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EUGENE JUSTIN BUTLER, M. D.
997
Born Pottsville, Pa., July 10, 1860. Educated Coll. of Phys. and Surg., Balt., Md. Mar- ried Helene C. Stoeckel, Oct. 19, 1894. Sur- geon. Ex-Prin. of Hillard Grove Grammar School, W .- Barre. for many years. Physi- cian to the Cent. Poor Dist. and Poor House. Mem. of the Staff of Mercy Hos- pital. Ex-Mem. Bd. of School Control; W .- Barre. His father was a prominent edu- cator of the Public Schools of this State, and taught over one-half a century.
JEFFERSON P. BIEHL, M. D.
998
Born Lewisburg, Union Co., Pa., Jan. 29, 1857. Educated Jeff. Med. Coll., Phil'a.
Married Dec. 12, 1884. Physician and Sur-
geon. Plymouth, Pa.
FRANK L. McKEE, M. D.
999
Born Warren Centre, Bradford Co., Pa.
May 20, 1860. Educated Bellevue Hospita Med. Call., N. Y. Married Mattie M. Miess Physician and Surgeon. Coroner Luz. Co. from 1895 to 1902. Lt. Col. 9th Regt .. N. G. P., since 1901. Mem. N. G. P. since Dec. 12 1888. Surgeon-in-Chief L. & W .- B. Coa Co. Sup. Med. Dir. U. S. and Can. for th Heralds of Liberty. Mem. Luz. Co. Med Soc. and Amer. Med. Ass'n. Plymouth, Pa
DANIEL H. LOCKARD, M. D.
1000
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Born Cambra, Luz. Co., Pa., March 2, 185 Educated Jeff. Med. Coll. Married Eliza beth Pierce. 1885. Physician and Surgeor Plymouth, Pa.
*JAMES NELSON WARNER, D. D. S
1001
Born Huntington, Luz. Co., Pa .. Dec.
1845 *April 28. 1905. Educated Pa. Coll. Dental Surgery, 1873. Married Jennie Edit Stark, daughter of John M. Stark, of Wyd Nov. 7, 1883. Dentist. Practiced 33 years W .- Barre. Mem. State Dental Soc. ar Susq. Dental Soc., Westmoreland Club, S Stephen's Epis. Ch., Landmark Lodge, 4 F. & A. M .; Knight Templar, Mystic Shrin
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*SIDNEY HASWELL WARNER
1002
Born Saybrook, Conn., Jan. 26, 1806 -* Jan. 19, 1881. Educated Lenox, Mass. (Graduated 1840). Married Hannah Loomis, April 13, 1844; Cornelia M. Machette, of Phil'a, Jan. 3, 1845. Physician.
FREDERICK CORSS, M. D.
1003
Born Athens, Pa., Jan. 16, 1842. Educated Wyo. Sem., Laf. Coll., Univ. of Pa. Mar- ried Martha S. Hoyt, June 19, 1872. Physi- cian. Pres. Bd. of Health, Kingston, Pa. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Am. Acad. of Med., L. V. Med. Ass'n, and Dir. Dep. & Sav. Bk. Kingston, Pa.
CHARLES W. SPAYD, M. D.
1004
Born Phil'a, March 3, 1840. Educated Public Schools, Phil'a, from Primary to High School. Married Barbara J. Hay, March 3, 1868. Physician and Surgeon. Coroner of Luz. Co .; Co. Physician; Ass't Surg. and Surg. of 53d Pa. Vols. in Civil War.
JOHN LEO BATTERTON, M. D.
1005
Born W .- Barre, Pa., Dec. 5, 1869. Educated Wyo. Sem. and Balt. Med. Coll. Married Katherine L. Cassidy, Oct. 23, 1895. Physi- clall.
*JOHN H. BATTERTON
1006
Born Bannow Co., Wexford, Ireland, 1837 -* April 13, 1906. Educated Ireland. Married Elizabeth McDonald, Feb. 25, 1868. Gen'l Merchandise.
BENEDICT JONES WETHERBY, M. D.
1007 Born Exeter, Pa., Aug. 2, 1859. Educated Univ. of N. Y., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, Ill. Married Della Patterson, April G, 1886. Physician.
JAMES BROOKS, M. D.
1008
Born Great Bend, Pa., July 5, 1859. Edu- cated Chicago Med. Coll., Married Ellen Evans, Sept. 17, 1898. Physician and Sur- gcon. Mem. of Inter. Med. Congress, State and Luz. Co. Med. Socs.
