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Callaway, John M., the popular proprietor of the Pennsylvania hotel, Middleport, is one of the able representatives of the hotel- keepers' fraternity in Schuylkill county. He was born at New Philadelphia, this county, Nov. 24, 1869, and is a son of James and
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l'inlappa (Manuell) Callaway, the former of whom was born in Cornwall, England, and the latter in Blythe township. Schuylkill county. a daughter of Elisha Manuell, who was a native of Eng- land, and who was numbered among the pioneer miners of Schuyl- kill counts. Mr. Manuell was employed as a stationery engineer in the mines for many years and was killed at the Blackbury col- hers, in Blythe township, about 1872. James Callaway came to America about the year 1852 and took up his residence in Schuyl- kill county, where he has since continued to maintain his home. He was identified with the mining operations of the county until 1808. since which time he has conducted an independent business as a teamster ; he has been a resident of Middleport since 1875. of his eleven children nine attained to years of maturity. R. William, who was fire boss at the Kaska William mine, was there suffocated to death Dec. 18. 180g), and his body was not recovered until a month later; John M. is the next in order of birth ; Joseph I. of Berwick, l'a., is engaged in carpentering; Cora is the wife of David Evans: Emma J. is the wife of Charles Corbey : James is deceased : and the younger children are Bertha. Elsie. Edith and Charles. John M. Callaway was six years of age at the time when his parents took up their residence in Middleport, in the public schools of which village he secured his early educational disci- pline. At the age of thirteen years he began work as a slate- picker in the breaker, and he worked up through the various grades of promotion until he became a miner, and finally, in tyoo, he was made assistant inside foreman in the Kaska William colliery. He held this position five years, at the expiration of which, in March, 1005. he became engaged in his present line of business. He has made his hotel a most popular one and is doing a successful busi- ness. During his mining career Mr. Callaway had many narrow escapes from death, and he recalls with satisfaction that it was his privilege. in the fall of 1906, to save from death Joseph Schroe- der, who, while hunting, had fallen down an abandoned airway of a mine. a distance of 175 feet. Mr. Callaway was the first to go to his rescue, but on being let down into the opening he found the rope was too short by at least fifteen feet. He discovered that the unfortunate hunter was alive, however, and when more rope was secured he, with the assistance of others, succeeded in rescuing Mr. Schroeder, who is alive to-day and practically none the worse for his experience. In recognition of Mr. Calla- way's heroism in this connection the friends of the rescued man presented to the subject of this sketch a handsome gold watch. chain and charm. the watch being suitably engraved to indicate the reason of presentation. Mr. Callaway is a Republican in his political proclivities, is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Patriotic Order Sons of America, and he and his wife hokl membership in the Lutheran church. July 27. 1808. Mr. Callaway was united in marriage to Miss Ida May Bassler. daughter of William and Mary (Miller) Bassler, of Mid-
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Callen, Joseph Spencer. M. D., 4 | andoah, who stands aming ractitioners in , 1854. His
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"thirty-ar was for years one of Shenandoah's popular schon 1 . chers. Ketting from public school work, she devoted consid- r Alle time and effort to church and Sunday school work; being Particularly successful .in her superintendency of a large Loyal Temperance Legion among the juveniles. Four other children died in infancy or early childhood. Dr. Callen received his pre- liminary education in the elementary grades of the Shenandoah schools and in the Wyoming seminary. His professional training was secured in the Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons, at Baltimore, Md., where he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1881, securing the fifth prize for general proficiency in medicine and surgery. Immediately after graduation he returned to Shenandoah and began his professional career. He has to-day a large and lucrative practice, probably as large as any in the county, and he has attained to a high egree of prominence among the members of the profession thr. if just the state. He is a intern thought in the copious reader and keeps abreast vil and more. i.s. In t.edical world through the medium the sickroom he is affable, agreeable - Thetic and caress and lis presence is in itself a large metal. i help with: suffering
patient. The doctor is professionally is ciated with the Schuyl- kill County and the State Medical au coties and the American Medical association, and was at one time president of the first- i) med organization. Fraternally he is affiliated with Lodge No. of the Free and Accepted Masons and Shenandoah Lodge, .1) 591, of the Independent Order of Odd Follows. He is a man : intense religious feeling and one who car ic- the principles of Golden Rule and the Ten Commandments into his every- Ffe. Both he and his wife are zealors members of and earnest ; "ke's in the Methodist Episcopal church of Shenandoah, and a member of the board of trustees and stewards of that con- ration. For nineteen consecutive . " he was superintendent h: Sunday school, and since he f ... that office he has been be of the corps of teachers, having aBit of a large class of men. ,ni he is generally rank 1 . Republican party.
