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SCULL. George R .:
President of the First National Bank of Somerset and the Somerset Trust Com- pany. Address, Somerset, Pa.
SCULLY. John S .:
President the Diamond National Bank of Pittsburg. Address, Pittsburg, Pa.
SEABROOK, Elisha A .:
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Adams County; born in Liberty Township, Adams County, Pa., Jan. 5, 1861; since he was twenty-two years of age has held many township and county offices, having served as clerk. Auditor, School Director and Justice of the Peace; was elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1902. Ad- dress, Fairfield, Pa.
SEARCH, Theodore D .:
Manufacturer: born in Bucks County, Pa., March 20, 1841; educated at the Lan- caster County and Chester Normal Schools and the Crozer Theological Sem- inary at Upland, Pa. After teaching for a number of years he entered the wool manufacturing establishment of Davis, Fiss & Banes, of which he became the junior partner in 1872 when the firm was changed to Fiss. Banes. Erben & Co. In 18≤3 it became Erben, Search & Co., and a thoroughly equipped new plant was built at Tacony. The need of trained and skillful help induced him to start a school for textile education in 1$$3. This
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began in a very modest way, but its im- portance soon became evident, and con- solidation with other allied institutions gave rist to the large and highly useful Pennsylvania Museum and School of In- dustrial Art, with which Mr. Search is still connected. His work in the advance- ment of technical education was recog- nized in the honorary degree of Master of Arts, conferred on him by Brown Uni- versity in 1895. In 1892 Mr. Search en- tered the extensive hat-making establish- ment of the John B. Stetson Company as Treasurer and General Manager, and in 1894 withdrew his interest from the firm of Erben, Search & Co. Mr. Search has been active in various directions. In 1896 he was made President of the Na- tional Association of Manufacturers, and for years was a Vice President of the National Association of Wool Manufac- turers. He was also President of the Philadelphia Textile Association, and is a Director of its successor, the Manu- facturers' Club. He is a Director of the Bank of North America, and is officially connected with other business concerns, While a member of the Union League and other associations. Address, 1507 N. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
SEARIGHT, J. A .:
President of the People's Bank of Fay- ette County. Address, Uniontown, Fay- ette County, Pa.
SEAPLE, Alonzo T .:
Lawyer; born in New Marlboro, Berk- shire County, Mass., Sept. 13, 1856: edu- cated in the public schools, St. Johnsbury, Vt., Academy, and Amherst College, 1877. First year after leaving college taught school at Rutland, Vt., and later was In- structor in Latin and Mathematics in Cheltenham Academy, near Philadelphia. In 1850 he studied law under Hon. B. S. Bentley, Williamsport. Pa., and later under George G. Waller of Honesdale; admitted to the bar Oct. 2, 1952, forming a partner- ship with Mr. Waller under the firm name of Waller & Scarle. Since Mr. Waller's death in 1888 Mr. Searle has practiced alone. He was Commissioners' Counsel for six years, is Referee in Bankruptcy for Wayne and Pike Counties, and a Direc- tor in the Wayne County Savings Bank; has served as a School Director for many years, being the first President of the Wayne County Directors' Association. He is a Trustee in the Presbyterian Church. and a member of the Masonic 1
lodges of Honesdale and several other influential organizations both in and out of the county. Republican in politics. Address, Honesdale, Pa.
SEARLE, Daniel W .:
Jurist; born in Montrose, Pa .. Jan. 7, 1836: educated in the Montrose Academy and in Yale College; then studied law in the office of Hon. William Jessup, and was admitted to the Susquehanna bar in 1859. He began the practice of law in partnership with his brother-in-law, Hon. J. B. McCollum, this partnership being dissolved in 1862 by his entering the army as First Lieutenant of Company H, Fourteenth . Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was promoted Adjutant and took part in several great battles, being wounded at Gettysburg. He was forced to resign in June, 1864, on account of injuries received, and returned to the practice of law at Montrose. Mr. Searle was elected District Attorney of Susque- hanna County in 1865, and again in 1868; in 1883 he formed the law partnership of McCollum, Searle & Smith, and in 18SS was elected President Judge of Susque- hanna County. He was re-elected in 1898. Address, Montrose, Pa.