EDWARD RHYS RODERICK
1009
Born Warrior Run, Pa., April 20, 1872. Edu- cated Public School, Princeton Univ. of Pa. Married Kathleen L. Reichard, June 1, 1898. Physician. Oculist to Mercy Hospital, Pitts- ton Hospital and L. V. R. R. Mem. Co., State and Am. Med. Ass'n. Mem. West- moreland Club.
JOHN G. SPERLING, M. D.
1010
Born Runzen R. B., Breslau, Germany, Oct. 9, 1832. Educated Univ. of Breslau, Ger- many. Married Margaret Schwartz, 1876.
Homeo. Physician. Gen'l Practice. In Practice Pittston, Scranton and W .- Barre, 52 years.
JOHN H. SANDEL, M. D.
1011
Born near Danville, Pa., April 11, 1854. Edu- cated Hahnemann Med. Coll., Phil'a, Pa. Married Margaret Vickery, June, 1883. Physician. Mem. Am. Ins. of Homeo., State
Homeo. Med. Soc., and the Luz. Branch of the Homeo. Med. Soc. of Northeastern Pa. Clerk of Session; First Presby. Church. Plymouth, Pa.
D. S. MEBANE, M. D.
1012
Born Greensboro, Guilford Co., N. C., April 3, 1856. Educated Davidson Coll., N. C., and Univ., City N. Y. Married Jessie Sperring, Sept. 21, 1887. Physician and Pharmacist. Prop. City Pharmacy.
CHARLES P. STACKHOUSE, M. D.
1013
Born Shickshinny, Pa., April 19, 1871. Edu- cated Public Schools and Eastman's Bus. Coll., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Graduated 1893, Lehigh Univ. Married Laura Woodworth, April 1, 1893; Mary B. Sorber, March 26, 1902 -* June 22, 1904. Physician. Consulting Phys. at Mercy Hospital. Mem. Anı., Pa., L. V. and Luz. Co. Med. Socs.
JOHN BENJAMIN TOBIAS, M. D.
1014
Born South Gibson, Susq. Co., Pa., Oct. 20, 1872. Educated Wyo. Sem., Keystone Acad. and Univ. of Pa., Phil'a. Married Gwennie Thomas, Sept. 2, 1897. Physician. Pres. of W .- Barre Stationery & Paper Co. Mem. Luz. Co. and Pa. State Med. Socs .; Am. Med. Ass'n. Registrar of Vital Statistics.
JAMES P. GILLIGAN, M. D.
1015
Born Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Feb. 11, 1871. Edu- cated P. & S., N. Y. Married Agnes M. Brennan, Aug. 25, 1897. Physician and Sur- geon. Staff Mercy Hospital. Mem. Luz.
Co. Med. Soc.
NATHANIEL ROSS, M. D.
1016
Born Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 7, 1867. Edu- cated Jeff. Med. Coll. Married M. Adella Ritter, Nov. 29, 1893. Physician and Sur- geon. Am. Med. Ass'n, Pa. State, Luz. Co. and L. V. Med. Socs.
ALBERT KAUFMAN, M. D.
1017
Born Russia, Sept. 25, 1875. Educated Rus- sia, Germany and U. S. Married Esther Blumenzweig, May 28, 1900. Physician and Surgeon.
SAMUEL P. MENGEL, M. D.
1018
Born Barnesville, Pa., June 18, 1870. Edu- cated Univ. of Pa. Married Sara A. Slater, Aug. 28, 1895. Physician and Surgeon.
WILLIAM F. HARRISON, M. D.
1019
Born Huntington Mills, Pa., Feb. 17, 1873. Educated Univ. of Balt., Huntington Mills High School, Pa. Married Sara B. Ballamy, Feb. 5, 1902. Physician and Surg. Plains, Pa. WM. C. STIFF, M. D.
1020
Born Bloomsburg, Col. Co., Pa., May 15, 1879. Educated Md. Med. Coll., Balt. Mar- ried Carolyn Gwilliam, Jan. 14, 1903. Physi- cian and Surg. Luz. Co. Med. Soc.
F. LEE HOLLISTER, D. D. S.
1021 Born Forest Lake, Susq. Co., Pa., Aug. 16, 1846. Educated Pa. Coll. of Dental Surgery.
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Married Lillie A. Baker. Dentist. Luz. and Lack'a Co. Dental Soc., Susq. Dental Ass'n, State Dental Soc. V .- Pres. The Keystone Bldg. and Loan Ass'n. Mem. Wyo. Hist. and Geolog. Soc.