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dleport, and the four children of this union are: Benlah M., Nor- man, Mildred and Harold.
Callen, Joseph Spencer, M. D., a practicing physician of Shen- andoah, who stands among the leading medical practitioners in Schuylkill county, was born at St. Clair on Jan. 15, 1854. Ilis parents were Alfred and Ann (Tucker) Callen, the former of whom was a general mine foreman in the carlier years of his life, and sub- sequently was successfully engaged in mercantile pursuits in Shenandoah. His father's demise occurred in 1880 in his fifty- ninth year, and the mother died some twenty years later, at the age of eighty. They were the parents of seven children, but three of whom attained to maturity. The eldest is Rev. B. T., now the pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Pottstown. A daughter, Mrs. Hattie A. Davenport, who died in 1898, at the age of thirty-six, was for years one of Shenandoah's popular school teachers. Retiring from public school work, she devoted consid- erable time and effort to church and Sunday school work; being particularly successful .in her superintendency of a large Loyal Temperance Legion among the juveniles. Four other children died in infancy or early childhood. Dr. Callen received his pre- liminary education in the elementary grades of the Shenandoah schools and in the Wyoming seminary. His professional training was secured in the Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons, at Baltimore, Md., where he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1881, securing the fifth prize for general proficiency in medicine and surgery. Immediately after graduation he returned to Shenandoah and began his professional career. He has to-day a large and lucrative practice, probably as large as any in the county, and he has attained to a high degree of prominence among the members of the profession throughout the state. He is a copious reader and keeps abreast with modern thought in the medical world through the medium of books and magazines. In the sickroom he is affable, agreeable, sympathetic and earnest, and his presence is in itself a large measure of help to the suffering patient. The doctor is professionally associated with the Schuyl- kill County and the State Medical societies and the American Medical association, and was at one time president of the first- named organization. Fraternally he is affiliated with Lodge No. 5II of the Free and Accepted Masons and Shenandoah Lodge, No. 591, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a man of intense religions feeling and one who carries the principles of the Golden Rule and the Ten Commandments into his every- day life. Both he and his wife are zealous members of and earnest workers in the Methodist Episcopal church of Shenandoah, and he is a member of the board of trustees and stewards of that con- gregation. For nineteen consecutive years he was superintendent of the Sunday school, and since he resigned that office he has been one of the corps of teachers, having charge of a large class of men. In politics he is generally ranked with the Republican party, although he has strong Prohibition convictions and uses his in-
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fluence in local elections in the cause of temperance and sobriety. In 188; Dr. Callen married Miss Mattie B. Parmley, a native of St Clair, and a daughter of William and Jane Parmley, repre- sentatives of old families of the county. Five children were born to Dr. and Mrs. Callen, three of whom died in infancy. The two surviving are Robert S., aged seventeen, a student at the State college, and H. Samuel, aged seven.
