (Frymire) White, a native of McEwensville, this county. By this union he has one child, Isabella D., born November 12, 1885. Mr. Stahl belongs to the Reformed church.

JOHN HENRY KREITZER, wholesale and retail grocer, was born in Milton, Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, October 24, 1858, son of Washing- ton and Catharine (Lore) Kreitzer. He attended the public schools and when fourteen years of age engaged himself to a boatman as driver on the tow path. At the close of the season he found employment at William Price Hull's grain and coal office two years, after which he attended school until 1877, and was engaged as clerk until 1881, when he associated himself with James Buoy, trading under the firm name of Buoy & Kreitzer. The same year he was elected auditor for three years. In 1883 James Buoy retired from the firm, and Mr. Kreitzer took charge of the entire business. In 1884 he was elected borough councilman for three years, and in 1887 was elected ward committeeman. He is a director in the Milton Board of Trade. February 11, 1886, he married Mary Catharine, daughter of George H. and Amanda C. Ettla. Mr. Kreitzer is a member of the Presbyterian church, and served as secretary of the Baptist Sunday school nine years. In poli- tics he is a Republican. He is a stockholder in the Milton Knitting Company,

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also stockholder and auditor of the Milton Driving Park and Fair Associa- tion, and a stockholder in the Milton Trust and Safe Deposit Company.

H. M. OVERPECK, dealer in stoves and tinware, was born in Milton, North- umberland county, Pennsylvania, February 21, 1862, son of George W. and N. E. (Hougendoubler) Overpeck. His grandfather was a native of Berks county, and settled in Turbut township previous to 1836. The father of our subject was born in this county in 1839, and was a merchant by occupa- tion. He was a member of the One Hundred and Thirty-first Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served two years. He is a member of the German Reformed church, and of Mutual Lodge, I. O. O. F., and in politics is a Republican, He died in 1876; his widow still survives him. They reared two children: H. M., and John R., of Philadelphia. The subject of this sketch was reared in Milton, and received his education at the public schools and Eastman Commercial College, Poughkeepsie, New York. In 1884 he married Emma E., daughter of David Hertz, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is a mem- ber of Mutual Lodge, I. O. O. F., and politically is a Republican.

W. H. HACKENBERG, attorney at law, was born at White Pigeon, Michi- gan, May 14, 1859, son of P. L. and Mary E. (Hood) Hackenberg. His parents removed to Milton in 1861, where he received his education in the public schools, after which he read law with his father, and was admitted to the bar in 1881. He immediately formed a partnership with his father in the practice of law, which continued until 1889 when his father retired from the firm. Mr. Hackenberg's large practice is entirely due to his own efforts and his thorough knowledge of his profession. He is recognized as one of the leading young lawyers of the county, and is a member of the examining board of the Northumberland county bar. Politically he is a Republican; at the age of twenty-one years he was elected justice of the peace, and was probably at that time the youngest man in the State holding that office. After serving one half of the term he was compelled to resign on account of his increasing law practice. Mr. Hackenberg was twice elected burgess of Milton, and was a delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1886 and 1890. In 1878 he married Mary H., daughter of D. H. and Susanna Krau- ser, of Milton, and by this union they have two children: James Osborne and Nina K.

ALLEN S. HOTTENSTEIN, attorney at law, was born in Liberty township, Montour county, Pennsylvania, son of Charles and Veronica (Kauffman) Hot- tenstein. He was educated in the public schools of Turbut township and Milton Academy, and remained on his father's farm until twenty-two years of age, when he went to Berks county, this State, and taught school. He was a member of the first faculty of the Keystone State Normal School at Kutztown, Berks county, Pennsylvania, which position he resigned to accept the principalship of the high school of that place. He subsequently began the study of law with H. H. Swartz, judge of the orphan's court of Berks