DANIEL M. EVANS
1022
Born South Wales, Oct. 15. 1853. Educated Common Schools. Married Margaret Mor-
gan, Oct. 15, 1882. Merchant. Mem. West
Pittston Council. Pittston.
SAMUEL M. EVANS
1023
Born Hyde Park, Oct. 21, 1883.
Educated Coll. of Phar., N. Y. Druggist. Pittston.
CHARLES A. STROH
1024
Born Pittston, Jan. 1. 1878. Educated Pub- lic Schools. Married Clara G. Andrews, Jan. 9, 1901. Druggist. I. O. O. F .; F. O. E. Pittston.
GEO. J. DURBIN
1025
Born Plymouth, Pa., Nov. 3, 1872. Educated Plymouth Public Schools, Wyo. Sem.,
Phil'a Coll. of Phar. Married Clara M. Nesbitt, Sept. 21, 1898. Druggist. Mem. K. of P., P. O. S. of A., I. O. O. F., F. of A. Graduate of Phil'a Coll. of. Phar,, Class of April 15, 1895. Plymouth, Pa.
STEPHEN C. HARTMAN
1026 Born Shickshinny, Pa., Jan. 25, 1875. Edu- cated N. Y. Married Allie M. Sampson,
Jan. 10, 1898. Whol. and Retail Drugs.
Plymoutlı, Pa.
ALBERT G. GROBLEWSKI
1027 Born Poland, Germany, April 19, 1860. Edu- cated Nanticoke, Pa. Married Helena Switalska, March 16, 1855. Mfg. Druggist. Plymouth, Pa.
BENJAMIN MAXEY
1028
Born Beaver Meadow, Carbon Co., Pa., 1849. Educated Public Schools. Married Margaret Evans, 1874. Mine Supt. Hillside C. & I. Co. Forest City, Pa.
BENJAMIN F. MAXEY, PH. G.
1029
Born Olyphant, Pa., Feb. 24, 1875. Educated Mansfield State Nor. School, Class '93; N. Y. Coll. of Phar .: Col. Univ., Class '98. Pharmacist and Chemist. Pres. W .- Barre Aerie, 353, F. O. E., 1906. Mem. B. P. O. E., 109; Pa. State Phar. Ass'n; Alumni Ass'n, Col. Univ.
HARRY H. SWAINBANK
1030
Born Tunkhannock, Pa., Dec. 23, 1870. Edu- cated Public Schools, W .- Barre. Druggist.
JOSEPH LANGDON STEARNS
1031
Born Honesdale, Pa., Dec. 4, 1872. Edu- cated W .- Barre, Pa.
Married Jeannette Eldred Myers, Jan. 17, 1906. Photographer.
J. GEORGE HUNTLEY
1032
Born Pittston, Pa., Oct 1, 1864. Educated Pittston, Pa. Married Lillie M. Drew, June 2. Manfr. Pittston.
JAMES N. TERWILLIGER
1033 Born Orange Co., N. Y., April 23, 1865. Edu- cated Susq. Co., Pa. Married Amy C. Houghton, July 22, 1887. Merchant. Dir. Union Sav. and Trust Co. Pittston.
BENJAMIN S. EMORY
1034
Born Washington, D. C., Dec. 17, 1867. Edu- cated W. Pittston School and Wyo. Sem. Married Elloma R. Jackson, Sept. 8, 1891. Prop. Steam Laundry. Capt. Co. M, Atlı Regt. Inf., N. G. P. Pittston.
GEORGE W. BROWN
1035
Born England, Dec. 28, 1856. Married Ella Ringler, Sept., 1904. Manfr. of Iron Fences. Duryea.
CHARLES W. MAINS
1036
Born Halifax, Dauphin Co., Pa., Dec. 8,
1845. Educated Com. School. £ Married Emma Frances
Herthberger, March 10, 1868. Merchant,
Mains, Danks & Mains.
Plymouth, Pa.
HARRY S. MAINS
1037
Born Plymouth, Luz. Co., Oct. 10, 1870. Edu- cated Plymouth and Wyo. Sem. Married Ella K. Vastine and Jennie B. Clapsaddle. Mains, Danks & Mains, Gen'l Store. Plym- outh, Pa.