SEARS, John Van Der Zee:
Author, journalist; born in Albany, N. Y., July 25, 1$35; son of Charles Sears; educated at Brook Farm, Mass., and Cooper Institute. New York. Contributor to Harper's Weekly, St. Nicholas. Youth's Companion, Independent, Atlantic, Lip- pincott's and other magazines. Art edi- tor of Philadelphia Evening Telegraph since August, 1888. Address, The Tele- graph, Philadelphia, Pa.
SEARS, Walter J .:
Lieutenant Commander United States Navy; born in and appointed from Penn- sylvania; Naval Academy. June 21, 1875; Midshipman, June 10, 1SS1; Ensign (ju- nior grade). March 3, 1883; Ensign, June 26, 18$1; Lieutenant (junior grade), Au- gust 4. 1891: Marion, North Atlantic Sta- tion, 1879; South Atlantic Station, 1880- 1881; Wabash, 1SS1; Enterprise. North Atlantic Station and Asiatic Station, 1882-1883; Monocacy. Asiatic Station, 1SS3-1SS4; Trenton, Asiatic Station, 1894; Essex, Asiatic and North Atlantic Sta- tions, 1884-1885: Coast Survey, 1585-1587; Trenton, North Atlantic and South At- lantic Stations, May. 1857, to September. 1887; Alliance, South Atlantic Station,
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1887-18SS; Lancaster, European Station, 1888-1889; New Hampshire, Newport. 1989- 1890; Vesuvius, North Atlantic Station, 1890-1891; Fern, North Atlantic Station, 1891; Inspector of Steel, Pittsburg, 1891- 1892; receiving ship Minnesota, New York, 1892-1894; San Francisco, European Station. 1894-1897. Promoted to Lieuten- ant, November, 1895. Inspector of torpe- does, etc., E. W. Bliss Co., November. 1897, to July 18, 159S. Navigator of Reso- Jute, in West Indies, July 18, to Sept. 1, 189S. Inspector torpedoes, etc., E. W. Bliss Co., Sept. 16, 1898, to June 20, 1899. Navigator New Orleans, Asiatic Station, June 26, 1899, to May 5, 1901. Command New Orleans, April, 1900. Navigator Glacier, Philippines and Australia, July 19, to Nov. 19, 1901. Promoted to Lieu- tenant Commander Dec. 17. 1901. Execu - tive officer U. S. S. Manila, at Manila, Nov. 19, to Dec. 31, 1901. Command of Manila, Jan. 1, to Feb. 15. 1902. Navigator of Brooklyn, Feb. 15, 1902; executive officer, June 21, to Oct. 17. 1902; Inspector of tor- pedoes, etc., E. W. Bliss Co.'s works, Brooklyn, N. Y. since Oct. 15, 1902. Ad- dress, care E. W. Bliss Co.'s works, Brooklyn, N. Y.
SEE, Richard J .:
President of the Myerstown National Bank. Address, Myerstown, Lebanon County, Pa.
SEELY. F. J .:
President of the Cowanesque Valley Bank. Address, Osceloa, Tioga County, Pa.
SEEP, Joseph:
President of the Oil City Trust Com- pany. Address, Oil City, Venango Coun- ty, Pa.
SEESHOLTZ, Isaac Hull :
Member of the Pennsylvania Comman- dery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; First Lieutenant Thirty-fifth Pennsylvania Infantry (Sixth Reserve), July 13, 1861; resigned and honorably discharged, Oct. 9, 1961, First Sergeant Ninety-ninth Pennsylvania Infantry, Nov. 12, 1861; discharged for promotion, Feb. 4, 1862; Second Lieutenant Ninety- ninth Pennsylvania Infantry. Feb. 5. 1862; First Lieutenant, May 12, 1862; resigned and honorably discharged, June 7, 1862; private 11Sth Pennsylvania Infantry. Aug. 1, 1862; Corporal. Aug. 1, 1862; Sergeant Major, Jan. 1, 1563; discharged to accept
promotion, Jan. 18, 1864; First Lieuatnant 118th Pennsylvania Infantry, Jan. 19, 1864; Captain, Oct. 30, 1864; honorably mustered out, June 1, 1865. Elected, .Feb. 5, 1396. Address, care of Recorder of Loyal Legion, 1535 Chestnut St., Phila- delphia, Pa.
