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 CHARLES HOWARD WELCH 
 
HISTORY 
 
 OF 
 
 MOUNT UNION, SHIRL[YS6yRG 
 
 AND 
 
 SHIRLEY TOWNSHIP 
 
 CHARLES HOWARD WELCH, M. E., A. B 
 
 
 Printed at 
 
 The Mount Union Times Office 
 
 A. S. & C. H. Welch, Editors 
 
 Mount Union, Pa. 
 
 1909-1910 
 

 X-relace- 
 
 When the hot rays of last Aiig- 
 iist's sun were penetrating' the heart 
 of niid-summer and hnmanity was 
 strngg-Hng imdcr the lethargy of 
 the dreadful heat I conceived the 
 idea of writing a histor}' of !Afount 
 iinion. This conception was not 
 accompanied by any such extensive 
 effort as this work has proved to 
 be, in fact my aspirations were by 
 •no means so complex and thorough 
 at the outstart. But as the history 
 progressed and as interest grew I 
 decided ■ to put aside the idea of 
 a brief historical work and enlarge 
 and go into some details relative to 
 the carh' history of xMount Union. 
 Shirley townshii^ and Shirlcysburg. 
 
 The work of writing this history 
 had been on the author's mind for 
 a mimber of years prior to the 
 undertaking. It was brought about, 
 perhai^s, and made more urgent, 
 because of the demands of the pub- 
 lic, i^articularly those who had a 
 
 kv'" 
 
deep interest in our town. Again, 
 the work of writng this history was 
 necessitated l)ecause of the few old 
 residents who remain to tell the 
 story of the happenings of earlier 
 days. As the years come and go 
 these older residents become fewer 
 and the time is not far distant when 
 no one will be left to give his thrill- 
 ing recollections of the early days 
 of 3*lount Union. That these de- 
 tails, these reminiscences, these bits 
 of interesting primitive history 
 might be collected and ixn-petuated 
 and preserved for the interest and 
 benefit of the rising generation as 
 well as the generations which shall 
 come, I have written this volume, 
 prepared first of ail with no inten- 
 tion whatever of forming into a 
 book, but v;ith the inadequate idea 
 of ]3ublishing through the columns 
 of the AIOUXT I^XIOX THIES 
 for the benefit of its readers. But 
 as the work has grown and de- 
 veloped and reached greater pro- 
 ])ortions than what we anticipated 
 at the start, and as the i:)ul:ilic has 
 shown unanimous interest in the 
 undertaking, I have decided to ])ut 
 the history into book forui, and as. 
 the book goes out to find a ]:»lace 
 in the various ]il)raries of persons 
 wl :).-c l(v\-c and devotion to their 
 home town is ever sincere, I hope 
 that the efii'ort will not be in vain. 
 
 ]\ Fount Union is not a very old 
 town as the reader of this history 
 will note, but it is located in an 
 historic section of Pennsylvania 
 
along the famous Juniata River, 
 and over these hills and across 
 these mountains in the past, the 
 Indian roamed, built his wigwam, 
 and shot his game, and here he 
 lived in the midst of barbarism un- 
 til he was succeeded b}' the White 
 settlers who came, drove back the 
 savage, took possession of the land, 
 and established settlements. The 
 region of the Aughwick X'alley in 
 juxtaposition to the Tuniata \'al- 
 ley has a thriling and interesting 
 ]iistf)rv. but this work cannot enter 
 into detciils as concerns that matter. 
 Shirle\- township, being one of the 
 oldest townships in the county and 
 Mount Cnion being connected with 
 it. it was deemed advisable after be- 
 ginning this work to mention lirief- 
 ly .some of tlie historical points 
 connected with tlie settlement of 
 the region of the AuLdiwick. taking 
 in also in brevity the ((uaint. old 
 town of Shirle\sburg. which is de- 
 cidedlv conspicuous from an his- 
 toric i)oint of view. Perha])s vol- 
 umes could be written upon either 
 of these subjects, im folding some- 
 thing of the thrilling history 
 brought about b\- the associations 
 and the warfare of the White Man 
 and the Indian. There is much in 
 the history that can never and will 
 never be known. There is much 
 also of the historv of Mount Union, 
 relative to the earlier days before 
 any town was here, that can never 
 Ik- known, because those earliest 
 resi<lents, who had a vivid recollec- 
 
tion of the Indian trail and the 
 primitive stage, days when Mount 
 Qnion was in most part a dense 
 forest, have all passed away. J^.ut 
 in this work I have endeavored to 
 do the best possible to get to the 
 basis of historic detail, to invest- 
 igate the authenticity of important 
 statements, to trace back and give 
 dates adequate to the establishment 
 and perpetuation of these interest- 
 ing facts in the reader's mind. 
 With all this effort I have been 
 limited somewhat b^' the unreliabil- 
 ity of tradition and the inaccuracy 
 incident to old age. 1 have gleaned 
 many of my facts from histories, 
 having made a study of Hon. J. 
 Simpson Africa's History of Hunt- 
 ingdon and Blair Counties, noted 
 also Hon. M. S. Lytle's History 
 of Huntingdon Countv. Tones' His- 
 tory of the Juniata Valle}', Brum- . 
 baugh & Walton's Stories of Penn- 
 sylvania, Rupp's History of the 
 earlier counties and Washington 
 Irving's Life of Cieorg'e Washing- 
 ton. Including these. I have re- 
 ferred to various newspapers, mag- 
 azines, manuscripts and old docu- 
 ments, some of which have been 
 rendered almost illeerible because of 
 old age. In addition to all these, 
 I have written letters far and wide 
 for data, and I have conversed 
 f reelv with the oldest residents of 
 Mount Union and gleaned what I 
 could from them. From all these 
 sources I have devised my work 
 and prei)ared this volume, and I 
 
am under many oblig'ations to all 
 those who have assisted in any way 
 toward the comi^ilation of this his- 
 tory, for in most instances I have 
 been cordially received and as- 
 sisted. 
 
 The pictures which are presented 
 in this book are man}', setting forth 
 not only scenes about Mount Union 
 and this historic section, but many 
 of the men who were ])rominent in 
 jMount Union in the past as well 
 as those of the present and rising" 
 generations who rank among oiu' 
 eminent citizenship. The biograph- 
 ical sketches in this book will be- 
 come invaluable as the 3'ears come 
 and go, for it has been the ambition 
 of the author to develop this por- 
 tion of the book extensively and to 
 glean the important facts and inci- 
 dences of the town's orominent men 
 substantiating them by dates and 
 various data. It must be remem- 
 bered also that there are many 
 whose names are not directly men- 
 tioned in this work. Drominent res- 
 idents of Mount l^nion. for to en- 
 ter into detail or auu to cover too 
 much ground in this matter would 
 be an imj^ossibility. confining our 
 efforts to the images of this book. 
 
 The anxiety connected with the 
 preparation of this history, together 
 with the care and worry, cannot 
 be told to the reader in this space. 
 Permit me to say, however, that 
 the disentanglement of many intri- 
 cate points of historical narrative, 
 has at times disturbed considerablv 
 
mv mental enertiies, and at times 
 
 decidedlv burdensome. Btit witli 
 all these, the end has been con- 
 tinnonsl}^ in view, and the probable 
 good that the effort mio-ht do in the 
 workl and with this consolation 
 floating- in the horizon of my his- 
 torical perspective. drndgeiT disap- 
 peared and I felt the o-hnmier of a 
 forlorn hope that it mig-ht be some- 
 thing that would prove a benefit to' 
 humanity and perpetuate a -portion 
 of local history which would 
 otherwise dwindle into oblivion. 
 
 The writer has endeavored in 
 this work to touch upon the things 
 of interest in the town, to note her 
 progress, social!}', morally, reli- 
 giously and industriallv. We have 
 given due si:)ace to the men wdio 
 have been makers of this -town; 
 men who have formed the commun- 
 itv bv their intkience and zeal : men 
 who have felt a keen interest in our 
 progress ; men who have sacrificed 
 in our behalf; men who have pass- 
 ed out without the realization of 
 their hopes ; and also the men living 
 todav, wdio have come ud to follow 
 in the steps of their esteemed pre- 
 decessors. We have not mentioned 
 in this work the noble and enter- 
 prising women wdio have lived here 
 in the past, nor those who live in 
 our midst today, but let the reader 
 bear in mind that back of success- 
 ful manhood rules the golden scep- 
 tre of noble womanhood, for truly, 
 "the hand that rocks the cradle 
 
 Vr"-"' T -•«!»•■' 
 
rules the world." All honor and 
 praise to the mothers of Mount 
 Union in the present as well as in 
 the past, whose domestic and ma- 
 ternal influences have been instru- 
 mental in the pro.si^ress and develop- 
 ment of the town, for in their quiet 
 domesticity manv of them have 
 wrought greater than they knew. 
 
 We have mentioned to some 
 length in these pages also the many 
 young men and women who have 
 gone out from the bounds of 
 Mount Union . and have swayed a 
 successful career elsewhere in the 
 world. In the busy marts of trade, 
 amid the thrill and •«» flexibility of 
 commercial speculation, in the ex- 
 alted realms of professional enter- 
 prise, Mount Union has been ably 
 represented. Let me add yet to this, 
 in the assumption of a wider scope, 
 that Shirleysburg and Shirley town- 
 shiv have done well in the careful 
 and judicious distribution of their 
 sons and daughters to other parts 
 of this great world, for out from 
 behind the hills and mountains 
 have gone doctors, merchants, bank- 
 ers, teachers, lawyers, ministers — 
 self-made men — who have made 
 good in a busy world, with nothing 
 but sacrifice and perseverance and 
 a big. broad, honest heart at the 
 beginning of their career. 
 
 The pages of this book have been 
 printed in the Mount Union Times 
 office and the work has covered 
 several months of hard toil, lasting 
 from the hot days of last summer 
 
nntil the snows of mid-wiiUer cuver 
 the earth in one .s^reat mantle of 
 white, and the indications of spring" 
 are already pernicatine- the heart 
 of Nature. This history has been 
 run throughout the columns of the 
 Mount L'nion Times, appearing in 
 successive issues, since Sept. lo, 
 1909. - As this -book goes- out -then 
 from the ])ress. to be read by many, 
 it is the great ambition of the 
 author that the effort will not be 
 fruitless. Not for an\- great finan- 
 cial remuneration, but that this 
 work may evoke the appreciation 
 of the public, that it may help 
 somebody to a better and nobler 
 career in life, that the perpetuation 
 of this local historv for the edifica- 
 tion of the generations yet to come 
 ma}' prove a benefaction, and that 
 Mount Union may i^rosper by this 
 abbreviated historv of her extra- 
 ordinar}' activitv and success. — 
 these shall be sufficient recompense 
 and wiir prove worthy of an im- 
 perishable monument. 
 
 CHARLES HOWARD WELCH 
 
Q)Qioazavh'i 
 
 Cj xQ pitij 
 
 CfLVRLES HOWARD WELCH 
 was born in (iennany X'allev', 
 lluntingdon counl\' Pa., Nov. <;. 
 1880. He is tlie only child of Al- 
 len Stanle\' and . Vnnie ( Kyper ) 
 AA/elcli. When 2 vears old the fam- 
 ih' moved from Germany \ allev to 
 Mount I nion, where they have re- 
 sided ever since. In 1887 his father, 
 \h. A. S. W^elch, erected a ;^tore 
 and entered into the farm im])lc- 
 ment and hardware business. In 
 recent years the business has Ix'cn 
 largeh extended and the mercan- 
 tile interests advanced. As a. young' 
 man Air. Welch was asstKuated 
 with the business ot his father, also 
 attended the Mount Tnion Public 
 Schools, from which he graduated 
 in the class of 1808. llis associa- 
 tion in Intsiness has given him a 
 business education, ^vhich is an in- 
 valuable asset to any \-oung man 
 starting out in life. In the fall of 
 i8v-)P Mr. V\'elch entered Juniata 
 College, and in si)rin>^ of icjoi he 
 was graduated from that institu- 
 tion froni the .Xormal English De- 
 l)artment. In the fall of n.joi he 
 re-entered Juniata Colleu'c to ])ur- 
 sue p. course in arts. hour years 
 were spent in that institution, and 
 on June 2=^, I'jos. he was graduated 
 
-l!n:r>;fr(;ni, reccivin.u- the dc;;irce oi 
 iJacIieldi o! .Vrls. In liie mean- 
 time' All. Welel] received tlie de- 
 gree (^t Master in luiglish. liaving 
 jDrepared a tlicsis and showed signs 
 of satist'actorv wc^dc in the College 
 Department. Leaving college in 
 1905. he has since that time heen' 
 engaged witli liis lather in the mer- 
 cantile hnsiness, also associated 
 particularh' in the editorial de])art- 
 ment oi the A fount L'nion I'imes. 
 Ide is a member of the l'resh\terian 
 ■church, at i:)resent ['resident of the 
 Christian hjidea\'or Societ\' and 
 Assistant Su])erintendent, also a 
 teacher, in the Sunda\"-school. AJr. 
 Welch is als(^ a member of the 
 State I^ditorial Association. In 
 
 the past he has been ['resident of 
 the Christian Endeavor Cnion of 
 Huntingdon Conntv. In the ])ast 
 he has to some extent been on the 
 lecture ]ilatf(irm. he having pre- 
 pared two lectures, one cmt "Abra- 
 ham Lincoln" and the other on 
 ■" Advancing (ienerations." iNIr. 
 Welch in ujOs published bis first 
 literar\- jiroduction. "A IJook of 
 I'oems". wdiich was received by his 
 friends throughout the country 
 with much ai^ijrobation. As an edi- 
 torial writer, .Air. AA'elch is interest- 
 ed in u]d"ioiding that which is right 
 and in the ixitting down of that 
 wh.ich is wrouii. In his editorial 
 work in the AFc^unt Cnion ddnies 
 he aims to discuss ail public cpies- 
 tions, social, p(ditical, religious, and 
 industrial, in a wa\- th.at is com- 
 
niendable to this i)ai)er's niaii\' 
 readers. Air. Welch is also local 
 correspondent at the ])resent time 
 for a number of large cit\' dailies. 
 He is mucli interested in literarx' 
 and educational i:)ursuits and is ac- 
 tive toward the success and pros- 
 perity of Alount I'nion, liis home 
 town. 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Page 
 
 Introduction 1 
 
 Historical Background - 
 
 The Original Settlers ■'. 
 
 Pioneers of Huntingdon County ... 6 
 
 George Croghan S 
 
 Jack Armstrong ! 
 
 Miscellaneous History 11 
 
 SHIRLEY TOWNSHIP, 
 
 PAST AND PRESENT 13 
 
 The Early Dunkard Church l'>s 
 
 Shirley Twp's. Oldest Residents . . •;') 
 
 Richard Hall '. '-iO 
 
 John Reck oi 
 
 Joshua Bard .rll 
 
 Philip Bolinger ?>o 
 
 James Barnes ^0 
 
 .Jacob Lohr ;'.i> 
 
 David Long JT 
 
 Isaac Ci'one Va 
 
 Teremiah Shope 39 
 
 .John Roberts 4'^ 
 
 Abraham Grove VZ 
 
 William Hudson i.> 
 
 Robert Wakefield it 
 
 John S. Harencame 4(> 
 
 D. P. Enyeart : ." 
 
 Gracey Erwin tT 
 
 Henry Morgan 4S 
 
 Augustus' Harvey tv> 
 
 David Crone r, > 
 
 John Young aU 
 
 L. S. Yetter >! 
 
SHIRUEYSBURG .^. ..... .. '3 
 
 Shirleysburg's Industries ........ -jG 
 
 Shirleysburg's Merchants j7 
 
 Shirleysburg's Taverns oS 
 
 Shirleysburg's .Early Physicians . . . n? 
 
 Sliirleysburg Herald 'V.^ 
 
 Shirleysburg's Churches t.1 
 
 Miscellaneous • • ■»- 
 
 Shirleysburg's Oldest Citizens . . . v"- 
 
 John Zeigler oj 
 
 Daniel Myers (^^ 
 
 John Jacobs 68 
 
 Peter X. Buiket 69 
 
 W Harrv T3ard ....... 70 
 
 Jacob A. Miller . (1 
 
 Eli Masemore 72 
 
 Joseph B. Gray (4 
 
 Geo. W. Wilhington 75 
 
 Thos. C. Harris "7 
 
 John W Riffle 78 
 
 John S. Appleby 79 
 
 Isaac Y. Wilpon . 80 
 
 PROMINENT RESIDENTS 
 
 OF SHIRLEYSBUR3 
 
 J. Harry Myers 81 
 
 A. J. Whit taker S2 
 
 D C. Kurtz & Son . S2 
 
 Geo. W. Miber .S3 
 
 John Douglas 84 
 
 J. Monroe Lutz 85 
 
 Dr. J. C. Plening So 
 
 W H. Lightner 87 
 
 John C. Lotz, (deceased) 87 
 
 The Barton Kindred SS 
 
 A AVord In Passing 91. 
 
 Enoch M. Lutz (deceased) '.i2 
 
 Letters from C. B. Sraelker ..... 94 
 MOUNT UNION. 
 
 Back to Mt. Union 97 
 
 In the Lietrospect 10:; 
 
 In the Early Days lOS 
 
 Mt. Union's First Settlers 119 
 
 Col. Wm. Postlethwaite 112 
 
 Drake's Ferrv 1 LI 
 
Tii,e Shaver Clixn 11*^ 
 
 Lavid E. Siiaver 122 
 
 Pioneer Buildings 123 
 
 Santa Fe and Clintouvirie 128 
 
 1 lie Old Canal 12j 
 
 AVilliam Sneatli l'->-> 
 
 MOUNT UNION'S OLDEST 
 
 RESIDENTS 13-5 
 
 John S. Shaver . . . . , I'i') 
 
 Blias K Rogers 137 
 
 Casner Miller i-i') 
 
 Fisher Postlethwaite 142 
 
 Alfred Simons - ^:o 
 
 Dr. \V. F. Sharrer IM 
 
 PROMINENT MEN WHO 
 
 HAVE PASSED 147 
 
 •h<)>M Dougherty ! 47 
 
 ^George W. Speer i4i) 
 
 Samuel Miller l:Vl 
 
 John Bare 152 
 
 Dr. Geo. W. Thompson loo 
 
 B. J. Devor 15S 
 
 Peter M. Fare . , 15a 
 
 The Town Laid Out 160 
 
 First Burgess and Council 16 > 
 
 George -McLaughlin 164 
 
 -Mount Union's Burgesses 165 
 
 The Present Council 165 
 
 Th^ Mayor, E. M. Beers 16G 
 
 James M. Shaver 16? 
 
 Mount Union in IS?:) 168 
 
 Luc> Furnai. e I'G 
 
 PROMINENT IV'ErJ WHO 
 
 HAVE PASSED (LATER) 
 
 James G. Doyle i-'i''' 
 
 Peter Campbell 1T8 
 
 Jackson Postlethwaite l"^-^ 
 
 Jo!in Lukons 179 
 
 Win. Seihert 1T9 
 
 ' SamiiOl Hartbock 17-3 
 
 John C. Ross 1"9 
 
 J. J. Robinson ISO 
 
 John M. Beli ISO 
 
 Elijah Aultz . 1??') 
 
Col. John Stewart ISi 
 
 Patrick Davis liU 
 
 Daviu Etnier ISl 
 
 Augustus Eberman 18'! 
 
 Arulerson Beers 182 
 
 Peter R. Sliaver IS,". 
 
 Geo. W. Dean . . . ! 18J 
 
 Elisha Fields 1S3 
 
 Louis Morgan . 1S4 
 
 Rev N. A. McDonald 1S5 
 
 Philip Smith 18r, 
 
 Rev. D. H. Campbell ISii 
 
 John Shaver I'^'i 
 
 J. White Shaver 188 
 
 S. R. Simons 18S 
 
 John Ewing 188 
 
 Jolui Himes 189 
 
 Peter Longacre 1'-^ ) 
 
 John F. Stewart l^-'i 
 
 Abraham Price 1') ) 
 
 J. Harry Shaver l^^l 
 
 ' Alfred Etnier 1)1 
 
 Daniel C. Appleby i>i± 
 
 Franlt Both lf)2 
 
 William. Pultz 1)2 
 
 Capt. W. C. Gayton 1)4 
 
 William Gray Ewing 19.3 
 
 Dr. Geo. C. - Borst . 19(5 
 
 Lex F. Davis 106 
 
 George Smith 198 
 
 Jolm Rummel 19S 
 
 Louis Smawley ^O-i 
 
 Daniel Snyder 20.) 
 
 John Foreman 201 
 
 Benj. F. Douglas 201 
 
 John Jenkins 202 
 
 Maj. John M. Osborne 202 
 
 Jacob Copenhaver 20^; 
 
 .Toshua Noland 204 
 
 THE RAILROADS 205 
 
 Pennsylvania Railroad 20o 
 
 Hisrorical 21- 
 
 Early Days of Mt. Union 21.6 
 
 Mr. Sechler's Administration .. 217 
 W. W. Fuller's Administration . . 2 Is 
 
 Vast Improvements 220 
 
 The Present Management .... 223 
 
The Tie Treating Plant 221- 
 
 The Men at the Head 22-:;. 
 
 Adams Express Agents 227 
 
 Joseph C. Sechler 22" 
 
 W. W. Fuller 22:> 
 
 Chas. I. Fuller 23:? 
 
 Joseph E. Fields 2M 
 
 A. Watson Fuller . 26'6- 
 
 Carl W. Tiffany . . 2:^7 
 
 Geo. L. Fields . 238 
 
 Francis M. Hooper . 23^1 
 
 The E?est -Broad Top Railroad .. 241 
 
 Robert S. Seibert 247 
 
 Rudolph Sechler 2r.() 
 
 Luden K. Chilcote 252 
 
 THE CHURCHES 254 
 
 The Presbyterian 2.j.> 
 
 Rev. Harry W. Koehler 2r» 
 
 Rev. Harry Campbell 271 
 
 The Methodist 27:1 
 
 Rev. George Leidy 27.S 
 
 The U. B. Church 280- 
 
 The Lutheran 28S; 
 
 Rev. T. L. Crouse 285, 
 
 The Present Organization .... 2Sr> 
 
 Rev. W. C. Spayde 286: 
 
 The Baptist Church 2.SCr 
 
 New Church Building 200' 
 
 Rev. H. K. Bower 291 
 
 Rev. A. C. Lathrop 292 
 
 The Catholic Church 294 
 
 Rev. Geo. E. King 294 
 
 THE SCHOOLS 296- 
 
 The tirst School Board .?ii'> 
 
 S. M. Neagley ^ 300' 
 
 THE NEWSPAPERS 302 
 
 The Mount Union Times 302 
 
 The Twice A Week Republican . 306-- 
 
 THE BANKS 307 
 
 The Central Banking Co 307 
 
 T. H. Adams .^.10 
 
 W. T. Bell 3i;> 
 
 The New Building 31 s 
 
 The Orbisonia Bank . •Jlg" 
 
 The First National Bank 3 IS: 
 
 G. B. M. Kepler 322 
 
MISCELLANEOUS ;j2 1 
 
 THE SECRET SOCIETIES ..... 32i 
 
 The Odd Fellows ..,,'. 82 3 
 
 The G. A. R. , 32r> 
 
 The P. O.. S, of A. 331 
 
 The Macabees 332 
 
 The Red Men 333 
 
 The Sons of. Veterans 3/>.\ 
 
 Knights of the Golden Eagle . . 333 
 
 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 33i 
 
 Chas. \v enzel -. . . 333 
 
 Stewart A. Kyper VM 
 
 OUR INDUSTRIES 330 
 
 Rummel's Mill 339 
 
 David Runimel 3 1') 
 
 Harbison-Walker Brick Plant . 342 
 
 C. V. Haekman 351 
 
 J. A. Lansberry 3r)3 
 
 The Mt. Union Bottling Wks. . .3^:3 
 
 Ewing's Mill 353 
 
 J. Elmer Ewing 3;/: 
 
 Mt. Union Laundry 359 
 
 C. P. McCoy 3Go 
 
 Mt. Union Tanning Co., 361 
 
 R. J. Faust, Sr. 365 
 
 .Juniata Oak Extract Co., 370 
 
 The Chair Factory 3.S0 
 
 Mt. Union Siiica Brick Wks. .. 381 
 
 Mt. Union Light & Power Co. . . 3-S9 
 
 Scott Dibert 330 
 
 Thos. N. Kurtz 392 
 
 Mt. Union Water Co 393 
 
 The Shirt Factory 396 
 
 Mt. Union Lime Co 3:J7 
 
 The Planing Mills 397 
 
 Cider Mill 397 
 
 OUR BUG-INESS MEN 398 
 
 E\\ ing's Store 398 
 
 W. G. Ewing, (deceased) .... 399 
 
 Cloyd B. Ewing 39.) 
 
 C. H. Weyant -. 402 
 
 Geo. Shapiro 404 
 
 T. C. Peduzzi 406 
 
 R. F. Ernst 41J7 
 
 Dr. C. A. R. McClain 4'h) 
 
H. R. GrieHt . . . 411 
 
 Vulcan 1 radiug Co 41^^ 
 
 B. W. Keeder 4i;5 
 
 W. W. Peterson 4ir. 
 
 C. H. Haines 41(i 
 
 Abe Strauss 41S 
 
 W. P. Dunmire 4J.'» 
 
 Chas. Ingwers 421 
 
 E. Clark Fields 4:i^. 
 
 S. G. Clinger 42 ') 
 
 Herman W. Schmittle 42/ 
 
 H, A. Wagner ^2.i 
 
 Ladies Furnishing Store -i3-) ^ 
 
 J. D. Flood & Co 4?.a 
 
 Chas Stratford ^^^2 
 
 B. C. Wharton l-'-^ 
 
 D. S Wharton 43'3 
 
 W. A. Boyd 43S 
 
 Dr. J. C. Stever 4' » 
 
 Norris B. Hoover 14 i 
 
 T. Frank Bollinger 414 
 
 H. S. Smelker 44o 
 
 Harvey Bennett 44S 
 
 C. B. Crum 45') 
 
 Crum's Restavirant '^'oi 
 
 C. B. Crum & Son i'^i 
 
 Dr. W. A. Hunter 454 
 
 R. M. Longacre 457 
 
 The Longacre Store 4o ) 
 
 John J. Rosen steel 461 
 
 D. G. Welch 4G2 
 
 B. C. Awkernian 4(> ' 
 
 H. W. Maxwell 46'. 
 
 J. T. Mcllroy 46S 
 
 B. F. Rinker 46;» 
 
 Joseph E. Gillam 471 
 
 James M. Johnson 47;; 
 
 P. H. Harrison' 474 
 
 Dr. J. M. Minick 477 
 
 Abe Diamond 47S 
 
 T. A. Appleby 479 
 
 Chas. Jenkins 48 !• 
 
 Frank Jenkins 48'. 
 
 Elmer D. Welch 487 
 
 Dr. Chas. E. Culver 48S 
 
 W. J. Hunter 491 
 
Thos. J. Galbraith 49 > 
 
 Jonn Galbraith 49t 
 
 „ Ferdinand Galbraith ... 4-f" 
 
 Capt. James Galbraith 4;)'; 
 
 Dr. W. W. Rumberger 497 
 
 W. L. White 498 
 
 Roy Miller 499 
 
 D. B. Price 49y 
 
 Selea Cutshall 500 
 
 John R. McKelvy 500 
 
 James M. Nevell 501 
 
 . Carter & Neusbaum ,. 50:5 
 
 C. T. F. Hadley 501 
 
 Geo. R. Smawley 50~- 
 
 Lewis G. Noble 50r> 
 
 Isaac M. Taylor 507 
 
 Howard Postlethwaite 5 OS 
 
 C. P. McClure 509 
 
 John C. Davis 5tn 
 
 L. S. Norris . . . : 511 
 
 John D. Williams 5 ; 2 
 
 Alley Kasan 512 
 
 Ye Hing Song^ 51:! 
 
 Dr. A. R.McCarthy 514 
 
 Dr. W. J. Campbell 513 
 
 Dr. Samuel Gregory 522 
 
 Richard M. Kiel 524 
 
 C. S. Price . . . ^ 51T. 
 
 W. H. Rohm 527 
 
 William Bice 528 
 
 John Ripple 530 
 
 S. R. Dubbs 53') 
 
 Albert Anderson 53T 
 
 The Stratford Building 5:'.i 
 
 Kieferle Music Store 5o3 
 
 Isaac Workman 53;' 
 
 Allen S. Welch 533 
 
 Miscellaneous 550 
 
 TfSE SUBURBS 550 
 
 Allenport 550 
 
 C. S. Fouse o^->2 
 
 J. W. Crawford (deceased) .... 553 
 
 North Mt. Union 55f. 
 
 Jefferson Heights 557 
 
 ^edarcrest 557 
 
MT. UNtON BOYS WHO 
 
 HAVE MADE GOOD 
 
 The Posthlethwaite Bros 55^ 
 
 Their Ancestry 55d 
 
 James A. J. Postlethwaite .... 561 
 
 Albert Gay ton Postlethwaite . oi?L' 
 
 .John Calvin Postlethwaite .... 56(1 
 
 Edward T. Postlethwaite 570 
 
 Clarence E. Postlethwaite .... ~>\'2 
 
 William F. Postlethwaite 3. <' !■ 
 
 Hon. Robert W. Speer 575 
 
 Hon. Frank Adams 579 
 
 John Albert Smith 581 
 
 J. Bruce Davis . 5S3 
 
 D. Sterret Drake ,581 
 
 Edward L. Fields 586 
 
 Harry C. Kieterle 5b£ 
 
 Harry A. Bell 591 
 
 Jesse G. Bell 594 
 
 W. Bates Bell 59i 
 
 John C. Appleby 59G 
 
 J. Burton Wharton 59" 
 
 S. Hayes Wharton 599 
 
 Dr. Chas. B. Jones 601 
 
 Roy G. C. -Tones 6i).l 
 
 Rev. Edward Campbell 'jO t 
 
 Albert McGa,rve;' 605 
 
 Frank De*"'rehn 60" 
 
 A. 1. Defrehn . 607 
 
 Geo. DeFrehn 69S 
 
 William King ' 60*^ 
 
 Chas. B. Lukens ,. 6.0') 
 
 Harry Lukens . > ul.O 
 
 J. Russell Bowman 610 
 
 The Harrison Brothers 611- 
 
 Richard J. Faust, Jr 612 
 
 Harry H. Hunter 615 
 
 Dr. Harry L. Beers 616 
 
 J. Morrison Ewing 619 
 
 W. Harry Fields 62^^ 
 
 The Peterson Brothers ..'......' 622 
 
 The Appleby Brothers 62 1 
 
 Alton Fields 625 
 
 Other Mt. Union Boys 62G 
 
 THE POoT OFFICE. 627 
 
 I. Newton Taylor 630 
 
Ralph F. Taylor , o:J:J 
 
 William D. Fuller t.3;; 
 
 Greo. W. Morgan 685 
 
 Adie Knepp 68C 
 
 THE TOWN OFFICERS 633 
 
 G. W. Covert 637 
 
 Patrick Gerughty 639 
 
 Russell Smyers 640 
 
 Alonzo W. Jones 611 
 
 J. E. Harper 643 
 
 HOTELS AND TAVERNS ...... 644 
 
 PROMINENT RESIDENTS OF 
 
 THE PAST 652 
 
 Frank D. Stevens 652 
 
 Thos. J. Chilcott 657 
 
 R. Bruce Bare 65M 
 
 Joseph P. Isenberg 661 
 
 David Hancock 66.! 
 
 Jacob Flasher 663 
 
 John Gayton 663 
 
 Dr. B. M. Rhodes 664 
 
 John Coulter 664 
 
 PROMINENT RESIDENTS 665 
 
 Isaac Taylor 665 
 
 Michael Hiney 66G 
 
 Alexander Maxwell 66!^ 
 
 Geo. W. Lukens . 671 
 
 Morris Kiel 672 
 
 Moses Everett 67 1 
 
 Harry H. Fields 675 
 
 Walker Peterson 677 
 
 Edward F. Brown 67S 
 
 Henry McGarvey 6S0 
 
 Charles E. Hart '!S1 
 
 B. Frank Marlin 6S3 
 
 .Henry Shaffer . 684 
 
 A. F. H. Kiet'erle GS4 
 
 George D. Shaver 685 
 
 -Cyrus Fields ■ 6.S6 
 
 W. E. Kough 6S7 
 
 Owen J. Cassady 63!) 
 
 Franz Heidel 690 
 
 Isaac Baughman 692 
 
 <Jeorge R. Bowman 693 
 
 A. L. Davis 693 
 
John Heckert t)9f> 
 
 W. M. Jamison 'Vy^ 
 
 E. Ray Stratford 'o9ii 
 
 Bryson Shaver 69;> 
 
 William Love i'X' 
 
 Edward Preston 700 
 
 Eiisha A. Fields 701 
 
 Simon Foreman 702 
 
 J. A. Rosensteel 70^ 
 
 Joseph W. Longacre 70-i 
 
 Philip Oassady 70 > 
 
 J. Newton McClain 706 
 
 Lewis W. Powell 70S 
 
 J. G. Isenberg 70l> 
 
 William J. Welch 71i> 
 
 C. B. Roberts 711. 
 
 Horace J. Chilcott 712 
 
 Harry Oppel 7lu 
 
 Robert O. Johnson 714 
 
 Wayne V. Fuller 710 
 
 William F. Ebcrnian 717 
 
 Harry E. Hanawalt 711> 
 
 Walter Jenkins 720 
 
 ..John S. Kirk 721 
 
 Frank H. Seibert 72.? 
 