HARVEY W. DANKS
1038
Born Tamaqua, Pa., May 17, 1869. Educated Wyo. Sem. Married Ida E. Mains, June 23, 1897. Gen'l Mdse., Mains, Danks & Mains. Plymouth, Pa.
GEORGE H. LAWRENCE
1039
Born Great Britain, Oct. 9. 1866. Married Eliza H. Evans, May 3, 1889. Station Agt. Lack'a R. R.
SAMUEL J. FINE
1040
Born Plymouth, June 28, 1872. Educated Plymouth. Married Lillian M. Thomas, Sept. 1, 1896. Gen'l Mdse. Mem. Shawnee Lodge, I. O. O. F., 225, Past Grand Mem. Plymouth, Pa.
JAMES H. FINE
1041
Born Croftmitchell, Camborne, Cornwall, Eng., Feb. 13, 1849. Educated Free School, Camborne, Cornwall. Married Jane A. Jones, of Carbondale, Pa., Sept. 28, 1871; Rachel E. Knipe, Scotrun, Pa. Feb. 18, 1904. 20 years miner; 20 years a merchant or grocer. Was raised a miner; have worked in Tin, Copper, Cinabar, Iron, Coal, Silver and Lead Mines. 1882, Grocery Business. Sold out to my son in 1905. Now Retired.
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OSWALD MOORE
1042
Born Plymouth, Pa., Feb. 29, 1868. Married Elizabeth Hammond, June, 1901. Moore & Dooley, Shoe Merchants. K. of C., 984; Div. 8, A. O. H .; Father Matthew Tem. Soc. Plymouth, Pa.
THOMAS F. DOOLEY
1043
Born Plymouth, Pa., Nov. 27, 1874. Educated Plymouth, Pa., Wyo. Seni., Kingston, Pa. Married Mary Black, June 17, 1903. Firm Moore & Dooley, Shoe Merchants. K. of C., Plymouth Council, 984; St. Aloysius Y. M. T. A. & B. Soc., Plymouth, Pa.
WILLIAM ROSSER
1044
Born Tresckow, Oct. 8, 1878. Educated Plymouth High School. Married Miss Laura Jones, April 22, 1903. Merchant. K. of P., 178, Radiant Star; K. of M., 241, Plymouth Com .; Wadhaus, I. O. O. F. Plymouth, Pa.
ALVIN L. STULL
1045
Born Stodardsville, Pa., Feb. 25, 1867. Edu- cated Bus. Coll., Scranton. Married Ainan- da E. Norton, Feb. 27, 1890. Laundryman. Prop. Plyniouth Steam Laundry. Plymouth.
J. G. SORDONI
1046
Born Oderzo, Italy, Nov. 8, 1848. Educated Venice, Italy. Married Filamena Sordoni
Roberts, 1888. Banker and Steaniship Agt. Pittston, Pa.
VITO BIANCO
1047
Born Guardia, Lombardi, Italy, Oct. 23, 1876. Educated Naples, Italy. Married Angio- pina Bianco Meola, 1896. Notary Public. Banker and Steamship Agt. Gen'l Stores. Pittston, Pa.
ERNEST D. CARYL
1048
Born Moosic, Pa., March 27, 1871. Educated Public Schools. Married Evelyn May Burns, Sept. 12, 1894. Dist. Supt. Hillside C. & I. Co. Pittston.
HENRY L. MOORE
1049
Born Wilkes-Barre, Nov. 26, 1846. Educated Public Schools. Married Levinia C. Dick- over, Feb. 1, 1870. Cracker and Cake Baker.
JED. A. HITCHNER
1050
Born Deerfield St., N. J., Oct. 14, 1867. Edu- cated Pittston Schools. Married Kate Has- tie, Nov. 25, 1895. Crackers. Mgr. of the Hitchner Bis. Co. Nat. Bis Co. W. Pittston.
WILLIAM A. WEIS
1051
Born Wayne Co., Aug. 27, 1865. Married Lizabeth Ferve, April 12, 1888.
Boot and Shoe Manfr.
OSCAR W. SCHNELL
1052
Born Berwick, April 9, 1860. Educated Plymouth Public Schools. Div. Outside Foreman the D. & H. C. Co. Plymouth, Pa.
THOMAS STONEHAM
1053
Born Pittston, Pa., Oct. 3, 1859. Educated Com. School. Married Annie Mountford, Oct. 11, 1885. Div. Inside Foreman D. & H. Co. F. & A. M., 442. Plymouth, Pa.