SEGAL, Adolph:
Manufacturer; born in Ostrolenka, Aus- tria, Aug. 14, 1857; educated in architec- ture and mechanics; went to Philadel- phia in 1880, and entered actively into business. He began with a waxed paper plant, which has become one of the largest of its kind in the country; he also became a. builder, erecting more than four hundred dwelling houses in Phila- delphia and Camden; very versatile in his pursuits, he extended his plants until he controlled at one time eighteen differ- ent manufacturring establishments. The largest and most important of these, the United States Sugar Refinery in Camden, has gone under the control of the Sugar Trust; another large concern founded by him is the United Match Factories of Camden; he also became interested in breweries and in coal mining enterprises, and purchased over one hundred miles of railroad for the development his mines. Address, 1202 N. Broad St., Phil- adelphia, Pa.
SEGELKEN, C. Benj .:
Presbyterian Minister of the Presbyter- ian Church North; born at Baltimore. Md., June 10, 1862; was graduated from the Maryland Institute School of Art and Design (Architecture Department) in 1893; prepared for college at the Mystic Valley Institute, Mystic, Conn .: was graduated from New Windsor College, New Windsor, Md., in 1898, and from the Princeton Theological Seminary in 1901. Ordained to the Gospel ministry, July 25. 1901, by the Presbytery of Carlisle at Har- risburg, Pa., and installed pastor of Monaghan Presbyterian Church. Dills- burg, Pa., Sept. 3, 1901. Address, Dills- burg, Pa.
SEIBERT, D. H. :
President Pennsylvania National Bank, Pottsville, Pa .; born in Indianapolis. Ind., April 28. 1839; educated in academy at Chambersburg. Pa. Entered employ of the Pennsylvania National Bank Jan. 11, 1\23, as teller: Jan. 20. 1991. assistant cashier: May 20. 1\91, cashier; March 19 ..
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1901, President. Elected Treasurer Con- stantine Commandery, Knights Templar, 1879, and held office continuously since
. that date. Married Ellen E. Martin March 15, 1865. He served as Treasurer Pottsville School District from 1877 to 1593. Member of Board of Trustees First Presbyterian Church of Pottsville, Pa. Republican in politics. Address, 207 West Market St., Pottsville, Pa.
SEIDLE, C. H .:
President of the Citizen's National
Bank of Lehighton. Address, Lehighton,
Carbon County, Pa.
SEIF, William Henry:
Newspaper publisher and manager; President and manager Pittsburg Times since 1896; born at Ross, Allegheny Coun- ty, Pa., Sept. 11, 1$59; son of Philip and Dorothy Seif; educated in public schools and Duff's College. Married, March 25, 1885, Annie Graitge. Was cashier Pitts- burg Dispatch, 1850-1SS4; Treasurer and Business Manager of the Times, 1SS4-1896. Member Executive Committee American Newspaper Publishers' Association since 1894; elected member Board of Managers Western Pennsylvania Hospital, 1899; elected member Board of Managers Alle- gheny County Work House, 1900; meniber of the Duquesne Club. Address, The Times, Pittsburg, Pa.
SEIP, Theodore Lorenzo:
Educator; President Muhlenberg Col- lege; born at Easton, Pa., June 25, 1542; was graduated from Pennsylvania Col- lege, Gettysburg, 1864; A. M., D. D., Uni- versity of Pennsylvania; was graduated from Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1867. One of the founders of Muhlenberg College; Professor of Latin and Greek until 1SS6. President of Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and adjacent States, 1895- 1898. Member College and University Council of the State of Pennsylvania; contributor to Lutheran publications. Ad- dress, Allentown, Pa.
