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sympathies are so in the prohibition line that he affili- ates somewhat with the temperance forces.
Dr. Runion was married in 1874 to Miss Nancy Eliza- beth Dunlop, of Canonsburg, a daughter of Hance and Nancy (Thomas) Dunlop, both of whom died at Canons- burg. They have two children: Nance Thomas, who is a trained nurse; and Richard S., who is a student in the medical department of the Western University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Runion and family are members of the Chartiers United Presbyterian Church of Canonsburg.
WILLIAM CHRISTMAN, a prominent real estate and insurance man of Washington, Pa., has been identi- fied with important business interests here throughout his mature life to the present time. He was born in Wash- ington, Pa., in a one-story building still standing on North Franklin street, January 12, 1858, a son of Enos L. and Ellen A. (Martin) Christman. His father served as an officer in the Federal army in the Civil War.
When the subject of this sketch was but three months old his parents removed to West Chester, Chester County, Pa., where they resided until April, 1866, going then to a farm near Princess Anne, Md. The journey was made by stage as far as Wilmington, Del., from which place the family continued on their way by train, thus reaching their destination. Here they remained for nearly four years, or until February, 1870. The land was poor and the crops generally a failure. There were now several children in the family, William being the eldest son. He was but eight years of age when they reached the Mary- land farm, but it was soon his lot to assist in supporting the family. Many an hour was spent in riding a horse, while his father followed the plow, working corn-a much more tedious job than the uninitiated would gen- erally imagine. He also assisted in other farm work, driving the oxen to the woods for cord wood, much of which he was required to chop for fuel. His life was not entirely without adventure. Once, as he remembers, his father had yoked a pair of small, red oxen to a tim- ber cart and swung a log under it, to be taken to the mill, five miles distant, to be sawed into boards. William was given this task. With his dinner pail placed on top of the log, he started alone. When about half way to the mill the oxen rushed up a lane, the gate of which had been left open, and the driver was thrown off the cart, together with his dinner pail, the latter being ground to pieces under one of the big wheels, and the boy having a narrow escape from a similar fate. Noth- ing daunted, however, he was soon ahead of his team and back with them into the road accomplishing his task without further adventure.
During his stay in Maryland he attended country school as circumstances permitted. The school term was short,
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and this, with the long distance to the schoolhouse, and the frequent rainy weather, prevented him from getting more than a very moderate amount of schooling there. When the family returned to West Chester, which they did in the spring of 1870, he attended the public schools there and continued to do so until they returned to Wash- ington, Pa., in April, 1873. Before leaving West Ches- ter he was a newsboy for three years, carrying a route of papers for the West Chester "Republican," of which his father was then the associate editor. He attended the Washington public schools for a few weeks, but on May 12, 1873, he quit school to learn the printer's trade, in the "Reporter" office, his father about the same time taking a one-third interest in the paper which he had left fifteen years previously. The next thirty years of Mr. Christman's life were spent in the "Reporter" of- fice almost exclusively. After the chartering of the Christman Publishing Co., in 1891, he was the manager and devoted his whole time to making the paper a suc- cess with the result that the circulation was largely in- creased, and it became a prosperous journal, having the full confidence and patronage of the home merchants. The increase in its value is evidenced by the fact that, while the value of the "Reporter's" establishment in 1883 (when Mr. Christman's father purchased a remain- ing two-thirds interest for $5,000) was $7,500, at the end of Mr. Christman's connection with it, in 1898, when it was sold to the Observer Publishing Co., it brought the handsome sum of $55,000, which was regarded as a con -. servative figure by all newspaper men in this section.
Since that time Mr. Christman has devoted his time and attention to the real estate and insurance business, having offices in the Washington Trust building. He takes an active part and interest in all progressive meas- ures for the improvement of the city, and it was largely through his efforts that two of the local building and loan associations were organized here, through which many a poor man has been able to pay for a home. Some years ago he was one of the prime movers in the organ- ization of the Sons of Veterans Camp, which for a time was one of the prominent local societies. He was also for a number of years the efficient secretary of the Wash- ington Board of Trade and is still a director in that organization.
Mr. Christman was first married to Miss Fannie M. Morgan, a daughter of the late Jacob Morgan, of Wash- ington. She died, leaving three children-Howard L., Frank, and Herbert, the two elder sons being residents of Washington and the younger of Morgantown, W. Va. Mr. Christman married for his second wife Miss Eliza- beth J. Morrow, daughter of the late Robert L. Morrow, also of this city. They have three children-Florence, Robert and Ronald, the two latter being twin sons. Mr.