GUSTAVES D. SPEICHER
1054
Born Archbald, Pa., Feb. 13, 1871. Educated Public Schools, Carbondale, Pa. Married Annie Sihffler, Nov. 25, 1893. Div. Master Mech. D & H. Coal Co. F. O. of E., No. 546; Heptasophs, No. 231.
CHARLES A. FRISBIE
1055
Born South Canaan, July 24, 1869. Married Cora Davis, Nov. 18, 1892, Outside Fore- inan Plymouth No. 2, D. & H. C. Co. Camp 137, P. O. S. of A .; Plymouth Aerie, 546, F. O. E.
WILLIAM MAY
1056
Born England, June 15, 1861. Educated Pub- lic Schools. Married A. L. Withiel, May 19, 1887. Inside Foreman Plymouth No. 2, D. & H. Co. Mem. Sons of St. George, Gar- field Lodge, No. 74; Heralds of Liberty.
FRED BADMAN
1057
Born England, Dec. 15,
1860. Educated
Plymouth Pub. Schools. Married Harriet
Barkdall, June 13, 1883. Inside Foreman Plymouth No. 3, D. & H. Co. Radiant Star Lodge, 178, K. of P .; Luz. Castle, 56, K.G.E.
JOHN A. KEENEY
1058
Born Eckley, Pa., March 6, 1874. Educated Public Schools. Married Mary E. Collins, June 10, 1901. Outside Foreman Balt. Tun- nel, D. & H. Co. St. Aloysius Y. M. Tem. Soc.
GEORGE O. THOMAS
1059
Born Aberdare, Wales, Eng., 1863. Edu- cated Pittston School of Cor. Married Annie Morris, Feb. 20, 1884. Inside Supt. of Clear Spring Coal Co. W. Pittston, Pa.
GILBERT S. JONES
1060
Born Ayrshire, Scotland. Jan. 2, 1855. Edu- cated Scotland. Married Jeannie Mitchell, April 28, 1878. Supt. of Mines Temple Iron Co. Pittston, Pa.
HENRY T. McMILLAN
1061
Born Pittston, Pa., Feb. 12, 1860. Educated Pittston, Pa. Married Sarah McMillan, May 7, 1890. Gen'l Forenian of Penn'a Coal Co. Pittston.
WILLIAM DAVID OWENS
1062
Born Cynfig Hill. S. Wales, Nov. 10, 1846. Educated British School. Married Margaret Lewis, Sept. 20, 1868. Dist. Supt. L. V. Coal Co., Pittston. Mem. North of Eng. Min. and Mech. Engs. Pittston, Pa.
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EDWARD E. REILLY
1063
Born Harvey's Lake, March 27, 1876. Edu- cated Public Schools. Married Mary A. Reese, Dec. 18, 1901. Breaker Builder. Pitts- ton.
ALEXANDER THOMPSON
1064
Born Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1844. Educated Scotland. Married Annie Reid, Aug. 27, 1868. Mine Foreman. Past Exalted Ruler of No. 382, Pittston Lodge of Elks. Pittston.
RICHARD T. JONES
1065
Born Sirhowy, Monmouthshire, Eng., Sept. 25, 1865. Educated Public Schools. Married Sarah A. Evans, Feb. 20, 1886. Mine Fore- man. W. Pittston.
JOHN F. REYNOLDS
1066
Born Pittston, March 8, 1858. Educated Pub- lic Schools. Married Nettie M. Boone, April 21, 1891. Mine Foreman. Pittston.
ALLAN ALEXANDER
1067
Born Paisley, Scotland, June 15, 1861. Edu- cated Public Schools. Married Grace B. Martin, Nov. 3, 1888. Mine Foreman. Pitts- ton.
ROBERT A. REED
1068
Born Scranton, Jan. 18, 1867. Educated Scranton Schools. Married Lizzie Ripple, Dec., 1893. Foreman L. & W .- B. Coal Co. Coalville, 474, Ashley, Mason Lodge; Nanti- coke Eagles Lodge; Wanamie, 867, I. O. O. F. Lodge.
OSCAR MINER BRANDOW
1069
Born Conesville, Schoharie Co., N. Y., July 2, 1836. Educated Public Schools. Married Margaret S. Blair, Oct. 27, 1859; Emma F. Yorks, July 29, 1896. Lumber Merchant. V .- Pres. W .- Barre Heat, Lt. & Motor Co. Treas. Pa. Lumbermen's Ass'n.