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county, and was admitted to the bar at Lebanon, Pennsylvania, January 14, 1871. He removed to Scranton, where he practiced his profession for ten years. In July, 1881, he returned to Milton, the home of his youth, and has since engaged in various occupations in connection with his profession. Politically he is a Democrat and is considered a leader in the party of the community in which he lives. While residing in Berks county he was in the internal revenue service and also held the office of justice of the peace. He was appointed postmaster of Milton, July 26, 1886, by President Cleveland, serving his full term of four years, two of which were under a Republican administration. In 1867 he was married to Mary E., only daughter of Daniel Zimmerman, of Berks county. She died, August 2, 1869. He was again married, on the 24th of September, 1870, to Henrietta Frances, daughter of Frederick W. Graff, of Philadelphia, by whom he has seven children: Bessie May; Lulu Graff; Katie Veronica; Annie Boneta; Ethel Margaret; Henry Kauffman, and Robert Lee. In 1884 Mr. Hottenstein became connected with the Milton Economist, which he successfully conducted until 1888. Starting with an old Washington hand press, he refitted the office with steam power and Campbell presses and increased the circulation from six hundred to one thousand nine hundred copies. Mr. Hottenstein and his family are members of the German Reformed church.

SAMUEL T. SWARTZ, attorney at law, was born in Milton, Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, January 25, 1859. His father, George P. Swartz, was born in New Berlin, Union county, this State, and his mother, Eliza (Trucken- miller) Swartz was a native of McEwensville, Northumberland county, Penn- sylvania. The subject of this sketch was admitted to the bar of Northum- berland county, September 6, 1881, and began at once to practice in Milton, where he has since remained.

CLARENCE G. VORIS, attorney at law, was born in Danville, Montour coun- ty, Pennsylvania, January 29, 1851, son of A. G. and Rebecca N. (Frick) Voris. His father was born, November 14, 1817, in Chillisquaque township, Northumberland county, and his mother was born in the borough of North- umberland, January 15, 1815, and died in Danville, August 25, 1887. His father is a builder and contractor, and has resided in Danville since 1840. They were both members of the Presbyterian church, in which his father has served as elder for many years. Five of their children grew to maturity: Elizabeth A., deceased; Mary; Clarence G .; Louisa, and John G. The sub- ject of this sketch was reared in Danville, attended the academy of that place, and graduated from Lafayette College in 1872. He read law with Silas M. Clark, now a member of the Supreme bench, also attended the Columbia Law School, of New York City, and was admitted to the bar of Indiana county in the spring of 1876. In 1877 he opened an office in Sun- bury, where he practiced his profession until January 1, 1887, when he re- moved to Milton, and formed a co-partnership with Colonel John McCleery.

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McCleery & Voris are attorneys for the Milton Trust and Safe Deposit Com- pany. He is a Republican in politics, and is a member of Mahoning Lodge, F. & A. M., of Danville. In March, 1888, he married Mary G., daughter of Captain Charles J. Bruner, deceased, of Sunbury. Mr. and Mrs. Voris are members of the Presbyterian church.

J. HUNTER MILES, physician and surgeon, was born in what is now Columbia county, Pennsylvania, in 1844, and is a son of Rev. J. G. and Isa- bella (Hunter) Miles, natives of Centre and Northumberland counties, Penn- sylvania, respectively. He was reared in Lock Haven and Williamsport, and educated at the public schools of those cities. He read medicine with Doctor Brown, of Port Carbon, Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, and was graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in 1872. He began his professional career in Limestoneville and Muncy, this State, and located in Milton in the fall of 1872, where he has built up an extensive practice. He was married in 1872 to Florence Runyan, daughter of G. B. Runyan, of Montour county, Pennsylvania, by whom he has one daughter, Elizabeth R. In 1862 he enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Thirty-first Pennsyl- vania Volunteers, and after a service of nine months, re-enlisted in Company C, Two Hundred and Seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He is one of the directors of the Milton Driving Park and Fair Association, in politics is a Republican, and with his family belongs to the Baptist church.