 W-lli:xiP. H. Seibert 723 
 
 THE CONCLUSION 725 
 
 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
 
 AND PORTRAITS 
 
 Jack's Mountain, Mt. Union, etc.. . . -1- 
 
 Jack's Narrows 7 
 
 Travelling in Pioneer Days 1) 
 
 View of Mt. Union 12 
 
 Germany Valley Dunkard Ch 27 
 
 Coming to America in Early Days . oi> 
 
 Richard Hall ;;2 
 
 John Reck ^3- 
 
 Joshua Bard :V7 
 
 David Long C7 
 
 Isaac Crone -JS 
 
 Jeremiah Shope 3!> 
 
 John Roberts 41 
 
 Abraham Gi'ove 42 
 
 William Hudson 4;i 
 
 Robt. M. Wakefield (4 Gener'.s) . .. 4.5 
 
John S. Harencame 4^3 
 
 Henry Morgan iS 
 
 Augustus Harvey *?> 
 
 David Crone ■'(>' 
 
 L. S. Yetter ■■>2. 
 
 Rockview Acadenij &•>- 
 
 John Zeigler b6. 
 
 Daniel Myers • •'T. 
 
 John Jacobs OS . 
 
 Peter X. Burkett «9 ■ 
 
 W. Harry Bard <"^ ' 
 
 Jacob A. Miller 71 
 
 Eli Maseniore TM 
 
 Joseph B. Gray Tt 
 
 Geo. Withington 16^ 
 
 Thos. C. Harris [ . . 'T' 
 
 John W. Riffle Tg 
 
 John S. Appleby 7y 
 
 Isaac Y. Wilson ^^^ 
 
 J. Harry Myers SI 
 
 Geo. W. Miller S3 
 
 John Douglas S4 
 
 J. Monroe Lutz So 
 
 Thos. Nelson Barton 89 
 
 Enoch M. Lutz 92 
 
 Welcome to the Immigrant 93 
 
 Edward M. Beers 93 
 
 Jack's Spring as it used to be .... 10! 
 
 Jack's Spring Now iOV 
 
 In the Vi inity of Drake's Ferry . .114 
 
 John Shaver llfl 
 
 David E. Shaver 12o 
 
 Oldest Ho'ise in Town Proper . . 125 
 
 William Sneath 1S3 
 
 John S. Shaver 185 
 
 Elias K. Rogers 13 >' 
 
 Castner Miller lit) 
 
 Fisher Postlethwaite 142 
 
 Alfred Simons 143 
 
 Dr. W. F. Sharrer 144 
 
 John Bare 152 
 
 Dr. Geo. W. Thompson 15(5 
 
 B. J. DeVor 153 
 
 Geo. Mcl.fuiihlin 164 
 
 James M. Shaver 16^ 
 
 Louis Morgan 181 
 
Rev. D. H. Campbell, D. D 187 
 
 John F. Stewart 190 
 
 Frank Both 19o 
 
 Capt. W. C. Gayton 191 
 
 Dr. Geo. C. Borst ly-l 
 
 Lex. F. Davis 197 
 
 Geo. W. Smith 19;^' 
 
 John Rummel | . 199 
 
 John Foreman 201 
 
 Major John M. Osborne 203 
 
 ■Joshna Noland 20t 
 
 The Limited 20ri 
 
 The Old P. R. R. Station 207 
 
 The New P. R. R. Station 209 
 
 James McCrea 21i 
 
 W. B. Moore 2L:i 
 
 Charles I. Fuller 21G 
 
 J. W. Kauffman 219 
 
 "^rhe Tie-Treating Plant 224 
 
 • Jospeh C, Sechler 227 
 
 ^W. W. Fuller 230 
 
 Joseph E. Fields 2o'.- 
 
 A. Watson Fuller 23^ 
 
 ■ George L. Fields : 23.') 
 
 .Francis M. Hooper 240 
 
 Robert S. Seibert 248 
 
 Rudolph Sechler . . . . , 250 
 
 Luden K. Chilcote 252 
 
 The Presb.vterian Church ".">'3 
 
 The First (earliest) Presbyterian , 25S 
 
 ; Rev. S. W. Pomeroy 260 
 
 'Thfe Old Presbyterian Ch. (2nd) . 26*? 
 
 -i^v. Harvey W. Koehler 2(3> 
 
 B.GV. Harry M. Campbell 270 
 
 The Methodist Church 273 
 
 '!ev. George E. Leidy 279 
 
 The Lutheran Church 282 
 
 Rev. T. L. Crouse 2.S4 
 
 Rev. W. C. Spayde 287 
 
 The Baptist Church 2SS 
 
 Rev. H. K. Bower 291 
 
 Rev. A. C. Lathrop 29:? 
 
 Rev. George E. King 29o 
 
 The Public School Building 297 
 
 Prof. S. M. Neagley 301 
 
 Times Press Room 303 
 
Central Bank Building ;',0i 
 
 Thos. H. Adams ail 
 
 W. T. Bell ai4 
 
 Herbert N. Bell . , , ;ji(5 
 
 'Russel S. Bell -{17 
 
 First National Bank 31 ;i 
 
 G. B. M. Kepler 'j:i,; 
 
 Odd Fellows -ii'Ai^ 
 
 •john E. .Jenkins 330 
 
 P. O. S. of A. 331 
 
 Fire Department . 331 
 
 Charles Wenzel 33(; 
 
 Stewart A. Kyper 33s 
 
 David Rummel o4i 
 
 Harhison-AValker Brick Plant . 344-34.5 
 
 Clinton V. Hackman 3.'. !. 
 
 J. A. Lansberry . 37, > 
 
 Swing's Mill 35(; 
 
 .1. Elmer Ewing . 3:iS 
 
 C. P. McCoy 3*;o 
 
 R. .J. Faust . 36n 
 
 Mt. Union Tannery 3(j'j 
 
 Juniata Oak Extract Works .... 372 
 
 Extract Tank Car 3?;" 
 
 The Chair Factory 376-377 
 
 -Silica Brick Works ^. 3S'i 
 
 Scott Dibert . 39^ 
 
 Thos. N. Kui'tz 393 
 
 Cloyd B. Ewing 4)',' 
 
 C. H. Weyant 40;! 
 
 George Shapiro . /ir;") 
 
 T. C. Peduzzi 4f)i3 
 
 R. F. Ernst ;. 4!,y 
 
 Dr. C. A. R. Mcciain 410 
 
 H. R. Griest 4 l.> 
 
 B \\ . Reeder 414 
 
 W. W. Peterson 4ir. 
 
 C. H. Haines 417 
 
 Abraham. Strauss 41^ 
 
 AV. J-^. Dunmire 420 
 
 Charles Ingwers 422 
 
 E. Clark Fields . 42 1 
 
 S. G. dinger . . . . , 420 
 
 H. W. Schmittle . 42.S 
 
 H. A. Wagner 42'.'t 
 
 J. D. Flood .'."' 43J 
 
Charles Stratford 43 > 
 
 B. C. Wharton 43.'. 
 
 ,D. S. Wharton 437 
 
 W. A. Boyd 43>> 
 
 Dr. J. C. Stever 441 
 
 Norris E. Hoover 44" 
 
 T. Frank Bollinger 44^ 
 
 H. S. Smelker 44" 
 
 Harvey Bennett 449 
 
 C. B. Cruro. . . . 4ol 
 
 The Crum Block 453 
 
 Dr. W. A. Hunter 40;" 
 
 R. M. Longacre 45S 
 
 J. .J. Rosensteel i'ii 
 
 D. G. Welch 4fiJ 
 
 B. C. A wkerman 46.'i- 
 
 Maxwell Hardware Store i'Vy 
 
 J. T. McElroy 4f>.t 
 
 B. F. Rinker 470 
 
 Joseph E. Glllam 4 72, 
 
 Frank H. Harrison 475 
 
 Dr. J. M. Minick 477 
 
 Abe Diamond 17;+ 
 
 T. A. Appleby 4S0 
 
 Charles Jenkins 48r. 
 
 Frank Jenkins 48'> 
 
 E. D. Welch 437 
 
 Dr. Charles E. Culver 4'S'.) 
 
 W. J. Hunter 492 
 
 Thos. Galbraith 49 > 
 
 John Galbraith 4.^5 
 
 Ferd Galbraith 19C 
 
 James M. Nevell 5t)2 
 
 Howard Postlethwaite 50:> 
 
 Dr. A. R. McCarthy 51 1 
 
 Dr. W. J. Campbell 520 
 
 Dr. Samuel Gregory 52;^. 
 
 Richard M. Kiel 525 
 
 C. S. Price 52^v 
 
 William. H. Rohm 52-^ 
 
 William. Bice 5;^"> 
 
 Stratford Business Block 532 
 
 Allen S. Welch 534 
 
 David Gamble Welch 537 
 
 Welch Business Establishment .. 5i2 
 
 Welch Brick Corner 544 
 
iV'ficliael H. Kyyer "> 4^; 
 
 View of Allenport lol 
 
 C. S. Fouse ~)5'.\ 
 
 J. A. Crawford i),')! 
 
 J. A. J. Postlethwaite 66') 
 
 Albert Gayton PosLlethwaite .... otU 
 
 John Calvin Postlethwaite 567 
 
 Edward Thomas Postlethwaite . . J? I 
 Clarence Elmer Postlethwaite ....GT-^. 
 
 William F. Postlethwaite :">75 
 
 Hon. Robert W. Speer 57^1 
 
 Kon. Frank Adams ,jSO 
 
 Albert Smith :)^2 
 
 Z Bruce Davis 584 
 
 D. S. Drake r,sr. 
 
 Edward L Fields •')S7 
 
 Harry C. Kieferle TiS J 
 
 Harry A. Bell ^^>'^2 
 
 .li ss< G. Bell . 5Jo 
 
 W. Bates Bell 3;)", 
 
 .]. Burton Wharton 598 
 
 S. Hayes Wharton 600 
 
 Dr. Charles B. Jones 602 
 
 Roy G. C. Jones 60 1 
 
 Albert McGarvey SO-J 
 
 William King 60 ) 
 
 R. J. Faust, Jr. 61-5 
 
 Han-y H. Hunter 61.0 
 
 Dr. H. L. Beers 6'7 
 
 J. Morrison Ewing 62i.> 
 
 W. Harry Fields 621 
 
 Cloyd Peterson '52:^. 
 
 George W. Peterson 62-4 
 
 Alton Fields . 62-; 
 
 The Post Office Building 628 
 
 1 Newton Taylor 63 ( 
 
 Ralph F. Taylor (533 
 
 William D. Fuller 8:{4 
 
 George W. Morgan 6;'5 
 
 Adie Knepp 636 
 
 Geo. W. Covert . . 639 
 
 Patrick Gerughty 64n 
 
 Russell Smyers 641 
 
 A. W. Jones 642 
 
 The Beers Hotel 6''> 
 
The Kenmar Hotel 04.^ 
 
 Frank D. Stevens ......".'. t)5;5 
 
 Thos. J. Chileott . . . .T.:'.' 658 
 
 R Bruce Bare ooD 
 
 Isaac Taylor 66ij 
 
 Michael Hiney •><>'' 
 
 Alexander Maxwell b6!;> 
 
 George W Lukens 07 i 
 
 Morris Kiel OTi 
 
 Moses Everett i'l'^C 
 
 H. H. Fields 'IT') 
 
 Walker Peterson ti??^ 
 
 Edward F. Brown <-m t 
 
 Henry McGarvey t'^1 
 
 Charles E. Han 'JSL 
 
 William B. Kough (JSS 
 
 Iranz - Heidel oy! 
 
 A. L. Davis 391 
 
 E. Ray Stratfoi'd G'.)^ 
 
 Elisha A. Fields 701- 
 
 J. A Roeensleel 703 
 
 Philip Cassady 70'> 
 
 .J. N. McClain 707 
 
 William J. Welch 711 
 
 Hai'ry Oppel Vlv 
 
 R. O. .lohnson 7i."> 
 
 Wayne V. Fuller 717 
 
 William F. Eberman 71S 
 
 Harry E. Hanawalt 7 Li' 
 
 Walter Jenkins 721 
 
 John S. Kirk 72~ 
 
 Frank H. Seibert 723 
 
 William H. Seibert 724 
 
 View of Mt. Union 727 
 
 The Old Aqueduct 730 
 
 View of Jack's Narrows 734 
 
 Baseball Club, 20 years ago /o7 
 
 Sir Prancis Drake 74') 
 
 First Brick Industry 744 
 
 Site ol' H. & B. Brick Works . . . 74.i 
 
ALTERATIONS 
 
 Since the publication of this hisfoi-ieal work 
 several changes liave taken place and because 
 of some mis-information some corrections 
 are necessary. 
 
 On page ii Currence G- Swope should read 
 Currenee J, Swone. 
 
 On page 75, Mrs. Geo. Withington men- 
 tioned is now deceased. 
 
 On page ho Dr- J. M. Fleniiug should be Dr. 
 J. C. Fleming of Shirl-ysburg. In.stead of 
 settling in Shirleysburg in the autumn of 
 1889 he went there in the autumn of I88O. He 
 Avas married on Nov. '2'2, I88;i. instead of 188'.). 
 
 On page itj.") the Town Council is mentioned-- 
 Some changes have been made in this bodj^'' 
 because of the recent February election. 
 The Council now is: J. M. Shaver. Pres. : T- 
 A. Appleby. Harvey Bennett. Dr. 0- A, 11 Mc- 
 Clain, C. H. Weyant. \V. F- Ebermau, John 
 M. Heekert. E. D. Welch, and John Norton. 
 Charles Wenzel is at present Street Commis- 
 sioner. 
 
 On page 'A^o Rudolph Sei-hler is mentioned 
 as the East Broad Top Ticket Agent at this 
 place. Since the preparation of that sk etch 
 Mr. Sechler has left the road because of ill 
 health. Eugene Hart is at present E. B- T- 
 Ticket Agent here. 
 
 On page -ill Jiev- Harry I\r. Campbell is men . 
 tioned as tlie pastor of the Mount Union Pres- 
 byterian church- On March l, liiio, his rela- 
 tions witli this church closed, he having ac-. 
 cepted a call to a church in Pittsburg- At the 
 present time the Presbyterian congregation 
 is without a pastor- 
 
 Rev. W, C- Spayde. mentioned on page •J8t; 
 as pastor of the Lutheran church, has recent- 
 ly resigned and accepted a call to Punxsu- 
 tawney. At the present time the Lutheran, 
 congregation is without a pastor. 
 
 On race ;iOi three lines are out of place in 
 the write-up of the Mount Union Times, the 
 otii, 7th and 8th lines from the top of the 
 page. They can be adjusted by a little care 
 on the part of the reader to make sense. 
 
 Stewart A. Kyper, mentioned ;i;i7, has re- 
 cently been married to Miss Mary Snyder of 
 Burnt Cabins. 
 
^he Planii^g Mill, mentioned on page 397, 
 "owned by L. E. Reeder, was badly damaged 
 by flre ou January .'4. wio. 
 
 W. W. Peterson, mention 415, as one of Mt- 
 tlniou's butchers, has in the meantime sold 
 cut to Messrs. Jones <t Briggs- Mr. Peterson 
 is now a citiKen of Lewistown. 
 
 W. A. Boyd, noted on page i'M, has sold out 
 the barberiuK business and moved to Wil- 
 'liamsburg, Pa. His succes.sor in Mt. Union 
 4s Harry F. Adams of Newport. 
 
 Messrs. Hoover .t Bollinger, juentioned on 
 pages 443 and 444. have .sold out their theatre 
 interests in Williamsburg- 
 
 Donald Appleby, mention on page 4.s4, the 
 (partner of his father T- A. Appleby in. busi- 
 iness, has recently dissolved his interests and 
 Jgone to Oregon- 
 
 _ ^"W- J. Hunter, mentioned on page 491, as a 
 Mount Union citizen and business man, is 
 now a resident of Harrisburg. 
 
 Ralph r. Taylor, mentioned on 632, as a 
 
 teach©)' of the Mill Creek schools, has re- 
 
 " signed this position and accepted a position 
 
 4n the office ot the Harbison-Walker Brick 
 
 ' Company ■sv't this place. 
 
 On page 27:^, Mrs- John Booher, named as 
 • an early Methodist, died March 10, 1910- 
 
 On page 274. Miss Lida Mclntyre, one of the 
 ''■■pioneer Methodists named is now deeeajsed- 
 
 "I^he School Board, mentioned on i)age 300 
 Hias been changed. The new Board in effect 
 in June, 1910, will be : R. M- Longacre, David 
 Rummel, C I. Fuller, W. T- Sheaffer, L. S. 
 Norris, Chas- Ingwers, Frank Moore, Dr. Sam- 
 uel Gregory, C G- Weirieh. 
 
 C- H. Haines, named on page 416 has gone 
 out of business. 
 
 On page 006, iu the Albert McGarvey sketch, 
 the Westinghouse Machine Co-, is located in 
 East Pittsburg- 
 
 On page <;33, William D. Fuller mentioned 
 has since left the postoffice. 
 
 On page ('.89, in the sketch of O- J- Cassady 
 Wayne Furnace should by Lucy- In the last 
 line, 25 acres should be 2500. 
 
 On page 709, Dessie Powell should be Esther 
 Powell (Mrs- Alex. Crowe.) 
 
 O n page 740, Sir Francis Drake should be 
 the first BRITISH circumnavigator of the 
 globe. Magellan was the first- 
 
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MT. 
 UNION, SHIRLEY TOWNSHIP 
 AND SHIRLEYSBURG. 
 
 INTRODUCTION 
 
 Mount Union probably found her 
 name back centuries ago, wlien some 
 geologic interference caused the 
 waters of the Juniata river to inter- 
 cept the mountain range, known to- 
 day as Jack's, and to roll onward to- 
 ward the great, broad sea, uninter- 
 rupted and unharmed. It was then, 
 perhaps aeons in the past, maybe 
 when yet the Earth was without 
 shape and void, that the narrow gorge, 
 known as Jack's Narrows was formed 
 and a sublime and magnificent picture 
 was made. Beyond the recollections 
 of man, geologic forces were engaged 
 in the process of making these hills 
 and valleys. A Divine Artist was 
 painting pictures, to diffuse their 
 splendors upon the retina of the eye 
 of man as long as the world stands. 
 But centuries have passed. The Abo- 
 rigines have come and gone. The 
 war-whoop of the Indian, who once 
 roamed these forests and crossed 
 these streams, has died out, like the 
 grim and adventurous warrior him- 
 self. The smoke curls upward from 
 the wigwam no more. The Indian 
 who wielded the battle-axe and pad- 
 dled the canoe has gone to his "hap- 
 
py hunting ground" long since. The 
 canal boat, a great boon to transpor- 
 tation in its day, has given up to an 
 age of genius and invention. The 
 stage-coach rumbles no more over 
 the stony highways of these moun- 
 tains. A primitive forest has been 
 converted into a thriving town, with 
 a brilliant future before it. Nor did 
 anyone know in the beginning days 
 of this country that at the eastern ex- 
 tremity of what is now Jack's Nar- 
 rows a town would some day be lo- 
 cated. Nature named us in antiquity, 
 but she kept the secret all to herself 
 until one day, long passed, the revela- 
 tion was made to Col. William Pol- 
 lock, one of the pioneer residents of 
 this beautiful territory, when he gave 
 us the name "Mount Union" — named 
 because of the union of mountains, 
 cut in twain by the historic .Juniata 
 River. 
 
 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 
 
 Before proceeding with a historical 
 sketch of Mount Union, it might be 
 well to note briefly some of the primi- 
 tive history, leading up to the later 
 days of the eighteenth century, at 
 which time this State and in particu- 
 lar, this territory here in the region 
 of Huntingdon county, was develop- 
 ing. 
 
 William Penn, the founder of Penn's 
 Woods, or Pennsylvania, had been 
 one of the three trustees chosen ta 
 manage the affairs of West .Jersey, 
 hence he had an opportunity to be- 
 come familiar with the adjacent terri- 
 tory, now Pennsylvania. At the death 
 
of Penn's father, Admiral William 
 Penn, the British Government was in- 
 debted to the son to the amount of 
 nearly 16,000 pounds, for valuable ser- 
 vices rendered as well as money loan- 
 ed by his father during his life-time. 
 For Lhis amount, Penn agreed to take 
 a grant of land in America, and it 
 was en March 4, 16S1, that Charles 
 II of England granted to him a chart- 
 er which gave the founder of Penn- 
 sylvania a valuable tract of land bord- 
 ering on the Delaware River, and 
 comprising about 45,000 square miles. 
 Penn landed here in 1682 and began 
 to make settlements. He had not 
 been in the new land very long until 
 an assembly was called of the free- 
 holders and others, and methods of 
 government considered, Philadelphia 
 was thus founded in 1683, and from 
 that date, civilization pushed west- 
 ward toward and across the moun- 
 tains. 
 
 In the early days of this State, 
 there were only three counties, name- 
 ly, Chester, Philadelphia and Bucks. 
 Lancaster, the fourth county, was laid 
 out May 10, 1729. This was a very 
 important section of land, as were 
 the other counties at that day. Cum- 
 berland county was later laid out. 
 .Tan. 27, 1750, and it took from Lan- 
 caster, all lands in the Province 
 lying west of the Susquehanna, and 
 northward and westward of the coun- 
 ty of York. This included what is 
 now Huntingdon county. Cumberland 
 was the sixth county of the State. 
 It was on March 9, 1771, that Bedford 
 
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 This division then put us or this 
 immediate territory in Bedford coun- 
 ty, and we remained a part of Bed- 
 ford until Sept. 20, 1787, at wliich 
 date Huntingdon county was formed, 
 Bedford being divided. 
 
 THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS 
 The original settlers in the .Juniata 
 Valley, so far as we know, were the 
 Indians, comprising the Monseys and 
 Conoys of the Lenape Nation, Nanti- 
 cokes of the same original stock, 
 Shawnees and Tuscaroras. It seems 
 also that some Mingoes of the Iro- 
 quois tribe, made their homes for 
 seme time in the Kishacoqrillas Val- 
 ley. These Indians claimed the land, 
 but little did they till it, for at that 
 time most of this territory was forest 
 covered with tall oaks and pines. 
 The Indians used this section, togeth- 
 er with other vast areas of land in 
 America, for roaming over and for 
 hunting. As this State developed, 
 white settlers came this way from 
 the East and from Europe and found 
 homes in the Eastern part of "Peiin's 
 Woods." The development westward 
 was gradual, for the Indian had to 
 be driven back to and across the 
 Alleghenies, rather, some conciliation 
 had to be made with them for the 
 land to which they claimed a just 
 right. One of the early settlers then 
 in the region of the Juniata Valley, 
 was John Harris, father of the found- 
 er of Harrisburg, who came over 
 earlier than 1726, and established an 
 extensive trading business with the 
 
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 Redmen. Conrad Weiser, of German 
 extraction, who came to this coun- 
 try in 1714, acted as interpreter and 
 thus became a great force in the ne- 
 gotiation of business matters between 
 the Indians and the Whites. The 
 White men treated the poor Indiaris 
 siiamefully in many respects, and of- 
 ten provoked them to atrocious deeds. 
 Despite the land difficulties existing 
 between the braves and the early 
 white settlers, satisfaction was at 
 last guaranteed about July, 1754, 
 when the Indian Title was purchased 
 ■and the lands of Huntingdon and ad- 
 joining counties were thrown open to 
 settlers. 
 
 PIONEERS IN HUNTINGDON 
 COUNTY 
 The earliest White settlers in what 
 is now known specifically as Hunting- 
 don county, must have come from 
 beyond the Tuscarora Mountains, per- 
 haps many of them from the region 
 of Cumberland county, and these peo- 
 ple first settled in and near to Burnt 
 Cabins. This quaint old town, in 
 what is now Fulton county, is histori- 
 cally famous because it was there 
 that the old cabins were burned about 
 the year, 1750. The region of what 
 is now the Dublin Townships, was 
 probably the first to be inhabited by 
 this influx of settlers. Gradually the 
 pioneers pressed their way westward 
 and from that region they began to 
 Bettle in the southern or lower part 
 of the county, extending finally to 
 the Valley of the Aughwick, in the 
 latter part cf the eighteenth century. 
 
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Fort Shirley, where Shirleysburg is 
 now located, named after General 
 William Shirley, was a very import- , 
 ant point. This Fort was probably 
 erected about 1755, during the time 
 of the French and Indian War. 
 George Croghan made this his abode 
 for some time, and the little band of 
 soldiers who defended this stronghold 
 were among the first to take up their 
 abodes and become settlers in the 
 Aiighwick Valley. 
 
 GEORGE CROGHAN 
 George' Croghan, an Irishman by 
 birth and an Indian trader, was a 
 very conspicuous character in the 
 early days of the settlement of the 
 Aughwick Valley. He had previous- 
 ly been a resident of Cumberland 
 county, where he had extensive land 
 interests, (about 1748). A little later 
 he came to this side of the Tusca- 
 rora Mountain, into the territory 
 drained by the Aughwick Creek, and 
 settled near what is now known as 
 Shirleysburg, where he owned land. 
 Croghan named this section, "Auc- 
 quick," or "Old Town." His lands, 
 owned in and around what is now 
 Shirleysburg, later went into the 
 hands of James Folay (1773) and still 
 later, into the hands of Paul Warner 
 of Maryland (1776). Croghan was 
 a remarkable man and was a great 
 friend of the Indians. He owned con- 
 siderable land in the Aughwick, also 
 claimed title to the Standing Stone 
 tract, where Huntingdon is now lo- 
 cated. It was through his liberality, 
 and because of the extensive losses 
 of the French, that he later became 
 
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 financially embarrassed. Washington 
 Irving, in his celebrated "Life of 
 Washington" mentions this territory 
 along the Aughwick, also Fort Shir- 
 ley, now Shirleysburg. He also men- 
 tions George Croghan and his work 
 among the Indians. It is probable 
 that Croghan left the Aughwick Val- 
 ley about 1756, never returning; but 
 he still claimed the land however, af- 
 ter his departure. 
 
 JACK ARMSTRONG 
 One of the pioneers of this section, 
 a man who roamed throughout Jack's 
 Narrows, and over Jack's Mountain 
 was John or Jack Armstrong. He 
 was a brave man, fleet as an antelope, 
 tall as a giant and as strong as a 
 lion. As early as 1750 he had his lit- 
 tle cabin in the Narrows above Mount 
 Union. There his wife and two child- 
 ren lived, and together they dwelt 
 in happiness and peace. Armstrong 
 was a white, but he was truly king 
 of the forest. One day in 1752, Cap- 
 tain Jack jumped into his canoe, and 
 started off upon the waters of the 
 "Blue Juniata." When he returned, 
 he found that his family had been 
 murdered by the brutal Indians, and 
 his cabin was in ruins. He kissed the 
 cold lips he loved, then carried the 
 bodies away and buried them in one 
 grave. But he did more, he vowed 
 that he would avenge the deed, and 
 all the rest of his life, with an eye 
 like an eagle's and an aim as sure 
 as William Tell's, he killed every Red- 
 man who came his way. Captain 
 Jack, it seems, had the contract of 
 putting a road through the Narrows, 
 
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 assisted by several other men. He 
 was murdered, history tells us, by 
 the Indians, and his body was laid 
 to rest in an unknown grave, at the 
 base of the mountain v/hich bears 
 his name. He has no man-made 
 tombstone, but the mountain, tower- 
 ing in sublimity, stands as an en- 
 during monument to his memory, and 
 the silent stars keep watch, like sen- 
 tinels, over his lonely grave. 
 
 NOTE:— There is some (iuestion as to"who 
 Captain Jack really was- Some believe Jack 
 Armstrong was not Capt. Jack, but an Indian 
 trader. Others assoeiate Capt. Jack with Jack 
 Cul berson- We have been given the opinions 
 nf Dr. M. G- Brumbaugh, and M. S- Lytle, 
 Esa-' respective y and ' hey too are unabJe to 
 answer the (luestions definitely, because of 
 the lack of authority and the inaccuracy of 
 traditional information. Hon.SimpsonAfrica 
 iu his history states that John or Jack Arm- 
 strong was murdered in the Narrows, about 
 1711. In the above, we have followed Dr. 
 Brumbaugh, in his""Stories of Pennsylvania " 
 Just who Capt. Jack really was, will probably 
 never be known. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS HISTORY 
 
 Another man of note in the early 
 days of Pennsylvania was Richard 
 Peters, commissioned as Provincial 
 Secretary, Nov. 24, 1748. Peters was 
 associated with Conrad Weiser in his 
 frequent negotiations with the In- 
 dians. He later came into possession 
 of the territory round about Hollidays- 
 burg. 
 
 The Indian name for Juniata River 
 was the "Scokooniady River." 
 
 Hugh Crawford was the first white 
 ^owner of the land where Huntingdon 
 now stands, knoAvn as the Standing 
 Stone Tract. Crawford received the 
 land from George Croghan. 
 

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 SHIRLEY TOWNSHIP— PAST AND 
 PRESENT 
 
 Mount Union being situated in 
 Sliirley Townstiip, and Sliirley being 
 one of the first townships to be 
 named in Huntingdon county, it is , 
 necessary that in a slietch of the 
 town's history we touch briefly upon 
 the history of the township as well. 
 The township, lilie the town of Shir- 
 leysfcurg. was named after General 
 William Shirley, a noted general of 
 early days, and together, they per- 
 petuate the esteem and honor shown 
 toward such a valiant man. Shirley 
 township, then, besides Mount Union, 
 includes Aughwick . Valley,, Germany 
 Valley, part of Blacklog Valley, Hill 
 Valley and Gilboa — this various terri- 
 tory is all. situated adjoining or near 
 to Mount Union. 
 
 The region of the Aughwick, in- 
 cluding also what is now known as 
 Germany Valley, was settled many 
 years before Mount Union. After the 
 restoration of tranquillity, which fol- 
 lowed the interferences between the 
 Indians and the Whites, there was an 
 influx of population into this forest 
 land. What is now Germany Valley 
 takes its name from the Teutonic 
 pioneers, who having left their "Vat- 
 erland," sought homes in this rich and 
 arable territory. Joseph Long was 
 the first white settler in Germany Val- 
 ley. He took up land in what was 
 formerly the land of John X. Uutz, 
 Geo. P. Wakefield, Abram Lutz, Geo. 
 Swine. R. M. Wakefield and Benjamin 
 Garver's heirs. When Mr. Long 
 
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 went into the valley there was no 
 road, not even a foot-path. He mark- 
 ed the trees as he went in and fol- 
 lowed these marked trees until some 
 roadway was established to and from 
 his humble cabin. Another pioneer 
 Vv-as Martin Etnire, who located there 
 as early as 1780. 
 
 Among other early settlers in the 
 township were: Revs. Christian 
 Long and Peter Long, (Dunkard 
 preachers), John Donohoe, David and 
 Abram Long, Sr., the Baker, King and 
 Galbraith families. Col. William Alex- 
 ander was also a prominent resident 
 of the township and a Revolutionary 
 £' idler. 
 
 rdlowing these we have .Jacob 
 Lutz, Andrew and Jacob Spanogle, 
 Jonas Umbenhour, Geo. Eby and Oli- 
 ver Etnier, who are also classed 
 among the early settlers. 
 
 Among other early settlers in the 
 .township were: the Boyers, Bing- 
 hams and McAllisters in Love Valley, 
 adjoininc,' Germany Valley to the 
 south. In Hill Valley were the Ar- 
 thur and Bowker tracts. The Ripple 
 ?aid the Lewis Smawley tracts were 
 located around Aughwick Mills. Ly- 
 ing between Shirleysburg and Orbi- 
 Eonia was the T. T. Cromwell tract. 
 What is now Shirleysburg Borough, 
 was formerly the Warner tract. 
 Lands near Shirleysburg, v/ere years 
 ago owned and tilled by Messrs. Shar- 
 rar, Lutz and Carothers. 
 
 Going back forty years or more. 
 and to be more specific, for the bene- 
 fit of our readers who have formerly 
 resided in the township, but who 
 
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 have since taken up homes far away 
 we will give a later as well as a 
 present history of the inhabitants 
 and their respective dwelling places. 
 Beginning at the Mifflin county line 
 and going southward through Ger- 
 many Valley to Cromwell township, 
 what were formerly the James Bard 
 home, the Samuel H. Bell, Oliver Et- 
 nier and David G. Welch farms, also 
 the old Edward Fnrnace or J- Lowry 
 Johnston farm, are now owned and 
 operated by L D. GifEord and wife; 
 they residing Npon the Bell home- 
 stead. The Joshua Bard property is 
 still occupied by Mr. Bard, he hav- 
 ing reached a ripe old age. The Sam- 
 uel Rorer Farm, later that of Isaac 
 Rorer, is now owned by Chas. Fet- 
 terhoff. The Adam Grouse property 
 is now Dwned and occupied by Albert 
 Wakefield. The Daniel Brandt tract, 
 formerly the John Garver farm, is 
 now owned by John H. Pyles and son. 
 The Jacob Spanogle and John E. 
 Garver farms are now in possession 
 of S. K. McKeehan and sons. The 
 Thos. Smelker farm is now owned 
 by Milton Shields. The Joseph Mil- 
 ler farm is owred by Asaph Price, 
 and the John X. Lutz homestead farm 
 is owned and occupied by Mrs. Ma- 
 tilda Bard. The Johnstown Ridge 
 farm, formerly belonging to John X. 
 Lutz, is now owned and occupied by 
 Edward Price. Richard Hall still 
 lives on the old farm, he having 
 reached a ripe old aj',e. The Latimer 
 Snyder property is yet occupied by 
 Mr. Snyder's widow; William and 
 
George Snyder, the sons, have built 
 homes for themselves and reside near 
 their mother. The John Basore prop- 
 erty is now owned by Richard Hall, 
 the buildini's havini^; been removed 
 years ago. The Benj. Garver farm, 
 later that of William Adams, is now 
 owned and occupied by Joseph A. 
 Brandt. The R. M. Wakefield farm 
 now belongs to W. A. Walker, while 
 the Geo. P. Wakefield farm, later that 
 of Dr. G. W. Thompson, (deceased) 
 of Mount Union, is now in possession 
 of the E. O. Rogers' heirs, and is 
 farmed by .1. Al. Rogers. The old 
 Wakefield Chapel, (Methodist) was 
 erected about 1S70, on ground donat- 
 ed by Geo. P. Wakefield, and services 
 have been held therein since tliat 
 date, it being a part cf tho G'hiil3.vs- 
 burg charge. The properties of 
 James Pluntsman and Allen B. Stutor, 
 erected near the church, are now owned 
 and occupied by Eli Wakefield and 
 Chas. Eberly, respectively. The Mrs. 
 R. M. Wakefield farm now belongs to 
 George Swayne, Jr. The Abram Lutz 
 farm is now owned by Newton Nel- 
 son. The David Umbenhour home, 
 still possessed by his daughter, Mrs. 
 Samuel McKeehan, is occupied by 
 Al. Price. The Andrew Spanogle 
 homestead farm, later that of Wm. 
 B. Leas, now belongs to Samuel Gos- 
 horn, and is occupied by C. W. Mor- 
 row. The Joseph Kough property is 
 also owned by Samuel Goshorn. The 
 old Dunkard Stone church in Ger- 
 many Valley, erected in 1838, is still 
 standing and is in good state of pros- 
 
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 ervation, services being lield tliere 
 most every Sunday. Adjoining it is 
 the Germany Valley cemetery, consist- 
 ing of almost four acres of ground, 
 surrounded by a neat and substan- 
 tial iron fence, being one of the most 
 beautiful cemeteries in the county; 
 therein many of the early settlers in 
 the valley are buried. 
 