GEORGE T. DICKSON
1070
Born Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Jan. 28, 1849. Edu- Feb. 20, 1868. Plumbing and Heating. Kingston, Pa.
cated Wilkes-Barre and Wyo. Sem. Mar- ried Sarah F. Stockton, April 25, 1883. Brick Manfr and Contractor.
PHILIP R. RAIFE
1071
Born Ransom. Pa., April 27, 1852. Educated Ransonı, Pa. Married Louisa Bauman, Dec. 7, 1876. Contractor and Builder. Pres. and Gen. Mgr. Lake Transit Co. Pres. and Gen. Mgr. Ganoga Ice Co. Pres. Harvey's Lake Heat, Lt. and Power Co.
*SAMUEL HENRY STURDEVANT
1072
Born Harvey's Lake, Pa., May 14, 1861 -* July 5, 1903. Educated W .- Barre Public Schools, Hillman Acad. and Wyo. Sem. Married Sarah Carrie Rogers, Dec. 19, 1888. Lumber. Firm of S. H. Sturdevant & Sons.
WARREN F. GOFF
1073
The Goff Lumber Co., 212 to 236 S. Penn Ave., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
WILLIAM S. GOFF
1074
The Goff Lumber Co., 212 to 236 S. Penn Ave., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
P. P. DOHL
1075
Born Luz. Co., Pa. Married Areta Phillips, 1895. Lumber, Wholesale. Pittston and W .- Barre.
CHARLES JAMES COOPER
1076
Born Waymart, Wayne Co., Pa., Jan. 5, 1847. Educated Public Schools. Married Emma J. Kiple, Sept. 24, 1885. Since July 1, 1901, Sec. and Supt. of the W .- Barre Heat, Lt. and Motor Co. Prior to 1901 was engaged in the Gen. Bldg. Business. No. 249, F. & A. M. Eureka Chap., Palestine Com., No. 1.1.
ARTHUR H. HARRIS
1077
Born England, Feb. 7, 1860. Educated Com. Schools. Married Almanda Stone, Feb. 11, 1885. Lumber Merchant. Mem. K. of P. Tunkhannock, Pa.
FREDERICK N. RUGGLES
1078
Born Pittston, Pa., Dec. 18, 1845. Educated Kingston, Wyo. Sem. Married Elizabeth E. Brown, Dec. 22, 1870. Lumber Merchant. F. N. Ruggles & Son, Kingston.
FRANK BARRY BROWN
1079 Born Plymouth, Pa., Aug. 23, 1876. Educated Plymouth, Pa. Att'y-at-Law. £ Alderman and Justice of the Peace, 8th Ward.
FERDINAND LANGE
1080
Born Germany, Dec. 29, 1850. Educated Ger- many. Married Anna Battenberg, Dec. 29, 1870. Mason Contractor. Treas. W .- Barre Publishing Co.
HENRY F. JOHNSON
1081
Born Parsons, Pa., Sept. 18, 1846. Educated Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Married Elizabeth Eley,
GEORGE N. MCALARNEY
1082
Born Plymouth, Pa., Sept. 14, 1860. Educated Public Schools. Married Carrie Creasy, June, 1903. Contracting Jobber. Cement and Sewer Pipe, etc.
ADAM M. HILDEBRAND
1083
Born Wilkes-Barre, May 13, 1872. Educated Wilkes-Barre. Married Lucietia Maude
Goulden, June 27, 1900. Contractor and Builder.
JOSEPH D. LLOYD
1084
Born Stockton. Luz. Co., Pa., April 24, 1867. Educated Public Schools, Wyo. Sem., Kings- ton, Pa .; State Nor. School, Bloomsburg, Pa. Married Margaret Gray, Oct. 4, 1893. Agt. for E. I. Du Pont, de Nemours & Co. of Penn'a. Also Promoter. Fort Worth Tel.
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Co. The Lloyd-Walsh Amusenient Co. Was the first Controller of Luz. Co., having been appointed in . Aug., 1895, under the law enacted that year, by Gov. D. H. Hast- ings. Was then elected in Nov., 1895, for a 3-year term and re-elected in Nov., 1898, for another 3-year term, having served 6 years and 5 months. This law was supposed to be unconstitutional, which caused litigation, lasting one year, therefore he was prevented from serving until July, 1896. Pastmaster of Kingston Lodge, 395, F. & A. M .; V .- Pres. of Aerie 353, Wilkes-Barre, Pa .; Fraternal Order of Eagles. Jr. O. U. A. M., Troy Council, 76; P. O. S. of A., Washington Camp, 408; B. P. O. E., W .- Barre, 109; Sons of St. George: W .- Barre Press Club; Eagles' Social Club; Burgess of Wyoming Boro. in 1894.