Calloway. William, deceased, for many years prominently iden- tified with the banking and mercantile interests of Tamaqua, was born at New Castle, Del .. in the year 1839. He was educated at Wilmington. Del., and when about sixteen years of age came with his parents to Schuylkill county, where he ever afterward made his home. At the commencement of the great Civil war he enlisted in Company F. 8th Pennsylvania cavalry, commanded by Col. David MeMI. Gregg, and served in the Army of the Potomac until after Lee's surrender at Appomattox. After the war was over he returned home, and in 1865 he married Miss Ellen Carter. daughter of the late Robert Carter. He then engaged in mer- cantile pursuits in Tamaqua, first with one store and then with two, and later opened a store at Lansford, which he operated as a branch establishment. When the First National bank was organized he became interested in that institution, serving as vice- president for twelve years, and in 1002 he was elected president. As the bank grew in importance more of his time was required to attend to its affairs, and about 1898 he sold out his mercantile busi- ness to G. A. Hacicker, in order to give his undivided attention to banking operations. Mr. Calloway was regarded as an authority in financial matters, and under his wise direction the First Na- tional soon came to occupy a high place among the banking in- stitutions of eastern Pennsylvania. It was chiefly due to his efforts that the magnificent bank building was erected. He believed in good concerns having good homes, and while in the mercantile line erected the Calloway building, which is an ornament to the city of Tamaqua, and in which he consolidated his three stores. Although a busy man with his private affairs, he still found time to devote to the public welfare. For twelve years he was a mem- ber of the city council, and for the greater part of that time was president of that body. The day following his demise the Tam- aqua Evening Courier said of him: "Personally Mr. Calloway was a fine, courtly gentleman. His figure was a familiar one on the streets and he always had a pleasant greeting for everybody he knew. As a soldier, business man and banker he gave strict attention to duty, and was scrupulously honest in everything he did." This encomium from one of his fellow townsmen, who had known him for years prior to his death. tells the story of his char- acter. He succeeded because he deserved success, through the exercise of his energy and correct business methods. Mr. Callo- way was a member of the Tamaqua lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and belonged to the Pottsville Commandery of the Loyal Legion. His death was due to paralysis of the heart. For some
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four or five years he had been affected at times with heart trouble, but the manifestations of the malady were not sufficiently serious to cause alarm. On Dec. 22, 1905, he went to Pottsville, appar- ently in his usual health, and returned to Tamaqua on the evening train. The air in the car was somewhat oppressive, and passen- gers noticed that he was ill at ease. He remarked to a friend that he was not feeling well, but thought he would be all right as soon as he got out into the open air. Upon leaving the train at Tam- aqua no street car was at hand and he started to walk to his home. While walking along Broad street, between the Reading crossing and Berwick, he was seen to sink to the pavement. Bystanders hurried to his relief; he was carried into a meat market and a physician was called, but before the doctor arrived death came to relieve him of his suffering. His wife and one daughter survived him, the daughter being Mrs. D. F. B. Shepp.
Calnon, Charles, proprietor of the Mahanoy City Steam Laun- dry, is a native of Loretta, Cambria county, Pa., where he was born Oct. 30, 1856. His parents were Charles and Johanna (Crowley) Calnon, both natives of Ireland, and both deceased. They came to America in 1854, and to Mahanoy City in 1863. The subject of this sketch is the only survivor of a family of five sons and one daughter, the others dying in infancy or early childhood. Mr. Calnon was educated in the public schools of Mahanoy City. He began work about the mines in the vicinity, but later became an apprentice at the carpenter's trade, which he followed success- fully for twelve years. He purchased the business in which he is now engaged within about six months after the plant was installed, in 1894, and thus had the benefit of new machinery and appliances. He has since enlarged and improved the business establishment, and keeps fully abreast of the demands of trade in this now popular line. He is constantly installing new machinery, and the work turned out compares very favorably with that of the large laun- dries in the cities. Mr. Calnon gives employment to sixteen assistants in the various departments of his work. He was mar- ried Sept. 15, 1884. to Miss B. A. Power, whose parents were of Irish nativity. Of the seven children three are living and four deceased. The living are Charles J., foreman of his father's laundry ; and Helen and Mary, at home. The family are members of St. Canicus Roman Catholic church, under the pastoral charge of Rev. Father McEnroe. Mr. Calnon is independent in politics, supporting men rather than measures. He has served a term as a member of the school board. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and his son is affiliated with the Independent Order of Foresters.