 Going further: The Henry Hertz- 
 ler woolen mill property is now own- 
 ed by Geo. Cogley. The M. H. Ky- 
 per farm, now owned by A. S. Welch, 
 is occupied by H. W. Kyper. The 
 John and Geo. W. Swayne farms are 
 now owned by W. T. Sheaffer. The 
 Peter Swayne tannery property be- 
 longs to Lewis C. Bolinger; the farm 
 to David Gumbert. D. B. Swayne and 
 kiss Kate Swayije, still own theii- 
 respective farms, the former being 
 occupied by David C. Kurtz and the 
 latter by his son, Luden Kurtz. The 
 David McGarvey homestead farm, 
 now Samuel McGarvey's, is occupied 
 by D. 1. Fink. The Geo. W. Whittak- 
 er property is now owned by A. J. 
 Whittaker; the Geo. W. Cornelius 
 property is now owned by M. T. Whit- 
 taker. The Daniel Berkstresser farm 
 is now Wm. Berkstresser's; the Adam 
 Heffner flouring mill property now be- 
 longs to J. Harry Myers; the William 
 McGarvey farm, later that of David 
 McGarvey, is now owned and occu- 
 pied by Edward A. McGarvey. 
 
 In Love Valley, the Andrew Span- 
 ogle farm, forty years ago occupied 
 by John Stubbs, is now owned by 
 W. A. Walker; the Andrew Spanogle 
 
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 fai-m, then occupied by Stephen El- 
 liott, is now divided and is owned by- 
 Harry W. Kyper and George Henry, 
 respectively. The David Boyer farm 
 is now owned by Dallas G. Boyer. The 
 Robert Bingham farm is now owned 
 by Lottis Metz; the John McAllister 
 farm now belongs to William Mills: 
 the William Mills farm then, now be- 
 longs to Patrick Duffey. 
 
 On the western side of Sandy 
 Ridge we have: The Rev. Alexander 
 farm nov/ owned by W. A. Walker: 
 the Samuel R. Douglass farm (divid- 
 ed) now owned by Samuel H. Miller. 
 John Douglass and Samuel Starr, re- 
 spectively; the Thos. Ashman farm 
 now owned by John C. Ashman and 
 occupied by Chas. Smith; the David 
 Douglass farm now belonging to the 
 Oliver Colgate heirs; the W. A. Frak- 
 er's fruit orchard, is now the site of 
 W. A. Walker's residence, and more 
 extensive fruit growing interests. 
 
 Coming nearer to Shirleysburg — the 
 former John Jacobs farm now be- 
 longs to J. H. Lightner; the John C. 
 Lotz and Lafayette Ricketts farm 
 now belong to Daniel S. Brandt: the 
 County Home farm is now in charge 
 of W. W. Wilson, (Steward) ; the 
 Nelson Barton farm is still owned bv 
 the aged widow, who, with her son. 
 B. C. Barton, resides thereon. 
 
 In Aughwick Valley, the Jesse Peter- 
 son farm is now owned by David 
 P. Enyeart; the John Enyeart farm is 
 now John L. Enyeart's; the Enoch 
 Lutz farm is now owned by B. F. 
 Garver; the Joseph Rhodes farm now 
 
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 belongs to M. W. Isenberg; the Rich- 
 ard Sharrar farm, (divided), now be- 
 longs to Mrs. Martha Stewart and 
 Geo. M. Withington; the old log grist 
 mill property, formerly owned by 
 Chas. B. Baird, is now owned and oc- 
 cupied by Harry Yengst, the mill be- 
 ing destroyed by fire about twenty 
 years ago; the James McKinstry farm 
 now owned by Elliott McKinstry, is oc- 
 cupied by H. W. Youngman. The 
 Fred Harmoney farm is now 'M. W. 
 Isenberg's; the Oliver Etnier farm is 
 now John S. Etnier's; the Capt. 
 James Galbraith farm, later John H. 
 Miller's, (divided), is now owned by 
 W. F. McGarvey and J. M. Leonard: 
 the Jacob Ripple farm is now that of 
 Howard Ripple; the Rev. John Glock 
 farm, now belongs to the Standard 
 Oil Co., and a large pumping station 
 is erected thereon, drawing crude oil 
 from South Fork on the western slope 
 of the Alleghenies and forcing it east- 
 ward over the mountains to Duncan- 
 non, the next oil station a distance of 
 75 miles. 
 
 The John B. Foster farm now be- 
 longs to John E. Pecht. The Geo. 
 Eby or David Bowman farm together 
 with Jacob Eby's residence, now be- 
 longs to Samuel Goshoi'n, and is oc- 
 cupied by D. S. Bard and David Ror- 
 er. The John Lukens property is now 
 owned and occupied by William Lath- 
 erow. The Swine & Rummell brick 
 mill property, now owned by Daniel 
 Rummell, is inhabited by Jas. Pecht 
 — the old brick mill itself is rapidly 
 going to decay. The Samuel Harvey 
 
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 farm, now that of Samuel Harvey's 
 heirs, is occupied by John Gumming. 
 The John Maffit, Sr., (later John, Jr.,) 
 property, (divided), is now owned and 
 occupied by John Young and J. F. 
 Purcell. The Charles Overdeer farm, 
 later owned by Geo. Foreman, and 
 still later by W. E. Kough, is now 
 owned by Lloyd Bare, and occupied 
 by Matthew Secrest; the James Patti- 
 son plot was purchased off this farm 
 about 25 years ago. The J. L. Houck 
 farm is r'.ow Mrs. Wm. Hudson's; the 
 William Young farm is now Chas. 
 Vanhoozier's;the Geo. Clemen's home- 
 stead farm now belongs to Daniel A. 
 Reck; the Hugh King property now 
 belongs to David P. Crone; the other 
 Geo. Clemens farm now belongs to 
 Moses Everett: the farm of Peter 
 Copenhaver n'ow belongs to O. S. 
 Copenhaver; the C. M. Buckley farm 
 now belongs to E. W. Burge; the John 
 Morrison farm now belongs to T. O. 
 Harper; the John Reck farm, (divid- 
 ed) now belongs to W. A. Vawn and 
 Daniel Reck; the J. K. Peterson prop- 
 erty now belongs to Chas. T. Steele. 
 Coming closer to Mount Union, we 
 have the former John Price and Peg- 
 gy McClain farms, now owned by 
 John A. and William Swope. The 
 Mount Nebo church, erected about 
 fifty years ago, has recently been re- 
 paired and is now in good condition, 
 and services therein are well attended. 
 The former William Morrison farm 
 is now owned by John Bush; the 
 Thomas Huling farm is now ov/ned 
 by Henry McGarvey, occupied by 
 
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 Theodore Morgan; the George Speer. 
 later Jerry Crowley farm, now be- 
 longs to Samuel Goshorn, he residing 
 thereon; the William Hildebrand 
 farm is now that of Jacob Bdgin ; the 
 Jacob Copenhaver property later 
 Benj. F. Davis, is now owned and oc- 
 cupied by Miss Mattie Davis and 
 mother; the Smawley farm, later 
 that of Isaac Rorer, is now owned 
 by John P. Shelds; the Michael Yout- 
 zey farm is now owned by M. K. 
 Shields; the Dr. W. P. McNite farm, 
 at the mouth of the Aughwick creek, 
 (divided) is now owned by H. B. Et- 
 nier and T. H. Adams, the latter being 
 occupied by William Pecht; the Isaac 
 Smith farm, known by teamsters for- 
 ty years ago, as the Jones Hill fai^m, 
 now belongs to Jacob Lohr; the James 
 Barnes farm is still owned and oc- 
 cupied by the aged Mr. Barnes; the 
 Henry Shaver farm, now divided, is 
 owned by the Juniata Oak Extract 
 Company, James Barnes and Cyrus 
 Copenhaver, respectively; 'the Geo. 
 P. Miller farm is now owned by A. 
 S. Welch, a portion of which is today 
 the village of Allenport; the Peter R. 
 Shaver farm now belongs to I.loyd 
 S. Bare. 
 
 Going southward through Hill Val- 
 ley from Mount Union, we have the 
 David Hancock property adjoining' 
 the Borough line which is now owned 
 by A. S. Welch. The Eliza Smawley 
 farm is now owned by Alexander Max- 
 well, part of which is now Jefferson 
 Heights, the new addition to Mount 
 Union Borough, which was sold in 
 
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 IoIh ii. Few .v<^;ii-.s ;ik<i, iiiid iil. I lie prciw- 
 |ii( liiiic is |t:irlly built up. TIh' |{|-ic«; 
 Siiavcf liii'iM, I'oi-ly ycjii'H ;iKn, is now 
 owned liy .loiin itolx'iMs. 'I'lic Hill 
 Viilli-y r<'l,«T SiiJivcr r.-Miii, (divided) 
 is now owned hy \ViHi;Mn .1. VVelcli 
 :ind .1. Newl.on l\'[c('liiin. ii'H|iecl,ively. 
 Tlio Louis J'roxniiro |)ropc'rly is now 
 owned |)y Miss (!arri'! I'roxiiiii'e. Tlie 
 John l'>o(dier I'arni i;; now owned |)y 
 Ambrose Jloolim'. Tlie Isioie l-iwopc^ 
 I'firni is now owm d jiy .lolni ,\., and 
 William Swope The I'eler Snydei- 
 Tarni lalei' .Uihn ('. Snydef, is now 
 owned by IVIr. Snydei-'s heirs. 'ITio Si- 
 mon Snyder I'ann is now ownod by 
 .lolin S. I laremanie. The llezcklah 
 liieketls I'aini, Inler Ihal (d' I'lnjunui- 
 iM'l Ihn'eneame is now owned by I low 
 ai'd I lareneami-. TIk' .lolin llaien 
 came, Sr., lionnT.lead farm is now 
 owned by M. I'\ Swope. The VVilliain 
 Wofiiin larm is now owimmI liy Sarn- 
 ii(d A. Noiris. The Henry l)(dl rarin 
 is now owned by l\l. W. Swope; a 
 pari ol' IIm' Ih-iny Hell larni is now 
 owned by IVIil 's Dell. The ClirisHan 
 Uhodes I'arm is now owned by .lolm 
 llalll.v. The William Lon^ I'arin w 
 miw owned b\ i'eler llnmnmiul'H 
 ludrs. Th(> Henry Qnerry farm is 
 now owned by l»a\i(l lion^. Tin:' 
 .liuiies rainier iiropoily is now owued 
 l)y M. \<\ Sw()|»(\ The David SccresI 
 |(i-opei'ly liow Ixdon^M to Danitd lloek- 
 enlxMry; lh<' Solomon Hancock prop- 
 (M'ty now b<>lonf;s to Dyson Hancoitk; 
 I ill' Daniel l'.(>ck farm now IxdonR'W 
 to Ceo. !''. Shal't'er; the II. M. Hooper 
 prop«M'ty, r(n-m<'ily a. part v( the Wil- 
 
liani Loin; riir'iii, is now occupied liy 
 Ail". lloo|icr and wil'c; I lie John 
 McCaiiauKliy fanii is now owned hy 
 .J(\SKO Hanks. 
 
 'rii(> Diivid liOiij; lluMi is now owned 
 li> IJenJainin llaniniand; (lie |)a\id 
 Sliai't'er lai-ni is now owned liy Marl in 
 llaniinand. and occnpied l)y W'ni. (la 
 liiM I ; I ii(> r(>lei- i\l. Tare propcM'! y is 
 ji( w owned by Samuel '1\ jiaird; (lie 
 11. S. Snudker si ore properly is now 
 owned hy A. .1. Miller; llie U«!\ . .lolin 
 SpaiioKle home proporly is now own 
 «•(! l)y Mrs. William h\ IVIyers; I he 
 \iv.\ . .lames K. Lane farm is now own 
 «>(1 hy .lohn Shne; Ihe Sn^;ar Kiin 
 Dnnkaid ('hnr( h and Ihe Sin,t;(Mti (!ap 
 M(>lhodisl ('hni(h. ( li(> I'ei'incr ereel 
 cd iihoid, I'orly y(>ars aino. and lh(> lal 
 t,or a-hoiil. Iwenly livi^ y«>ars af,o, are 
 hoi h hi'ii li ;;l rnci nre:i, well presiM'vcd, 
 and I heir ci)n,",i'eLval ion;; are llonrish 
 in;;; I hi' llenr>' Kiiodeh; y.;\w mill prop 
 ei(,y. rollowiiiK, SnKar Knn llir(Hi^;h 
 l.ho Narrows, adjoininK the Cromwell 
 Township Hue Inio (iilhoa, is now 
 ovviiod hy Daniel itooher; Ihe saw 
 mill hiiH K«ni<- lo (ieca> ; Ihe Samuel 
 IseiihiM'K farm is m)W owned h.\ I). 
 N. TalincM-; Ihe .lani(>s lVlc( 'onau!;liy 
 properly is now owned and occupied 
 hy lh(> af^'cd widow of l\lc( 'onauKliy ; 
 tiio old ilr(^wHl('r liunuMy pi'oixMly, 
 onco ruinous I'or I li<> maiuit'iudiiro ol' 
 leather, has long sliic(^ gono lo de- 
 cay, and (lining Ihe past forty years 
 has sev<'ral limes chanK<"«l hands. || 
 is I'ovv owned and cccnpied l»y llarry 
 Lc'UK. 
 Hie I'anI Walker I'ai'in i:; now owned 
 
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 by Abram Grove; the Britton Collins 
 farm is now owned by Matthew Col- 
 lins' heirs; Isaac Crone, one of the 
 staunch residents of Gilboa, still re- 
 sides where he did nearly forty years 
 ago; the David Hoover property is 
 now owned by Philip Taylor; the 
 Richard Colgate farm is now owned 
 by his son William, residing in Mis- 
 souri and occupied by Dayton Boling- 
 er; the Abram Funk farm is now own- 
 ed by J. A. Rorer; the Samuel Grove 
 homestead farm is now owned by 
 David C. Grove; the William Clark 
 farm is now owned by Jackson L. 
 Grove, and occupied by Howard 
 Grove; the Samuel McGaleps proper- 
 ty is now owned and occupied by 
 David Mansbarger; the Samuel Beat- 
 ty property is now owned and occu- 
 pied by Francis Beatty; the Christian 
 Myers farm is now owned by Jacob 
 Leib; the Betsy Irvin farm is now 
 owned by Chas. Beatty; the Rinehart 
 farm is now owned by Joseph and 
 Harry Reck; the Geo. W. Beatty farm 
 is still owned and occupied by Mr. 
 Beatty; the Jane Beatty farm is now 
 owned by Howard Ripple; the Samuel 
 Sharer farm is now owned by the 
 Sharer heirs. 
 
 The Henry Snyder property is now 
 owned by Mr. Snyder's widow. The 
 Daniel Bolinger properties are now 
 owned and occupied by Isaac Gilbert 
 and Stansberry Heller, respectively. 
 The Bryson Ramsey property is now 
 owned by John Stitt. Others now re- 
 siding along the road leading to 
 Mount Union, on what is now known 
 
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 as Ridge Avenue, men who have built 
 homes for themselves, during the 
 past few years are: Samuel Parson, 
 Joseph Pyles, Cyrus Copenhaver, 
 James Zeigler, W. J. Pennington, W. 
 R. Sneath, Anthony Hess, Samuel P. 
 Jones, Benjamin F. Miller, Jesse Hill, 
 Levi Reck, R. J. Culberson, Eli Vawn, 
 David Flood and Benjamin J. Culber- 
 son. 
 
 Coming through Black Log Valley, 
 beginning at the Juniata county line 
 and proceeding southward to the 
 Cromwell township line, we have first 
 the Jonathan Gifford farm, a part of 
 which extends over, into Juniata 
 county, now owned by Frank Oppel. 
 The Vaughan Farm, for the last forty 
 years, has been owned by Thomas 
 Vaughan The Andrew Parson farm 
 is now owned by L. G. Parson. The 
 Jos. R. Parson farm is now owned 
 by his aged widow and heirs. The 
 David Gilliland farm, later that of 
 Elliott Gilliland is now owned by Wil- 
 liam Hartman. The Peter Hartman 
 farm is now owned by Mrs. Elmira 
 Lauver. The Edward Zerner farm 
 is now owned by William Barkley. 
 The Robert Gifford and the James 
 Barkley farms^are now both owned 
 by Elwood McMath. The John Gif- 
 ford farm now belongs to Joseph 
 Crownover. The Jerre Shope farm 
 and the Daniel Crownover mill prop- 
 erty are now owned by Wm. E. Shope. 
 The Jacob Bolinger farm, now divid- 
 -ed, belongs to Philip Bolinger and 
 Joseph Crownover, respectively. The 
 Benjamin Gifford farm, later that of 
 
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 Betsy Ross is now owned by Joseph 
 Crownover. The Peter Hartman farm, 
 later that of Henry Hartman, is now 
 owned by Orville Schmittle. The 
 Augustus Shields property, adjoining, 
 later that of John P. Shields, is now 
 also owned by Orville Schmittle. The 
 John Shope farm, known as the up- 
 per farm, now belongs to Wm. H. 
 Shope. The John Shope homestead 
 farm, bought from Peter Etnier in 
 1851, is now owned by Wm. Smith. 
 The Peter Miller farm, later that of 
 Peter Miller. Jr., is • now owned by 
 Wm. H. Shope. The Joseph Matthews 
 farm now belongs to Jacob R. Hegie. 
 The Wm. Morgan farm is now owned 
 by the aged widow and children. The ■ 
 Valley Point farm, formerly ov.'ned 
 by Jacob R. Hegie, now belongs to 
 Gracy Erwin, with the exception of 
 some plots sold to various persons 
 for building purposes in the little vil- 
 lage. The Samuel Shope property, 
 formerly- purchased from a part of 
 the William Morgan farm, now be- 
 longs to Thomas Campbell. The Hans 
 Campbell farm, the birthplace of our 
 townsman, Dr. W. J. Campbell, is now 
 owned by Henry Morgan. The Adam 
 Laird farm, later that of Chas. Laird, 
 is still in the bands of the Laird Con- 
 nection. The James Morgan faxm, 
 adjoining Cromwell" township, is nc»w 
 owned by Mrs. Chas. L." McMath. 
 
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 THE EARLY DUNKARD CHURCH 
 
 What is known as the Aughwick 
 Church of the Brethren, or Dunkard, 
 Mas organized about 1802. The flock 
 at first was small, numbering about 
 six. These pioneer worshippers 
 were faithful and devcut, and as a 
 Tuie were strict in the performance 
 of their religious obligations. Prior 
 to the day of churches they worship- 
 ed -out under the trees and in barns, 
 or in any convenient place where 
 the Gospel might be preached. The 
 frst members of the church were; 
 Christian Long and wif^ Daniel Se- 
 \rhrist and wife and Peter' Sechrist 
 aiKl wife. Christian Long was chos- 
 "j -IS the first minister and Daniel 
 Scchrist was chosen deacon. These 
 people spoke German, being unfami- 
 liar with English, hence for awhile 
 progress was slow. Later Jacob Ijutz 
 was chosen as the minister, and he 
 being able to speak English fluently. 
 a little more progress was made 
 thereaftn-, and about 1825 or 182(5 
 the number reached about 25. Peter 
 Lrng was chosen as minister about 
 this time. The church developed and 
 rmcng the preachers to follow were: 
 Andrew Spanogle and .John King 
 (1827); Michael Bollinger (1835): 
 Craybill Myers and Christian Long, 
 Jr.. (1839); John G. Glock (1842) and 
 John Spanogle (1844). Mr. Glock 
 was born on April 1, 1807, in Hoeneck. 
 Warttemberg, Germany. He came to 
 America about • 1832. 
 
 The old stone Dunkard church in 
 
2!) 
 
 Ceniiany Valley was built, according 
 tc ti-aditicnal information received, ia 
 1S38. It stands today well preser- 
 ved and therein services are regular- 
 ly held. The old pioneer members 
 and preachers have gone to their re- 
 ward long since, but the work goes 
 on by others who rise up and follow 
 in their steps. 
 
 Among some of the later minis- 
 ters of the Dunkard denomination 
 Were: Abraham Funk (1847); Enoch 
 Eby (1850); George Myers (1853); 
 James Lane (1855) ; Peter Swayne 
 (1861); Isaac Book and .John E; Gar- 
 ver (1869) ; Robert M. Wakefi.eld 
 (1872); Seth Myers (1874): William 
 Spanogle (1877). 
 
 Amcng the above numb*- Joha E. 
 Garver now resides at Cochransville. 
 Chester Countv. and R. M. Wakefield 
 lives principally with his daughter, 
 Mrs. Thos. Black near Newton Hamil- 
 ton. Among the present ministers of 
 the Dunkard Church in the. township 
 are: Rev. Samuel Norris and Rev. 
 George Swayne, Jr. 
 
 The Hill Valley Dunkard Church 
 was erected in 1873. 
 
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 SHIRLEY TOWNSHIP'S OLDEST 
 RESIDENTS 
 
 Following are the names of some 
 of the oldest residents of Shirley 
 .Township, accompanied by a brief 
 biographical sketch. Among these 
 n^.en there were some who came in- 
 to this township in the very early 
 days and who were instrumental in 
 the clearing of the land and in the 
 delineation of the ^jublic highways. 
 The oldest man in the township is, 
 
 ('(tiuiiuj to ^liiin tr(( i)i Edilij Daijn 
 
 RICHARD HALL, SR.. who was 
 born in Hill Valley on March 5, 1S18. 
 Mr. Hall spent his boyhood days in 
 that part of the township and when 
 yet 12 years old he came into Ger- 
 
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 many Valley and there entered the 
 employ of Jacob Spaiugle, the great 
 grandfather of the writer. Mr. Hall 
 remained with Mr. Spanogle for 
 about 8 years. He married Miss 
 Mary Wilson of nc-ar Shade Gap in 
 1849 and took up residence at the 
 eld woolen mill in Germany Valley. 
 In 1852 he moved to the farm, hav- 
 ing purchased that tract upon which 
 he now resides, situated along the 
 eastern side of .Johnstown Ridge. 
 There Mr. Hall cleared the land and 
 became instrumental also in laying- 
 out some of the public highways 
 through the valley. He is now 91 
 years of age, and though feeble, is 
 still rational and carries' on conver- 
 sation with interest and exactness. 
 His wife died on March 6, 1863. His 
 children are: William H., of Shirley 
 Township; Thos. H. Hall (deceased), 
 formerly of Illinois; Rachel .Jane-(de 
 ceased) ; Margaret Bell Craig, form- 
 erly of Bolivar, Pa.; .John W. of 
 Galesburg, 111.; Richard C, .Jr. of 
 near McVeytown; J. Elliott of Brock- 
 wayville. Pa.; Rhoda Ann (deceased) 
 wife of I. W. Xearhood; Mary, Eliza- 
 beth, who died in infancy. Mrs. 
 Nearhood, prior to her death lived on 
 the old homestead with her father, 
 Now, Mr. Hall and Mr. Nearhood 
 are living alone. 
 
RICHARD HALL 
 
JOHN RECK, the second oldest 
 man in this township, was born in 
 Adams County, Pa., Oct. 18. 181S. 
 Mr. Reck new resides with his 
 •daughter. Mrs. .Tno. Maffet of Mount 
 Inion. He spent Ins early days in 
 Adams County and came to Augh- 
 ■\vick Valley in the spring of 1869. 
 Mr. Reck married a Miss Blocher. 
 His children are as follows: Sarah, 
 Mrs. .Jacob Lohr of near town; 
 Joseph of Gilboa; James (deceas- 
 ed) ; Mary, Mrs. Jaccb Miller of 
 Shirlcysburg; John of Philadelphia; 
 D. A. Reck of Aughwick Mills; Cath- 
 arine, Mrs. John Maffet of Mount 
 I3nicn; Jerry (deceased); Levi near 
 
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 Mount Union. Mr. Reck purchased 
 his Aughwick fann from .John Alex- 
 tinder, who previously purchased 
 from the Shavers'. He was a shoe- 
 maker by trade and when not en- 
 gaged at his trade, he was a farm- 
 er. He is a member of the Luth- 
 eran Cliurch. 
 
 JOSHUA BARD, son of Samuel 
 Eard, was born in Blacklog Valley 
 about 5 miles from Orbisonia, Sept. 
 15, 1825. Early in life he migrated 
 tr, Fultcn County. In 1861 he came 
 tc Shirley Township, residing near 
 the old Edward Furnace, along the 
 read leading from Otelia to Blacklog 
 Yalley. Mr. Bard married Miss Re- 
 becca .James, and unto them were 
 born 11 children,, as follows: Mary. 
 Mrs. .John J^ewis, of Elgin, Ore.; Ada, 
 Mrs. John Davis, of Barree, Pa.; 
 Miles of Rockhill; Barbara, Mrs. 
 John Shields, of near Otelia; Mar- 
 garet at home; Alfred (deceased). 
 Belle, Mrs. Thos. McKinstry, of Ryde. 
 Mifflin County; Martha, Mrs. J. O. 
 Kenyon, of Huntingdon; Ella, Mrs. 
 James Matthews, of Altoona; Uzzie 
 (deceased); Alice, Mrs. John Lath- 
 erow of Wilmerding, Pa. Mr. Bard 
 has been a hard working man aM 
 his lif?. He was a stone mason by 
 trade. He has resided on the pres- 
 ent place since 1862. He was a sol- 
 dier, a member of Company F, 19th 
 Penna. Cavalry. During the war he 
 passed through Alabama, Mississippi, 
 Tennessee, and T^ouisiana. He has 
 
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 bssn a devoted Christian for niany 
 years, a member of the Methodist 
 Church. His faithful companion died 
 less than two years ago. 
 
 PHILIP DOLING ER is another 
 aged resident of Blacklog Valley.born 
 Jan. 19. 1842, in Tell township. When 
 8 years old he moved with his par- 
 ents into Blacklog Valley. He has al 
 ways 1 een interested in farming and 
 lumbering. He was a soldier of the 
 late war, a member of Co. K. 202nd 
 Regiment, Penna. Volunteers. Mr. 
 Bollnger v,as married to a Miss Gilli- 
 land. He is the father of three child- 
 ren: Frank and Oscar and one 
 daughter, Mrs. Frank Oppel. 
 
JA.AIES BARNES was bora in Xy- 
 lene CcLinty, I;-cland, June 24, 1826. 
 I\[r. Barnes after marrying > Miss 
 Frances Hamilton, a native also of 
 the "Emerald Isle," sailed for Amer- 
 ica in 1847. Two years of their 
 life were spent in Philadelphia. 
 Then they came to Newton Hamil- 
 ton, where they resided for seme 
 time. Mr. Barnes and his family 
 have since lived in and near to 
 Mount Unicn. At the present time 
 he resides. v>-ith his children about 
 a mile and a half from town on 
 the farm purchased a number of 
 years ago. His children are as fol- 
 lows: Tillie, Maggie, Fanny, Robert, 
 John and Joseph. Mr. Barn'es built 
 and owns the house now occupied by 
 T. N. Kurtz on Shirley street. It 
 was here that he and his family re- 
 sided for a few years. Mr. Barnes 
 is a memher of the Presbyterian 
 Church. 
 
 .JACOB LOHR, located about IV^ 
 
 miles from Mount Unicn along the 
 road leading to Shirleysburg, has 
 been in thi^ township since ]S67 
 Mr. T.ohr is a native of York County, 
 having been born April 7, 1837. 
 Prior to cminy into this peclion, be 
 resided in Adann County, and it was 
 there that he married Miss Sarah 
 Re'^k. He is a farmer and of Ger- 
 man e^'traction His children are: 
 Lilly, Mrs. Cyrus Ccpenhaver of Al- 
 lenpo"t and Mrs. Minnie Palmer of 
 ?iIount Fnion. 
 
DAVID LONG was born on thi' 
 Fourth of Juh', ISol, in Cromwell 
 township. (Upper Hill Valley), and 
 has resided all his life- in this valley. 
 He has been a farirsr and a lumber 
 dealer in his years, a t'aithi;ul mem- 
 ber of the faith of .John Wesley, and 
 "ivhcn the War brckf? cut in the eriti- 
 ca\ days of the sixties, he was one 
 cf th^- r^any 'vh»^ heard and respond- 
 ed to the call. Mr. T>oag was a Ser- 
 geant in Co. 'T'. 12th Penna.. Re- 
 serves. When his *;ime thus expir- 
 ed, he re-enlisted in Co. "G", 20.^ 
 Reg.. Penna., Voluntsers. He was 
 twice married, first to Rachel Shaver 
 and the second time to Sarah Shaver, 
 
daughter of John S. Shaver of Mouat 
 Lnion. To his first wife the child- 
 ren are: Mrs. Samuel Baird of Hill 
 A'alley; Charles of Atcona: "Mrs. 
 Eenj. Hommon of Hill Valley; Am- 
 brcse of Swissvale, Mrs. Joel Isen- 
 l:erg of Blair county, and Mrs. Daniel 
 J'.ooher of Hill Valley. To the sec- 
 end wife the children are: Ray of 
 Mapletcn, Uorri::. Olive, David and 
 Russel, all of whom reside at home, 
 
 ISAAC CROXE was horn in Frank- 
 Kn County, Feb. 13, 1833. He has 
 lived alcn? for many years in Gibca, 
 ribcut two miles from Shirleysburg. 
 Mr. Crone came to Shirley Township 
 in 1S40, where he has resided ever 
 
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 since. He was married in 1863 to 
 Ann Eliza Taylor. His children are 
 ap follows: Mrs. David Hoover of 
 Huntingdon; Mrs. Harry Decker of 
 Braddock; Charles D. Crone of 
 Allegheny. Mr Crone's wife died in 
 1894. He is a faithful member of 
 the ^Methodist faith, and at the pres- 
 ent time is sexton of the Singer's 
 Gap Church. Mr. Crone has been a 
 laborer all his life. 
 
 .JEREMIAH SHOPE, though now 
 residing with his daughter, Mrs. B. 
 B. Miller, of Mount Undon, was so 
 long a residenr of Shirley Townshil^, 
 
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 that we class him also among its. 
 oldest residents. He was born at 
 Loysville. Perry County. Jan. S, 1S32.. 
 Early in lite he. came with his par- 
 ents to Cromwell Township and. 
 there settled. .In. 1851 they migrated 
 into Blacklog Valley, where his fath- 
 er purchased the Peter Etnier farm, 
 latsr known as the John Shope home- 
 stead farm. After marriage, he pur- 
 chased a farm in Blackleg Valley, 
 where he r.;sided until the death of 
 his wife. Mr. Stop.e was a soldier, 
 a meml)er of the Bridge Corps. I-Ie 
 married Miss Margaret Gilliland, and 
 C) children v/ere born to this union,, 
 of Vv'hcm 3 ar? living: Jonathan, 
 cashier of the . First National Ban/c 
 at Ilollidaysbnrg; Mr~. B. B. Mille'- 
 "■f the "Kenmar." Mount ITnion: Mrs. 
 Frank Miller, of near town: William 
 E., cashier of the People's National 
 r-ank of Mt. Pleasant: Mrs. B. M. 
 I-ohr of ]\It. Peasant. Mr. Shcpe is a 
 carpenter by trade. 
 
 JOHN R0B1':;RTS, v>-ho resides in 
 Hill Valley .iust south of Mount 
 rnton, was born on the Old Hil;-:- 
 njan Place in the upper end of this 
 valley. March 7, 1S36. Mr. Roberts 
 l-as spent all his I'fe in Hill Valley 
 with the exception of his time in 
 the war and one summer iu Illinois. 
 He has resided on several different 
 farms, a.monig them, the former 
 Henry Dell far-m now owned by M. 
 W. Swope, the Samuel Norris farm, 
 a.nd what is now the E. M. Beers- 
 
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 farm. He marriscl iliss Jane E. 
 Harsncame in 18G2. He was a mem- 
 ber of Companj- H, 201st Pennsyl- 
 vania Volunteers His children are: 
 Harry, Clarence and Frank, all of 
 whom are married and reside in 
 Momit Union. Mr. Roberts is a 
 member of the Presbyterian Church. 
 
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 ABRAHAM GROVE, a native of 
 Woodcock Valley and long a resident 
 of Gilboa, was born Dec. 29, 1836 
 near McConnellstown. Mr. Grove 
 came M'ith his parents when 6 years 
 old into Cromwell Township. 
 
 He has been a resident of 
 Shirley Township for 36 years. 
 He married Miss Catharine 
 
 Kamman en Sept. 29, 1859. Their 
 children are: Mrs. Wm. Sechrist and 
 Mrs. George A. Long of Altocna; 
 Mrs. .J. M. Sechript of Hill Valley; 
 Mrs. Calvin Sechrist and Lloyd of 
 Gilboa; three sons are dead. Mr. 
 Grove is a member of the Reform- 
 ed Church. 
 