Christman's father is still living at No. 21 West Prospect avenue. His mother died about ten years ago.
JOHN W. MeLAIN, whose valuable farm of 200 acres lies in Cross Creek Township, Washington County, Pa., has been a resident of this township only since 1907, but has' already been accepted by his fellow farmers and neighbors as a valuable citizen. He was born in West- moreland County, Pa., October 21, 1849, and is a son of David and Martha (Loop) MeLain.
David McLain was a life-long resident and a prom- inent one of Westmoreland County. He was an extensive farmer and cattle raiser and the owner of a large amount of property, and for forty years he also carried on the manufacturing of paper. In politics he was a pro- nounced Republican and he served in all the local offices. His death occurred in 1881. He married Martha Loop and they had the following children: Sarah Ann, who is now deceased, was the wife of Daniel Fulmer, of West- moreland County; W. Annon, who was killed in 1862 while serving as a soldier in the Civil War; Francis M., who resides at Scottdale, Pa .; Melissa J., who married Jacob Zundle, resides in Westmoreland County; Joseph B., who is deceased; Mary Elizabeth, who married Sam- uel Wymer, lives in Westmoreland County; Henry A., who lives at West Newton; John W .; Martha E., who married John Baker, of Westmoreland County; and Han- nah E. and Nancy Caldwell, both of whom are deceased.
John W. McLain attended the district schools of West- moreland County until he was about eighteen years of age, since when he has been interested in farming as his main business. He purchased his present property in 1898, and moved to it in 1907 and has made many im- provements here. He owns valuable tenant property at Mckeesport and until within a few years, when he sold out, was financially interested in a coal company in Ken- tucky and at one time held options on 10,000 acres of coal land but allowed them to lapse.
On May 23, 1872, Mr. McLain was married to Miss Belle Elliott, a daughter of Alexander Elliott, of Alle- gheny County, Pa., and they have had the following chil- dren: Avery Laurence, who resides in Fayette County ; David W., who resides with his father, both of these sons being married; Nannie B., who married H. H. Zel- lars, lives in Cross Creek Township; Lillie D., who lives at home; and Mary F., who married Edward Farmer, resides in Cross Creek Township. The mother of the above children died March 4, 1898. In 1901, Mr. Mc- Lain was married (second) to Miss Beatrice Bicknell, a daughter of S. A. and Libbie (Nelson) Bicknell, of Knox County, Ind. Mr. McLain and family are mem- bers of the Olive Branch Baptist Church in Westmore- land County. He has never voted any other than the
WILLIAM CROSBIE
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Republican ticket, and while living in Lostraves Town- ship, Westmoreland County, served many times in town- ship offices and was a representative citizen there.
M. F. WHITEHILL, one of Washington's substantial and representative citizens, who, for the past twenty years has occupied his present comfortable residence at No. 419 East Maiden street, was born in Clarion County, Pa., in 1854, remained there through his school period and first entered into business there.
Mr. Whitehill was yet young when he began his opera- tions in the oil fields. From the Clarion County fields he pushed forward into the Mckean County oil sections and later worked in the oil regions of Allegheny County, N. Y. He was one of the first operators who took note of the richness of the Washington County fields and from then until the present has been identified with oil and gas developments here. He has also been interested in the Oklahoma fields and for three years past has also been operating in Illinois.
In 1881, Mr. Whitehill was married to Miss Ellen Hess- ler, who was born near Meadville, Pa., and they have five children: H. H., L. L., M. F., Nina and Ellen, the eldest son being engaged in the Illinois fields. Mr. White- hill has always been an active and interested citizen since taking up his residence at Washington and unostenta- tiously has given support to many public enterprises of acknowledged value.
WILLIAM CROSBIE, to whom credit should be given by the whole people of the United States, as one of the very first men who called public attention to the great duty of preserving the forests of the country, has worked for many years with tongue and pen, to arouse the slumbering people who carelessly permit their great natural wealth to be taken from them. His appeal aroused public attention as far back as the adminis- tration of Gen. Grant, who was so impressed that he even sent a recommendation to Congress to create the office of Commissioner of Forestry, which found many advocates in the House, but was lost ,at that time, in the Senate. Mr. Crosbie is one of Washington's most valued citizens. He was born in July, 1832, in Lin- lethgowshire, Scotland.