WILLIAM CLOUGH ALLAN
1085
Born Bretton, Yorkshire, Eng .. May 6, 1866. Educated Com. Schools. Married Karoline Louise Kuhner, Aug. 5, 1896. Sec. and Treas. Americus Electro-Hermetic Co. Dir. Dion Mfg. Co. Mem. of Lodge No. 61, F. & A. M. Shekinah Chap., Dieu Le Vieut Com., Knights Templar, 32d degree, Scottish Rite, Treni Temple, Mystic Shrine.
GEORGE M. WALL
1086
Born Plains, Pa., July 31, 1870. Educated Public Schools of Plains. Married Kate R. Ross, Sept. 29, 1897. Bookkeeper. With Shel- don Axle Co. Supt. of M. E. S. S. at Plains.
ALBERT WILLIAMS, SR.
1087
Born Cornwall, Eng., June 9, 1861. Educated Wilkes-Barre. Married Anna Clarke, Dec. 26, 1895. Axle Worker. Foreman. Sheldon Axle Co., W .- Barre, Luz. Co., Pa.
*ROBERT BAUR
1088
Born Vungdom, Wurtemberg, Dec. 25, 1825- *1906 Educated Univ. Ettlenshies Vungdom, Wurtemberg. Married Pauline Hassold, Oct., 1856. Printer and Bookbinder. Mem. Wyo. Hist. Soc. Ed. of the Dem. Watcher for 46 years.
G. ADOLPH BAUR
1089
Born Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Dec. 1, 1860. Mar- ried Kate Davis, Sept. 22, 1901. Publisher. Firm of Robert Baur & Son.
JAMES F. MUNDY
1090
Born Stockton, Luz. Co., Pa., Aug. 12, 1861. Educated Hazle Twp., Phil'a Schools. Mar- ried Catherine A. Freely, Jan. 1, 1883. Dist. Agt. Michigan Mutual Life Ins. Co. Prom- inent Mem. of the F. O. E. Pres. Eagles Social Club.
HARRY WILLARD OBERRENDER
1091 Born White Haven, Pa., April 20, 1864. Edu- cated Public Schools. Founder H. W. Ober- render's Printing and Paper House.
EDWARD A. MCLAUGHLIN
1092
Born Wilkes-Barre. Pa., May 7, 1866. Edu- cated Public Schools. Married Marie Flah- erty, Oct. 16, 1888. Merchant and Livery. Prominently connected with Irish Socs.
*WILLIAM P. MCLAUGHLIN
1093
Born W .- Barre, Pa., Jan. 27, 1868 -* Dec. 3, 1905. Educated Public Schools. Married Nellie Sheehan, April 27, 1890. Merchant and Livery. Captain of Co. M, C. T. A. U. Prominently connected in Temperance Socs.
FRANCIS KANE SHOBERT
1094
Born Nescopeck Twp., Sept. 2, 1857. Edu- cated Kingston Sem. Married Marie A. Woodring, Jan. 12, 1898. Dep. Rec., Luz. Co. Alderman.
M. A. SULLIVAN
1095
Born W .- Barre, Pa., Aug. 27, 1874. Educated Wilkes-Barre. Alderman.
JOHN P. POLLOCK
1096
Born Corning, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1851. Edu- cated Phil'a, Pa. Married Jessie Coolbaugh, Oct. 28, 1899. Alderman 4th Wd., W .- Barre. Sec. Plymouth Coal Co., Kanawha Ry. Co., Cabin Creek Kanawha Coal Co., Williams Coal Co. of Kanawha.
WILLIAM LE GRAND HIGGS
1097
Born W .- Barre, Dec. 5, 1866. Educated Pub- lic Schools. Married Susie R. Laurish, Sept. 15, 1888. City Assessor. Have 3 Chil- dren, son and 2 daughters, Charles, Hazle and Margarette. Was elected Co. Auditor Nov. Election, 1894. Was elected City Asses- sor Feb. election, 1904, for 3 years. Am Pastmaster of Camp 161, S. of V .; Past Councillor of Col. Council, No. 43, Jr. O. U. A. M .; Past Pres. Lodge 27, M. P. A .; Served as Sec. of City Rep. Com. 2 years, 1903-4; Past Pres. of Cent. Rep. League of W .- Barre, Pa.