SWISS, Joseph Augustus:
Clergyman: born in Frederick County, Md., March 18. 1823: son of John and Eliza Seiss; educated at Pennsylvania College, receiving the degrees of A. M., D. D., LL. D .. L. H. D .: entered Lutheran ministry in Virginia. 1\42; pastor in Mar- tinsburg and Shepherdstown, W. Va.,
Cumberland and Baltimore, Md., and for many years in Philadelphia, and is now pastor of Church of the Holy Communion. He is prominent in affairs of Lutheran Church; twelve years editor of The Luth- eran and of The Prophetic Times. Au- thor of "Popular Lectures on the Epistle to the Hebrews," 1846; "Baptist System Examined," 1858; "Last Times." 1836;
"Digest of Christ's Doctrine," 1857; "Book of Worship," 1$60; "Gospel in Le- viticus, Holy Types," 1860; "Parable of the Ten Virgins," 1862; "Lectures on Apocalypse." 1866-1881; "Ecclesia Luth- erana," 1868; "Lectures on the Gospels," 1868-1870; "Plain Words," 1869; "Truth Made Plain," 1ST0; "The Javelin," 1871; "Uriel, Occasional Discourses," 1874; "A Miracle in Stone." 1877; "Life After Death," 1ST8: "Thirty-three Practical Sermons," 1$79; "Voices from Babylon." 1879; "Blossoms of Faith," 1SS0: "The Gospel in the Stars," 1SS2-1SS5; "The Gol- den Altar," 1882-1898; "Luther and the Reformation," 1883; "Lectures on the Epistles." 1885; "Right Life-Dost Thou Believe?" 1886-1900; "The Children of Si- lence." 1SS7; "Letters of Jesus," 1SS9; "Lectures on Gospels and Epistles for Minor Festivals," 1893; "Proposed New Hymnal," 1899; "Beacon Lights," 1900; "Lenten and Passiontide Sermonettes," 1901; "The Christ and His Church," 1902. Contributor to church reviews. Address. 1338 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia.
SEISS, Ralph William:
Professor of Otology; born in Philadel- phia March S. 1861; son of Rev. Joseph A. Seiss, D. D., LL. D .. L. H. D .; was pastor in the Lutheran Church; edu- cated in Eastburn Academy and the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with degree of M. D. in 1SS3. He was appointed in 1883 a clinical assistant at the Philadelphia Polyclinic; was elected Instructor in Pathology there in 1556. and Professor of Otology in 1994; in 1SSss he became lecturer on pathology in the Woman's Medical College, and in 1897 consulting laryngologist in the Deaf and Dumb Institution. He has for years been a student and investigator in science, and is the author of numerous articles on medical and biological subjects. Member of a number of medical societies, of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Phil ?- delphia, the Pennsylvania Historical So- ciety. the Country Club. Racquet Club and other organizations. Address. 253 South Seventeenth St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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SELBY, Charles N .:
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Philadelphia; born on the eastern shore of Maryland, Nov. 24, 1866; at seven years of age he re- moved with his parents to Philadelphia, and was educated in the public schools of that city. He is at present engaged in the livery business; has been a member of the First Ward Executive Committee for seven years, and of the State Committee four years; has been elected delegate to varions ward and State conventions. He was elected to the House of Representa- tives in 1898 and 1900; re-elected in No- vember, 1902. Address, 213 Moore St., Philadelphia, Pa.