Carlin, Oscar John, M. D .- This popular and well known young physician is a native of Pottsville, where his life has thus far been spent. His birth occurred April 19, 1876, and his boyhood and early youth were spent in the schools of his native city. He was graduated from the high school with the class of 1896, being then just past his twentieth year. The succeeding four years were
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spent in preparation for his hie profession, and he was graduated from the Medico Chirurgical College in Philadelphia in tool, with high standing in his class, Following this, he had one year's practice in the Médico Chirurgical hospital in Philadelphia, and then returned to his native town, where he opened offices in the paternal home, at No. 114 North Second street. Here his efforts have been crowned with more than that degree of success usually accorded to the young physician in competition with those long established in the profession. The prestige of an honorable career throughout his student life, and an unsullied social record at once placed him in the front rank of those seeking professional recog- nition, and Dr. Carlin soon attained a high standing as a prac- titioner. This enviable record has been maintained, with growing strength and popularity, during the period of his active and suc- cessful practice in Pottsville. Dr. Carlin promptly allied himself with professional societies, and he has been an active and zealous student in his efforts to keep abreast of the onward march of the profession. He is a member of the American Medical association, and of the Schuylkill County medical society, and is a member of the visiting staff of the Pottsville hospital. He is engaged in the general practice of medicine and surgery, and is specially suc- cessful at the critical point of correct diagnosis of disease. It is the candid conviction of his friends that he is a young gentleman with a bright future before him. Of the social fraternities, Dr. Carlin is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Foresters of America. He is a Democrat in political views, and a Roman Catholic in religious faith. The Carlin family was established in Pottsville at a very carly day in the history of the town. Ilugh Carlin, the paternal grandfather of Dr. Carlin, was the founder of the family on American soil. He was a native of Ireland. The father of the subject of this article was Thomas Carlin, who was born in Pottsville, May to, 1836, and his wife. who in maidenhood was Celestine Glassmire, was born in the same town, Sept. 22. 1841. They had a large family of children, of whom but two are now living. the other survivor being Frank. who is a student and the youngest of the family. The eldest of the family was Mary L., who died in young womanhood ; James W'., a bright and promising young lawyer, died at the age of thirty- three: Thomas H., who was paymaster for a railroad contractor. died at the age of twenty-four ; and Laura died at eleven years of age. The mother of this family died in 1904. The father, a retired business man, maintains the old parental home, on Second street. He was once the Democratic candidate for the legislature, but went down with the defeat of his party. The Carlin family are a quiet, unassuming class of people, not given to ostentatious dis- play, and it was with difficulty that the writer was able to secure the outline for this brief review.
Carpenter, James Stratton, M. D., a representative of one of the prominent and long established families of Pottsville, is a son of John T. Carpenter, A. M., M. D., and a grandson of Dr. James
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S. Carpenter. Three generations of this family have thus been identified with the practice of medicine and surgery in Pottsville. The grandfather was one of the organizers of the State medical society, and was its president in 1855, and he and his son, Dr. John T. Carpenter, were the only physicians from Schuylkill county who have been honored by election to the presidency of the State medical society. The father of the subject of this article was a surgeon in the army during the Civil war, and was honored with prominent positions in the medical and surgical councils of the carly 60's. He entered upon the onerous duties of this work in 1861, being at first commissioned as brigade surgeon under General McCook, with the Army of the Potomac. He was later promoted to the position of medical inspector for the Department of the Ohio, with headquarters at Cincinnati, and had charge of the entire hospital work in that department. After about three years of con- tinuous service, failing health compelled his retirement from the army, and he resigned in 1864. This family has been identified with the entire history of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is descended from Samuel Carpenter, who was the first secretary of the commonwealth under William Penn. The three generations previously mentioned have been identified with the medical history of Schuylkill county since 1829. Dr. James S. Carpenter was born in Pottsville, April 