J. S. FOLLMER, physician and surgeon, was born in Turbut township, North- umberland county, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1852, son of Daniel and Sarah (Lover) Follmer. His father was born in Turbut township in 1805, and was a farmer by occupation. In politics he was a Democrat up to the war, served in the various township offices, and was trustee of the Follmer Lutheran church many years. He died in 1887; his wife died in 1882. They reared four sons and four daughters: Mary E., wife of Charles Engle; William G .; Margaret; C. F., insurance agent of Milton; Elmira, wife of William Raup, of Lewis township; Daniel H .; Susan L., and J. S. The subject of our sketch was educated at the public schools of Milton and at Limestone Academy. He read medicine with Dr. C. H. Dougal, and graduated from the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia in 1876. Previous to this he had served an apprenticeship in the drug business, and after practicing medicine one year, he engaged in the drug business, which he has since fol- lowed. In 1879 he married Lizzie B., daughter of Peter Voris, of Chillis- quaque township, by whom he has two children: Fred Voris and Malcom Murray. Doctor and Mrs. Follmer are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and politically he is a Democrat.

JAMES A. OSBORN, physician and surgeon, was born in Philadelphia in 1840, son of Peter and Rebecca (George) Osborn, of that city. He was educated in Philadelphia, read law in Washington, D. C., graduated from

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the law department of Columbia College, and was admitted to the Washing- ton bar, but never practiced. He read medicine with Dr. Seth Pancoast, of Philadelphia, graduated from the Hahnemann Medical College of Philadel- phia in 1875, and came to Milton, where he has since been engaged in an extensive practice. He married in 1884 Anna H., daughter of Rev. A. M. Barnitz, of York, Pennsylvania, by whom he has two children: Harry and Herbert. Politically the Doctor is a Republican.

H. C. STICKER, D. D. S., was born in Reading, Berks county, Pennsyl- vania, September 24, 1838, son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Gift) Sticker, natives of Philadelphia. His father was a paper manufacturer by trade, and also a hotel keeper. He came to Milton at an early day and became proprietor of the Washington House, and continued as such until his death, which occurred in 1856. He was a Democrat in his early life. He was a member of the Reformed church; his widow survived him until 1877. Their family consisted of eleven children, of whom the following are living: Eliza, wife of Abraham Martz; Catharine, wife of Col. Thomas Swenk; Isaac, a resident of California; Louis, a resident of Philadelphia; Charles, a moul- der, residing in Milton, and H. C. The subject of this sketch was reared in Milton, and received his literary education in the high schools of that city. His professional education began in Milton, and was completed in Philadel- phia and New York. His practice in Milton has extended over a period of thirty years. In 1863 he was married to Rosetta, daughter of William Smith, of Milton, by whom he has four children: Laura; Hattie; Lake, and Carroll. He at one time belonged to Company A, Third National Guard of Pennsylvania. He is a Republican, and has served as burgess of Milton for three consecutive terms, also in the town council and as school director.

REV. M. J. CAROTHERS, presiding elder in the Central Pennsylvania Con- ference of the Evangelical Association, was born near Carlisle, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, August 14, 1825, and is a son of William M. and Fannie (Clark) Carothers, also natives of Cumberland county, and of Scotch- Irish extraction. Their ancestors were among the very early settlers of that county. The subject of this sketch was reared on the farm until the age of twenty-one years. His literary education was obtained in the com- mon schools and the Union Academy in his native county. Before reaching his majority he began preaching, having been appointed to the Bedford charge in Bedford and Somerset counties, this State, which position he filled . creditably for one year, and was then transferred to the Somerset charge in Somerset and Westmoreland counties for one year. Following this was a service of two years in the Perry charge, two years in Cumberland county, and two years in Shrewsbury, York county, this State. He was then two years at Hagerstown, Maryland, and from there went to the Cumberland charge two years. On account of failing health he was granted a vacation of one year, after which he was on the Leesburg charge, Cumberland county,