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 WILTJAM HUDSON was bcrn 
 Nov. 28, 1S38. and now resides along 
 the public rord leading to Shirleys- 
 burg near Aughwick, on what was 
 formerly the Dcney Faust farm, later 
 that of J. L. Houck. Mr. Hudson 
 was born in Thiee Springs when that 
 town was a mere village. He resid- 
 ed there until 1870. He was twice 
 married, first to Sarah Spanglsr 
 (1868), and the second time to Cur- 
 rence G. Swope of Trough Creek 
 Valley, Sept. 17, 1879. Mr. Hudson 
 was a defender of the flag in the 
 sixties, having first enlisted in Com- 
 pany F, 125th Pennsylvania Infantry, 
 
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 <"nd being hcnorably discharged, ve- 
 enlisted in Batter.y B, 1st Penna., 
 Light ArtiHsry. Mr. Hudson's ' first 
 wife died in 1S7S. He moved to 
 the Aughwick Valieyin 1885, and has 
 resided there , ever since. His child- 
 ren are: Mrs. Chas. Shively and 
 Mrs. El'ias Thorpe, 'both of .Jeanette, 
 Pa.; Chas. of Chicago, and Pi,ichard 
 cf Es£;ex, Mcnt.; Paul and Eunice 
 are at heme. The e are two daugh; 
 ters deceased. Mr. Hud -ion has l)een 
 a farmer all his life. He is a mem- 
 ber of the Ba;;!tist Church. 
 
 ROBERT M. AYAKSFIELD, was 
 bcr- Feb. 211, 18:^6, in -Hill Valley, on 
 \\hat is new the My^rs farm. At 
 the age of four, his family moved to 
 Brady tov-nshij). about S miles from 
 Mill Creek, and for twenty years 
 they lived there. Mr. Wakefield was 
 married to Miss Mary Swine, of 
 Germany Valley, and in 1860 they "lo- 
 cated in 'the Valley, where he resitt- 
 ed until recent years. His ' com- 
 panion died Mar 30, lOOG, and since 
 that time, he has been making his 
 home v>-i'-h his chiidren. Mr. Wake- 
 Aekl is a mini si er of the Dunkard 
 Faith, having been elscted to this 
 high cffice in 1872. His children 
 are: Eli, Albert, and Mrs. Chambers 
 Morrow all in Germanv Valley; .John 
 of Eewistown; AVilliam of Mount 
 Union; Mrs. T. H. Black of Xewton 
 Hamilton: Bldyd of R-ckhilL 
 
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 JOHN S. HARENCAME, was born 
 in Porter township, tliis county, Nov. 
 e, 1841. He resided tliere until 1857 
 wlien lie moved to Hill Valley. Mr. 
 Harencame married Miss Mary A. 
 Shaffer in 1863, and to them the fol- 
 lowing children were born: Mrs. 
 John Manning of PhoenixviMe; Mor- 
 row and Harry of Braddock; Mrs. 
 John Ruth of Braddock; Benjamin of 
 Monnessen; John M., of Ontario. 
 Canada; Ralph of New York and 
 Fannie and Maude at home. Mr. Har- 
 encame has resided in Hill Valley 
 since 1857. He was a soldier in the 
 Rebellion, a member of Co. G, 205th 
 
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 Reg.. Penna. Volunteers. His wife 
 died in 1899. He is a member of 
 the Reformed church, and has been 
 a farmer all his life. 
 
 Mrs. Gt-orge L-Jooher- of town, is also 
 a daujjhier. 
 
 D. P. ENYEART came to Shirley 
 township in 1850, having been born 
 in Cromwell, Mar. 26, 1849. He re- 
 mained there until about 10 yoars old' 
 and then the family moved to Frank- 
 lin county where they resided about 
 5 years. When a young man Mr. En- 
 yeart spent several years in the West- 
 having worked and traveled in In-- 
 diana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota 
 and Iowa. He married .losephine.; 
 Daniels in 1878. His children are: 
 John L., of Mount Union; Mrs. Wal- 
 ter Harshbarger of Petersburg; Jose- 
 phine and Susannah at home. Mr. 
 Enyeart is a farmer of ability. He is 
 also a member of the Reformed 
 church. 
 
 GRACY ERWIN, a resident of 
 Blacklog Valley, is a native of Tell 
 township, born Oct. 4, 1851. He was 
 35 years of age when he came to 
 Blacklog Valley. He married Hannah 
 Jane Morgan in 1876, and to this un- 
 ion were born the following children: 
 Samuel, William and Elmer, all resi- 
 dents of the valley. Mr. Erwin is 
 a faithful member of the U. B. 
 church, and at the present is their 
 Sunday school superintendent. 
 
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 HENRY MORGAN was born in 
 Blacklog Aug. 18, 1840, and has re- 
 sided all his life in that valley. His 
 father's name was .Joshua Morgan. 
 I\Ir. Morgan married Miss Catharine 
 Vaughan of the same valley in 1877. 
 He is the father of four children, 
 three of whom are deceased. Lewis 
 Morgan, the son, resides with his 
 father. Mr. Morgan served his coun- 
 try in the Rebellion, being a member 
 of Co. E, 20th Penna. Cavalry, and 
 later re-enlisting in Co. B, 147th Reg.. 
 Penna. Volunteers. Mr. Morgan's 
 wife died on Nov. 1, 1905. 
 
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 AUGUSTUS IIAKVEY residing in 
 the township, tlioiigh bordering on 
 the bcrough of Shirleysburg, is a 
 native of Germantown, Perry County, 
 having been born Sept. 28. 1844. Mr. 
 Harvey moved into Franklin ccunty 
 ir. 1850. and lived there until 1863, 
 when he heard a call to battle and 
 responded, being a member of Co. 
 K, 21st Penna. Cavalry. After the 
 War. he came to Shirleysburg, and 
 has resided there ever since. He 
 married Miss S. C. Harvey Oct. 14, 
 1869. He is the father of six 
 children: Charles of Waterford, Pa.: 
 Flora at home; and O. M. Harvey of 
 Irvona. Pa. Mr. Harvey is the son 
 of Robert Harvey. His grandfather 
 was one of the pioneer settlers in 
 Shirleysburg. Three children are 
 dead: Luella, Cora and William. 
 
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 DAVID CRONl:: was born in Frank- 
 lin county, Feb. 18, 1840. He lived 
 there ten years then moved to Shir- 
 ley township, where he has since re- 
 sided. Mr. Crone was a soldier, a 
 member of Co. I, 26th Penna. Cavalry. 
 He later re-enlisted in Co. A. He was 
 married to Susannah King in 186S. 
 His children are: Mary, Samuel, Wil- 
 liam, James and Bathilda, all of 
 whom are residents of the township, 
 at and near home. Mr. Crone is a 
 member of the U. B. church. He has 
 been a farmer all his life. 
 
 .JOHN YOUNG residing near Augh- 
 wick station was bora in that sec- 
 tion Sept. 23rd, 18.^)0. He resided 
 
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 there during his early days, then 
 went to Huntingdon where" he work- 
 ed for some time, He was married 
 in 1S82 to Miss Mary Rupert. They 
 went West in 1885 and returned in. 
 1904, when he bought the Maffit 
 place and has resided thereon ever 
 since. 
 
 L. S. YETTER, resides near Shir- 
 leysburg, a part of his farm being 
 in Cromwell, while his house is in 
 Shirley township. He was . born .fuly 
 10, 1832, in Mifflin county, He moved 
 into .Juniata county in 18.56. He was 
 married to .Jane Campbell Oct. 14, 
 1858. He is the father of 8 children: 
 Mary E., Elmora R., .John C, and 
 .Jacob B., all deceased. Those living 
 are: Mrs. Sarah Snyder of Chardon, 
 Ohio; Mrs. Carrie Pheasant, of Juni- 
 ata Park, Pa.; Mrs. Kate Widney, of 
 Chambersburg, Pa.; and Mrs. Belle 
 Fogle of Shirley township. Mr. Yet- 
 ter also raised a nephew, who is ;i 
 prominent teacher in Blair county, as- 
 sistant principal of the Duncansville 
 schools. Mr. Yetter moved to Hunt- 
 ingdon county in 1860 and settled in 
 Dublin township, April 1, 1907, he 
 came to Shirley township. His first 
 wife died .July 29. 1877. He was mar- 
 ried Oct. 14, 1880, to Miss Mary Mills 
 of Burnt Cabins. He served in the 
 late war, a member of Co. G. 143 
 Regiment, Penna. Volunteers. He lost 
 an arm in the Battle of the Wilder- 
 ness. For 40 years, Mr. Yetter has 
 been a member of the Presbyterian 
 church. 
 
L. S. YETTER 
 
53 
 SHIRLEYSBURG 
 
 Following- out in reality the well 
 known words, made famous in poetry 
 and song, "Over the Hills to the 
 Poorhouse," we come upon the little 
 town of Shirleysburg, situated seven 
 miles from Mount Union, and locat- 
 ed upon the East Broad Top Rail- 
 road. Before the railroad was, in 
 fact long before Mount Union had 
 taken form, there was a little vil- 
 lage there, and the nucleus of a town 
 was in evidence. This quaint old 
 toAvn has an interesting history as 
 we see it today, lying between ridges 
 and mountains, where a broad ex- 
 ])anse of beautiful level land imfolds, 
 and where a stream of water goes 
 rippling by to fertilize and make 
 more arable the surrounding farm 
 lands. We do not wonder then, that 
 George Croghau selected this place 
 for his abode while in this region of 
 the Aughwick. We do not wonder 
 that it became a suitable location for 
 one of the old string of forts lined up 
 through the Province, for the pur- 
 pose of defense from the French and 
 Indians. An aggressive town in the 
 past, Shirleysburg is today devoid 
 of her industry to a great extent, 
 and with the exception of a grist 
 mill with its "grind" there is nothing 
 there of. aij, industrial nature. Old 
 i»esid"'it^ have come upon the scene 
 of action and passed out again, leav- 
 ing their impress upon the world and 
 the generations that follow in the 
 line of posterity to perpetuate their 
 
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 names and their good and worthy 
 deeds. 
 
 The quaint old town of Shirleys- 
 burg has remained for many years 
 unchanged by the wheels of time. It 
 became a bcroiigh at the session of 
 the GeneraV "Assemblv of this Com- 
 monwealth which met in 1.836 and 
 1837. The first burgess of Shirleys- 
 burg was .John Lutz, who served 
 fn-st in 1837 and later in 1841 and 
 1854. The second burgess' name was 
 James G.Lightner and "the third was 
 Benjamin Leas. The first town coun- 
 cil consisted of Thomas Askin, John 
 'Price, Jacob Ricard and Thomas Bar- 
 ton. The first constable was Elliot 
 Ramsey, and the first beard of 
 scho-ol directors was Samuel McVitty 
 "and Henry Brewster, chosen in 1843. 
 
 STiirleysburg takes its name fror.'? 
 tile name of the fort which was lo- 
 cated in early days to the north of 
 where the ' town now stands.. The 
 land upon which the town is now sit- 
 uated was owned in primitive days by 
 George Croghan, which fact we 
 learned earlier in this article. From 
 Croghan"s hands it passed to several 
 other owners, until later, in fact at 
 still a very early date, what is now 
 the site of the town was known as 
 the Warner tract. Some of the or- 
 iginal owners of lots in Shirlsysburg 
 were: Charles Barton, Samuel Mc- 
 Vitty, James Oliver, David Freaker, 
 Walter Hudson, Thos. A. Smelker. 
 Joseph Harvey, Jesse Hollingsworth 
 and Thomas Askin. The first over- 
 
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 ST- 
 
 
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 seers of the poor were: Samuel Mc- 
 Math and William Wilson (1810). 
 
 SHIRLEYSBURG'S INDUSTRIES 
 
 Among the fir.-t industries in thf-- 
 town of Shirleysburg was a foundry 
 owned by John Lutz, and among the 
 things which he manufactired waf-. 
 the old "Hathaway" coo:, ctove^ 
 which was sold by agent.-: for uiil^js 
 around through the country. Samuel 
 Backus came to that seciion about 
 1S24 and started a tile and pottery 
 works. After passing through sever- 
 al different hands, this property final- 
 ly came into the possession of Phi!];> 
 Kabis, about 1866. We note also that, 
 an earthenware works was also es- 
 tablished there about 1866 by Geo. W. 
 Hawker, who conducted the business 
 in connection with his son, D. P- 
 Hawker, until 1871, at which tim:3' 
 the father died and the business was 
 continued by the son for several 
 years later. 
 
 What was known as the old log- 
 grist mill, long ago d'lapiclated. was 
 erected about 1800 anJ stood near 
 the site of the prese.u rail! at 'he 
 iiorth entrance to the town, 
 the present industry being owned 
 by J. Harry Myers. David Eby 
 built this mill property in 1844. It 
 later passed into the hands of James 
 Brewster, Adam Hcffner and Geo. 
 Bowser, respectively, prior to Vaf^ 
 present ownership. 
 
 There was at an eariv' date a liis- 
 tillery located in wh"3t is now Shir- 
 
leysburg. built by Samuel William- 
 son. This was later sold to John 
 Lutz and James Ramsey and fina'y 
 to J. McDonald This industry long 
 ago passed to decay. 
 
 In 1800 Thomas McVitty bui'.t a 
 small tannery upcu the site of what 
 was later^the tannery of John C. Lctz 
 and Lewis Brown. This industry 
 once flourishing has also gone to <ie- 
 cay. 
 
 Near to Shirleysburg in Germany 
 Valley there was formerly a tannery 
 on what was the Peter Swayne faritL 
 now^ owned by Lewis Bollinger. Thi^ 
 tannery at one time was in a flour-' 
 ishing condition. It also has long: 
 been abandoned and has now gone tcy 
 , decay. 
 
 About 35 or 40 years ago a wooleri 
 mill flourished in Germany Valley? 
 about two miles from Shirleysburg.- 
 Many of our readers will remember 
 this old-time industry. It ceased oper- 
 ations about 18"0. 
 
 SHIRLEYSBURG'S MERCHANTS 
 
 Among the pioneer merchants in 
 Shirleysburg was T. T. Cromwell, 
 vvho had the first store, William 
 
 r 
 
 Harvey being his clerk. This was 
 in the days of the old Bedford Fur- 
 nace. Mr. Cromwell owned lands ly- 
 ing between what is now Shirleys- 
 burg and Orbisonia, and it was after 
 him that Cromwell Township took its 
 name. Other merchants who follow- 
 ed were.- Rodney McKinstry, James 
 Sherard. Kimble A. Barton, wno ai- 
 
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 so kept a tavern in combinacion, 
 John Cooper, who occupied the brick 
 store adjoining the old tannery, 
 George Ramsey, .James Lyon, John 
 Lutz, William Pollard, Duffield & El- 
 liott. Mr. Lutz was succeeded in 
 the mercantile business by John Long 
 in 1825. John Brewster started busi- 
 ness there in 1834 in the brick 
 house now occupied by John Jacobs. 
 William Clark, John Owen and Jos- 
 eph Goshorn were also among the 
 early merchants in Shirleysburg. 
 
 Geo. Askin and James Brewster and 
 the firm of Madden & Lutz are also 
 numbered among the early store- 
 keepers of the town. Benj. and Wm. 
 Leas started business there in 1836, 
 continuing until 1842 . Later the 
 firm became that of G. & B. Leas, 
 Wm. Leas retiring. Later still Wm. 
 Leas again entered into business. 
 Other early "molasses dippers and 
 calico rippers" were: Judge Long, 
 .T, A. Kerr, Wm. Brewster and Wm. 
 A. Freaker. The old W. B. Leas 
 store room is now occupied by W. H. 
 l^ightner. G. W. Cornelius formerly 
 conducted business there. Following 
 him and preceding Lightner were: 
 Reuben Myers and Bowser & Light- 
 ner. .' , , : ; y 
 
 SHIRLEYSBURG'S TAVERNS 
 
 Among the early tavern keepers 
 were: Samuel Singer and James 
 Kelley, being in business about 1800 
 to 13. Kimble A. Barton was anoth- 
 er, he having been a storekeeper, 
 also. John Megary , John Cooper, 
 
Paul Donohoe, Thomas McGarvey, 
 David Fraker and P. X. Burkett 
 Avere among others to follow. 
 
 SHIRLEYSBURG'S EARLY PHYSI- 
 CIANS 
 
 Anicng the early physicians in 
 Shirleysburg Avere: Dr. Longhran. Dr. 
 Scott, Dr. .J. G. Lightner, Dr. Ahl 
 rad Dr. M. .J. McKinnnn. Dr. Wm. P. 
 IMcXite (deceased) located there in 
 1S61. 
 
 DR. ROFERT BAIRD was born in 
 Kentucky and came with his parents 
 to Pennsylvania when a little boy. 
 where he was educated. He was 
 twice married, first to a ^liss Bower. 
 later to ^Irs. LovelL widow of Amos 
 Lovell. He practiced medicine at 
 Cassville and at Three Springs, prior 
 to locating in Shirleysburg, which 
 was about 184S. Dr. Baird died in 
 1870. at a ripe old age. His children 
 were: Chas. G.. Barton. Fred, Fr. 
 Thomas Baird. Catharine, Mrs. F. H. 
 Harrison t deceased), .Jane, (de- 
 ceased), Hettie, who married Dr. 
 .Tohn Hudson, later E. T. Kellogg, 
 now residing in Concord, California, 
 Annie, Mrs. Chas. Endries. now of 
 Oakland. California, and Alice. Mrs. 
 Dr. .T. C. Fleming of Shirleysburg. 
 
 THE SHIRLEYSBURG HERALD. 
 
 la early days Shirleysburg had a 
 newspaper, an independent weekly 
 known as the "Herald."' This was" 
 founded on Feb 1, 1855 by Johil 
 I.utz. At the end of the first year 
 it passed into the hands of John G. 
 
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 Long and subsequently to Benj. F. 
 Miller. Under the management of 
 the latter its publication AVas sus- 
 pended for a short time, until on 
 the 7th of January. 1858, Mr. Lutz 
 again assumed the editorial manage- 
 ment, with his sen Ben.i. a-s assis- 
 tant editor and printer, until the 
 24th of March the size was 5 columns, 
 at which time it was increased to 6. 
 On July 28, 1859 the establishment 
 was sold to R. Milton Si)eer for re- 
 moval to Hunfngdoi and the 
 "Union" was started, hence Mr. Lutz 
 bade adieu to his readers. A lew 
 months later in the arrangements 
 that resulted in the consolidation of 
 the "Huntingdon Journal" and "Amer- 
 ican" papers Mr. lAitz obtained the 
 material of the "Journal" office, with 
 which on Jan. 4, I860, he resumed 
 the publication of the "Herald." From 
 the 30th of April until the 5th of 
 November, 1861, the iiaper was is- 
 sued twice a week. 
 
 SHIRLEYSBURG'S CHURCHES 
 
 Methodism started in the vicinity 
 of Shirleysburg as early as 1795. 
 Services were held in groves, barns 
 and in private homes. Itinerant 
 preachers visited this section and 
 conducted services. In 1812, when 
 the town was a small village, a leg 
 meeting house was built. This log 
 church served not only the Metho- 
 di-sts. b,ut the other denominations in 
 the town as well in early days. In 
 1843 a brick church was erected on 
 the -site of the present church. This 
 
(il 
 
 structiu-j was destroyed by fire in 
 the winter of 1846. Soon another 
 building was erected, but it , was 
 likewise destroyed by fire in 1S76. 
 The present Methodist Church, as ii 
 stands today, was built in 1877. 
 Among the early preachers were: 
 Iievs. Seeley Bunn, .John Bowen, 
 Thos. Larkins, Dr. Woods and .Jacob 
 Gruber. Among the early Metho- 
 dists were: Thos. Askin, Samuel 
 Backus. Thos. Carothers. .John With- 
 ingtcn. Chas. Fleming, Peter Etnire 
 and .John Sharrar. 
 
 The Shirleysburg Presbyterian 
 Church was organized about 1800. 
 Among the early preachers were: 
 Pcevs. .John .Johnston. Samuel Woods. 
 .John Peebles. Britton Collins, John 
 Shaiffer. J^ater ministers were: 
 Revs. Forbes, Prideaux. Watson, 
 Pomeroy, Campbell and Finney. The 
 present church building was erected 
 in 1S30. A general remodeling was 
 effectsd a few years ago. Among the 
 early Presbyterians were found: The 
 Cluggages, Williamsons, Harveys, 
 Hcllingsworths, iMexanders, McNites, 
 Brewstsrs, Douglasses, Binghams and 
 Brandts. 
 
 The Baptist' Church of Shirleys- 
 burg was organized Aug. 8, 184.3, with 
 49 members. Services were held 
 first in a schcol-hcuse. The present 
 church building was erected in 1843 
 and -44. Among the pastors have 
 been: Revs. David Williams (1843-52) 
 .J. A. Kelly, .J. L. Holmes, D. V. Krev- 
 lln. .J. B. K:idder. S. K. Boyer, J. W. 
 Evans, D. R. P. Strayer, W. P. Hile. 
 
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 The first elders were: Thos. A. 
 Sraelker and S. McVitty. Among the 
 primitive Baptists were: The Leas- 
 es, Smelkers, Do.yles, Ramseys, Light- 
 ners, Divens, Bartons and McVitties. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS 
 
 At the present time the merchants 
 of Shirleysburg are as follows:- ■ W. 
 H. Lightner, General Merchandise, 
 who keeps store in the brick building 
 formerly erected by Dr. Lightner. J. 
 M. Lutz is engaged in the IH[ardware 
 and Implement business. David 
 
 Kurtz and Son are also Hardware 
 merchants, located in the Brewster 
 building. Geo. W. Miller keeps a gen- 
 eral store in the building formerly 
 occupied by W. A. Fraker. I. j\I. 
 Harvey is also dealer in General INIer- 
 chandise. W. S. Miller deals in stoves, 
 tinware, etc., in the large store build- 
 ing erected and occupied by W. A. 
 Fraker, a few years prior to his death. 
 Shirleysburg has two hotels: The 
 Broad Top House in charge of Mrs. 
 Kirkpatrick, and the Central in 
 charge of John Basore. The present 
 pastors are: Methodist, Rev. Charles 
 Griffin; Baptist, Rev. J. C. Lathrop; 
 of Mount Union. The Presbyterian 
 congregation is at present without a 
 pastor, Rev. Finney having resigned 
 some months ago. 
 
 The burgess of Shirleysburg is ^^'il- 
 liam Harris. The members of the 
 town council are: J. Harry Myers. 
 Pres.; Geo. Withington, Homer 
 Myers, Bruce Bard, Dr. J. C. Fleming, 
 and John Basore. The school direc 
 
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 tors now are: George Withington, 
 Thos. Harris, Frank Brewster, Isaac 
 Gilford, Dr. J. C. Fleming, W. H. 
 Lightner. The town has two .Justices: 
 W. S. Miller and W. H. Lightner. The 
 postmaster is Mrs. Ella Harris, wid- 
 ow of the late Wm. H. Harris. Harry 
 Bard, .Jr., is the town's blacksmith, 
 taking up the profession of his father. 
 and Dr. Fleming is the only physician 
 in the village, he having come to Shir- 
 leysburg Nov. 22, 1887, where h^ fiifif-" 
 ried Miss Alice Baird, daughter of' 
 the late Dr. Robert Baird. He is an 
 eminent physician and enjoys a large- 
 practice. 
 
 The large brick house standirii? to" 
 the right as you enter Shirleysbiitg^ 
 from the north, located near wher^ 
 the old fort stood in primitive days, 
 is now occupied by .J. M. Lutz, the 
 hardware dealer, his store being a 
 short distance up the street. This 
 building was erected in 1850 by Benj. 
 Leas. He built it for a dwelling 
 house, but it later was transformed ' 
 into a seminary, having had different 
 instructors, among them being Paul 
 Kidder. About 20 years ago it be- 
 came the Old Folks Home, an insti- 
 tution devoted to the interests of the 
 Dunkard Brethren. It was stiH later 
 converted into the Rockview Acade- ' 
 my, conducted by Prof. W. S. Wolf. 
 
 Shirleysburg is also the seat of the 
 County Home, the act for the erection 
 of said institution having been ap- 
 proved May 6, 1850. This town is 
 an ideal place for the location of the 
 
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 County Almshouse, quiet, serene, 
 peaceful — a place Avhere the aged 
 poor can live out their last days in 
 tranquillity. The present steward of 
 the Almshouse is W. W. Wilson, born 
 in Shirley township, a son of the late 
 Thomas .Wilson. 
 
 Fifty years ago a wagon-making es- 
 tablishment flourished in the ,town, 
 in charge of John Wicks, William 
 Drake and Harry Bard. These men 
 controlled considerable business. This, 
 was befoi-e the day of the factory- 
 wagon and the rapidity with which 
 such is turned out these days. 
 
 Shirleysburg has in a sense one 
 street, a quiet town, beautifully locat- 
 ed and with magnificent scenery 
 round about. Excellent farm lands 
 too are in close proximity. There are 
 no industries in the town, save a grist 
 mill, but their are some live, ener- 
 getic business men who are anxious 
 to make things go and are willing to 
 put their shoulders to the Avheel. 
 There are a few old people in the 
 town whose heads are hoary with the 
 weight of years. Shirleysburg is a 
 typical country village with an inter- 
 esting history. The population today 
 is about 400, and perhaps some day 
 something will loom up to stir the 
 place to activity, to increase the popu- 
 lation and make use of the many na- 
 tural advantages which are to be 
 found Avithin her borders. 
 
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 SHIRLEYSBURG'S OLDEST CITI- 
 ZENS. 
 
 JOHN ZEIGLER is the oldest man 
 in Sliirleysburg, having been born in 
 Lebanon county, Dec. 25, 1825. He 
 moved to Lewistown in 1845, and af- 
 ter residing there for some time, 
 came to tlie briclv mill at Aughwick 
 Mills, where he spent three years as 
 the operator. In 1879 he moved to 
 Aughwick station where he conduct- 
 ed a store for a number of years. He 
 noAV resides in Shirleysburg, living re- 
 tired. Mr. Zeigler was married to 
 Matilda Matthews in 1847. He is the 
 father of four children: Marion of 
 Hastings, Neb.; Mrs. J. W. Lund, of 
 Clinton, Iowa; Mrs. Beulah Onslauger, 
 of Harrisburg and Clair of Los An- 
 geles, Cal. Mr. Zeigler was a veteran 
 of the war, belonging to Co. C, 78th 
 Regiment, Penna. Volunteers. His 
 wife died about a year ago. He is a 
 member of the Presbyterian church. 
 
 DANIEL MYERS was born in Cham- 
 bersburg. Mar. 11, 1832. When 10 
 years old he came to Shirleysburg 
 with his parents, and has resided 
 there ever since. He was married to 
 Elizabeth .Johns. His children are: 
 David of Huntingdon; Mrs. W. J. Hun- 
 ter of Mount Union; Mrs. L. V. Fer 
 gus, of Burnside, Ky.; Victor at home. 
 Mr. Myers is a blacksmith by trade. 
 He was a soldier of the Civil War and 
 member of Co. C, 19th Penna. Caval- 
 ry. 
 
JOHN ZEIGLER 
 
DANIEL MYERS 
 
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 JOHN JACOBS was born in Darm- 
 stadt, Gerirany, April 6, 1832. He 
 came to America in 1852. and in the 
 same year was married to Isabel Pe- 
 terson. He settled In Shirleysburg 
 and has resided there ever since. He 
 has been a hard working, energetic 
 man. His children are: Lowry and 
 John of Altoona; Albert of Lewis- 
 town; Annie, I\Irs. W. H. Lightner of 
 Shirleysburg: R. W. Jacobs, the pres- 
 ent mayor of Huntingdon: Harry of 
 Shirleysburg: George (deceased); 
 two died in infancy. Mr. Jacobs is a 
 member of the Presbyterian church. 
 
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 PETER X. BURKETT is a native 
 of Sinking Valley, having been born 
 Mar. 18, 1834. When about 18 years 
 old he moved to near Orbisonia. He 
 was married first to Miss Matilda 
 Hoover, and to this union nine child- 
 ren were born, of which number six 
 are living: Mrs. D. N. Kyper of Hun- 
 tingdon; Mrs. J. A. Lansberry of Mt. 
 Sava"-^. i\Id.- Mrs. Samuel Lutz of 
 Winslow.Ill.; Daisy of Kalispell.Mont.; 
 Mrs. Ella Shearer of Maryland; Wil- 
 liam of Abingdon, 111.; Harry, Flora 
 and Lawrence are dead. Three years 
 ago he was married to Louise .Jef- 
 fries. Mr. Burkett kept hotel in Shir- 
 leysburg about thirty years ago. He 
 
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 was a scldier, a member of the 19th 
 Penua. Cavalry. He has run a hack 
 and livery as well as farmed for a 
 livelihood. "Burkett's Hack'" has be- 
 come household words around this 
 section in the past thirty years. 
 
 \V. HARRY BARD, brother of Josh- 
 ua Bard and a son cf Samuel Bard, 
 was born in Blacklog, Feb. 15, 1836. 
 The family later migrated into Fulton 
 county, where they remained for sev- 
 eral years. .Mr. Bard has ■ been in- 
 Shirleysburg 51 years. He was a 
 soldier, member of Co. F, 19th Penna. 
 Cavalry. He married Mary Nelson in 
 1858, who is still living. The child- 
 
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 ren are: David of Shiiieysburg;Mrs. 
 Nelson Irvin of. Mifflin county; Mrs. 
 B. F. Huntsman of Mount Union; 
 Bruce, Harry and Frank of Shirleys- 
 burg; Mrs. H. C. Kerr of Altoona and 
 Charles of Montana; William, Rebec- 
 ca and Emma (Mrs. Dr. Nugent of Al- 
 toona) are dead. 
 
 JACOB A. MILLER was born in 
 York county June 19, 1842. He spent 
 some time in Adams county prior to 
 coming to Shirley, township about 40 
 years agp with; hi^ .father, John H. 
 Miller, and settled on what is now 
 the Wm. McGarvey farm. Mr. Mil- 
 ler has resided in Shirleysburg for 
 
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 a number of years. He was a soldier, 
 a member of Co. B, 138th Penna. 
 Volunteers. He married Mary E. Reck, 
 who still survives. The children are: 
 Mrs. Reuben Zeigler of Mount Union; 
 Mrs. O. F. Marks of Lewistown and 
 .John R. Miller of Shirleysburg. One 
 daughter is deceased. Mr. Miller is 
 a member of the Reformed church. 
 
 ELI MASEMORE is a native of 
 York county. Born Nov. 19, 1842. 
 When 19 years old he came to Clay 
 township and settled with his par- 
 ents. He migrated to Shirley town- 
 ship in 1869. He was a soldier, a 
 member of Co. G, 205th Regiment, 
 Penna. Volunteers. On Sept. 14, 1869, 
 he married Miss Mary L. Funk, a na- 
 tive of Shirley township, daughter of 
 the late Rev. Abram Funk. Three 
 children were born to this union: 
 Mrs. Martin Shaver of East Pittsburg; 
 Ira G. Masemore of Mifflin county and 
 Albert M. of Shirleysburg. Mr. Mase- 
 more has resided in Shirleysburg for 
 some time. He is a member of the 
 Dunkard church. 
 
ELI NASEHORE 
 
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 JOSEPH B. GRAY, a native of 
 Juniata county, was born July 14, 
 1843, near Waterloo. He married 
 Miss Martha McCulloch (1868). They 
 liyed there until 1874 when they came 
 to Shirleysburg. His first wife died 
 in 1875: He married Miss Belle Flem- 
 ing in 1878, he having gone to Juni- 
 ata county after the death of his 
 first wife. They settled in Germany 
 Valley in 1882, thence they went to 
 Newton Hamilton. Now they reside 
 in Shirleysburg. He is the father of 
 Mrs. Forrest Bratton of Altoona. 
 Squire Gray is a staunch Presbyter- 
 ian, formerly a noted Justice of the 
 
Peace, and has a good war record, a 
 member of Co. C. 47th Regiment, 
 Penna. Volunteers. 
 
 GEORGE WITHINGTON was born 
 in Mill Hall, Pa.. Sept. — , 1844, the 
 son of .John \Mthingtou. His father 
 was a tailor by trade. He migrated 
 into Shirleysburg a number of years 
 ago. Geoige Withington has resided 
 in this town most all his life. He 
 married Miss Caroline Hoover and his 
 children are: .John P. of Mount Jew- 
 ett: George E. of Kalamazoo, Mich.: 
 one infant daughter (deceased). Mr. 
 Withington is one of Shirleysburg's 
 progressive citizens. always among the 
 first to push an enterprise for the 
 good of tho town. He has served his 
 people in almost every public office in 
 the borough, always a contributor to- 
 ward a good cause. He is now- solirit- 
 ing subscriptions for the erection r f a 
 nev,- Iron fence around the old Shirleys- 
 burg cemetery, for which he deserves 
 to be commended not only by the pres- 
 ent citzens, but by former residents 
 of the town who have relatives buried 
 in this old historic cemetery. .Mr. 
 Withington followed butchering for 
 about 25 years, being associated with 
 .John .Jacobs for some time, also with 
 •John A. I\err later. He quit butcher- 
 ing in 1884, and has since been living 
 retired. 
 
GEORGE WITHIRGTON 
 
THO-AIAS C. HARRIS was bonj r t 
 Concord, Pa., Oct. 9, 1844. When 20 
 years of age he came to this county, 
 locating at Shirleysburg. He worked 
 for some time at the old tannery in 
 Germany Valley, being a tanner by 
 trade. He married Miss Charlotte A. 
 Clark. His children are: Mrs. C. H. 
 Johnson of Wayside, Neb.; Frank of 
 Gordon, Neb.; Mrs. Frank Bard of 
 Shirleysbiir2\ Mr. Harris is a mem- 
 ber of Co. F, 19th Penna. Cavalry. He 
 is also a member of the Presbyter- 
 ian church. 
 