21, 1859. His elementary education was ac- quired in the public schools of his native town. He entered the Pennsylvania University in 1875, and completed the work in the freshman and sophomore years. In 1877 he entered Trinity Col- lege, Hartford, Conn., and he was graduated in this institution in 1879, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, subsequently receiving the further honor of Master of Arts. Returning to the University of Pennsylvania in 1879, he was graduated from the medical de- partment with the class of 1882, and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine. His first year in practice was spent in the Episcopal hospital in Philadelphia, and since 1884 he has been in continuous and successful practice in Pottsville. In April, 1886, Dr. Carpen- ter was married to Miss Lilian Chapin, of New York. They be- came the parents of four children-James Stratton, Jr .: Chapin ; Gertrude, who died in infancy ; and Lilian Horton. Dr. Carpenter is a member of the State medical society, is ex-president of the Schuylkill County medical society, a member of the Lehigh Valley medical association, and of the American Academy of Medicine. He served as surgeon of the 8th regiment, National Guard of Penn- sylvania, from 1888 to 1895, and has been surgeon for the Penn- sylvania Railroad Company since 1888. His brother, Dr. John T. Carpenter, is a specialist on diseases of the eye, and is located in Philadelphia. The subject of this review is an enthusiast on athletic sports, and is a member of the numerous clubs in Potts- ville which cater to this system of physical culture. He has con- tributed at various times to professional journals. He is a Repub- lican in political views but has never held official positions except of a purely professional character. He is a member of the literary
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society known as Phi Beta Kappa, a member of the Independent Order of Old Fellows, and of the Mihtary Order of the Loval Legion of the United States the last by virtue of his father's military services. He is a sestryman in the Protestant Episcopal church.
Carr, George F., a leading grocer of MeAdoo, was born at Tresckow. Carbon county, Oct. 27. 1880, a son of William and Mary ( Milligan) Carr. He is one of a family of twelve children. all of whom are living except one-Charles. The other children are James, William, John, Helen, Mary, Joseph, Julia, Thomas,
Susan and Robert. George F. Carr attended the public schools of Tresckow until he was fourteen years of age and then for two years was employed on a coal breaker of the Lehigh & Wilkes Barre Coal Company. When he was sixteen years of age he and his brother secured employment in a grocery store and shortly afterward purchased the controlling interest in the business. When they had managed the enterprise successfully for three years they disposed of their interests to good advantage and George went to Philadelphia. His work there was at first with a publishing house and later in a watch-case factory ; in the meantime he also attended night school. From Philadelphia he went to Hazelton, where he again engaged in the grocery business. In 1900, with one of his brothers, he opened a hotel and grocery store at Park View, and in 1902 he took over his brother's interest in the concern. In March. 1904, Mr. Carr purchased a building in McAdoo, to which borough he removed his business, which he has since been most successfully conducting and which has proved a finely paying venture. In politics he is a stanch believer in the principles of Jeffersonian Democracy, and as the nominee of that party he was the successful candidate in the election of February, toob, for the office of school director for a term of three years. Fraternally he is identified with the Fraternal Order of Eagles, having been a charter member of the Hazelton Aerie, and for two years he was worthy chaplain of the local chapter. He is also a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. In May, 1903, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Carr to Miss Katherine Gallagher, a daughter of John and Anna (Coyle) Gallagher. They have no children. Both are communicants of St. Patrick's church, of McAdoo.
Carr, John, is a prosperous miner and influential citizen of Ash- land. He is a native of England, the date of his nativity having been Oct. 24. 1863, and is a son of Edward and Ann (Coffey) Carr. both of whom were born in the British isles. The parents came to the United States in 1865, and located in Ashland, where the father became employed as a miner. He died in 1896 in his sixty- second year. leaving a family of eight children. The names of these in the order of birth are Willam A., Elizabeth, John, Maggie, Edward. Bridget. James and Mary. The subject of this sketch was reared in .Ashland and acquired all his scholastic learning in the schools of that borough. When he had completed his educa- tional training he found employment in and about the mines in the vicinity of Ashland, and with the exception of five years in which
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