At the age of 21 years, Mr. Crosbie came to America, his objective point being Washington County, Pa. After a few months spent at Canonsburg he came to Wash- ington and had charge of the Washington Nursery for one year, after which he returned to Canonsburg, where he engaged for five years in a nursery and fruit grow- ing business. He continued to be interested in agri- cultural work until Apr. 1, 1868, when he returned to this city in order to take charge of the Washington
Cemetery, a position he has held ever since. At that time the cemetery tract included less than 50 acres, where now there are 250 acres, a large part of which is still a primeval forest. According to Mr. Crosbie's arrangement, bits of forest relieve the burial spots, and this gives a dignity to Washington Cemtery that is not found elsewhere. He has made it a point, for many years, to keep adding a certain amount of ornamental vegetation, and in the spring of 1909 he made an ad- dition of 300 distinct plants to the already large col- lection. In 1907 he put out a botanical arrangement which will ultimately add greatly to the interest and ornamentation of these carefully kept sacred grounds. To the native oak trees, Mr. Crosbie has added eight distinct varieties of the oak family and among these is a cedar of Lebanon, a cedar from the Himalaya Mountains, and a specimen from Japan. In 1907 he secured a fine collection from the Botanical Gardens at Washington, D. C. The cemetery directors have given Mr. Crosbie a free hand in his selection of plants and trees, and his knowledge, taste and judgment have qualified him for this position of confidence. In his youth he served an apprenticeship to a forester, in Scot- land, one who had received a gold medal from Prince Albert.
In experimenting with trees in Washington County, Mr. Crosbie follows exclusively the old Scotch methods. He keeps the stems of tender young trees covered with leaves to protect them from the heat of the sun, and in this way the result is a solid, all-round log when the tree has matured. He has been the recipient of several communications from the Congress of the United States in reference to his methods, and he has proved that he can grow superior lumber to any that can be found in American forests. Recently he was honored by being elected a member of the National Association of For- esters.
At Gate House, on Fleet, in the South of Scotland, Mr. Crosbie was married to Miss Jane Hodder, and to them were born four sons and four daughters, namely : John and David, both residents of Washington; Alex- ander, a minister, residing in New York City; Frank, a minister in Ohio; Susie, wife of George Bailey, re- siding at Pittsburg; Maggie, wife of Wallace Ely, re- siding in Washington County; Lyda, wife of Rev. Thomas Boone, of Washington; and Mary, now de- ceased. Mr. Crosbie was a member of the old Center Church of Canonsburg, later the United Presbyterian. For many years he has been an elder in the First United Presbyterian Church at Washington, For a long period he was interested in the Waverly Clan, of Pittsburg. He is a charter member of the Washington Historical Society and belongs also to the Taxpayers' Union, of
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Washington County. When he took charge of the ceme- tery it contained 800 graves. This "God's Acre" now contains about 8,000 quiet sleepers.
MILTON L. DAVIS, treasurer of the West Alexander Agricultural Society has been a resident of West Alex- ander, Pa., since the spring of 1909, coming from Ohio County, W. Va., where he had formerly been engaged in farming and stock raising. Mr. Davis was born in West Virginia, January 20, 1864, and is a son of Isaac and Celia (Gibson) Davis.
The paternal grandfather of Mr. Davis was William Davis, who was a very early settler in Donegal Town- ship, Washington County, Pa., and there Isaac Davis, his son, was born and reared, later moving to West Vir- ginia, where he subsequently married Celia Gibson, and of their children four sons and one daughter survive, namely : William E. and James W., both of whom live in Ohio County, W. Va .; Albert M., residing near War- ren, Ohio; and Sallie A., wife of John N. Chambers, and Milton L., both of West Alexander.
Milton L. Davis grew to manhood in Ohio County, in boyhood attending the public schools and later attended Waynesburg College one year. He also graduated from Frazier's Business College at Wheeling, W. Va. He then turned his attention to agricultural pursuits and suc- cessfully carried on farming, dairying and stock raising for some years.
Mr. Davis married Mrs. Annie P. Chambers, widow of W. D. Chambers and daughter of James Alexander, late of West Alexander. Mrs. Chambers had one son, Roy A. Chambers, who resides at West Alexander. Mr. and Mrs. Davis are members of the United Presbyterian Church at West Alexander, he being a member of the board of trustees.