SELLERS, Coleman:
Engineer and inventor; born in Phila- delphia, Jan. 28, 1827; educated in the public schools and in Bolmar's Academy, West Chester, Pa .; in 1846 he became a draughtsman in the Globe Rolling Mills of Cincinnati, Ohio, remaining there for three years, part of the time as Super- intendent. He then entered the service of Niles & Co., locomotive builders, Cin- cinnati, as foreman, remaining with them for five years. In 1851, while engaged in Cincinnati, he married Cornelia Wells of that city. He returned to Philadelphia, and in 1856 entered as chief engineer the machine tool works of William Sellers & Co., the senior member of which firm was his second cousin; he remained in this establishment until 1SSS, when he withdrew from active engineering labor and confined himself to consulting prac- tice, to which his long experience in en- gineering admirably adapted him. He be- came widely known as an inventor, more than thirty patents being granted him, some being for mechanical devices of great utility; a notable one of these is his coupling device for connecting shafting, invented in 1857; it is very important as the essential factor in the modern sys- tem of interchangeable parts in shafting; most notable among his other inventions is that of feed dises for lathes, patented in 1866. As early as 1861 he recommended the use of absorbent cotton in surgical operations. now everywhere employed; he proposed the employment of glycerin to keep photographie plates wet, and has, in fact, shown himself always active in de- vising practical applications. In 1881 he was appointed Professor of Mechanics in Franklin Institute, of which he had long been a member, and in ISS was appointed
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non-resident Professor of Engineering Practice in the Stevens Institute of Technology; in the same year he received the degree of Doctor of Engineering from that institution, and in 1899 the degree of Doctor of Science was conferred on him by the University of Pennsylvania. The King of Sweden honored him with the Order of St. Olaf in 1877 in recognition of his valued services to the engineering profession. He was President of the American Society of Mechanical Engin- eers in 1884, and has been President of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Animals, and the Penn- sylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art; Vice President of the American Phil- osophical Society, and a member of many other societies in America and Europe. The work of developing the power of Niagara Falls was done largely under his direction, and he is chief engineer of the Niagara Falls Power Company and chief mechanical engineer of the Canadian Niagara Power Company. Address. 3301 Baring St .; office, Stephen Girard Build- ing, Philadelphia, Pa.
SELLERS, Edwin Jaquett:
Lawyer; born at Philadelphia, Pa., July 25, 1865; son of the late David Wampole Sellers, of the Philadelphia bar, and Anna Frances Jaquett; received the de- grees at the University of Pennsylvania, A. B., June 15, 1886: A. M. and LL. B .. June 5, 1SS9. Admitted to the Philadel- phia bar, June 15, 1889. Residence. 1830 Pine St .: office, 800-803 Betz Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
SELLERS, William:
Manufacturer and mechanical engineer; born in Delaware County, . Pa .. Sept. 19, 1824; son of John and Elizabeth Sellers; received his education in private schools, and at the age of fourteen was appren- ticed to machinists' trade: at twenty-four lie became foreman for Fairbanks, Ban- croft & Co., Providence, R. I .; started, in 1847, business on his own account. estab- lishing the firin now known as William Sellers & Co., incorporated, of which he is President: also President Edgemoor Iron Company, and of Midvale Steel Com- pany. 1873-1SST: Director Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad: Pres- ident Franklin Institute. 1964-1967: Park Commissioner, Philadelphia, IST to 1872; member National Academy Seinners since 1476; Vice President Centennial Board of
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Finance, 1876; corresponding member So- ciété d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale of France; Chevalier Legion d'Honneur, 1889.
Read 1864, paper before Franklin Institute, on "Screw Threads and Nuts," which has since be- come the standard for the United States and the form of thread for the continent of Europe. Address, 1600 Hamilton St .. Station J, Philadelphia, Pa.
SELTZER. C. Jay:
Physician; born in Lisbon, Iowa, Jon. 10, 1858, his parents being Pennsylvania Germans who had moved West; they re- turned to Lebanon County, Pa., in 1865. He was educated in the Palmyra Acade- my and the Lebanon Valley College. He then took up the study of medicine in the University of Pennsylvania, and served a year as resident physician in Blockley Hospital; began practice in Philadelphia, 1SS2; the same year be was appointed by the Guardians of the Poor district phy- sician for the region between Vine and Chestnut streets. He was from 1882 to 1SS7 Assistant Demonstrator in Chemistry in the university medical laboratories and a chemical instructor in the Medical In- stitute, and in 1585-1889 was chief of the Clinic of Throat Diseases of the Poly- clinic. For the eight years after 1886 he was eye and ear surgeon at the Howard Hospital, and was also ten years an as- sistant surgeon in Wills', Eye Hospital: he has been laryngologist in the Philadel- phia Hospital and in the Southern Home for Destitute Children. In addition to these institutional duties he has built up a large private practice.
SEMMENS. W. H. :*
President of the National Bank of Tur- tle Creek. Address, Turtle Creek, Alle- gheny County. Pa.