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and then transferred back to Shrewsbury, thence to Lock Haven and New Berlin. In 1867 he was elected presiding elder and stationed in the Centre district, and at the end of four years was re-elected and stationed in the Lewisburg district, which he also served four years. He was again elected and stationed in the Williamsport district and after this in the city of Williamsport for one year. He was then elected conference agent to raise money to pay off the mission church debts, after which he was again elected elder and stationed in the York district. In 1872 he came to Milton, where he has since resided in charge of the Lewisburg district. He has been a member of the General Conference since 1854 and of the Board of Missions since 1870. In 1848 he was married to Elizabeth Weller, a daughter of Ludwig Weller, of Somerset county, Pennsylvania, by whom he has five children: Carrie Belle; Amanda Elizabeth, wife of Bishop R. Dubs, D. D., of Cleveland, Ohio; James Moran, of Albany, New York, special agent of the Phoenix Fire Insurance Company; Flora Jane, wife of James M. Tag- gert, of Milton, and John Weller, M. D., of Somerset, Somerset county, this State. Mr. Carothers is a Democrat, and has served as president of the Milton school board three years. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and also of the I. O. O. F. He is president of the board of trustees of the Cen- tral Pennsylvania College at New Berlin, this State.

JOE. A. LOGAN, editor and publisher of the Miltonian, was born in Mil- ton, Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, son of Samuel and Rose (Sties) Logan. His father was a native of Philadelphia, and removed to Milton in 1840, and died in September, 1863; his mother was born in Germany, and still resides in Milton. The subject of this sketch was educated in the pub- lic schools and an academy. In December, 1880, he became publisher and proprietor of The Miltonian. He was married, in 1882, to Lulu, daughter of Enos and Isabella Tilden, natives of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, respectively, and to them were born two children; Bolton and Inez. Mr. Logan is a Republican in politics; he has served as a member of the town council, and held the position of postmaster under President Arthur. He enlisted when fifteen years old in Company E, One Hundred and Thirty-first Pennsylvania Volunteers, served until discharged, re-enlisted in Company E, Fifty-first regiment, and served until the close of the war. He is a past post commander of Henry Wilson Post, G. A. R., and a member of the F. & A. M. Mr. Logan is a stockholder in the Milton Trust and Safe Deposit Company and the Milton Driving Park and Fair Association.

WILLIAM HENRY SMITH, editor and publisher of the Record, was born at Huntington Mills, Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, October 12, 1847, son of Conrad and Julia Smith, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Pennsylvania. His primary education embraced only three months' attend- ance at the public schools, but through the passing years he devoted his spare time to study and reading, and thus obtained a wide and diversified

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knowledge of men and books. At the age of twelve he was apprenticed to the copper and tinsmith trade, and at seventeen engaged in business for him- self. He carried on tinsmithing several years, and then sold out and took control of the Independent Weekly at Benton, Columbia county, Pennsylva- nia, which he published four years. In September, 1876, he came to Milton and established the Argus, which he edited and published until March 23, 1889. The Economist and Argus were then consolidated, the Record Pub- lishing Company organized, and the name changed to the Record, of which Mr. Smith became editor and general manager. After the great fire of 1880 he procured the loan of two freight cars from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and with characteristic energy and enterprise had an entirely new printing office in operation within four days, bringing all the necessary mate- rials from the eastern cities, and not missing a single issue of the Argus. Mr. Smith was married, June 25, 1869, to Mary J. Gibson of Rohrsburg, Columbia county, Pennsylvania. Seven children have been born to them, four of whom died in early childhood. The living children are as follows: Julia A .; Elizabeth G., and Cleveland R. Politically our subject is a stanch and active Democrat; he is a member of the Royal Arcanum, and the United American Mechanics.