FRED HORATIO GATES
1098
Born W .- Barre, Pa., Sept. 20, 1866. Edu- cated W .- Barre Public Schools. Married Lillian M. Rinchimer, June 12, 1889. City Clerk of the City of W .- Barre, Pa. Lodge 61, F. & A. M., W .- Barre; Shekinah Royal Arch Chap., No. 182; Dieu Le Vieut Com., No. 45; Irem Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.
JOHN CLIFFORD
1099
Born Ireland, April 3, 1802. Educated Wya- lusing, Bradford Co., Pa. Married Maggie O'Brian, Sept. 25, 1889. Chief-of-Police. Ex- Supt. Traction Barn, W .- Barre- Wyo. Val.
LYMAN H. HOWE
1100
Born W .- Barre, Pa., June 9, 1856. Educated Public Schools and Kingston Sem. Married M. Alice Koehler, Sept. 26, 1888. Originator of Moving Pictures as an exhibition, and he covers the entire U. S. with his several companions.
JOHN ALOYSIUS REDINGTON
1101
Born Drymills, Co. Mayo, Ireland, June 14, 1862. Educated Nat. School, Drymills, and in Public School, White Haven, Pa. Mar- ried Winifred McAndrew, Feb. 28, 1884; Eliz- abeth G. Lynch, Oct. 18, 1904. Prop. Hotel
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Oneonta, Harvey's Lake, and of Hotel Red- ington. W .- Barre. Mem. of Com. Council of W .- Barre, from 8th Wd, 1903 and 1904.
JOHN W. RAEDER
1102
Born White Haven, Pa., Nov. 8, 1858. Edu- cated W .- Barre High Schools. Married Elizabeth Barnes Draper, Dec. 20, 1882. Pres. and Gen. Mgr. The Raeder Blank Book, Lith. and Ptg. Co. Pres. Nuangola Chapel Ass'n. Advisory Bd., Nat. Pro. Legion, N. Y. Board of Mgrs. Y. M. C. A. Mem. 1st Presby. Church; Landmark Lodge, No. 442, F. & A. M .; Shekinah Chap., No. 182; Mt. Horeb Council, No. 34; Dieu Le Vieut Com., No. 45; Keystone Consistory, 32 degree; Irem Temple; Mystic Shrine.
PHILIP LEONARD RAEDER
1103
Born W .- Barre, Pa., April 21, 1868. Educated W .- Barre Public Schools. Ass't Mgr Raeder Blank Book, Lith. and Ptg. Co. Special Cor. W .- Barre Record Spanish-Amer. War, 1898; P. M. Lodge No. 61, F. & A. M .; She- kinah Chap., No. 182, R. A. M .; I. I. M. Mt. Horeb Council, No. 34, R. & S. M., 1906; Dieu Le Vieut Com., No. 45, K. T .; Key- stone Consistory, Val. of Scranton, 32 de- gree; Irem Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S .; Wyo. Lodge, No. 39, I. O. O. F.
CHAS. FRANCIS MURRAY
1104
Born Athens, Bradford Co., Pa., Nov. 5, 1851. Educated Athens Acad. Married Ella An- toinette Mandeville, Oct. 2, 1878. Furniture Dealer or Merchant. W .- Barre Board of Trade. Wyo. Hist. and Geolog. Soc .; Tioga Point Hist. Soc .; Westmoreland Club; B. P. O. Elks, No. 109; Concordia Soc .; Y. M. C. A.
EDWARD P. PHILLIPS
1105
Born Phil'a, Pa., April 26, 1847. Educated Phil'a. Married Emily J. Jacobs, June 25, 1868. Furniture and Household Goods. Un- dertaker.
SAMUEL H. HICKS
1106
Born Willow Grove, Pa., April 2, 1862. Treas. Spring Brook Water Sup. Co.
OSCAR MOORE LANCE
1107
Born Tremont, Schuylkill Co., Pa., Nov. 11, 1848. Educated Lehigh Univ., graduated 1872 with Deg. A. C. Married Ellen Han- cock, Jan. 9, 1873. Gen. Mgr. Spring Brook Water Sup. Co.
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