ALBERT ZELT, member of the well-known firm, Zelt Brothers, manufacturers of flour, and dealers in all kinds of grain, hay and straw, etc., at Washington, Pa., was born in 1858, in Washington, and is a son of Jacob Zelt, a native of Germany, who came to Washington when a young man, and was identified with the grain and mill- ing business the rest of his life.
Albert Zelt was reared and educated in Washington, and in 1887, in partnership with his brother, Adam Zelt, purchased the Wilson & Warrick mills, since which time he has been successfully engaged in business as men- tioned above. Mr. Zelt is one of the progressive and en- terprising business men of the city and also has inter- ests in other prospering enterprises of this locality.
In 1885, Mr. Zelt was joined in marriage with Eliza- beth Hood Fleming, a native of Allegheny County, Pa., and they have had the following children; John W., who is employed in a drug store in Philadelphia; Mary Mar-
tha, now wife of Minor H. McClain; Harry Earl; Albert Ralph; and Mildred Lenora. Mr. Zelt is affiliated with the Third Presbyterian Church, of which he is a member of the board of elders.
ROBERT E. ORR, a leading citizen of Peters Town- ship, Washington County, where he successfully carries on general farming and dairying on his valuable farm of seventy-nine acres, is serving in his second term as a member of the township school board, of which he is treasurer. Mr. Orr was born in Upper St. Clair Town- ship, Allegheny County, Pa., and is a son of William and Harriet (Myers) Orr, the former of whom died in 1907, the latter still residing on the homestead. They had six children, the eldest of these, Robert E., being born in 1863.
Robert E. Orr was reared in his native township and obtained a common school education. Prior to 1902 his time was mainly spent as a farmer in St. Clair Town- ship, but in that year he bought his present farm in Peters Township, on which he has since resided. This was the old McCabe farm, the old homestead farm of his wife's people.
The McCabe family is one of the best known in this section of Washington County. Its founder, William McCabe, was born in Ireland and came to Washington County and settled in Peters Township, in 1783. His son, Joseph E. McCabe, was born in 1790, and married Margaret Fife. He operated one of the first distilleries in the county and was also a colonel of militia during a period of residence in Allegheny County. He died Feb- ruary 5, 1870, his wife having died July 29, 1831.
John McCabe, son of Col. Joseph E. MeCabe, was born in Allegheny County, August 16, 1816, married Sarah, daughter of Robert Thompson, and became the founder of the Peters Township branch of the McCabe family. He died in October, 1895, and his wife, September 14, 1879. Their children were: Robert T., Joseph, Cather- ine and John. Joseph McCabe married Emeline Espy, daughter of James Espy, of Allegheny County, and he resided in Peters Township until 1902, when he removed to Castle Shannon, Allegheny County. His wife died July 26, 1904. Their children were: Sarah M., who married J. M. McMurray; Susanna, who married William Hultz; Frances, who married Frank Phillips; Laura B., who married Walter Wedemeyer; Mary B., who married Samuel Fife; Josephine, who married Howard Kerr; John S., who resides in Allegheny County; and Annie C., who is the wife of Robert E. Orr.
In November, 1888, Robert E. Orr, was married to Miss Annie C. McCabe, and they have three daughters and one son: Emma L., who is a popular teacher in Nottingham Township; and Mary B., William H. and Sarah J., all of whom live at home. Mr. Orr and family
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are members of the Center Presbyterian Church of Peters Township, in which he has been an elder for five years. In his political views, Mr. Orr is a Republican. He is recognized as one of the representative citizens of Peters Township.
EDWARD CULBERTSON, who does a very satisfac- tory business as a florist and greenhouse gardener, at Washington, and is established at No. 403 Chestnut street, was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., June 8, 1845, and remained on the home farm until he was twen- ty-one years of age.
Mr. Culbertson then left home and for a few years was engaged in a sawmill and lumber business in Somerset County, after which he moved to Washington, where, for a quarter of a century he was engaged in a transporta- tion business. He then turned his attention to green- house gardening, which has proved both interesting and profitable. He has excellent facilities on East Chestnut street and has 4,000 feet in his greenhouses under glass. He produces some choice flowers, but gives the larger part of his time to the growing of plants and to the raising of early vegetables.