ROBERT W. CORREY, machinist and postmaster, was born in Milton, North- umberland county, Pennsylvania, December 26, 1833. His father, George Correy, was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, January 24, 1786, a son of Robert and Rachel Correy. He came to Milton when a young man, started one of the first wagon maker shops in the town, and was the manufacturer of the old Dearborn wagon a number of years, after which he was engaged in the mercantile business twenty-five years. He was a public spirited man, and was highly esteemed by all. He was one of the organizers of the Pres- byterian church, and a member of the same over fifty years; in politics he was a Whig. He married Susan, daughter of John Evans, of Roaring Creek valley, Columbia county, and reared a family of seven children, four of whom are living: Rachel; Hannah M., wife of E. W. Chapin; John K., of New York, and Robert W. The subject of our sketch received his education at the public schools, and learned the trade of machinist. In 1855 he and his brother John K. engaged in the mercantile business, succeeding their father under the firm name of J. K. Correy & Company, and continued about twenty years. Mr. Correy then engaged in the foundry and machine works under the firm name of Correy, Bailey & Company, and continued until 1873. He then became employed in Shimer's matcher-head factory as machinist, and has since held that position. In 1856 he married Lucretia, daughter of John Murray, by whom he has four children: George, a machinist in Milton, who married Belle Hagenbach; John M., druggist, of Milton; William, and Rob- ert Irwin. Mr. Correy is an active member of the Republican party, and has served as overseer of the poor fifteen years. He and wife are members of

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the Presbyterian church. June 26, 1890, he was appointed postmaster at Milton, and August 27th following took possession of the same, with his son, John M., as deputy.

I. D. GRESH, professor of music, was born in Montour county, Pennsyl- vania, April 22, 1852, son of Jesse and Mary (Derr) Gresh, natives of Berks county, who came to Northumberland county about 1832, located in Chillis- quaque township, and afterwards removed to Montour county, where they lived until 1877. The mother died in 1869, and the father died in Milton in 1884. He was an elder in the Lutheran church for many years. They reared twelve children, five of whom are living: Joseph, of Washingtonville, Montour county; George D .; Ephraim; Sallie E. Odell, of Haverstraw, New York, and I. D. The subject of our sketch was reared in Montour county, and received his education at the township schools and Bloomsburg State Normal School. He also paid close attention to the study of music. He removed to Milton in 1873, and engaged in the mercantile business for two years, and since 1876 has been the organist and leader of the choir of the Presbyterian church. He married, December 22, 1874, Clara, daughter of Samuel Lerch, of Lewis township, and has four children: Cyrus L .; Mary Edith; Theodore Ralph, and Maurice Evans. He is a member of Mutual Lodge, No. 84, I. O. O. F., and a Knight of the Golden Eagle, Castle 265. Politically he is a Democrat, and takes an active part in the success of the party. Mr. Gresh is a member of the Presbyterian church, and his family of the German Reformed church.

CHARLES A. KRAM was born in Milton, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1867. He was educated in the common schools of his native town and at the Milton Academy under Professor Elias Schneider, and graduated at the Milton high school in 1884. During the years 1884-89 he taught a sub-grammar school in the Milton school district. In the fall of 1889 he entered Bucknell Uni- versity at Lewisburg, but, owing to a protracted illness, was obliged to dis- continue his studies. In February, 1890, he was appointed to a position in the census bureau, and is now in charge of a section of the tabulating force of the office. Mr. Kram is an active young Republican, and was elected borough auditor when twenty-one years of age by the largest majority on the ticket. Since residing in Washington, D. C., he has been pursuing studies at the Georgetown Law School, an institution whose halls are filled with hundreds of Uncle Sam's ambitious sons.

JOHN W. ROMBACH (originally Rambach), was born in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1847, son of Silas and Sarah Rombach. He re- moved with his parents to Watsontown in 1859, where he attended school until 1866, after which he took a business course at Reading Commercial College. He was then engaged as a clerk in the general store and postoffice of Captain Shay at Watsontown one year, and in 1870 went to North Caro- lina and clerked for a lumber company two years. He returned to this

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History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Part 105

Author: Bell, Herbert C. (Herbert Charles), 1868- ed; John, J. J., 1829- Publication date: 1891 Publisher: Chicago, Brown, Runk Number of Pages: 1424

Author: Bell, Herbert C. (Herbert Charles), 1868- ed; John, J. J., 1829-
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Chicago, Brown, Runk
Number of Pages: 1424