JOHN W. RIFFLE is a native of 
 Maryland, having been born near 
 Hagerstown, Oct. 3, 1846. The fami- 
 ly resided there until he was 10 years 
 old when they came and settled in 
 Love Valley, this township. Mr. Rif- 
 fle was married to Martha E. Henry 
 about 1875. They moved to Shirleys- 
 burg in 1883. He has two children 
 living: Benjamin of town and Emory 
 of Louisiana; one daughter is dead. 
 Mr. Riffle has been a farmer and a 
 merchant during his life. 
 
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 JOHN S. APPLEBY was born in 
 Dublin township, June 26, 1847. Pie 
 lived in that township until 14 years 
 ago when he came with his family to 
 Shirleysburg (1895), at which time 
 he became steward at the County 
 Home. Mr. Appleby married Miss 
 Anna C. Fleming June 26, 1867. His 
 children are as follows: Loretta Mrs. 
 Harry Foreman (deceased); Bruce of 
 Dublin township; Matilda (deceased); 
 James C. of Decorum; J. O. Appleby 
 of Pittsburg; Harry of Shirleysburg; 
 Ulie of Mount Union; Rola of Shir- 
 leysburg; Mrs. Bruce Colgate and 
 Mrs. J. M. Kurtz of Shirleysburg. 
 
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 Warren died in infancy. ' Mr. ^-ijjple- 
 by is now engaged with G. W. Miller 
 in the manufacture of cigars. He is 
 a member of the Presbyterian .-liurch. 
 
 ISAAC Y. WILSON, a native of 
 Lancaster county, was born .July 14, 
 1847. He came to Huntingdon when 
 8 years old. He later resided at Six 
 Mile Run. Bedford county. He was 
 employed there as a coal miner. Mr. 
 Wilson settled in Shirleysburg in 
 1866. He married Elizabeth Rogers 
 31 years ago. He is the father of 
 Mrs. Robert Mohler of Shirleysburg. 
 He was a soldier, a member of Co. 
 C, 79th Regiment, Penna. Volunteers. 
 Mr. Wilson is a great hunter and en- 
 joys traversinr the forests and bring- 
 ine: down the big game. 
 
POPULAR 
 
 81 
 
 RESIDENTS OF 
 LEYSBURG 
 
 SHIR- 
 
 J. HARRY MYERS, was born in 
 Shirleysburg Aug. 26, 1861, and has 
 spent all his life in his native town, 
 with the exception of two years spent 
 in Orbisonia and 5 years spent in 
 Johnstown, working at his trade, thiit 
 of butchering. Mr. Myers is now the 
 owner of the grist mill at Shirleys- 
 burg, and Avill probably operate it 
 himself in the near future. He re- 
 cently sold his butchering business to 
 Al. Price. Mr. Myers is a well- 
 known auctioneer. He is also the 
 lather of twelve children, six boys 
 
and six girls, all at home. He is an 
 enterprising citizen, and contemplates, 
 putting electricity into his town some 
 time in the future. 
 
 A. J. WHITTAKER, the obliging 
 tonsorial artist, is a son of the late 
 Geo. W. Whittaker. Mr. Whittaker 
 has for a number of years been oc- 
 cupied at this stand, and neither pros- 
 perous nor depressed times have had 
 much effect upon his business. The- 
 one price is charged the year round 
 for a first-class shave. Mr. Whittaker 
 is a member of the Presbyterian 
 Faith. 
 
 D. C. KURTZ & SON are located 
 in the Brewster building and are en- 
 gaged in the hardware and implement 
 business. They have been in busi- 
 ness there since last February. D. C. 
 Kurtz was born in Woodcock Valley 
 about 62 years ago. He hafe resided 
 in. Germany Valley for 21 years. He 
 was married to Miss Malinaa Grove 
 now deceased, and is the father of 
 five sons and two daughters; Luden,. 
 Morrell, .Joseph, William and .James, 
 all residents of the township, Joseph 
 being associated with his father in 
 business. The two daughters are: 
 Jlrs. Porter Briggs of West Decatur, 
 Clearfield county and Mrs. Samuel 
 Myers of Shirleysburg. Joseph Kurtz 
 was born Aug. 18, 1889. 
 
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 GEO. AV. DULLER is now one of 
 the popular merchants of Shirleys- 
 burg. Mr. I\Iiller has been in business 
 there for many years. He was born 
 in Littlestown, Adams county, Nov. 
 4, 1864. His parents brought him to 
 Shirleysburg when he was three 
 years old. From 1871 to 1877 he was 
 located in Washington, D. C. Mr. 
 Mi'"-r is tho son of D. H. Miller. His 
 children are: William, Curtain and 
 two daughters at home, and one son. 
 L. C. Miller, at the Chester Military 
 School, Chester, Pa. Mr. Miller is 
 also engaged in the manufacture of 
 cigars, his product being well known 
 throughtout the country. 
 
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 '^^//' /■'/i: 
 
 
 JOHN DOl'GLAS, one of the prom- 
 inent residents of Shirleysburg, was 
 born near that town Aug. 17, 1846. 
 His -father's name Avas Samuel and 
 his grandfather, John Douglas, was 
 one of the primitive settlers in that 
 town. The grandfather came from 
 Ireland, and settled first at Tyrone 
 Forges. Thence he came to Shirleys- 
 burg. .John Douglas has resided in 
 and near Shirleysburg all his life. 
 He was for 1.5 years clerk at the 
 County Home. He Avas married on 
 Oct. 26, 1908, to Miss Annie Brandt. 
 Mr. Douglas is a Presbyterian and an 
 Elder. His father and grandfather 
 
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 vrere Elders before him. He is a farm- 
 er, rather a raiser of choice fruits and 
 potatoes. He enjoyed the ride on the 
 first passenger train that ran to jMt. 
 Union over the E. B. T. R. R. in 
 the car 'La Rue." 
 
 •J. ]\IONROE LUTZ was born in 
 Nekton Hnmilton, Mar. 14, 1860, and 
 is s. son of the late John X. Lutz. and 
 grandson of the late Jacob Lutz. Af- 
 ter residing in Newton Hamilton for 
 some time, the family moved to Ger- 
 many Valley where they ranked 
 among that section's most prosperous 
 farmers for many years. J. M.Lutz 
 
8G 
 
 continued farming upon tlie old iiome- 
 stead for some time after his fatlier's 
 death, and later (1904) moved to Shir- 
 leysburg, where he started in busi- 
 ness, his line being hardware and 
 implements. Mr. Lutz was first mar- 
 ried to Miss Mary Alma Welch, and 
 to that union were born five child- 
 ren: : Howard, Elmer, Byron, Fan- 
 nie and Anna. He was married the 
 second time to Miss Alice Fultz and 
 to the second union there are two 
 children: Rebecca and Winifred. Mr. 
 Lutz has been making a success in 
 the line of business in which Ire is 
 engaged. He is a member of the Bap- 
 tist church. 
 
 DR. J. M. FLEMING, Shirley sburg"s 
 only practicing physician, was born 
 near Shade Gap, Dec. 15, 1850. He 
 resided at home for a while, prepar- 
 ing himself simultaneously for teach- 
 ing school". The Doctor was engaged 
 "teaching the young idea" for 7 terms, 
 six years in Huntingdon and one in 
 .luniata county. He began the study 
 of medicine in 1877, and in the spring 
 of 1889 he graduated from the Uni- 
 versity of Michigan in that profes- 
 sion. In the autumn of 1889 he set- 
 tled in Shirleysburg. and has re- 
 mained there ever since, having an 
 extensive practice and enjoying a 
 large friendship. On November 22, 
 1889, the Doctor was married to Miss 
 Alice Baird, daughter of the late Dr. 
 Robert Baird and to that union. there 
 is one daughter. Miss .Jessie. He has 
 
held various local offices in his town, 
 and is at the present time a member 
 of the town council. The Doctor is 
 a member of the Baptist church.. 
 
 W. H. LIGHTNER, a son of Henry 
 Lightner, (deceased) is another of 
 the business men of Shirleysburg. He 
 was born in that town, Jan. 1, 1861, 
 and has resided there all his life. Mr. 
 Lightner has ben engaged in various 
 occupations in his career, and for 9 
 years has been in the mercantile busi- 
 ness. At one time he was postmas- 
 ter of his town. Today Mr. Lightne" 
 is a justice of the peace, having held 
 this office for 19 years. He was mar- 
 ried about 19 years ago to Miss Anna 
 Jacobs and is the father of tw'o sons, 
 Richard and Roy. 
 
 John C. Lotz 
 
 long a resident of ShiiJeysbvirg, was born 
 near Bellwood. Blair county, June 1.5, isio- 
 He located in Germany Valley in isi9, having 
 purchased the John Spanogle farm, which lie 
 sold to Michael IL Kyper, Dec. ist», and wliich 
 farm now belongs to A- S. Welch- From isori 
 until his death (March 10, VM).) Mr. Lotz re- 
 sided in Shirleysburg. Mr. Lotz was twice 
 married, first to Miss Charlotte Cornmesser 
 who died about 1890, and the second time to 
 Mrs. Mary Chilcott Houck, widow of the late 
 Joseph L. Houck (Dec. 1803). Joseph L, Houck, 
 resided for a numberof years in Aughwick 
 Talley. Mr. Lotz was a eousist'^nt member 
 of the Baptist church. His widow still sur- 
 vives in Shirleysburg. He had no children- 
 
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 THE BARTON KINDRED 
 
 The Barton kin is one of tlie oldest 
 families in Shirleysburg, being of 
 English extraction and excellent, good 
 people. John Barton, the progenitor 
 came from England in the latter part 
 of the ]8th century and settled first 
 in Doylestown, Bucks county. Mr. 
 Barton married and so far as we can 
 learn, migrated to the vicinity of 
 Shirleysburg, with his wife and five 
 children, about 1785. .John Barton 
 was one of the pioneer school teach- 
 ers in Shirleysburg. His five child- 
 reh were: Kimber, Thomas Gage, 
 John Jr., Mary and Sabra. Kimber 
 Barton was the lirst postmaster in 
 Shirleysburg, being chosen in 1805. 
 He had also an inclination toward 
 music and literature. He was the 
 grandfather too, of Miss Ann Diven 
 of Mount Union. Thomas Gage Bar- 
 ton was the father of Thomas Nel- 
 son Barton, late of Shirleysburg, and 
 the grandfather of Thomas of Hunt- 
 ingdon, Bower C. and Clement Bar- 
 ion of Shirleysburg, and Sibbie, Mrs. 
 C. E. Emerick, of Grantville, Pa. 
 Thomas Gage Barton was also the 
 father of Mrs. Benj. Leas, formerly of 
 Shirleysburg. John Barton, Jr., the 
 ord son, was married to a Miss Stack- 
 pole of McVeytown. Mary Barton 
 was the wife of John Bower and the 
 mother of Dr. Chas. Bower, long an 
 eminent physician at Newton Hamil- 
 ton, also of Rev. Frederick Bower, 
 a noted defender of the Baptist Faith 
 in his day, who died at Middleburg, 
 
TEOnAS NELSON BARTON, dtceastd 
 
90 
 
 Pa., about 8 years ago. Sabra Bar- 
 ton, the other daughter of John Bar- 
 ton, Sr., the pioneer, was the wife of 
 Jacob Smelker formerly of Shir- 
 leysburg, and this Jacob Smelker 
 was the father of Thomas A. Smel- 
 ker, long a resident of Germany Val- 
 ley. Thomas A. Smelker was the 
 father of H. S. Smelker of Mount Un- 
 ion, C. B. Smelker of Beaumont, Tex., 
 T. N. Smelker and Mrs. Julia Cree 
 of Kauffman, Tex., Mrs. Hannah Mus- 
 ser of Homestead and Mary, Mrs. J. 
 M. Ovelman of Altoona. 
 
 Thomas Barton was married to Miss 
 Gertrude Lovell Morgan, Quoatieoke, 
 Quebec. Canada. Clement Barton 
 married Miss Jessie Myers. Sibbie 
 married Dr. C. E, Bmsrick and re- 
 sides at Grantville, Pa. 
 
 The present Barton sons of Shir- 
 leysburg. Clement and Bower C, 
 Thomas of Huntingdon, and Mrs. C. 
 E. Emerick of Grantville, Pa., are the 
 children of the late Thomas Nelson 
 Barton, long a prominent resident of 
 Shirleysburg. Mr. Barton died April 
 1, 1906. His widow, Mary Swineford 
 Barton and her son. Bower C. Barton 
 still reside on the homestead farm. 
 The children of Thomas and Clement 
 Barton are the representatives of the 
 fifth generation of Bartons in Shir- 
 leysburg. 
 
91 
 
 A WORD IN PASSING 
 
 111 our sketch upon Shirley town- 
 ship and the town of Shirleysburg, 
 we have abbreviated considerable and 
 have at the same time tried to relate 
 the important points of biography and 
 history. "We have been obliged to ac- 
 cept much information from old resi- 
 dents, which of course, is the most 
 authoritative at our command, yet this 
 traditional information is subject to 
 some inaccuracy incident to old age. 
 Shirleysburg and Shirley township 
 have a brilliant history. They have 
 contributed to the world some of the 
 best men and women. When the war 
 broke out in the sixties, Shirlej^ town- 
 ship sent many out to defend the 
 flag. Out from the vales and valleys 
 and out from among the hills of Shir- 
 ley township, have gone bankers, min- 
 isters, physicians, lawyers and busi- 
 ness men, many of whom are taking 
 their stand amidst the keen competi- 
 tion of \;he age. Let the generations 
 to come do as well as those of the 
 past, and the fair name of Shirley 
 will not be marred in the least. 
 
92 
 
 h'X-OCH MYEH? irCTZ. wlu. .lied 
 at his lTom3 in Mcuiit Union, Sept. 24, 
 1904, was long' a resident of Sliirlsy 
 township. He was a son of Samuel 
 lAitz, in Germany Valley, and was 
 one of a disting'uished and pioneer 
 f.vmily in the township. Mr. Lutz 
 spent his boyhood days in Germany 
 Valley, working on his father's farm, 
 and getting the benefit cf what 
 schooling he could in the winters. 
 On Dec. 27, 1858, he was married to 
 Keturah Kepner of .luniata county. 
 Mrs. Lutz died May 27, 1901. Mr. 
 Lutz however followed farming all 
 his life, residing for a number ©f 
 
!»3 
 
 years in Auglnvick, on the farm, now 
 occupied by B. F. Garver. April 1, 
 1903, Mr. Liitz and family moved 
 from the Glcck place' near Augh- 
 v.-i'ck to Mount Union, where he pur- 
 chased a home on the coi-ner of Di- 
 vision and Market streets. His child- 
 ren are: Frank B. Lutz of Mount 
 1 nion: Alice. Mrs. Charles Cayford 
 residing in Nevada; Samuelof Cripple 
 Creek, Col.; Cora. Mr^. Grant Heck- 
 ert of Enola, Pa.: Jordan, de- 
 ceased; William of Idaho, and Mar- 
 garet of Harrisburg. Frank B. Lutz 
 i^ one of our town's progressive and 
 active' citizens, and a member of 
 the Lutheran church. Enoch Lutz 
 was a member cf the Dunkard Faith. 
 
 The Welcome to the Immigrant 
 
94 
 
 LETTERS FROM C. B. SMELKER 
 
 Beaumont. "L'ex., Oct. r., 19C9. 
 Mr. Chas. H. Welch, 
 Mount Union, Pa-, 
 
 Dear Sie:--I received your book of 
 tDoems. and am mueli interested in them, es- 
 pecially tlie picture of the old Stone Church 
 in Germany Valley- The old oak trees seem 
 to have grown but little, in the last oS years, 
 since I left Pennsylvania I have si>ent many 
 happy hours, at theold 8;oue Church. 
 
 I noticed in List week's issue of the Times, 
 that you will publish in book form your his- 
 torical sketch, now running in your paiier. 
 I am now 72 years old and very distinctly re- 
 member many of the old-time residents of 
 Shirleysburg, where I first saw the light of 
 day- Briefly. I will give you the names of 
 some of the old men. as they were in my 
 early boylmod days. 
 
 Beginning at the southern end of town, and 
 going northward, I remember of James 
 Caiothers, Samuel Backus. Samuel Caroth- 
 ers. James Smith, Thomas Fulton, Joseph 
 Harvey, William Boggs, Walter Hudson, 
 Thomas, Diven, Jamei Olivei-, David Fraker. 
 Dr- Applebaugh, John il Smt-lker, John 
 Lutz. Henry Brewtiter, James Clark, Beuj. 
 Leas, David Eby, Wm- Leas, Thos. Askins. 
 Wm. Harvey, James Templeton, and Eph- 
 raim Doyle: these being on the west side of 
 the street- On the east-side, beginning at 
 the so thern end I recollect of John Briggs, 
 John Zelch, J. Hollingsworth, Britton F- Col- 
 lins- Abraham Barnes, Samuel McVitty, Eli- 
 jah Auitz, M. S- Harrison, Dr- Lightner, Jas- 
 Kamsey. Goo- Leas. .John Wicks, Abraham 
 Fnnk. Allen Brown, Betsy Uickets and John 
 "Withington. 1 think this includes most ev 
 ery dwelling house in the town, at that day- 
 My father owned and lived on the fxrm now 
 owned by the county, where the Almshouse 
 is located. My fathc- built the old bridge 
 that spanned ihe Aughwick Creek, below 
 Shirleysburg- The house where J. M. Lut^ 
 lives, was built by Benj Leas in isic- Benj- 
 Leas' wife and the late T- N. Barton, were 
 brother and sister, and were also full cousins 
 to my father, Thcs- A- Smelker- T- N. Bar- 
 ton's widow, is a niece to my father. 
 
 Sabra Barton married Jacob* Smelker. who 
 
95 
 
 was the father of the late Thos- A. Sinelker- 
 Sabra Barton 8melker. was the mother of 
 the late Th(>s. A. Sinelker- John Bower, who 
 was the father of the late Dr- Chas- Bower, 
 of Newton Hamilton, married Mary Barton. 
 Mary Barton Bower, died and also Jaeol> 
 Sinelker died, then John Bower, the father 
 of Dr- Chas. Bower, in.rried Sabra Barton. 
 the mother of the late Thos- A. Smelker- In 
 blood kin. Dr. Cha.s. Bower and my father 
 Thos- A- Smelker, were first cousins, and by 
 the marriage of their parents, Dr- Chas. Bow- 
 er and Thod- A- Smelker became step-broth- 
 ers- I am anxious t'. give you correct infor- 
 mation, since you desire to print y<jur histor- 
 ical sketch in a book. I can very distinctly 
 remember things which occurred more than 
 6.5 years ago. 
 
 Very respectfullv. 
 
 C- B. Smelker. 
 
 Beaumont, Texas, Oct. -ii, 190'.)- 
 Mr- Chas. H- Welch. 
 
 Dear Sir ■''■—iTour letter received- '[ will give 
 you a short history of the owners of the farms 
 in Germany Valley m years ago or in the year 
 lS4,>. Beginning at the old fullen mill, south 
 of the olil stone church: John Young, Philip 
 Grush, Philiri Stuinbaugh, Joseph Kough, 
 David Kough,Geor;.,'(-'Koiish- These iiersi')ns 
 all lived a"; the ol I lullen mill. Mathiaslving on 
 theBlacklogMountain above Andre wSpanogle 
 farm. Andrew Spanogle farm owned and 
 farmed by Andrew Spanogle, old grand- 
 mother Lutz at the Stone Church, Samuel 
 Lutz farm, Jonas Umbenhour at foot of 
 Blacklog Mountain, John Garver fa' m, this 
 farm soon after .'•old to David Eby, John 
 Wakelield farm, Jacob Lutz farm, Joseph 
 Miller farm. John Long farm, now the Brant 
 farm, Adam Crouse home was not then built, 
 Samuel Borer farm. Edward Furnace property 
 owned and operated by Samuel H- Bell, Vine- 
 yard Mills now called Otelia, owned and 
 
 The old log mill referred to by Mr. Smelker 
 on page 96. also a saw mill, stood mid-way 
 between what is now the \Vm- Berkstresser 
 farm and the present ^louring mill, which was 
 erected by David Eby in 1844, and now owned 
 by J H. Myers- The John Etnier farm on 
 jol'nstown ridge, should read south of Richard 
 Hall, instead of above the Jacob Lutz farm- 
 
96 
 
 ©Cfupied by Samuel H. Bell, Oliver Etniei 
 sawmill, S. H- Bell farm occupied by John 
 Price, an Etnier farm occupied . by Stephen 
 Elliot and afterward owned. by JaeobSpanogle 
 great-grandfather of yourself (C. H. Welch.) 
 William Shaett'er farm, Samuel Etnier farm 
 bought in 1.H44 by my father Thomas A„ 
 Smelker, Perry county. Peter Long farm oc- 
 cupied by Benjamin Long afterward sold to 
 Thomas A. Smelker, this Peter Long farm 
 and the Samuel Etnier farm combined have 
 long been known as the Smelker farm, Cleorge 
 Eby farm and saw mill afterward the Benja- 
 min Garver farm. Henry Eby fullen mill, 
 George Smith home afterward the Mosey 
 Everet home not yet built, the Richard Hall- 
 farm all in timber, the John Etnier farm long 
 known as Johnstown on the ridge above the 
 Jacob Lutz farm, the George Bowman farm, 
 the Robert Wakefield farm at the Bethel 
 church was in after years made from parts 
 of the George Eby farm and the Bowman 
 farm, the George Swine farm, the old tan 
 yard owned and operated by Thomas A- 
 Smelker, my father, the Abraham Long farm 
 occupied by Jacob Spanogle great-grand- 
 father of C. H. Welch, the Peter Swine tarm 
 was taken from the Abraham Long tarm, 
 David Eby farm now known as Dan Berk- 
 stresser farm ; then came the old log mill and 
 the T- N. Barton farm which was then owned 
 by David Eby, the county poor farm was then 
 owned by my father Thomas A- Smelker, the 
 Billy McGarvey farm was then in timber, 
 timber was on all the land between where the 
 the old log mill stood and fort run near the 
 old tannery. Much of the land in Germany 
 Valley has been cleared since my early 
 recollection. 
 
 Very Respectfully, 
 
 C. B- Smelker. 
 
MOUNT UNION 
 
 BACK TO MOUNT UNION 
 
 Mount Union was incorporated as 
 a Borough in 1867. She is not an 
 old town by any means. In fact, when 
 Shirleysburg was a good sized village 
 and when Huntingdon was a thrifty 
 town. Mount Union was not. The 
 nucleus of the town was two or three 
 liouses situated along the old canal 
 at which point the boats would stop 
 to load and unload their freight. This 
 territory here, where Mount Union is 
 now situated, Avas formerly along the 
 ■old highway connecting the region of 
 the Aughwick with that of Standing 
 Stone, now Huntingdon, and such evi- 
 dently had some influence upon our 
 development into a village and later 
 into a town. The town's growth has 
 not been rapid like many others in 
 the country, where because of some 
 industrial interferences or some natur- 
 al enterprise, people have come, build- 
 ings have been erected, streets laid out 
 and a town started in a few years. 
 On the other hand, Mount Union has 
 not been slow. In 10 years' time our 
 population has been tripled. We have 
 taken on new life. Men of ■ genius 
 
Edward M. Beers, the pres^nt Mayor of Mount Union 
 
99 
 and enterprise have given their lives 
 in our interest, and some of them 
 have passed away without the reali- 
 zation of successful effort. There are 
 others today, active citizens of our 
 city, who are interested in its wel- 
 fare and who are soaring to the front 
 with new ideals and motives — men 
 who believe in booming your home 
 town first of all and in lending a 
 hand toward making it one of the 
 best in the State. New industries 
 have come here, which today rank 
 among the best of their kind in the 
 country. New people have settled 
 within our bounds and have mean- 
 while given individual impetus to our 
 progress. Our development has not 
 been ephemeral, but we believe that 
 it is permanent. Our natural re- 
 sources are now being utilized. Up- 
 on cur mountains are rock which is 
 being ground and made into brick: 
 stone also, that may be put into 
 buildings. Upon our ridges are sand 
 and limestone; Within the past de- 
 cade in fact, Mount Union has come 
 to 1:e recognized as one of the lead- 
 ing towns in Central Pennsylvania. 
 We arc surging to the front, and we 
 believe we have a brilliant future 
 ahesd. 
 
 Tl.ara are many pleasant memories 
 that cluster about Mount Union. To 
 those who have been born and bred 
 within her borders, Avho have gone 
 out into the world to fight its bat- 
 tles and encounter its vicissitudes — 
 to them the name is ever held in 
 
100 
 
 precious memory. There are many 
 grown to manhood now, who remem- 
 ber distinctly the- times that they 
 played upon the commons, or roamed 
 about the thicket or went to swim 
 in the old canal, or rambled over the 
 Iiills and mountains — these mountains 
 which today make up a panorama of 
 magnificence when the trees are 
 aglow with tlv3 rainbow hues of au-, 
 tumn. Despite this fact, the commons 
 now are gone, having been transform- 
 ed into the busy marts of trade; 
 the hills have been changed some- 
 what by the thrift and ingenuity of 
 man: the old canal has passed into 
 oblivion; but these old mountains, 
 save for the rocks and timbers that 
 are being taken from their bosom, 
 remain the same; each autumn sees 
 thsm clothed in gold and each spring- 
 time covered with living green. Like 
 the great Sphinx of Egypt, these old 
 mountains, could they speak, would 
 unfold the message of the centuries. 
 They might tell us of the great flood 
 that was, or of some geologic or se- 
 ismic intereference which gave them 
 shape and strew their crest with 
 rocks and foliage. You cannot for- 
 get Mount Union if you have spent 
 your youth hero, or if this is your 
 native town, for these memories of 
 the past will live in pleasant retro- 
 spect. Time may silver your locks, 
 but as the years press hard upon you, 
 you will think the more of old Mount 
 Union, and the memories of the past 
 will come back to you often — at night- 
 
Jack's Spring as it used to be. 
 
102 
 
 fall perhaps, when you "steal awhile 
 awaj' from every 'cumbering care," 
 or as the poet put it, when you wrap 
 the drapery of your couch about you 
 and lie down to pleasant dreams. 
 
 IN THE RETROSPECT 
 
 William Penn, the founder of Penn- 
 sylvania, was devoted to the best in- 
 terests of his colony and did all in 
 his power to secure the continued 
 friendship of the Indians to whom of 
 right the soil belonged — the woods and 
 the streams — though according to the 
 custom of conquest, and in conformity 
 to the practices of the Whites of Eu- 
 rope, a contrary principle had gen- 
 erally, if not universally, obtained. 
 Penn's religious principles forbade 
 him to wrest the soil of Pennsylvania 
 by force from ths people to whom 
 God and nature gave it. In his inter- 
 course with the Indians he was gov- 
 erned by inir.iutable principles of jus- 
 tice which everywhere and for all 
 purposes must be regarded as funda- 
 mental if human exertions are to be 
 crowned with noble and permanent 
 results. 
 
 Pennsylvania, when open for settle- 
 ment, was th-3 recipient of thousands 
 of foreigners coming principally from 
 Germany, Holland, Ireland, Scotland, 
 Sweden and England. We note that 
 among the first settlers were the Ger- 
 mans, who came over and located 
 near Philadelphia as early as 1682. 
 Others arrived from 1700 to 1720 and 
 settled in the lower parts of Mont- 
 
103 
 
 gomery, Bucks, Berks and Lancaster 
 counties. In early times thiose who 
 were not able to pay for their passage 
 to America were sold as servants 
 when landed here. We note from an 
 early print that from 1730 to 1740 
 about 65 vessels, well filled with Ger- 
 mans, arrived in Philadelphia, bring- 
 ing with them ministers of the Gos- 
 pel and school-masters to instruct 
 their children. A large number of 
 these remained in Philadelphia, while 
 others pressed westward along the 
 Susquehanna and into York county. 
 
 We note further settlements were 
 made northward along the Susque- 
 hanna River. .John Harris, a native 
 of Yorkshire, England, had made an 
 attempt prior to 1785 to settle near 
 the mouth of Conoy Creek, but it 
 seems he preferred to settle higlier 
 up the river near the Indian village 
 called Piextan near the present site 
 of Ffarrisburg. The settlements soon 
 l;ecame considerably extended and 
 the population was augmented con- 
 tinuously by influxes of immigrants 
 from abroad, as well as natives of 
 the province. Cumberland county, 
 which at that time included all this 
 section around here, in fact most ev- 
 erything known west of the Tusca- 
 rora Mountains, as well as the Cum- 
 berland Valley, was settled primarily 
 by the Scotch-Irish. This Scotch- 
 Irish people were a hearty, indus- 
 trious and persevering sect and made 
 excellent settlers in the new province. 
 This term, Scotch-Irish, is applied to 
 
104 
 
 that numerous and honorable people 
 who immigrated to Pennsylvania at 
 an early date, because during the 
 reign of Charles I, in the year 1641, a 
 massacre of the Irish Protestants oc- 
 curred in Ireland, when 50,000 were 
 mercilessly butchered, and then it 
 was that many fled to the north of 
 Scotland, from which country the 
 north of Ireland had been colonized 
 by Protestants. 
 
 About nine-tenths of the first set- 
 tlers of York county, then including 
 Adams, were Germans and some small 
 proportion of Cumberland now with- 
 in the limts of Franklin, was original- 
 ly settled by them, also some parts 
 of Dauphin, (then Lancaster). We note 
 also that there were a few English 
 among the pioneer settlers in Cum- 
 berland county, and it was not un- 
 til 1760 or 62 that the Germans began 
 to migrate into the Cumberland re- 
 gion. The coiirse of settlement was 
 ^yestward, and from 1750 until 1800 
 there was a gradual influx across 
 the Tuscarora Mountain westward in- 
 to what is now the region of Hunt- 
 ingdon, Fulton, Mifflin and part of 
 .Juniata counties. Among the early 
 settlers we notice many names which 
 are familiar today, and these pioneers, 
 are 'very likely ancestors of many of 
 the citizens of Mount Union and 
 vicinity today. Among the Irish and 
 Scotch-Irish we notice the Pattersons, 
 Scotts, Speers, Galbreaths, Andersons, 
 Lowrys, Campbells, Smiths, Ramseys, 
 Mclntyres, Cooks, Wilsons, Halls, 
 
105 
 
 Stuarts, Lynns, Browns, Collinses,Kel- 
 lys, Fultons, Walkers, Petorsons, Mc- 
 Donalds, Hunters, Thompsons, Robbs, 
 McCures, Gambles, McClains, and 
 ^Jenkinses. Among the early Germans 
 we notice such names as Schneider, 
 Salor, Krauss, Fischer, Jacobs, Lang, 
 Miller, Brandt, Schaever, Bollinger 
 and Schwartz. 
 
 It might be well to mention that 
 Cumberland county was named after 
 a maritime county in England on the 
 borders of Scotland, and such was es- 
 tablished in Pennsylvania in 1750. 
 That our readers might know some- 
 thing of the extent of this county, we 
 quote from an old print: "That all 
 singular lands lying within the prov- 
 ince of Pennsylvania to the westward 
 of Susquehanna and northward and 
 westward of the county of York, shall 
 be erected into a county to be called 
 Cumberland." Land was plenty in 
 those days, and the settlers had not 
 the least conception of the vastness 
 of Pennsylvania, much less, the mag- 
 nitude of the American Continent. But 
 they came this way: they encountei'- 
 ed the perils of the frontier; they 
 fought their battles with the Indians; 
 they sacrificed their lives and shed 
 their blood in their search for llPlDer- 
 ty. The heroism and the intrepidity 
 of our forefathers in Pennsylvania 
 will be never known to us. What they 
 endured and suffered, due to hardship 
 in the wilderness and ill-treatment 
 from the savages, we cannot know; 
 history might tell us, but cold words 
 
106 
 
 cannot feel the pangs of those early 
 days. 
 
 Despite dangers, the AVhites press- 
 ed westward. Over the Tuscaroras 
 they came, and as we noted previous- 
 ly in this sketch, the first settlers in 
 Huntingdon county were found in 
 the region of the Dublins and 
 the Tells, coming this way from 
 Cumberland county and southward. 
 By the middle of the eighteenth 
 century the influx into this section 
 had wonderfully increased. They 
 came this Avay from Maryland also 
 and settled. They migrated from the 
 East. They migrated from the Fath- 
 erland. The Aughwick — and when 
 we speak of this, it includes all this 
 section reaching from what is now 
 Mount Union to the Tuscaroras — was 
 soon populated, though sparsely. The 
 Indian lived side by side with the 
 White. The smoke went upward from 
 the wigwam, and likewise from the 
 cabin. The savage and the settler 
 angled in the same stream, and hunt- 
 ed in the same forest. Now they 
 lived together amicably, now they 
 were stirred to blood-shed and slaugh- 
 ter. So it was, until the Indians 
 were forced toward the setting sun, 
 made to relinquish their title to these 
 ''Happy Hunting Grounds," and push- 
 ed farther westward over the barren 
 mountains of Pennsylvania. 
 
2. 
 
 s 
 
lOS 
 
 IN THE EARLY DAYS 
 
 The present site of Mount Union 
 "was formerly a wilderness and 
 swamp. There are a few citizens 
 living here yet today who can remem- 
 ber whan most all this section here 
 was forest and marsh, and they tell 
 lis too, the best they can, owing to 
 old age and failing memory, that in 
 the early days there were only two 
 or three buildings located along the 
 old canal, which was then the center 
 of trade. They tell us also that in 
 their boyhcod days they roamed amid 
 these hills and recollections are vivid 
 of uncultivated and desolate timber- 
 lands. To the southward and west- 
 ward tall, stately oaks and pines grew 
 in abundance, and then the hum of 
 the saw mill was unheard, and the 
 stroke of the axe was infrequent 
 Roadways were few and incomplete. 
 The old highway ran through the 
 heart of Avhat is now Mount XTuicn, 
 connecting the region of the Augh- 
 wick with the west, and they tell us 
 that this thorcughfare crossed from 
 east to west somewhere between Shir- 
 ley and Market streets. Over this old 
 road the stages travelled. Think of 
 the primitive stage-coach; with the 
 shrill of the horn, the yells of the 
 drivers, the crack of the whip, the 
 mctley lot of humanity Avithin the ve- 
 hicle, together with band-boxes and 
 bundles and merchandise galore. The 
 old stage coach rattled and joggled 
 over the rocks of .Jacks Narrows, 
 even before the canal was, and to 
 
make the trip in tiiese valloys liere 
 in several days was counted extra- 
 ordinary. But now tliis primitive 
 metliod has gone into oblivion, for the 
 genius of a century has brought the 
 motor car, which speeds us along the 
 same highways at 40 miles and more 
 an hour. 
 