SENER, J. Frederick:
Lumber dealer; born in Lancaster, Pa., April 2. 1833; educated in the public schools; entered the office of his father, who was engaged in the lumber trade, at the age of fifteen; at twenty-one he was admitted to the firm of G. Sener & Sons. still existing in Lancaster. Mr. Sener. in partnership with his brother, William Z .. continues in this firm, which deals largely in lumber and coal. In 1865 a similar firm, under the title of Sener Brothers. was founded at Euphrata, but is now dis- solved. In addition to his business duties. Mr. Sener, has been very active in the de-
velopment of his native city. He has been a Director in the Northern Market and the Eastern Market Companies, and for several years was President of the Western Market Company; for fourteen years he was a Director in the Farmers' National Bank, and until a few years ago was President of the Edison Electric Il- luminating Company; he is a Director in the Lancaster Gas Company, President of the Northern National Bank, an active member of the Hamilton Water Company. etc. Good roads have always attracted his attention, and he has long been an active Director in the Lancaster and Litiz Turnpike Company. He has been twice married and has travelled widely throughout the United States. Address, Lancaster, Pa.
SEYFERT, AAugustus G .:
United States Consul; born April 26. 1852, in the county of Beiks, Pa .; edu- cated in the public schools and at the Millersville Normal School. For a num- ber of years he was engaged in farming and teaching in the public schools of Lancaster County, Pa., and for nine years was President of the New Holland dis- trict teachers' institute, inchiding near- ly 100 schools in the eastern end of Lan- caster County; from 1STS to 1885 was Postmaster at Beartown, Pa., and was clerk and Deputy Recorder in the Re- corder's office at Lancaster for five years; member of the Pennsylvania State Legis- lature 1830-1896; appointed Consul to Stratford, Ontario, Oct. 5. 1897. Ad- dress, Stratford, Ontario.
SHAFER. Burt S .:
Contracting driller; born at Franklin. Pa., Jan. 19, 1874. near the old English Fort Venango; entered the National Guard, April 10, 1893. Was commissioned Second Lieutenant of Company F. Six- teenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served through the war with Spain in 1898, being in the Porto Rican the expedition ; was mustered out at close of the war and re-entered the Na- tional Guard, in which he was commis- sioned Captain of Company F. Sixteenth Regiment, on Feb. 4. 1901. He is a pro- ducer of Pennsylvania crude oil; a brok- er in oil lands, leases and productions. and the best known drilling contractor in Northwest Pennsylvania. Ropublican in politics. Permanent address, Franklin, Pa.
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SHAFER, John Douglas:
Jurist; born Dec. 5, 1848, in West Deer Township, Allegheny County, Pa .; was graduated from Washington and Jeffer- son College in 1866. At a later period he took up the study of law under James I. Kuhn and James Evans, and was ad- mitted to the Allegheny County bar in 1574. After practicing for twenty-three years. and winning an excellent posi- tion in the courts of his district, he was called to the bench of the Common Pleas Court, No. 2, of Allegheny County in 1897. and elected for a full term in No- vember of that year. In addition to his duties on the bench, Judge Shafer has served as dean of the Law Department of the Western University of Pennsyl- vania. Address, Pittsburg, Pa.
SHAFER, Noah Webster;
Lawyer; born Sept. 19. 1835, in Find- lay Township, Allegheny County. Pa., the son of David and Elizabeth ( Wise) Sha- fer; was educated in the common schools, then at Westminister College and in 1857 entered third term of sophomore year at Jefferson College, graduating in 1859, with the degree of A. B. Studied law with John Wesley Fletcher White and J. Slagle, entering their office the latter part of 1861. and was admitted to the Allegheny County bar Jan. 6, 1864. Was Register in Bankruptcy for the Twenty- third Congressional district of Pennsyl- vania, under the act of March 2, 1867. Address, Frick Building, Pittsburg, Pa.
SHAFFER, W. E .:
Lawyer; born March 19, 1873, in Re- novo, Clinton County, Pa .; graduated from Dickinson School of Law in 1900; admitted to the bar the same year. He practiced his profession in Clinton Coun- ty for several years. Editor of Renovo Record. Address, Renovo, Pa.
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