While living in Somerset County, Mr. Culbertson was married to Miss Cinda Newman, who died in 1899, five children surviving her, namely: Ella J., who is the wife of E. S. Hay, of Somerset County, Pa .; Mary J., who is the wife of Dr. Harry Gerow, of Newark, N. J .; Thomas A., who resides on Long Island, N. Y .; and Emma Jane and Todd B., both of whom reside at home. Mr. Cul- bertson formed a second union with Miss Carrie A. Weaver, who was a native of Pennsylvania, but had been a resident of Tacoma, Wash., some sixteen years prior to her marriage. Mr. Culbertson is a member of the First Presbyterian Church at Washington.
SIDNEY S. KELLY, who conducts an undertaking establishment at Donora, Pa., also deals extensively in grain, hay, feed, etc., and has been a resident of Donora since the organization of the town in 1901. He was born May 2, 1873, was left an orphan when very young, and was reared on the farm of Peter Whitmire in Oakland Township, Butler County, Pa., and during the last five years of his residence there took entire charge of the farm, which contained 240 acres. In 1899 be became a traveling salesman for Jackson and Mitchell, of Butler, Pa., selling farming implements and machinery for a short time, then took up dressing tools in the oil fields of Butler County and West Virginia, after which he entered the Pittsburg School of Anatomy from which he subsequently graduated. Mr. Kelly then entered the employ of M. A. Berkimer, a well-known undertaker of Butler, Pa., and in 1901 came to Donora, where he es- tablished an undertaking establishment, later forming a
partnership with C. J. Comfort, who was the first furni- ture dealer to locate at Donora, and ran a furniture store in connection with the undertaking establishment. Mr. Kelly erected his present place of business on Mckean avenue in 1904, and when he first established the grain and feed business on Meldon avenue, was in partnership with Albert Lytle, who was later succeeded by R. M. McMahon, whose interest in the business was purchased by our subject, July 29, 1907, since which time he has been sole owner of the grain and feed business.
On October 4, 1905, Mr. Kelly was united in marriage with Minnie L. Whitmire, who is a daughter of William Whitmire, deceased, of Butler County, Pa., and they have one son, William S. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly are active mem- bers of the United Presbyterian Church. He is a mem- ber of the Pennsylvania Undertakers' Association, the I. O. O. F., Castner Lodge, No. 11, of Donora; the En- campment at Monongahela City; the Knights of Pythias, No. 226, of Donora, of which he is Chancellor Com- mander; the Improved Order of Heptasophs, Conclave No. 900, of Donora; the Knights and Ladies of Honor, No. 2418; and the German Beneficial Union of Donora.
CHRISTOPHER ZUG DALLY, SR., who fills the of- fice of inspector for the Natural Fuel Company, a sub- sidiary of the Manufacturers' Light and Heat Company, at Washington, Pa., and resides in a beautiful home at No. 170 Highland avenue, has been identified with the life of this city for ten years. He was born on the south side of Pittsburg, Pa., September 14, 1857, and is a son of Addison B., Sr., and Drasillia (Isler) Dally.
The late Addison B. Dally, Sr., was engaged for years in manufacturing in Pittsburg. He reared a family of twelve children, the survivors being the following: Charles A., of Carnot, who is contracting agent with the Manu- facturers' Light and Heat Company; Samuel C., who is in business at Beaver Falls, Pa .; Addison B., Jr., who is general manager and superintendent of the Manufac- turers' Light and Heat Company at Pittsburg; Mary R., who is the widow of Archie Holliday, resides at Crafton, Pa., and Christopher Z.
Christopher Zug Dally was reared in his native city and was educated there and at Mt. Washington. His first experience in the working world was in the nail mills at Pittsburg, operated by Zug & Co., of which his father was superintendent and part owner. He remained in the nail mills from 1877 until 1880, in the latter year going to Wheeling, W. Va., and worked in the shops of the Riverside Nail and Iron Co., until 1887. Mr. Dally then returned to Pittsburg and for one year was con- nected with the Carnegie Sheet and Tin Mills, for two succeeding years was with the Wheeling Natural Gas Company before he moved there, where he resided for ten years and still maintains his connection with that
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company, it having been absorbed by the Manufacturers' Light and Heat Company, it buying out all the tributory companies. Mr. Dally is general inspector for all the plants of the company in Washington and surrounding towns, his years of practical experience making him in- valuable.
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