 But go back again to the forest and 
 the swamp. Hear the frogs a-croak- 
 ing, and the whip-poor-wills a-whist- 
 ling, and the screech owl a-screech- 
 ing. That was the kind of music 
 Mount Union had in those days. 
 There was no Ganister Brick Works 
 then to throw their bright glare 
 against the midnight sky, thus il- 
 luminating the greater portion of the 
 town, but instead, the firebugs, by 
 the thousands, did the best they could, 
 to make light amid the utter dark- 
 ness. Our venerable informants tell 
 us that some of that portion of the 
 town now lying north of the old rail- 
 road bed was swampy, so much so 
 that cattle would frequently get fast 
 if they grazed in that direction. What 
 little land there was around here, 
 that had been cleared, was farmed 
 in the primitive days of the town, but 
 the land then was not of the best 
 for cultivation. They tell us also that 
 sheep grazed upon the commons. 
 Bears and game in abundance lived 
 in close proximity. Think of the deso- 
 lation of those days, before the hand 
 of man had taken hold to transform 
 the marsh and barren wilderness into 
 an active and prosperous town. But 
 
110 
 
 the long period of evolution has taken 
 place — the lumberman, the farmer, 
 the boatman, the builder, the mer- 
 chant, the manufacturer, the resident, 
 the minister and the teacher. A re- 
 markable transformation, in less than 
 a hundred years, and when we think 
 of those olden days, associating them 
 with the present time, we cannot help 
 but say: "How changed! how 
 changed!" 
 
 MOUNT UNION'S FIRST SETTLERS 
 
 It has been with considerable dif- 
 ficulty that we have been enabled to 
 find out who the original laud hold- 
 ers were of that portion of ground 
 whereupon Mount Union is now built. 
 By inquiry made to the Department of 
 Internal Affairs at Harrisburg, we 
 learn that the first land holders of 
 this section of ground situated along 
 the Juniata River, and reaching back 
 into the region of Hill Valley, and 
 bordaring to the v/est upon .Jacks 
 Mountain, were William Morris and 
 Jonathan iMorris. It seems that Wil- 
 liam Morris owned all the land to 
 the east extending around the bend in 
 tlie river, grounds which recently 
 comprised the farm of W. T. Sheafter 
 and which are now owned by the 
 Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and 
 a portion devoted to North Mount Un- 
 ion. William Morris owned 217 acres 
 and 40 perches, according to a war- 
 rant dated June 1, 1762, and surveyed 
 in 1787, and resurveysd Dec. 20, 1816. 
 This land was patented on Feb. 12, 
 
lil 
 
 1824, to John Shaver. Adjoining the 
 lands of William Morris was a tract 
 of Jonathan Morris including 194 
 acres, more or less. The warrant for 
 this ground was dated Sept. 2, 1786, 
 surveyed Oct. 12. 1786, and patented 
 Aug. 10,1818, to Col. William Post- 
 lethwaite. Lying to the southeast, 
 and adjoining the grounds of William 
 Morris, was a tract belonging to 
 .James Morris, including these grounds 
 lying now in the vicinity of Ewing's 
 Mill and the lower portion of East 
 Broad Top yard. James Morris own- 
 ed here 51 acres and 110 perches ac- 
 cording" to a warrant dated Sept. 2, 
 1786, and surveyed Oct. 12, 1786. John 
 Shaver owned a tract of 136 acres and 
 24 perches, more or less, adjoining the 
 lands of William Morris and James 
 Morris to the south. This warrant 
 is dated June 28, 1815, and was sur- 
 veyed Dec. 20, 1816, It was patent- 
 ed Dec. 25, 1830 to Henry, Nicholas. 
 William and Peter Shaver, his sons. 
 Lands to the west, to the extent of 
 21 acres and 50 perches, seem to have 
 been warranted on Mar. 3, 1789, to 
 John Hollinshead, surveyed Mar. 5, 
 1798 and patented June 7, 1806. 
 
 Lands lying to the west, including 
 what is now Jefferson Heights, were 
 early owned by the Pollocks. Col. 
 William Pollock, who resided in this 
 section, was the man who named Mt. 
 Union. 
 
112 
 
 COL. WILLIAM POSTLETHWAITE 
 
 Col. William Postlethwaite, who 
 was one of tha first land-owners here, 
 came with his wife, Elizabeth from 
 Carlisle, to Wayne township, Mifflin 
 county, and they remained there un- 
 til about 1798, when they came across 
 the river, into the region of Shirley 
 township (now Mount Union) and 
 settled on lands previously bought 
 from Jonathan Morris. Col. Postleth- 
 waite's grandfather came from Eng- 
 land to Lancaster, Pa., at an early 
 date, and in his house the first coun- 
 ty court of Lancaster was held. The 
 Colonel's father was married first to 
 Hannah Wright, the children being 
 William, (the Colonel) .John, who re- 
 sided in Jefferson county, and Susan 
 Avho died young. The second time 
 the Coloners father, or John Post- 
 lethwaite, married a Miss Irvin, and 
 the children were: Thomas L, Samuel, 
 Mary, Jane and Elizabeth. Thomas 
 I., married Mary Elizabeth Drake, 
 and they are the grandfather and 
 grandmother of Mrs. Henry McGarvey 
 of Mount TTnion, her father's name 
 being Jackson Postlethwaite. Eliza- 
 beth, one of tha three half sisters of 
 Col. Wm. Postlethwaite, married 
 James Drake, who was the grandfath- 
 er of D. S. Drake now of Huntingdon, 
 and the son of Samuel Drake, Sr., the 
 founder of Drake's Ferry. 
 
 Col. William Postlethwaite was the 
 father of the following children: John, 
 who died in Illinois; Jane, who died 
 in infancy; Thomas, born on Feb. 24, 
 
113 
 
 1793, and died in Mifflin county in 
 1862. This Thomas Postlethwaite 
 married Ann Borland, and of their 
 family of 13 children, one was Thomas 
 Pisher Postlethwaite of Mount Union, 
 (now 82 years old). Other children 
 of Col. Wm. Postlethwaite were: Han- 
 nah; William, who died in this county 
 in 1826; Elizabeth, who married Jon- 
 athan Doyle and Elinor, who was the 
 mother of the late Dr. W. P. McNite, 
 of Shirleysburg. 
 
 DRAKE'S FERRY 
 
 Drake's Ferry, which flourished be- 
 fore the canal was built, was estab- 
 lished by Samuel Drake, Sr., in 1783. 
 This Samuel Drake served in the 
 Revolutionary War 'his service 'baing 
 prior to that date. Samuel Drake was 
 was the grandfather of Franklin 
 Drake of Newton Hamilton and Mr-. 
 Rebecca Ross of Mount Union, and 
 the great grandfather of D. S. Drake, 
 of Huntingdon und they trace their 
 lineage back to Sir Francis Drake, the 
 celebrated English Admii'al and ex- 
 plorer. This Samuel Drake was a na- 
 tive of New .lersey, born about 17.54. 
 The establishment of the ferry was a 
 notaible enteapriss and was the lanly 
 crossing n>lace on the Juniata Riive"'' 
 for the traveling public, situated along 
 the thoroughfare running from Stand- 
 'ingiStoneaTjd the west to Shirley Cha'ai 
 bersburg, Hagerstown, Harper's Feri'y 
 and Baltimore. The route was orig- 
 inally an Indian trail, and was after- 
 wards used by the Whites as a road. 
 A tavern was connected with this 
 
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 ferry, where travelers would generally 
 stop over night and proceed on their 
 way in the morning. The tavern and 
 stables were on the north side of the 
 river, just west of the old county 
 bridge. in 1783 Samuel Drake came 
 into possession of 50 acres of land 
 known as the ferry tract, and huer 
 (ITiMM took up 150 additional acres, 
 which was known as the Matilda fur- 
 nace farm. Thi ; fu:niC3 wasoiiilt afcjut 
 1836 and named after a daughter of 
 Samuel Drake, who was married to 
 Capt. Caldwell, who died from a 
 v.'ound received in the Mexican War. 
 In 179.5 Samuel Drake came into pos- 
 session of 95 more acres of ground 
 just east of the furnace property, and 
 later this Avas the homestead farm of 
 his sen, .James. About 300 acres of 
 land, then, were owned in the vicinity 
 of Mount T'uion, by Mr. Drake. He 
 ran the ferry until liis two sons. James 
 and Samuel. .Ir., were old enough to 
 take charge. James, who was the 
 grandfather of D. S. Draice cf Hunt- 
 ingdon, ran ih<- ferry urtil aI)out is::u. 
 wlien the construction of the cana! 
 started. The canal, however, was not 
 completed until 1839. 
 ^The foll:)wing- .stanza is from W. W. 
 
 -'^>-' '■' ■[■'' ., ■■ niury ,,1,1 t,,-,luy 
 
 ' •■ ■ ■■ -"^ ' ■■ ■'■>■ l:\-,'s ill ii.-Lirie: 
 J !;>-.■ hii,<;)u t!;e st,ir\- ,n it.-; \-ears' 
 
 li;-.vv iai- it.-; ijntr.in- ,-;tine: 
 W hut liii.stlin.i^- life, what moving- wealth 
 _ Coiiiirled in tlie skill. 
 Of one ti'aditi,)]! jnai.scs well. 
 
 And loves his memory still:' 
 
lU) 
 
 John Shftver 
 
 .Son of Saniu«l Sluivf r. and Brundson ( f 
 IMh.joi- .lolui Hluiver. 
 
 THE SHAVER KINDRED 
 
 The Shaver kindred figured very 
 extensively in the early days of Mount 
 Union. There are many Shavers in 
 this section today, posterity of the 
 old Major .lohn Shaver, who came to 
 this place from the Aughwick Valley, 
 about IT'.lT. hte is ilie progenitor of 
 the Shaver kin in and around Mount 
 Union. John Shaver was one of the 
 original land-holders here. He later 
 purchased lands from William Morris, 
 and the Colestocks. At one time, 
 John Shaver owned all the land, now 
 Mount Union, reaching from Division 
 street to the river, t hence to the Hi'l 
 
m 
 
 Valley line, and thence Houtheast as fur 
 as the Jacob Lohr farm. John Shaver 
 had ton children, as follows: 
 
 1. SAMUEL, who married Kath- 
 arine Vandevander and who had 8 
 children, as follows: John, (father of 
 Mrs. W. T. Bell of town; Nevin Sha- 
 ver of [larrisburs, and Bert Shaver of 
 Mifflintown); Feter, (who built the 
 Jfanaw-'ilt, Dr. Campbell and the Ad- 
 ams Store properties in town, and who 
 was also the father of Newville Sha- 
 ver of Robertsdale, Edgar of Turtle 
 Creek, Thomas of East T^iberty, La- 
 vanche and Mrs. Anna Vincent of 
 East Liberty, and North C. Shaver, de- 
 ceased) ; William, (who was the father 
 of Mrs. J. Bruce Davis of Reedsville, 
 Mrs. Mary K. f5rown of Jersey Shore, 
 iliuiy, late of Huntingdon, (deceased) 
 and Charles, late of Altoona, (deceas- 
 ed); Calvin, long dead; Mary, Mrs. 
 Michael McCloskey. of Iowa, and who 
 was the mothr-i- of '> children, Thomas, 
 John, Edward, Joseph and .'Xnnie; 
 Sarah. (Mrs. Taylor Postlethwaite, de- 
 ceased); and Martha, (Mrs. Cieo. Rob- 
 inson, who resided at Shippensburg. 
 
 Abrara, the eldest son, died when 21. 
 
 2. .lACDJi, who lived at Newfoii 
 Hamilton. His children were: We.sley, 
 Morris and one daughter, all deceased, 
 and nnf; daughter, Mrs. Tillie IJnii, 
 li' i.i- in r;' ihvood. .lacob was twi<'e 
 ujajriod. Ijotli tiaies to Miss .Morri- 
 sons. 
 
 :',. ilEXRY, (married to Hannah 
 -Mcri-ison), who (jwned the Ewing Mill 
 property, and also resided in what 
 was later the E. B, T. Company house, 
 along the Shirley road, now owned by 
 
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 Chas. Brown and occupied by Frank 
 Miller's family. Tliis was formerly the 
 Geo. Foreman home. Henry's children 
 were: Mrs. John Gayton, deceased; 
 Mrs. W. G. Ewing, deceased; and H. 
 Clay Shaver, who resides in Pasadena,, 
 Cal.. and Mrs. Margaret Kiel, deceased 
 
 -t. JOHN, who formerly lived at 
 Aughwick, on the farm, later occupied 
 by John Reck. He had one daughter, 
 Mrs. Feninah Brown, mother of Mrs. 
 Maggie dinger, and grandmother of S. 
 G. Clinger, both of Mt. Union. To the 
 second wife his children were: Myrtle 
 and Mrs. Annie Cruse of^.Huntingdon; 
 Lizzie of Kansas; and Millard, Orman 
 and Carey of tlie "S\'est. John Shaver's 
 first wife was Jane Hanawalt and his 
 second wife was Sarah King. . 
 
 .5. GEORGE, who married Margaret 
 McIlHaney and wh? moved to Illinais 
 
 A^'e have learned that George mar- 
 ried Margaret Mclhaney and lived for 
 some time in Hares ^''alley and after- 
 wards moved to Ipavia, Fulton coun- 
 ty, 111., probably about 1843. His chil- 
 dren were: Mary, Catharine, John, Pa- 
 melia. Annie, Margaret and Samuel. 
 
 6. NICHOLAS, (married to Keziah 
 Etnier), who resided across from the 
 homestead, who later built the brick, 
 now owned by the E. B. T. R. R. Co., 
 near their yard and how occupied by 
 John Mahon. The children of Nich- 
 olas are: George W., of Kansas, (de- 
 ceased): jMrs. S. B. Taylor of Hunt- 
 ingdon; Joseph R., oi Virginia, (de- 
 ceased): Harry, late of Mount Union: 
 David E., of Mount Union: Mrs. Ada 
 
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 Fultz of town also; and Mrs. Matilda 
 JBarras of Oil City. 
 
 7. PETER, (who married Margaret 
 Morrow), was also located in Mount 
 Union, along what is Shirley street, 
 and his children are: Mrs. Eva Bare 
 of town; Exie, of town; Mrs. C. B. 
 Bowles, (deceased) late of Philadel- 
 phia; Maggie, (deceased); and .James 
 M., also a resident of town. 
 
 8. KATHARINE, Mrs .Jos. Lang- 
 ton, who resided near Lewistown. 
 Her children were: Mary Ann, (Mrs. 
 Beck of Altoona) ; Mrs. Martha Tay- 
 lor, James, Isabella, (Mrs. Thomas 
 Mays), John and William, all of Illi- 
 nois: Catharine. ((Mrs. Stouch) of Al- 
 toona; McConnell, of Colorado; Eliz- 
 abeth, (Mrs. John Freeland), of Illi- 
 nois; Joseph, died in infancj-, 
 
 9. ANN, Mrs. John Morrison, form- 
 erly resided on the Morrison Place, 
 the farm now owned and occupied by 
 Thos. Harper at Aughwick. She was 
 the mother of John Morrison, late of 
 Tyrone; Miss Mary Morrison, late of 
 Mount Union; Mrs. David Etnier, de- 
 ceased; and Mrs. Samuel Eby, also de- 
 ceased. 
 
 10. WILLIAM, (married to Cathar- 
 ine Wallace), who resided on the 
 homestead place. He died in 1855 
 His children are: Mrs. Anna Seidel. 
 (deceased); Mrs. Amanda Covert (de- 
 ceased) late of Trenton, N. J.; Nora, 
 Mrs. W. T. Sheaffer of Mount Ihiion; 
 Joanna. Mrs. John S. Bare of Hunting- 
 don; Katharine. Mrs. Holler of Al- 
 toona. 
 
 William Shaver, who resided in the 
 
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 "stone mansion," was Captain of the 
 Aughwick Valley militia until it dis- 
 banded in 1852. Peter Ripple was a 
 member of that company, grandfather 
 of Jeff and Benjamin Ripple, formerly 
 of Orbisonia. 
 
 There is another connection of Sha- 
 vers associated with Mount Union, 
 who are related with the above; 
 they are the descendants of Peter, 
 who resided in Hill Valley and Sam- 
 uel, better known as (Yankee) Sam„ 
 who resided to the west of Samuel, 
 the son of John Shaver, mentioned 
 above. Peter Shaver, just mentioned, 
 was the father of John S. Shaver, 
 Creorge Derrick, Bower and Mrs. Thos. 
 Galbraith and Mrs. Henry Shaffer, all 
 residing in town; also Jacob, who re- 
 sides in Ontario, Cal. (Yankee) Sam 
 was the father of Bryson, now resid- 
 ing in town; also J. White, Mrs. Elsie 
 Sharrar, and Mrs. Belle Decker, all 
 deceased. 
 
 .lohn Shaver, the progenitor, divided 
 his lands among his sons. William 
 and Nicholas owned the section from 
 Shirley streat and Division to the 
 rivsr, ic'Cludiing the E. B. T. yard, .luJ 
 the green. Peter owned the portion 
 south of Shirley street and reaching- 
 to James Shaver's upper farm. There- 
 on, Samuel resided and owned lands 
 adjoining what is now the land of 
 John Roberts. Henry Shaver owned 
 the Ewing Mill property and the land 
 along the Shirleysburg road, later 
 known as the E. B. T. R. R. farm, 
 lying between what is now AUenport, 
 
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 and the Jacob Lohr farm. What is 
 now the Lloyd Bare tiact, just south- 
 east of town, was formerly included 
 in the Peter Shaver tract. The Chest- 
 nut Ridge land was also divided be- 
 tween the above named sons. 
 
 NOTE. — Accorcl!n.i;- to information taken; 
 from the records in the Court Ilonso.. 
 Nicholas Shaver, (whosxi wife's name- 
 was Elizaljoth), inn^chased land near 
 Aughwicli Mills, by deed dated -May 24,- 
 1785, and other land in 1787. He died about 
 1810 and sons. Peter and John, were the' 
 administrator;-; of his estate. His chil- 
 dren were as follows:— Peter. John, Ja- 
 <;ob, Ijeonard. Phebe. Susannah, Cath- 
 arine and o;ie daughter, unknown. Peter^ 
 whose wife's name was Catharine, lived! 
 in Hill Valley and was the father of 
 Peter, and grandfathei- of John S., 
 Bower, Geo. Derrick, Mrs. Thos. Gal- 
 braith and Mrs. Henry Shaffer of town. 
 He was also the father of Samuel, (Yan- 
 kee Sam), who lived where John Roberts 
 now lives, and grandfather of Samuel 
 Bryson Shaver and others. John (Major 
 John) who built the slone house east of 
 town in ISIS, father of Samuel. Jacob, 
 John (Sheriff). Henry, Nicholas, Ann, 
 William, Catharine. George and Peter 
 and grandfather of many in this sec- 
 tion. 
 
 Major John Shaver was born Sept. 11, 
 1762, and died Oct. 16, 1829. His wife, 
 who.se name was Mary Glass, died Apr. 
 14, 1845, in her 75th year. They are bur- 
 ied in the cemetery just east of the 
 stone house. Jacob, whose wife's name 
 was Elizabeth, lived in "Westmoreland 
 Co., Pa., in 1813. Leonard, who married 
 Rachel Ricketts, daughter of Hezekiah 
 Ricketts, Sr., of Hill Valley. He lived 
 i-.i Mercer Co., in 1S13. Phebe, who mar- 
 ried Caspar Booher, who lived in Hill 
 Valley, the same farm since occupied by 
 his children anc} grandchildren. Susan- 
 nah, who married Peter Snyder, who 
 lived in Hill Valley, since occupied by 
 
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 hia children and grandcliildren. 
 
 Catharine, who married Joseph Coch- 
 enour. They Hved on the east side of 
 <,'hestnut Ridge, alioiit a mile and a half 
 fiom the Juniata River. ■ A daughter 
 (name unknown) married a^ Mr. Ripple. 
 
 It is said that the above Nicholas Shav- 
 er's fathei'. whose name was also Nich- 
 olas, came from Germany and settled in 
 the Shenandoah Valley, Va,., at a very 
 'early day, and that he had three children 
 —Isaiah, Catherine and Nicholas. 
 
 At one time the Shavers, and their 
 relatives through marriage with the fam- 
 ilies of Casper Booher. Peter Snyder and 
 Hezekiah Ricketts. owned one continuous 
 line of adjoinin.g- farms about 5 miles long, 
 extending- from the Juniata River at the 
 bend where the Creosoting plant is lo- 
 cated, up through Hill Valley almost to 
 where the P.rewstei'' tannery stood. 
 
 DAVID E. SHAVER, one of the sons 
 of Nicholas Shaver, and a grandson 
 of Major John Shaver, the progenitor 
 'of the Shaver clan, Avas born April 1, 
 1845, in town. He remained on the 
 farm with his father nntil 1865, when 
 the war broke out, Avhen he enlisted 
 and spent one year in the service of 
 Company K, 202nd Pennsylvania Vol- 
 unteers. Return:'::g from the w.ar, M\ 
 Shaver farmed for a year and after- 
 wards entered into the mercantile bus- 
 iness at .Julian Furnace, Centre coun- 
 tv, 1866 to 1871. In 1870 he was mar- 
 ried to Miss Emma Fee. at that time 
 from Mount Union, in 1871, however, 
 Mr. Shaver and wife came back to 
 Mount Union and took up residence _in 
 the old homestead, where, until 1876, 
 Mr. Shaver was a tiller of the soil. 
 He went to Pittsburg in '76 and enter- 
 ed the employ of the Keystone Bridge 
 Co., where he spent three years. In 
 1879 he again returned to Mount 
 Union and farmed with his father. 
 Nicholas Shaver, until 1884, the time 
 of his father's death. Mr. Shaver 
 
123 
 
 D.ivid E. Shaver 
 
 the neutered into the mercantile bus- 
 iness on the corner now occupied by 
 H. S. Smelker ol' town. In 1888 he 
 sold to the present occupant, who 
 continues the business until this day. 
 Mr. Shaver's wife died in 1893. He was 
 remarried in 1906 to Miss Elizabetn 
 Isenberg of Huntingdon, and together 
 their r^^side in their residence on 
 Markei, street Mr. Shaver has one 
 adopted daughter, Mrs. George E. De- 
 Ti'rehn. of .Johnstown. He has served 
 tn various offices in the town, being 
 Burgess and .Justice of the Peace at 
 stated times. He is a carpenter by 
 trade, and a Presbyterian by faith. 
 He was for many years a member of 
 the N. G. P. 
 
 THE PIONEER BUILDINGS. 
 
 According to information received. 
 
12+ 
 
 the pioneer building in what is now 
 Mount Union was a stone house, 
 which stood in the vicinity of Drake's 
 Ferry on this side of the river, how- 
 ever, and this house was occupied by 
 Col. William Pollock. Col. Pollock 
 was also the pioneer merchant in this 
 region; and even more than this, for 
 it was he who gave the name of Mount 
 Union to "our thriving town back in 
 the latter days of the 18th century. 
 Pollock was the first Postmaster that 
 Mount Union had, and according to 
 the narrative, it was said that when 
 asked for a name for this little office, 
 he contributed that of "Mount Union," 
 in consequence of the union of moun- 
 tains at this point. The name is 
 after all quite significant, and as was 
 stated in the beginning of this article, 
 Nature named us centuries past, but 
 it remained for the first postmaster, 
 Willam Pollock, to make this known 
 to the world. * 
 
 The old stone house mentioned 
 above stood until a year or two be- 
 fore the war, probably 1858 or '59, 
 when, according to tnformation re- 
 received from D. E. Shaver of town, it 
 was destroyed by a train, wrecking, 
 and running into it. .John Mapes re- 
 sided in this old house for a number 
 of years, being the father of a large 
 family of boys. 
 
 The oldest house in this section is 
 probably the stone mansion belonging 
 to Mrs. W. T. Sheaffer, just east of 
 
 * It is claimed by good authority also 
 that John Doughe/ty named Mount 
 Union. The above narrative is taken 
 rrom Hon. Simpson Africa's History. 
 

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 o 
 
126 
 
 town, erected in 1818. 
 
 Fortunately, the oldest, as well as- 
 the first house in what is now Mount 
 Union Proper, is' slill in existence, if. 
 in giQ-od state ol' preservation, and 
 we are glad to present a view ot it 
 in connection with this, article. It is 
 the old stone house which stands on 
 Water street oppos'lte the hi-ick build- 
 ing wherein is now the residence and 
 store of I^ewis No')le, tormerly the 
 building- in which the Central Bank 
 was located. This old stone house 
 is now owned by T. A. A])pleby, Could 
 thi's old structure s-peak, it could tell 
 us interesting data concerning the 
 primitive history g^ our town. This 
 house was built by John Sharrar in 
 1S41, and in early days- the owner 
 kept .?,, .store therein. He also built 
 in the same year, a v»- a re ho use oppo- 
 site Division street, from the stone 
 house, directly wsst of where Davis' 
 house now stands. The warehouse 
 has /been torn down; in the last de- 
 cade to meet the demands of im- 
 provement and ijrogress. .John Sb?;r- 
 rar ewned three acres,, and 141 perches 
 of land in the vicinity of this old 
 house and the first survey made, 
 around which might be said to have 
 been the nucleus of the town, was 
 one made in 1841 by Col. Wm. Pol- 
 lock, for the siaid John Sharrar. Shar- 
 rar was one of the early members of 
 the faith of John T^esley in the vil- 
 lage of Mount Union. It seems that 
 he came here from somewhere in 
 the Aughwick Valley, However, the 
 writer has' no definite information: 
 
127 
 
 regarding- the raitlienticity of this 
 statement. 
 
 In 1848, the eventful year that gold 
 was discovered in California, JameS 
 Kelley and Dr. William Bre/wstei* 
 built what was kncwn, until /recent 
 years as the Old Warehouse, situated 
 at the eastern end of Mount Union. 
 They a";SD built the old tavern in 
 clo'Si3 pi'oximity. The tavern is stand- 
 ing today, and belongs to Mrs. W. T. 
 Sheaffer. Mrs. J. S. Bsre and Mrs. R. 
 S, Heller, but the warehouse Avas 
 partially destroyed by fire a few years 
 ago, and 'hieing in a dilapid.-ted con- 
 dition it was later torn down and 
 the good timbers in it used for ether 
 purposes. Clustering around the "Old 
 Warehouse," is an interesting his- 
 torj^ In the early days, tons and 
 ton© of merclTandise were imported 
 and exported to and from that place. 
 It waS' in reality the ■"center of 
 town" - as well as the center of 
 trade for thisi region of country, 
 where .agricultuve was the dominant 
 industry. Situated along the canal 
 the boats would stop there to load 
 and unload their cargoes. Kelley & 
 Brew;ster were succeeded in business 
 at the Old Warehouse 'stand by Geo. 
 W. Speer ra.nd after him John W. 
 Smith of Newton Hamilton purchased 
 the property. George McLaughliiT 
 bought the property later in com- 
 pany with John Bare, and they re- 
 mained in partnership for about a 
 year when McLaughlin and Son con- 
 tinued the business, Bare resigning. 
 About 1868 William K. Woods of 
 
128 
 
 Huntingdon purohased the stand, and 
 he owned it until a tew years be- 
 fore it was' destroyed by fire. In the 
 latter days the warehouse ■w&s used 
 as a dwelling, sevei-^al families resid- 
 ing therein, notvv^ithstanding the in- 
 conveniences as the result of its 
 dilapidation. The old tavern today is 
 bccupied by tenants. 
 
 SANTA FE AND CLINTONVILLE 
 
 Santa Fe is the second oldest town 
 in the United States, being the capi- 
 tal of New Mexico. It is more than 
 Ihis, for it was the first name given 
 to what might be termed Mount Union 
 t'roiier. The Wiarehouse and tavern 
 Iproperties were called by the build- 
 ers, Kelley and Brawster, "Sante Fe" 
 and for a time there seemed to be a 
 sharp rivalry as to whch would sur- 
 vive. In fact, a? to the information 
 
 gleaned from our oldest residents. 
 
 , tlie eastern end of the village was 
 
 '•Santa Fe and the Narrows end was 
 Mountt Union. Clintonville was alsio 
 
 ■ another ephemeral name that develop- 
 ed like .Jonah's gourd and ibecame as- 
 sociated .-with our primitive history 
 for a .short time. E. K. Rogers tells 
 us tWt Clintonville did not last long 
 
 '■ afea vanished about as quickly as it 
 ijame into existence, it was within 
 
 'what are now the borough limits, 
 situated at the southern end of the 
 canal bridge in early days. Clinton- 
 ville consisted of a large shanty and 
 a few smaller ones, and was owned 
 by Mr. Rosenberg. It probably re- 
 ceived its name -after Gov. De Witt 
 
129 
 
 Clinton, the hero of the Erie Canal 
 i:i New York State, also associated 
 with "Clinton's 1)ig ditch" opened in 
 the administration of President J. Q. 
 Adams in United States history. 
 
 THE OLD CANAL 
 
 We read mnch and hear a great 
 deal these days about the Panama 
 Canal, which is in the course of con- 
 struction, and which promises to 
 be one of the greatest engineering 
 feats undertaken during the present 
 century. When the Pennsylvania ca- 
 nal was started in 1829 and 1830, it was 
 considered one of the greatest achiev- 
 ments of the age, and the ccmpleticn 
 of it was hailed with extraordinary 
 enthusiasm in 1839. It was truly, 
 ii great accomplisilment, for the 
 stage and the covere^d wagon that 
 ^vas previously hauled over these 
 ■ mountains of Pennsylvania were su- 
 perseded by something more advan- 
 ced and progressive. Says an early 
 editorial in the Huntingdon Gazette 
 dated Jan. 27, 182.5: "Turnpike roads 
 had their dav, and new we^ are all 
 agog in this and in many other parts 
 of the country on the subject of 
 canaling. Iii Philadelphia, a society, 
 at the head of which we find Mat- 
 thew Carey, has been formed to pro- 
 mote internal improvements. This 
 society has- set to work in good ear- 
 nest to convince the public, by writ- 
 ten essays, of the necessity and ad- 
 vantage of having a canal to unite 
 the eastern nd western waters of 
 
130 
 
 the Juniata route; but whether their 
 laudable views will be seconded by 
 the Legislature is very questions- 
 able." 
 
 A convention of delegates, repre- 
 senting njiarly all the counties cf 
 he ,Commonwealth,was soon after held 
 at Harrisburg, and the matter of in- 
 ternal improvemenits was considered. 
 This convention met Aug. 4, 182.5, and 
 .John Blair of Blairs Gap and .John 
 Scott ?t Alexandria were chosen to 
 represent Huntingdon county. The 
 matter of opening up the Susquehan- 
 na and .Juniata regions by canal was 
 ably discussed and bv an act of As- 
 sembly on Feb. 2.5. 1826, the com- 
 mencement of the "Pennsylvania 
 Canal" was authorized. On March 4. 
 1828, the commissioners were instruc- 
 ted to continue the canal progress 
 westward from I^ewistown. On Oct. 
 1.5, 1828, contracts were let at T.ew- 
 ietown fcr the section passing 
 through Huntingdon county and be- 
 yond. 
 
 Acording to information received 
 from our townsman. William Sneath. 
 who boated for a number of years on 
 the canal, this enterprise was com- 
 pleted in 1839. The canal was 193 
 miles long, and comtained 71 locks. 
 There seemed to have been four lines 
 of boats in those early days, which 
 plied the canal in particular: Bing- 
 ham's I>ine, Pennsy and Ohio Line, 
 Union Line, and the D. Leech & Co., 
 JJne. The names of these various 
 lines were painted in conspicuous 
 
131 
 
 letters upon the sides of the boats. 
 the name of the Leech Line however. 
 was distinguished from the others by 
 led letters. The canal boats started 
 iu the early spring and continued un- 
 til ithe late fall when the weather 
 became too cold for them. They 
 v-ere run day and night, two crews 
 having charge. There were several 
 kind of boats in operation in these 
 (lays. The line boats, were towed 
 between Columbia and Hollidaysburg 
 only, The section boats were run 
 from Philadelphia en truck to Colum- 
 bia then launched on the canal and 
 towed to Hollidaysburg, then they 
 were again lifted aad hauled ever 
 the old Portage railroad to Cone- 
 maugh. where they were relaunched 
 and towsd to Pittsburg. There were 
 tide-water boats, which were heavier 
 than the line and section boats, and 
 these were towed from Hollidaysburg 
 to Columbia, thence to WrigJtsville. 
 and down 'the tide-water canal to 
 Havre de Grace and thence up the 
 bay to Baltimoi-o by steambca'. 
 These tide-water boats would also go 
 to Philadelphia going from the 
 Chesapeake Bay to Back Creek, 'o 
 Chesapeake City, and Delaware City 
 vn r— > Delr-'-nre Bay to Philadelphia, 
 taken up the bay, however, by steam- 
 boat. Packet boats ran over the 
 canal, which were more rapid, find 
 they carried passengers and mail, al- 
 so express at times. "Stm-e-bGats" 
 ran occasionally too, and thes« would 
 exchange merchandise for produce to 
 
the people along the rcute. Mr. 
 Sneath tells us that nine davs and 
 nights from Hollidaysburg to Balti- 
 more was about the record run in 
 those days. This was a slow pro- 
 cess, considering the rapid freight 
 and passenger movement of today, 
 when in IS hours a train gees from 
 New York City to Chicago. 
 
 The scenery, riding along the old 
 canal, must have besn sublime, wind- 
 ing through' these picturesque moun- 
 tain passes and following the waters 
 of the "Blue Juniata." Charles Dick- 
 ens, the eminent English novelist, 
 made the trip past Mount Unicn in 
 the forties, but aside from the mag- 
 nificent scenery, his description was 
 net very favorable of America. He 
 was not used to conquest and fron- 
 tier, and that was probably the rea- 
 son for his utter discouragement. 
 
 The canal boats carried tons and 
 tons of freight. Store boats ran 
 occasionally also, which stopped and 
 cold goods, groceries and the like 
 directly to the people. From the 
 furnaces in the lower end of the 
 county, iron was shi]jp:d in the early 
 days frcm here by canal boat. Grain 
 and merchandise were also hauled 
 here, from Shade Gap and out in 
 that section, prior to the establish- 
 ment of railroads. Tii'e beats on 
 the canal were generally about 13V2 
 feet wide and 86 feet long. Amcng 
 the old boaters known around here 
 are: William Sneath, .John S. Shaver, 
 
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 E. K. Rogers, Louis Morgan (deceas- 
 ed), George Derrick, (deceasedO, J- 
 White Shaver, (deceased). The old 
 canal has passed. The railroad has 
 succeeded it, and what will succeed 
 the railroad, is the question of the 
 twentieth century. Perhaps it will 
 be the air-ship, now dawning into 
 the realm of usefulnsss in the midst 
 of our present civilization. 
 
 WTTJJAM SNEATH is one of the 
 ■old boatmen of this community, pa'- 
 haps being associated with that busi- 
 ness longer than any other man 
 around here. Mr. Sneath entered 
 
the' beat service when ten years eld, 
 and worked at it for a number of 
 years. He was one of a crew who 
 helped to bosit the soldiers to Holli- 
 daysburg to join the ranks of Gen- 
 eral Taylor during the Mexican War. 
 Mr. Siieath was bbrn Mar. 15, 1836 in 
 Porter township. near Alexand.-ia. 
 He was married Feb. 3. 1859 to Miss 
 Anna Eliza Dunlap. He is the father 
 of eight children, of whom, five are 
 living: Mrs. Harry Fleck of Hunt- 
 ingdon; Mrs. John Reck of Mount 
 I'nion; Mrs. George Burket and L. 
 R. Sneath, also of town; another sen, 
 Asbury, resides in the western part 
 cf the state. For a number of years, 
 Mr. Sneath was trie baggage-mas- 
 
 ter, and for a number of years later, 
 waachman in the E. B. T. yard at 
 this -place. He is an expe' t snsler 
 also, .and enjoys the spcrt exceeding- 
 ly. He spent many days piIoti':ig 
 the late Dr. roy;r about the .Juniata 
 upon his annual fishing tours. He is 
 making his heme Avith his children in 
 his old days, also with Mr. Murrey 
 of Altoona, at his Aughwick summer- 
 home. Mr. Sneath's wife died a few 
 years age. 
 
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 MOUNT UNION'S OLDEST RESJ- 
 DENTS 
 
 JOHN S. SHAVER 
 
 John S. Shaver, was born in 
 Hill Valley August 15, 1831. He was 
 & s'on of a Peter Shaver and the 
 grandson of a Peter Shaver also, 
 H£' was one of a family of 14, of 
 w'hom there are livins: David of 
 Oregon; Jacob of Ontario, Cal.; 
 George D.. Bower. Kezziah (Mrs. 
 Henry Shaffer), Isabella (Mrs. 
 Thomas Galbraith), all of town. Mr. 
 Shaver was one of the earliest resi- 
 dents of Mount Union. When a boy 
 from G to 10 years old he traversed 
 these regions, then covere'd with 
 
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 oaks and pines. He tells us that iB 
 the early dayh he used to bring pro- 
 duce to market at the store of John 
 Purcell at the east end of town. Mr. 
 Shaver was married to Miss Margar- 
 et Kling of Concord, Oct. o, 1854. For 
 two years he resided in Hill Valley, 
 locating upon the old homestead. 
 Having learned the carpenter trade 
 he v.as proficient along this line, and 
 in 1855 he purchsed a lot and built 
 the ;;ous€ on Division Street, Mount 
 I'nion, where he now resides. Tt 
 was in 1856 that Mr. Shaver moved 
 10 :Mount Union, 8nd he has lived 
 here ever since that time. His child- 
 ren are as follows: Sarah, Mrs. David 
 Long, of Hill Valley; Mrs. Annie 
 Kirk of town; Lincoln at home. 
 Ambrose of Carnegie, Pa.; Dorris 
 and Morris are dead. Mr. Shaver 
 has seen the development of Mount 
 ISnion ever since it was a small vil- 
 lage. Having located here in early 
 days he has been much interested In 
 the progress of the town since his 
 coming. With hatchet and saw he 
 has erected and helped to erect many 
 of the most substantial buildings in 
 Mount T'nion. Where Longacre's 
 store now stands Mr. Shaver had his 
 carpenter shop years ago. Of late 
 years he has retired from carpenter 
 v.ork. Mr. Shavei owns the buildings 
 which adjoin" his dwelling house, 
 these he having erected himself 
 some years ago. He was drafted in- 
 to service the time of the war and 
 taken to Carlisle, where he was g've-n 
 an hon.orable discharge without enter- 
 
i:i7 
 
 ing active duty. Mr. Shaver tells us 
 that when he fiTst came to Mount 
 L'nion the east side of what is n'cw 
 Shirley Street was farm land and 
 commons, and he also informs us 
 that during the tim: of the war sold- 
 iers encamped upon this grcfind ly- 
 ing between Shirley Street and the 
 old Pennsylvanif? Railroad line. Mr. 
 Shaver has been around Mount 
 Union since 1840, his birthplace hav- 
 ing been about two miles up the val- 
 ley. 
 
 ELIAS K. ROGERS 
 
 Elias K. Rogers was born 
 Nossville, this county, Nov. 2.5 
 
 neaf 
 1833. 
 
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 His father's name was James Rogers, 
 and with his family he moved to 
 Momit Union in the fall of 1839. In 
 1840 the Rogers family moved into 
 a log house in the vicinity of what 
 is now Allenport. He tells us that 
 a school had been held therein in 
 1838 in charge of a Mr. Cooper, From 
 that place the Rogers family moved 
 to Mapleton. locating along the canal. 
 E. K. Roger.-, as a young man, spent 
 considerble time on the canal as a 
 packet driver. From 1849 until 1857 
 he drove boats between Lewistown 
 and Huntingdon. He moved back to 
 Mount Union and settled in the old 
 stone house now occupied by W. T. 
 Sheaffer in 1858. .James Thompson 
 occupied one end of this house at 
 that time. Mr. Rogers bought the lot 
 where his house now stands in 1858 
 and erected thereupon. For this lot 
 in those days he paid ?17. He moved > 
 into his house in 1860. During this 
 time and until March 24, 1868 he was 
 employed on the railroad as a watch- 
 mm about the bridge and in the cut 
 below town. Retiring from railroad 
 service, he started teaming. He was 
 pj.arried Oct. 21, 1852, to Peninah 
 Buckley, daughter of Henry Buckley 
 and to that union 13 children were 
 born, eleven of whom are living. They 
 are: George of Warrioi-3 Ridge; An- 
 nie. Mrs. Landis Hawn of Hunting- 
 don; William at home; Belle, Mrs. 
 Robert Saxton, of Homs stead; Robert 
 of Washington, D. C: Malissa, Mrs. 
 Uawrence White, of Huntingdon; 
 Sherman of Slade Gap; Libby, Mrs. 
 
]3;:) 
 
 John Harvey, ol Walls, Pa.; Mattia 
 and Dolly at heme; Jesse, Mrs. John 
 Price, of Homestead. Mrs. Rogers 
 died in 1890. E. K. Rogers has been 
 a member of the Methicdist church 
 for .50 jears. He has 59 grandchild- 
 ren and 13 great-grandchildren. He 
 \Yas elected constable first in 1864 
 and with the exception cf about 12 
 years has served ever since in that 
 capacity. The old stone school- 
 house, which stood near the alley, 
 within the recollection of some of 
 our oldest residents, Mr. Rogers 
 tore down and used the stone there- 
 in to build the wall for his present 
 house. His house was . one cf the 
 first erected in this rart of the 
 town. 
 
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 CASTNER P.'liLLER 
 
 Cas-tner Miller was born in Cass- 
 ville June 27, 1840. and came to 
 Momit Union in the spring of 1850 
 when he was 10 years old. He was 
 a son Gf Samuel Miller, Esq., an ex- 
 tensive land-holder of Mount Union 
 in the early days. Mr. Miller work- 
 ed upon his father's farm, the fam- 
 ily haying resided in both Smith and 
 Trough Creek Valleys, prior to com- 
 ing to Mount Union. Relinquishing 
 farm duties in 1862, he went to Ven- 
 ango County and found employment 
 in the oil regions. He returned, 
 however, to Mount Union, in 1864 
 and worked on the railroad until 
 
141 
 
 187G, when he took charge of a sand 
 bank at McVeytown. In 1878 he 
 came back to Mount Union and on 
 March 1879, he entered the employ- 
 bf the Adams Express Co., and re- 
 mained their efficient agent at Mount 
 Union until January 1. 1908. Mr. 
 Miller married Miss Hden A. Benner 
 of Lewistown Aug. 23, 1860. He is 
 the father of 11 children, three of 
 v*hom are living,, namely; Henry' H. 
 of Altocna; Mrs. . .John Norton and 
 Mrs. E. Clark Fields , of town. Those 
 deceased are: Wm., Ida, Bertha. 
 Blanche, .John, McCune, Annie and 
 Grace When the Miller family 
 came to Mount Union they settled 
 in a large shanty lying to the west 
 of the Pennsylvania Freight Office. 
 Shortly after Mr. Miller's father 
 erected the brie;- house across Wash- 
 ington Street from the freis'ht office, 
 now occupied by James Beastcn. Mr. 
 Miller has been associated wit"i 
 the railroad and express here from 
 the time that one track came 
 through the town. He is now living 
 retirea 
 
142 
 
 l/-;i-^1^^^^> '<^f. 
 
 FISHER POSTLETHWAITE 
 
 Fisher Postlethwaite was boi'ii Jvily 
 7. 1827 in I.ons Hollow. He was 
 the son of Thomas F. Postlethwaite 
 and the grandson of Col. William 
 Fo&tlethwaite. Mr. Postlethwaite has 
 spent most cf his life in the vicinity 
 of Mount Union. For many years 
 j-if- was in the coal hustness. He mar 
 ried Miss Sally Bond of near McVey- 
 tcwn. His children are as follows: 
 Hattie, Mrs. Banks Doty, of Philadel- 
 phia, Lavinia, dead, Charlie of Turtle 
 Creek; Richard and Howard at 
 home; James deceased. Mrs. Postle- 
 thwaite is probably the oldest woman 
 in Mount Union today having been 
 
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 born March 24, 1825. Tliey are 
 among Mount Union's oldest residents 
 also and have sssn it grow from a 
 mere village to a tli riving town. 
 
 Mr. Alfred Simons 
 
 Alfred Simon?, was born in Perry 
 County, May 13, 1832, the sen cf 
 Samuel and Mary Simons. Mr. Sim- 
 ons received his early education in 
 the common schools of Mifflin amd 
 Huntingdon counties. He learned 
 cabinet-making and undertaking* 
 "Which have been his occupation ever 
 since, at the age of 18. He came to 
 Mount Union in 1860 and entered 
 into business. He married Miss Lucy 
 A. Pincin more than 50 years ago. 
 'Mr. and Mrs. Simons reside en 
 Water Street, where they have been 
 located since their coming to Mount 
 Union. Mr. Simons is well known 
 throughout Central Pennsylvania as 
 an efficient undertaker, and having 
 
144 
 
 relinquished business himself a few 
 j-ears ago, he is now in the employ 
 of W. P. Dunmire (undertaker) cf 
 our towm. Mr. Simons is a member 
 of the Odd Fellows, and during his 
 time has occupied various borough 
 offices. 
 
 FIRST MAN BORN IN TOWN 
 
 J)t. W. F. Sharrer of Delphi, Ind., 
 io the first man boiu in Mount Union 
 proper. We are in receipt of a lettsr 
 from Mr. Sharrer himself, dated Oct. 
 22, 1909, and he writes as follows: 
 "Yours ;of the 20th at hand. 
 
 Yes, I claim to be the first child 
 born in Mount Union proper. I was 
 
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 boru March 8, 1842 in the old stone 
 house on the Canal, where my par- 
 ents lived and kept a general store, 
 in one end of it. My father, John 
 Sharrer, was born near Shirleysburg 
 in 1806. My mother was Margaret 
 Jane Askin. cf Shirley shurg, horn in 
 1811. After their marriage in 183B, 
 my father kept, a general store at a 
 place called Stonerstown, but mov;d 
 to Mount ITnion in 1839 or '40 and 
 kept a general store. When the 
 Canal was opened, he had several 
 boats of his own running to Philadel- 
 phia, carrying the produce of Ger- 
 many Valley and the surrounding 
 country to market and bringing the 
 goods used in the store back from 
 Philadelphia. My first days of school- 
 ing were at an old school house cut 
 by the mill about 2 miles, on the 
 Shirleysburg Road. After this there 
 was a school housfe built at Mount 
 Inion. I attended the Shirleysburg 
 Academy in tho fifties. I enlisted in 
 the Army from Fulton County, in 
 1861, the 77th Pennsylvania Infantry. 
 1 was discharged from that Regi- 
 ment in 1863 on account of injuries. 
 Again I enlisted in 22nd Pennsylvania 
 Cavalry in a short time, and was- 
 mustered out as 1st Lieutenant Co., K. 
 22 Pennsylvania Cavalry, on Oct. 31st, 
 1865. I had attended one course in 
 medicine before the war in Philadel- 
 phia. After the ctose of the war I 
 came west a:nd finished my Medical 
 Education at the Medical Department 
 of Iowa University and graduated 
 
14G 
 
 from there. I practiced ji few yearc 
 iii Illinois, then la 1874 I locatsd at. 
 this place and have been constantly 
 in active practice evei- since, and. 
 will be, likely, till the last call 
 comes. I had hoped to visit Mount 
 Union this simimer but, failed tO' 
 find the time to get away, but am. 
 hoping if my life is spared, to get 
 back and climb old .Jack's Mountain, 
 again b store the last Roll Call. Will' 
 you give my best regards to any old 
 tTiends. I may still have, living in or 
 around Mt. Union? This little his- 
 tory of my birth and my parents is 
 from memory. I was quite a good 
 sized boy when the P. R. R. was 
 building and wsll remember the fight 
 between the Karkonians and Fard- 
 cms in the Narrows, where they^ 
 were building the road. Several were- 
 killed on both sides. I rode en 
 the first train that passed over the 
 road with my father and Gen. A. P. 
 Wilson of Huntingdon. I well re- 
 member Bruce Petrican and Gen. 
 Wilson were the great lawyers of 
 Iluntingdcn County, at that time, al- 
 i'--i .John Cesna nf Bedford. These msn 
 were intimate friends of my father. 
 I thank you very much for the cut 
 of the old house, I shall treasure it. 
 I^et me know when your book is our.. 
 You may use any part of this letter 
 that may suit you. 
 
 Courteously Yours, 
 
 w. F. Sharrer., 
 
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 Prominent Men Who Have Passed 
 
 JOHN DOUGHERTY 
 
 John Dougherty was born in Way- 
 nesburg, now McVeytown July 25, 
 1803 and died in Pittsburg Nov 12. 
 1S86. Mr. Dougherty was one of 
 the influential men in the early days 
 of Mount Union. He was one of 
 those men who was able to do things. 
 He was 'far-sighted and possessed a 
 genius which was extraordinary. M . 
 Dougherty spent his boyhood days in 
 McVeytown. He entered into thr 
 mercantile business there in eaily 
 nianhood. He moved to Hollidays- 
 burg later in life and it was there 
 that he resided until 1847, in the 
 sp.ing of which vear he with his 
 family came to Mount Union. Mr. 
 Dougherty married Catharine McEl- 
 heny of Doylesburg, Franklin county. 
 and to this union S children were 
 born as follows: Edward. Mary. Theo- 
 dore, (killed on the railroad in 1865), 
 Eugsne cf Washington, Ind.. Victoria 
 of Mount Union. Victor and GerakL 
 The only two surviving are Victoria 
 and Eugene. Mr. Dougherty was an 
 eld man when many of our oldest 
 residents now were In thrlr prime. 
 He rr,m:> t^. Mount Union in the days 
 when thero was no town, moving on 
 canal boat. He was always interest- 
 ed in making Mt. Union one oftbe 
 most glorious spots on earth. He 
 possessed too a literary genius, hav- 
 ing an ambition for poetry, he was 
 a brainy man. No one alighting from 
 ithe cars at Mount Union in those 
 
148 
 
 clays when Mr. Dougherty lived need 
 meet any difficulty in finding "Old 
 John Dougherty," as he was then 
 'known. He was known throughout 
 Ceii'tral Pennsylvania as a man hav- 
 ing done much tor progress and 
 'Civilization throughout the central 
 part of the State. When Mr. Dough- 
 erty came to this place he located 
 in what was known as the farm 
 house situated near w-here Joseph 
 Fields' residence on Shirley Strest, is 
 today. The Dougherties lived there 
 until the house was burned Jan. 14, 
 1S64. They lived at times in the Geo. 
 T.ukens" house, in the house where 
 Dr. Hunter now lives, in the house 
 where James Johnson now lives, and 
 in 1867 the Dcug'.ieity warehou'se, 
 near the freight office today, was 
 ■erected and into it Mr. Dougherty 
 and his family moved and dwelt 
 therein until 1883 when the present 
 Dougherty home on the corner cf 
 Washington and Shirley Streets, hav- 
 ing been completed, they moved into 
 it. Mr. Dougherty was express agent 
 for 10 years. Mr. Dougherty was a 
 great railrcad man. He was also 
 owner cf coal land in the Rocky Ridge 
 regioin in his day. As an inventor 
 he probably gave to the world the 
 Section Canal Boat, which we men 
 tioned previously in this article. In 
 all his businejs enterprises for the 
 advancement of the State interests 
 Mr. Doughrty met considerable oppo- 
 sition from corporation and'monopc- 
 liSts, but he was a staunch friend cf 
 the laboring- poor and was always in- 
 
149 
 
 terested in benel'action to mankind. 
 Mr. Dougherty at cue time owned 
 most all the land from Division 
 Street west in what is now Mount 
 Union today. This land he purchased 
 in company with Mr. Speer frcm 
 the McNites, who had previously got 
 it from Cdl. Postlethwaite, the 
 Colonel being mentioned before in 
 this article. A vast extent of land 
 this was, and it was Mr. Dougherty 
 iix combination with Mr. Geo. W. 
 Speer, who was instrumenital in lay- 
 ing out this town, getting a char.'e'' 
 and in giving the names to the dif- 
 ferent streets as we have them today. 
 Lots sold as low as ?5 per acre 
 fronting today upon the imblic .street,-. 
 Mr. Dcugherty was a remarkable 
 character. He bad the power of see- 
 ing far into the future. He was 
 somewhat of a geclogist, he knew 
 these mountains like a book and this 
 surrounding teri-itcry of Mount 
 Union. He loved this place and was 
 much devcted to it. He, so his 
 daughter states, in reality gavelbe 
 town its name, and jjrophesied f:at 
 ii would become a city some day. 
 Ke died in Pittsburg at a ripe old 
 age in 188G. Mr. Dougherty was a 
 &tr--'-!r-h '"o'lower of the Roman 
 Cr/Lliolic faith all his life. 
 
 GEORGE W. SPEER 
 
 George W. Speer, who was asso- 
 ciated with .John Dougherty in the 
 early hisliory of Mount Union, and 
 who was instrumental also in the lay- 
 
150 
 
 iiig out of this town, came here be- 
 fore the railroad was built, having 
 been a iiaitive of Cassville, Pa. Mr. 
 Spesr was married to Miss .Jane Ann 
 Brewster, a sister of Mrs. T. H. 
 Adams of this place. The Brewsters, 
 we believe, trace their lineage back 
 tr the Mayflower. George W. Speer 
 and wife at one time owned tfca.t 
 section i:f land which was formerly 
 .Alex Maxwell's farm, they having 
 lAirchased it from Samusl Miller, 
 Alex Maxwell purchased the laud 
 fi'om the Speer heirs and in recent 
 years he sold it to the Pennsylvania 
 Railroad Company and ethers. Geo. 
 W. Speer was the father of Walter 
 Speer. the Mayor of Denver, Col., and 
 Geo. Speer. also of Denver. He was 
 f brother :f the late R. M. Spesr, 
 Esq.. of Huntingdon, in his dav cne 
 of the most noted lawyers at t'^e 
 Huntingdon bar. R. M. Speer is 
 the father cf Robert E. Speer of 
 New York City, well known in for- 
 eign missionary circles. Mr. Sp;er 
 died about 1S61. At one time he 
 owned the farm now owned and occu- 
 pied by Samuel Goshorn, located 
 near Mount Union. It was from the 
 Spe;rs that .Teiemiah Crowley ])rr 
 chased it about 1873. Geo. W. Speer 
 and wife were among the pioneer 
 members of the Methodist church in 
 this community. Mr. Speer was also 
 one of the pioneer business men in 
 this community. 
 
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 SAMUEL MILLER, ESQUIRE. 
 
 Samusl -Miller, the venerable father 
 of Castner Miller, now residing in 
 town was horn in Washington Coun- 
 ty, New Jersey, in 1815. Squije 
 Miller moved to Cassville in 1838, 
 where he resided for sometime. He 
 was married to Elizabeth Smith, and 
 after his marriage they lived in both 
 Smith Valley and Trough Creek Val- 
 ley prior to coming to Mount Union 
 in 'the spring of 1850. When the 
 Miller family came here the place 
 was only a small village, and they 
 settled first in a large shanty just 
 ^vest of where the P. R. R- Freight 
 Office now stands. Residing there 
 for about a year. Squire Miller built 
 the brick house now occupied by Mr. 
 Beaston and family on Washington 
 St. This house was built in 1852. in 
 1854 Mr. Miller bought a boat and 
 boated for 3 or 4 years. He bought 
 a portion also of the Dougherty farm, 
 including lands which now lie along 
 Washington Street, what is now 
 North Mount Unicn from the old 
 Shaver land up to the river, and also 
 that land in the vicinity of wbere 
 the tannery, (now C. Green and Son) 
 u; now located. Squire Miller died 
 in May, 1893. His wife died in Har- 
 risburg Nov. 1892. They are both 
 Ijuried in the Odd Fellows' Cemetery 
 in Mount Union. Squire Miller was 
 one of those men who was instrumen- 
 tal in forming this community into 
 a town. 
 
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 JOHN BARE 
 
 Like John Dougherty, John Bare 
 was one of these far-sighted, ener- 
 getic men, who helped to make 
 Mount Unicn. He was a native c£ 
 York County, having been born P.-b. 
 19, 1823. His grandfather, Jo" n 
 Bare, came from! Germany. About 1781 
 he setthd in York County also. His 
 father's name was Benjamin Bare, 
 who came to Hill Valley in 18.38. 
 locating upon the old homestead,, 
 now known as the Geo. Garver farm 
 in Cromwell Township. .John Bare's 
 father died Feb. 15, 1845, His early 
 lifs was spent upon the farm assist- 
 
153 
 
 ing his father, and in 1854, soon af- 
 ter the railroad was built through 
 Mount Uniion, he and his brother 
 Petsr M., came here and located. 
 John Bare built the dwelling hou3f> 
 in which his family now resides in 
 1854, located upon Division Street. 
 He also built the dwelling house, 
 formerly the BcVor residence on 
 Water Street, also the store building 
 later owned by Dr. E. M. Rhodes, 
 where C. P. McCliira now resides, 
 and is doing business. John Bare 
 formerly was -n the mercantile busi- 
 ness, he having built that stand. At 
 one time John Bare and Gecrge Mc- 
 I^aughlin were in the mercantile -busi- 
 ness together in town, bvit in 1860, 
 however, this firm was dissolved. In 
 1859, the present, or part of the pres- 
 ent tannery, was built by Mr. Bare, 
 and he continued the business, until 
 1865, v/hen he cold to Jacob Hoffman. 
 With his birth er, he then went to 
 \'ienango County, where they entered 
 into the oil buFiness. John Bare in 
 the year 1866 started the banking 
 house of John Bare & Co., of Hunt- 
 ingdon, later known as the Union 
 Bank and later incorporated as the 
 Inion National Bank. He built a 
 secfond tannery in 1869, which was 
 later leased and operated by W. H. 
 Kosensteel & Son, they continuing 
 the business until 1873. John Bare 
 and John H. Miller operated the 
 steam, flour mill under the firm name 
 of Bare & Miller from 1870 to 1872, 
 doing an extensive business. Front 
 
15+ 
 
 18S2 to 1885 > Mr. Bare was in the 
 commission, business in Philadelphia. 
 In 1886 he dicovered and developed 
 the high grade glass sand above 
 Mapleton, and was instrumental with 
 the Speer Whitt Sand Company of, 
 Pittsburg, in building the large plant 
 known as the Empire Works oppo- 
 site Mapleton. On the micrning of 
 .luly 6, 1887,. while crossing the rail- 
 road at Mount Union Station with a 
 hiorse and buggy, he was struck by 
 ? train, the buggy broken, the horse 
 killed, and Mr. Bare receiving injur- 
 ies from which he never recovered. 
 He was married first to Elizabeth 
 Ricketts on Jan. 1, 1852. Seven 
 children were born to this union, 
 Two sons and a daughter died in in- 
 fancy. The others are: Mrs. W. S. 
 MacPherron of Pittsburg; Mrs. Sere- 
 no Eadler of Blizabethtown; R. 
 Bruce Bare lof AVashington, and Roy 
 S. Bare, (deceased) late of Philadel- 
 phia. His first wife died in 1865. 
 *M@ was re-married to Eveline G. Sha- 
 ver ew Jan. 1, 1867, and to this union 
 five children were born, two of 
 vv'hom died in infancy; Gertrude, de- 
 ceased; Uoyd S., and Edith V., at 
 hon^e. Mv. Bare was a member of 
 the Presbyterian church. He was a 
 man of constructive ideas. He opened 
 a select school for a while, in the old 
 Presbyterian church. He owned ex- 
 tensive lands in the vicinity of Jack'n 
 Narrows, and it is because, perhaps, 
 of his ingenuity that these bric'r 
 works are flourishing here today. He 
 v/as a great friend of the laboring 
 
155 
 
 man. For many ytars he traversed 
 these mountains; selected, and ^ent 
 away specimens of rock, tr.ving to 
 prove to the world the value cf 
 Mount Union, but, unfortunately, 
 he did net live to see the develop- 
 nient of the great plans which he had 
 originated. Perhaps wo cannot esti- 
 mate his usefulness to Mount Unicn. 
 John Bare died Aug. 4, 1899. 
 
 His first wife, Elizabeth Rickotts, 
 was a daughter of Hezekiah Rickelts, 
 .Jr. He was born in Hill Valley, .Jan. 
 22, 1792, and died there Feb. 16, 1853. 
 He lived all his life on the old home- 
 stead of his father, Hezekiah, Sr. He 
 was a soldier in the war cf 1812. A 
 member of Captain William Morris 
 Company in 1813. His wife's name 
 was Elizabeth Clark, daughter of 
 .James and Elizabeth. The children 
 of I-Jezekiah Ricketts, .Ir., were Mary 
 Ann, .James D., Hannah, Aaron Lafa- 
 yette, Eliza .Jane (wife of .John Book- 
 er), Rachel. Elizabeth, Samuel C, 
 (married Mary Beers), Catharine .J., 
 (wife of Emanuel B. Harencame ). 
 
 Hezekiah Ricketts, Sr., was born 
 Feb. 22, 1754, died in Hill Valley, Sept. 
 16, 1816. He married Hannah Will- 
 cox. She was born Feb. 3, 1754, and 
 died Sept. 16, 1818. Their children: 
 Mary, (wife of .Joseph Rachhold), 
 Lydia, (wife of Samuel Irwin), Rachel, 
 (wife of Leonard Shaver, son cf 
 Nicholas), Hannah, (wife of William 
 Sinkey), .Jemimia, (wife of Chailes 
 Cireen), Sarah, (wife of .James Brady), 
 Elizabeth, (wife of William Clark), 
 Grace, (wife of .John Patterson), 
 .Joseph, (had eight boys and one girl), 
 David, Hezekiah, .Jr., married Eliza- 
 beth Clark. 
 
 The father of Hezekiah, Sr., came 
 from Rockingham County, Va., and 
 took out a warrant Nov. 25, 1766, for 
 
1.3() 
 
 laud in Hill Valley occupied by his 
 son and grandson. 
 
 His second wife was Eveline G. 
 Ghaver, daughter of Peter R. Shaver. 
 
 DR. GEO. W. THOMPSON 
 
 D:-. Geo. W. Thompson came to 
 Mouni: Union in 18<5S, being a native 
 of Centre County. His father. .Jchn 
 Thompson, came from Ireland be- 
 fore the Revolution and settled in 
 tliat C3unty, Dr. Thompson was 
 born on May 18, 1826. Until 23 
 jsars of age he remained with his 
 father, obtaining such education as 
 v.as possible in the common country 
 
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 started i:n his own account; tangly: 
 scho3l, and did wliatever his Uana 
 found to do, almost, saving his money, 
 and through economy and care, in 
 addition to means advanced him by 
 his father, he entered Jefferson Medi- 
 cal Collegs, Philadelphia, in 1852, 
 from which he graduated on March 
 11, 1854. He opened an lofRce in Mill 
 Creek prior to coming to Mount 
 Union, and in 1868 he came and open- 
 ed an office here. Dr. Thompson 
 v/as a Democrat in politics, an able 
 physician, and was held in the high- 
 est esteem throughout this commun- 
 ity. He was joined in marriage to 
 Rebecca Dougherty in 1854, who died 
 in 1866. Their children were Homer 
 K., and .John H., He was married a 
 second tim^e to Miss Linnie McGarvey 
 of Shirley Township, Feb. 20, 1868, 
 Their children are: George W., Chas. 
 D., and Frank A. Dr. Thompson died 
 Jan. 4, ]899. 
 
15S 
 
 B. J. DEVOR 
 
 B. J. DeVo".' was another ons of 
 tlxc'SG men wlir- figured extensively in 
 the early days of Mount Union, he 
 -having bean a native of FraikKn 
 County, born Oct. 29, 1829. He re- 
 -Ccived hi? education in the common 
 and seleel: sschools. When 20 years 
 oi age he began teaching. In 18<31 
 '}e entered into tlia me-cantile busi- 
 nnEi3 at Shirleysburg. continuing f-rur 
 years. Coming to Mount Union in 
 65, he carried on business here until 
 71. From then unlil 1875 ha was 
 owner and operator of the National 
 Steam Flour Mill at this piace. 
 
He studied theology and was examin- 
 ed before a. board of examiners of 
 applicants for the ministry, being ad- 
 mitted to the faith of the United 
 Brethren in Chri-:t's Church, Alle- 
 gheny conference. He read law un- 
 der H. E. Shaffer, and in 1878 was 
 admitted to the bar. In the early 
 days of Mount Union, when it was 
 incorporated as a borough, he being 
 one of the incorpiorators. He was 
 also a civil engineer. He waj mar- 
 ried on April 8, 1855 to Margaret J. 
 Foust. Their children are: Gerald, 
 deceased; Emma, Mrs. L. E. Mehtzer, 
 deceased; Lizzie, Mrs. Frederick 
 Dando, now of Beaver. Mr. D&Vor 
 died Nov. 9, 1905. His widow sur- 
 vives,, she'" making her -home with her 
 daughter" at Beaver, Pa. - / 
 
 PE-F.R IVl. BARE 
 Peter; M.-. Bare, .was, a, son of .Ben- 
 jamin Bare, and a brother of John 
 Bare, previously mentioned in this 
 sketch. He was born in Hill Valley 
 and brought up on the farm. He 
 married Miss Catharine Spanogle, 
 daughter of the late Rev. Andrew 
 Spanogle of Germany Valley. For a 
 number of years, he resided near 
 Page, in Hares Valley. He located 
 in Mount Union, about the time his 
 brother, .John came here. He erect- 
 ed the large dwelling house on Penn- 
 sylvania Avenue, now owned by Jay 
 F.ummel, where he resided many 
 years, also died. He was engaged 
 in the mercantile business in the 
 
160 
 
 store building, on Water Street, now 
 owned and occupied by C. P. Mc- 
 Clure. He later erected the store 
 building on Water Street, which he 
 sold to T. H. Adams in 1865. About 
 two years were then spent in the 
 oil regions. Returning, Mr. Bare 
 built the steam mill, now owned by 
 David Rummel, in 1867. Mr. Bare's 
 children are: Col. John S., of Hunt- 
 ingdon; Miss Mary of Philadelphia; 
 Benjamin and William deceased; and 
 Ira, editor of the North Platte (Neb.) 
 Tribune. 
 
 THE TOWN LAID OUT 
 
 Mount Union was laid out by 
 Dougherty and Speer, previously 
 mentioned in this article, in 1849. 
 Lots were offered for sale and soon 
 a little town bad been planted which 
 has grown and developed to almost 
 a population of 3000 today. Additions 
 were made to this Speer and Dough- 
 erty survey by the Shaver heirs on 
 ih§ ga^t of the land owned by Dough- 
 erty aiid Speer, and by Peter Shav- 
 er on the southeast, and by Henry 
 T. Black on the southwest, and by 
 Samuel Miller on the west and north 
 -west, ftlid. by A. Harshberger en 
 thg gmvth. After these addition^ had 
 lij-een made and the town had so 
 increased in population that for the 
 peace and good order of the town it 
 was thought advisable to procure a 
 borough charter that the views M 
 the law-abiding citizens might be 
 more fully and easily carried out. 
 
161 
 
 Hence a petition was presented to 
 tlie proper authorities signed by 
 the following named persons: David 
 Etnire, Peter H. Campbell, John 
 Dougherty, Jacob Flasher, James 
 Robinson, Catharine Dougherty, J. K. 
 Thompson, John Shaver, S. B. Shav- 
 er. C. B. McCarstry, John Shaver, 
 Belle Shaver, James Mackey, M. D.. 
 Samuel Diffendaffer, Augustus Eber- 
 man, F. H. Harrison. Alfred Simons. 
 H. P. McLaughlin, John J. Myers, 
 J.,ewis K. Morgan, Geo. P. Miller. 
 Henry Laher, Geo. McDaughlin.James 
 Harris. Catharine Stewart, John G. 
 Stewart, B. J. DeVor, F. D. Stevens. 
 A. Harshberger and J.- A. Speer. 
 
 It must not be overlooked, how- 
 ever, that what is Water Street, 
 Mount Union, was practically S'ettled 
 before any ether portion of the town 
 had heen developed. The population 
 naturally kept close to the center of 
 traffic, which was the old canal. 
 Along in the fifties there was prac- 
 tically no town above the old Penn- 
 sylvania Railroad bed now. All the 
 town there was was situated to the 
 north of that and in .iuxtaposition to 
 the old canal. We note from J. Sim]> 
 son Africa's history that the boundar- 
 ies of the borough as described in 
 the ])etition which was presented by 
 the jn-eviously named persons were 
 as follows: "Beginning at the north- 
 'ern end of the bridge across the 
 Pennsylvania Canal: thence, across 
 'raid bridge, by lands of William 
 Shaver's heirs, and Nicholas Shaver, 
 
162 
 
 south fifty-five and one-lialf degrees,. 
 west fifty-seven perclies' to a post, at 
 the southeast cornei- of the school- 
 house, was to include the school' 
 liouse in the borcugh; thence, by 
 the lands of Peter Shaver, north fifty- 
 four and one-fourth degrees, west 
 sixty perches to a post; thence, by 
 ths: same, south sixty-one and one- 
 half degrees, west forty perches to a 
 ])ost; thence, by lands cf Pollock's- 
 heirs, south twenty-five degrs:es, 
 west fifty-two and one-half perches to- 
 a post; thence, by lands cf Pollock's, 
 heirs, now Adam Harshberger's, 
 north sixty-one degrees, west forty- 
 nine and one-hiilf perches to an oak; 
 thencE, by lanrls of Harshberger, 
 Dougherty and Thompson, north 
 thirty-five and three-fourth degrees, 
 east one hundred ffty-jevjii perches 
 to a post, at corner of Small :.nif 
 Washington streets; thence, by lands 
 cf Ecaghe.-ty and Miller, north fifty- 
 four and one-fourth degrees, we-t 
 fifty feet to a post; thence, by same, 
 north thirty-five and ti:r-e-fourths de- 
 grees, east (sn and cne-half perches 
 to a pOit; Pennsylvania avenue, 
 thence, along the south side of Pa::n- 
 sylvania Railroad, north fifty four and" 
 one-fourth degre:s. west eighty-two 
 ])erches to a post; thence, south 
 forty degrees, ".est twenty and ou'e- 
 half perches to a locust; thence, by 
 lands of Geo. Miller, norrh forty-two 
 degTc'es. west twenty-two perches to 
 a pine; thence, by samr\ north twel- 
 X-e degrees, east twenty-four perches- 
 
163 
 
 to a grove on the north side of the 
 canal; thence, along the north side ol 
 the Pennsylvania canal, north seven- 
 ty and one-half degre&s, east twenty- 
 S'cven perches to a point; thence, by 
 same, south sixty-three and one-half 
 degrees, east seventy-six perches to 
 a point; th'snce, by same, south fifty 
 and one-half degreeij, east one hundred 
 and sixty-eight perches to northern 
 side or end cf th; canal bridge, 
 the place of beginning." 
 
 The prayer of the petiticnero was 
 granted by the court April 19, 1867. 
 and th? court further ordered that 
 the first borough election be held on 
 the sixth day of May, 1867, and also 
 api)cinted Peter M. .Bare to give 
 due notics: cf said election, and also 
 appointed Samuel Miller to be Judge, 
 Samuel Diffendaffer and Adam Harsh- 
 berger to be inspsctors' of said elec- 
 tion; "Subsequent elections to be 
 held on the third Friday in March 
 in each year. The petifon decree of 
 court, etc., were recorded .June 6, 1867 
 in the Recorder's ofRc? in Hunfng- 
 dcn Countv in miscellan-^ous book Nc. 
 
 FIRST BURGESS AND COUNCIL 
 
 /t the ""r -t election for borough 
 cffi:,er3 held at school hou^e No. 1, 
 ibetween the hours of 9 o'clock a. m. 
 and 4 o'clock p. m. the fol'owing offi- 
 cers wera elected: Burgess, George 
 Mcl^aughlin; Councilmen, .J. C. Sech- 
 ler, .1. G. Stewart, Samu3l Diffendaf- 
 fer, Adam Harsliberger and B. J. De- 
 Yor. 
 
1(U 
 
 The lii',-1 rin';lini:' of llic ni'W hnr- 
 tv'ss ;iiul ciuiiicil was held in I lie 
 oII'kc (W It. .1. |)i'\'(i.- () 1 llic cvoniui'; 
 cf .l^m(^ 10. ISCT, when 15. ,1. I); Vor 
 was I'lc'li'il rrcsidciil \'ov tlio cnsu- 
 in.i; >i>ar, .lolm (1. Sl'-wiirl, Simt. lary 
 and 'ri'rasui'cr, a. id Sanuicl Miller, 
 i'^sq.. Sln'(>l CiMniuissioiuv. .\ tax o\' 
 li\i' mills cii I lie dollar was laid I'o'' 
 sir iH pin'poscs and all oIIht nccc-i- 
 sar.\ i'\|uMii-('s, 
 
 THE FIRST BURGESS 
 
 -^.-^x^ 
 
 ■riu> lii-'t r.nr.^css cl' Mount I'nion 
 wa-^ (irrr'.;i' Mel iau.nlilin. Wo was 
 horn I'V 1). -.'i. lSir>, ;,nd died April 
 
n, lS'.i;i His wil'o l.\dia .\lcl.u',i;li 
 lin. was b.ra \icv. i:i. IS'J'J and ^\\<'^\ 
 IhH'. IS. i'.IO.".. Mr. Mcl.uug;lilin was 
 on;^ ii!' llu> iiioariM- business nu'ii ol' 
 lliis iown, ll(> was a viM'\' inllu lUial 
 fliaracUT. llr was qiiilr a Ihiau 
 citM'. and cdal rolled widr nuMcau 
 tilo iiuii-,>sts. 
 
 MOUNT UNION'S BURGESSES 
 
 IStiT (J (). Mt'l .aii'-v'.ilin ; 1S(;S. Au 
 gushis l<:i)o;niau; ISti'.i. T. 11. Adams; 
 I.STO, C. \V. Tli(imi)s;M): IS7I, .lolm l.r,- 
 ki-as: IS7L\ .lohn l!ai\-: 1ST:;. .1. 11. 
 Mlllpv; ISTI-T."., .1. .;. K -binsoii; 1S7(1 
 77. l.miis K. iMor.uan: 1S7S. .lolra (!. 
 if'rowai-l ; IS7!l, W. W, h'ulltM': ISSO- 
 SI. K. .1, KausI : ISSi'. W. C. IOwi.i,!.v: 
 iss:;, !'. 11. ravis: issi, u. .i. Kau.-t : 
 
 ISS:.. Or. i;. W" . 'riiriiipson ; ISSC, 
 llniry McCarx i'.\ ; ISS7. P 11. Paxis; 
 ISSS. A. S. Wrlch; ISS!). P. 1-]. Sl'.av- 
 vv: IS'.K). Dr. (!. W", ■riioiniison ; 1S!>1, 
 
 -!>!]. Ai.'x Maxw'Mi: isn:; :m;. k. riai-k. 
 
 I'^ii'lds: 1S!)7 '.I'.i. Pi-. A. K. McCanli.x : 
 !!H)0-UL\ l[. S. SimlkiM-; IIMC'.-O:., 10, (\ 
 I'^iolds; 1!)0(;-0S, ,i. Kiank Monrr; I'.IOM 
 I'liiwanl .\l. IUmm's. TIu' S;'('rrlar\- of 
 tlii> cDir.udl is (Uh). W. I aik ns. 
 
 THE PRESENT COUNCIL 
 
 ""'«' |M- > I'll hoard ol' i .amcilnicai 
 iy. Miuint rniim is .1. M. Shavi-i', 
 iTesidoiil; (Miarl;>s Wimi/,;!. P. A. Ap 
 pl'^h.v. W, \V. I'olorsnn. llarvo.v Poi- 
 iiett. Mr. C. A, K. McClain; C. 11. 
 W'o.vanl. W. 1«\ lOluMiinu. .lolra ,\1, 
 il('(duM-|. 
 
16(; 
 
 THE PRESENT MAYOR 
 
 Edward M. Beers, the jiresent may- 
 or of Mcunt Union is also the pro- 
 prietor of the Beers Hotel. Mr. 
 Beers was born near Nossville, this 
 county. He came with his parents, 
 to Mount Union, in 1S89, when they 
 purchased the present stand, then 
 the Seibert House Mr. Beers is 
 one of the influential citizens of to- 
 day, a staunch m;mhsr cf the Metho- 
 dist church, and a man devoted to 
 - the best interests of the community. 
 He has a large livery in connection 
 with the hotel. The hotel has recent- 
 ly been remodeled, and is now in an 
 up-to-date condition. 
 
167 
 
 JAMES M. SHAVER, is another 
 grandson cf Major Jchn Shaver, 
 James being tlie son of Petsr Shaver, 
 v.ho was one of Mount Union's early 
 and inflv-lential residents. James Sha- 
 ver was born Mar. 17, 1861, and has 
 resided all his life in Mount Unio.i. 
 Mr. Shaver has resided upon the 
 homestead, and farmed the homestead 
 lands. He was married to Miss Lilly 
 Rcthwell on Nov. 13, 188!). To them 
 have been born four children: l>es- 
 lie, George, and Marion; Crawfcrd is 
 deceased. Mr. Shaver is at present 
 the president of the council, as well 
 as a member of the board of trustees 
 ■cf the Presbyterian church. 
 
163 
 James M. Shf.ver and David E. 
 Sliaver me-vitioned above, are the cnly 
 two livins; male residents of town, 
 grandsons of the Majcr John Shaver, 
 the progenitor cf the Shaver kin. 
 
 MOUNT UNION IN 1873 
 
 According to an vitlas published in 
 1S73 by A. Pomeroy & Co., of Phila- 
 delphia, comprising Blair and Hunt- 
 ingdon counties, wf note that there 
 was very little -of Mount Union set- 
 tled south cf M?rkS': Sti-eet, In fact, 
 at that time, Market and Shiiley 
 Streets were only sparsely settled. 
 We note many chaiges that have tak- 
 en place also dur'ng the 36 years 
 which have intervened. Starting on 
 Water Street east of the Pennsylvan- 
 \u Railroad, we first have the William 
 Shaver estate, properties belonsing 
 to W. H. Woods, including the old 
 warahouse and the hoMsas -opposite. 
 Beginning r-t the east end of Water 
 Street and proceeding westw-ard, we 
 note the house of A. Simons as one 
 of the first, the Vv:v stable ' cf 
 William Eire, a va:aat loi belonging 
 to Samu-1 . Hol'cbaugh, the hcus? 
 where Adam Seibert now lives, which 
 was then owned by S. Hollebaugh, 
 the forniier store room of T. H. 
 Adams, built by Peter M. Bare, the 
 John Bare building, now occupied by 
 C. P. McOUu-e, which was at that 
 time the location of a drug stcre. 
 the Times Printing Office, and Millei^ 
 & Black's general store, and the eld 
 warehouse, now itovn down. Cress- 
 
1(5!) 
 
 ing Division Strjet we li.ve tlie old 
 stone liouEG, previoiusly mentioned, 
 properties belonging to E. B. McKit- 
 trick, now owned by T. A. Ai>ijleby, 
 residence of A. R. Price, the Arosri- 
 can Honse stable =, . nd a wagon shop, 
 these latter two sites now being oc- 
 cupied by William Bice's livery and 
 L. S. Norri^,' blacksmith shop. Cross- 
 ing Division Street and i^roceeding 
 up Main Street or Water Street, 
 we have Jacob Flasher's black mitli 
 shop and dwelling, now W. T. Bell'f 
 residence, the dwelling cf Mary Wins- 
 key, dwelling of B. B. Drake, now 
 Geo. Sniawley's, dwelling of H. H. 
 Laher, (now residence icf Miu ice 
 I'urlew, remoieled). restaurant of 
 William Seibert, father of R. S. 
 Seibert, of Rockbill, which is now 
 occupied by Russell Smyers and 
 owned by T. A. Appleby, and on 
 the corner cf W'a, hington and Main 
 Streets the d-Gllinss o: William 
 Fields, tb'O one of which is new oc- 
 cupied by Cyrus Fields. The Nation- 
 al Steam Grist Mill, owned 'by DeVor 
 & Doyle, was in operation at that 
 time.. Beginning at the emt end and 
 proceeding W'Sstward aloog the south 
 side of Main or Water Street we 
 have adjoining the Woods properties 
 two properties of Peter Shaver, Al- 
 fred Simons dwelling and cabinet 
 shop, William Bice's' residence, resi- 
 dence of Mrs. Fridley, F. H. Harri- 
 ecn's tin shop, lot and residence of 
 B. .1. DeVor, and the house on the 
 corner, now owned hy William Jame- 
 
170 
 
 son, was at that time Mrs. John 
 Morrision's', iiiother of Mary Morri- 
 son deceased, she having erected 
 that dAvelling. Opposite on Division 
 Street was the Central Bank location, 
 the building then owned by Davicl 
 Etnier, the last adjoining residence 
 to the west, also David Etnier's, 
 properties of J. J. Robinscn and John 
 Morgan, dwelling house of Peter 
 Shaver, now occupied by Michael 
 fiinsy, and the American House, 
 where it stands today. The store 
 room belcnging to T. H. Adams was 
 on the corner as it is today, Augus- 
 tus Eberman keeping therein. We no- 
 tice adjoining this to the west the 
 residence of Charlss McNalles, 
 where James Jolmson now lives, 
 residence of John B. Garver, now J. 
 A. Ro^sensteel's ths store and resi- 
 dence of Blair & Appleby, now T. A. 
 Appleby's store and residence, house 
 occupied by Mrs. Priscilhi Appleby, 
 lot of Mrs. P. Wilson, lot belonging 
 to Alex Maxwell, whsreupon his 
 dwelling now stands, and the house 
 pn the corner belo'aging to Samuel 
 Miller, now owned by Alex Maxwsli 
 ,*ind occupied by Samuel Rohrer. The 
 •ground across Washington Street in 
 -the vicinity of Robert Johnscn's 
 liQUse was then ''■wned by John 
 Bare and Mrs. Speer. The Mount 
 Union tannery was operated by J. 
 Hoffman, and the Juniata tannery 
 just east of it was operated by John 
 Bare. Starting at the east end of 
 town and proceeding up Pennsylvau- 
 
]T1 
 
 ia Avenue .:n the no:th ddf, we 
 have the residences of S. R. Simon?, 
 (now Edward Brown's) William 
 Fultz, A. L. Etnier, lets of Mrs. Frid- 
 ley and J. Harry Shaver; dwellings 
 of Mrs. Fou&'t, Pet or Shaver, and 
 -John Shaver, the latter now being 
 owned and occupied by Robert J 
 Barkley. Where E. Clark Fields now 
 resides. R. Myeis then owned. West 
 of this we have the l:t of D. Fl"ck, 
 residence of A, Eb;rrn'in, reside'ce 
 and store O'l D. E. Hartsock, jnd 
 the little property of .Jor:n Moi-gan. 
 Mrs. Weams was then located v/here 
 she is today. Opposite hero to the 
 west wa3 .J. Harri?, and Mrs. D.-ckcr 
 resided in the George I^-ken's l^o-'ise. 
 B. Harvey lived whe:'£ Castner Mili'-r 
 novr live?, Mr. Mill-r having er^ct'-d 
 his dwelling ur:n the old Hiirvoy 
 site. Mrs. Adnlino Campbell resided 
 where she dees today. There were 
 no hcu:e3 between Mrs. Campbell'r. 
 and the corne; of Railroad and Wash- 
 ington Streets. Crossing Washington 
 Street and proceeding westward ws 
 have the properties of .J. Hoffman 
 N. Dean. .1. Ross and H. H. Fields. 
 Beginning at the east of tcwn and 
 Ijroceeding westward along the south 
 side of Pennsylvan.ia Avenue v,e 
 have first the Nicholas Shaver brick 
 house, a Mrs. Simons resided in the 
 Kanawalt house, which was built by 
 Piter Shaver, property of H. C. 
 Shaver, now belonging to the Ewing 
 estate. !tot and property of .John Gay- 
 ton, property of J. G. Covert, now W. 
 
172 
 
 E. Kough's roiideuce, i)roperty of 
 li. C. Marsball. now thj residenca of 
 R. J. Faust, properiies of F. H. Har- 
 iiscn. B. F. Douglass, William H. 
 Weeds, and E:-. G. W. Tliompson, re- 
 siding in the brick corner where Dr. 
 W. J. Campbell now liv.' ■. Cr35£i:ig 
 Divisicn Street and procciiing west- 
 ward along P'_nn^ylva I'a Avenujwc 
 have the rosi-Jcncs of T. H. Adams, 
 (th£' D. S. Wharton ..jus':' not yet 
 built,) lot and yrope-ty cf Mrs. James 
 A. S]5eer, property cf I.onis Morgan, 
 and the hotel. f:rmerly the Old 
 Eroad To]) House, then owned by 
 .lamss Doyle's heirs, on the site of 
 Crum's building today. Where the 
 Welch brick corner now stands and 
 othea- buildings ad.'oining there was 
 &. vacant lot belonging a.oo to the 
 Doyle Gstat:'. Mr3. ' ^. McKinstry 
 owned the next two lots t: the west. 
 now D. S. Wharicn's gallery and 
 Charles Stratford's ina-hle vard. The 
 Dougherty prop :rty stood then a 5 to- 
 day up.:n f.ie corner of Depot Street 
 and Pennsylvania Avenue. On Wash- 
 ington St.'Cct the P. R. R. fr ighl 
 office and fae Samiiel Miller b'ick 
 stood as today. On S'nirley Street 
 beginning -at The '^ast end of town 
 and ])roceed:ng westward thei'e was 
 only the hou:e cf .J. Barras, now .T. 
 G. Isenberg's, the TJ. B. church, now 
 Odd Fellows' Hall, property of T. 
 Th'ompson,now W.G. Ewng's heirs and 
 the store ("cheap John," or B. Wolffi 
 and residence of John S. Shaver. 
 Shirley and Division Streets. On 
 
the west sidi cf Division Street was 
 John Bare"3 residence. There were 
 only fou:- dwellings on this side of 
 thx- street from where Swing's 
 store now stands and Dr. H.unLer's. 
 Beginning at the Presbyterian par- 
 sonage, then Mrs. Brewster's, the 
 Bollinger or Saylor propirty, then oc- 
 cupied by M. Vancourd't, the Metho- 
 dist parsonage, now the Thomas F. 
 Stratford block, and the residence of 
 Dr. W. A. Hunter en f e c::n r. 
 Where the Beers Hot'dl nov,- st nds 
 was then owned by A. Snyder. a 
 little housi erected thereupon; Iho 
 vacant lets between that end Derot 
 Street belonged to .J. C. Sec'.iler. 
 There were- no houses on Shi' ley, 
 west of Wa?:hington Strset. Samuel 
 Miller then "wned the lets wMch 
 now belong to W. W. Fuller, B. C. 
 Wharton. and rerently t'.re Isaac Tay- 
 lor i}ro])0 ty. R. Sechler owned" the 
 sites of Dr. McClain's residence and 
 the Company Store. A. .Johnson 
 cwned toe sites of Mrs. D. C. Apple- 
 by's re.^idence anl Wocdburn Max- 
 v.eH's 1 residence. The lot upon which 
 Maxwell's hardware store stands to- 
 day, as well as the post-ofnce corner, 
 then belonged to W. Chapman. E. K. 
 Roger's dwelling was standing at that 
 rime, also the Methodist church and 
 the Baker re-idence. Th-^ store now 
 rccuitied by H. S. Smelker then be- 
 Irnged to .John l>uk-ns. On the south 
 .side of Shirley Street coming east- 
 ward from Division we note the Pres- 
 l.yterian church the S. R. Simons 
 
174- 
 
 lot, now R. M. Lo:igacr:'s residence, 
 the let belonging to Mrs. Shaver, 
 where W. J. Welch's dwelling licute, 
 new stands, house of Peter Shaver, 
 n:w occupiEd by H. C. Chiloote and 
 owned by A. S. Welch, dwelling of 
 J S. Coulte:', now Henry McGarvey's, 
 dwelling of J. M. Smith, now Dr. 
 Gregory's, and the W. C. Gayton resi- 
 dence. Farther down the street was 
 the 'Old Presbyterian church, now a 
 dwelling. There were no house 5 en 
 Market Street, east of Division ex- 
 cept Joseph Greenawalt's, this dwell- 
 ing now being owned by the Lutz 
 heirs. Mrs. Brown owned the house 
 ojiposite on the corner (remodeled,) 
 g. G. dinger's. The school bouse 
 Avas standing at that timo- but there 
 jvere no other dwellings en Market 
 Street between Divisicn and .Jefferson 
 except, that of .James Thompson's, 
 where .Joseph Gillman now lives, and 
 .J. Davis", where Mrs. Hollebaugh, 
 now lives, the Philip Smith property 
 on the corner opposite, now A. S. 
 AVelch's, the George, Fielc's propeity, 
 the D. Shultz property and the J. 
 Hanawalt property th;n, were all 
 the dwellings to the west of .Jeff'^r- 
 eon' Street en Ma-'ket. On the sorth 
 side of Mark;!: Street there was O-ily 
 one dwelling, that of Jci"'n Rummel. 
 ic being the cnlv house at that 
 -time in that bliock. The Mrs. .John 
 J-limes property was then owned by 
 H. T. Black. The Thompson estate 
 was located on Milford Street, j'lst 
 east of the Black property. We' note 
 
175 
 
 also ill the spai-ely settled terrltary 
 to the south cf Milford Street, proper- 
 ties of Samuel Heetar, J. Mclntvre, 
 J Zeigler, P. Fk-k, D. Decker, D. 
 Eul'ivan and the later Alex Maxwell, 
 farm, now Jefferson Heights, was 
 ihcu owned and occupied by Mrs. E. 
 Smawley. ^^^ 
 
 Among the business men in 187b 
 we note the Central Banking Co., with 
 E. S. Doty as Cashier; the Ameican 
 House with .Jam;s Maulls Proprie- 
 tor; the William Bice Livery; T. H. 
 Adams dealer in general merchand- 
 ise and dry goods; Blair & Appleby, 
 whdesal- -and retail' dealers ia dry 
 goods, groceries, etc.; W. A. Hu::ter 
 Druggist; F. H. Harrison, Tinner; 
 George W. Lukens, general store; 
 Miller & Black, general merchandise; 
 .J. J. Rcbiscn. confectionery and no- 
 tions; B. WoU'f. better known as 
 "Cheap John," dealer in dry gccds. 
 clothing, etc., in J. S. Shaver building 
 corner of Shirley and Division Stre-ts 
 John Bare. Tanner; DeVor & Doyle, 
 Millers; E. B. McKittrick, Wagon 
 Maker and Blacksmith; J. T. Black. 
 Physician and Surgeon, Dr. G. W. 
 Thompscn and Dr. A. R. McCarthy; 
 II. Black, Carpenter; .John S. Coultsr, 
 Teamster; John Dougherty, Lumber 
 Dealer; W. C. Gayton, Foreman of 
 Canal; Samuel Miller, Coal & Lum- 
 ber; H. E. Shafer, Lawyer and Editor 
 of the Mount Union Times; Cyrus 
 Jeffries & H. C. Marshall & J. C. 
 Gayton were among the residents. 
 
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 LUCY FURNACE 
 
 Lucy Furnace, remains toc^ay, only 
 in name. One would scarcely be- 
 lieve to look around the old jdaoe, 
 that years ago, that spot was the 
 scene of industry and life. Tons and 
 tons of iron were made tlTsre. Sev- 
 eral times did it change hands But 
 all that remains today are a few 
 ruins, and as to the history of the 
 old furnace, we are depsiident ex 
 clusively upon tradition. 
 
 We note that this furnace was 
 built in 1S36, according to some his- 
 tory at our hands. We further are 
 informed by our townsman, Mr. Owen 
 •T. Cassidy, that he helped to take 
 the old stack down, and upon it, he 
 saw the date 1837. Hence, it was 
 probably one of these two dates that 
 marked its erection. It was prob- 
 ably built by a man by the name of 
 Cottrell, he having had charge' of 
 the industry in its incipiency. We 
 know very little about the early op- 
 erators. Martin G'^ube, father of 
 Martin Grub? of Huntingdon, took 
 charge about 1865 and it was during 
 hig time that it was made from 
 fi charcoal furnace to a blast furnace. 
 He was instrumental in building the 
 railroad around the river bend to 
 tht bridg;- east of town, also the bas- 
 in formerly near the east end of 
 the bridge, now occupied by the P. 
 R. R. Mr. Grube sold cut to B. B. 
 Thomas of Philadslpbia, who later 
 sold to .John Whitehead. Mr. Sackett 
 operated the industry while Thomas 
 
17.7 
 
 owned it. About 188] G. W. R. 
 Swoope of Hunlingdon came to the 
 furnace, and entered in partnership 
 with Whitehead in the running of 
 same. About 1889, Mr. Whitehead 
 sold out, and O. J. Cassidy purchas- 
 ed the furnace and grounds, in com- 
 pany with Mr. Swoope at Sheriff 
 Sale. Th;y were together for 8 
 years when they divided the interests, 
 Ciassidy taking the farm, .ere lands. 
 and old site, and Swoope taking the 
 niovmtain lands. Cassidy today owns 
 the furnace grounds, Swoope sold a- 
 bout 1899 to Peter Gerlock, who later 
 sold to Dr. A. R. McCarthy of town. 
 There were about 2500 acres of land 
 all told connected with the furnace. 
 Its name was originally Matilda Fur- 
 nace, and it was only in later years 
 that the name ^^'as changed. 
 
 Prominent Men Who Have Passed 
 
 JAMES G. DOYl.E was born near 
 Mount Union, in Shirley township. 
 He died in town, April 28, 1859. At 
 one time he owned considerable land 
 in the center of what is now Mount 
 Union. He was at one time in busi- 
 ness in the brick corner, (Division 
 and Main streets) the firm being, 
 Doyle, Foust & Co. Mr. Doyle later 
 erected the former Broad Top 
 House, in 1859. and died therein be- 
 fore it was entirely finished. He 
 came to town in 1857. The Broad 
 Top House was cyi the corner of 
 the site now occupied by the Crrn. 
 Block. The Doyle children are: Mrs. 
 
178 
 
 Charles Gordon of Washington, D. C, 
 Mrs. Hamilton of Ohio. John of New 
 York, Ella and Harry. 
 
 PETER CAMPBELL was born Aug. 
 24, 1830 and died Dec. 12, 1872 Ke 
 came to Mount Union on April 1. 
 1861. He was a druggist, jeweler 
 and carpenter. He had his drug 
 store located' on Water Stres't. He 
 married Adeline Landis in McConne!'^- 
 burg several years prior to coming 
 to Mount Union. The family came 
 here from Burnt Cabi';is. Mrs. Camp- 
 bell survives today, being 72 ye:rs 
 old. Their children are: Dora and 
 Mrs. Pauline NevsU at home; Mrs. 
 Tomer Gregg of Brookville, Pa.; Mrs. 
 Celest Africa of Cumberland, Md.,; 
 Mrs. Nellie Muir of Baltimore, and 
 Edgar, deceased. 
 
 .JACKSON POSTLETHWAITE v.as 
 born in Wayne township, Mifflin coun- 
 ty. .July 4, 1823, and died Oct. 19, 
 1879. On Jen. 9, 1844 he married 
 Elizabeth Jane Gayton. Mr. Po-tle- 
 thwaite was the father of the follow- 
 ing children: Albert G., rf Passaic. N. 
 J., John Cjlvin, cf Jewell, Kan.. Ed- 
 ward T.. of Philadelphia, Mary A., 
 (Mrs. Henry McGarvey of town); 
 AYlHiam P.. deceased; Charles B., 
 deceased; Laura J., Mrs. J. M. Evving 
 of Newport, Pa.: Clarence E., of Se- 
 Y.ickley, Pa.; Jessie B., (Mrs. J. J.. 
 Van Tine of Philadelphia. Mr. Postle- 
 thwaite was for m.'any years employ- 
 ed in the P. R. R. freight office here. 
 He was one of the pioneer Presby- 
 terians in Mount U^iion. 
 
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 JOHN LUKENS was born in Mif- 
 flin county, near Atkinsons Mills. 
 Aug. 2, 1819. He married Sarah E. 
 Knepp, Feb. 2. 1845. One child was 
 born to this union, George W, Lukens 
 of Mount Union. Jdhn Lukens came 
 to town, in the fall of 1869. In 1871 
 he built the store corner, now owned 
 and occupied by H. S. Smelkerj John 
 Lukens, died Nov. 4, 1879. He was 
 one of our early influential citizens. 
 
 WILTJAM SEIBERT. who was cne 
 ot our earliest residents, was boni 
 Apr. 3, 1822, and died June 1, 1884. 
 He was married to Miss Marv J. 
 Lov5. He was the father of R. S. 
 Seibert of Rcckhill. William Seibert 
 lived at one time en Water Street, 
 where he kept a restaurant. He 
 Vv-'as later in 'the hotel business, at 
 the Seibert House, now Beers hotil. 
 Mrs. Wm. Samson of Colorado is al^o 
 daughter. 
 
 SAMUEL HARTSOCK, was born 
 Dec. 17, 1801 and died Dec. 17. 188.5. 
 He formerly resided where Charles 
 Hart lives today. Mr. Hartsock was 
 V. shoemaker and also kept a small 
 confectionery. Mrs. Isaac Stevenson 
 of California was i\ daughter, also 
 Mrs. .la-n-s Hayes of Mount Union. 
 One !^on, also Rev. Samuel Hart;ock, 
 lived for a time in Mount Union. 
 
 JOHxV C. ROSS was for many yeius 
 a resident of Mount Uni;on. He died 
 on .Tan. 31, 1886. Mrs. M. R. Ross, 
 his widow, residues in Ircntcn, Ohio. 
 One daughter, Mrs. Galon Van Zant, 
 a.lso resides in Ironton. Mr. Ross was 
 
a soldier, a member of Co. A, 46th 
 Reg. Penna. Volunteers. The Rosses 
 held the Mount Post Office for a 
 liumber of years. The Odd FelloAVs' 
 Encampment lat this place is mimed 
 after him. 
 
 J. J. ROBINSON one of the oldest 
 residents, died Feb. 26, 1886. Ha 
 was bora in Miffiia coua'ty, Sept. 19, 
 1814. He came to Mcunt Union in 
 1S50. From 1864 to '66 he kept hotel 
 in McVeytown. He married Catha- 
 rine Miller. He was the third divis- 
 ion foreman on the P. R. R- (on this 
 Division) from 1850 to 1861. The 
 division then extended from the lock 
 in the Narrows to the Icwer end of 
 the cut above Newton Hamilton. Mr. 
 Robinson was a member of the Pres- 
 bj'terian Church. 
 
 JOHN M. BELT- was born Dec. 26, 
 1826 In Mifflin Comity, and died .Jrly 
 3, 1887. He came to Mount Union 
 in 1885. He was iM-incipal of -le 
 Ki&hacoquillss Seminary for some 
 time, also County Superintendent of 
 Mifflin Covmty for two terms. .T. M. 
 Bell was principal cf Mount ITniu'.^ 
 schools one t:?rm 1885-86. He was in 
 the insurance business here with his 
 son. W. T. Bell. He married Henri- 
 etta HalUr. Their children are: 
 Mrs. J. M. Martin, deceased, of Min- 
 neapolis: W. T. Bell of town; Henry 
 11.. Minnef. polls: Rev. .J. Vernon Eell 
 of D". Bois and D. Bat?s Bell of Pitts- 
 burg. 
 
 ELIJAH AFLTZ died Mar. 29, 18S8. 
 He was a resident of town for 
 
181 
 
 many years. At one time he kept 
 hotel here. He was the father of 
 Mrs. Alfred Bingham, now of Sabe- 
 tha, Kansas, for several years a^ 
 teacher in our schools. There were 
 several other children besides Mrs.. 
 Bingham. 
 
 COL. .JOHN STEWART was also, 
 one of the early residents in town.. 
 He came here, so we are told, froBi 
 filill Creek. He. was born Sept. 1. 
 1811 and died April 19, 1889. He had 
 charge of the hotsl at the east end 
 of town for several years. He later 
 resided in the brick, now^ owned 
 and occupied by Dr. W. .1. Campb^l. 
 
 PATRICK DAVIS was born in 
 Cromwell township, .Ian. 28, 1834 and 
 died in Mount Union Sept. 4, 1890 
 He moved to this place about 1874 
 from Long Hollow. Mifflin County. 
 He maa-ried Mary E. Evans, now de- 
 ceased Sept. 22. 1859. Their child- 
 ren were: Lexington, deceased. Mc- 
 Clellan of Tyrone, .James of town, J. 
 Bruce of ReedsvUl'^. Annie at home. 
 One son died in infancy. Mr. Divis 
 was a blacksmith Y:' tr-^de. 
 
 DAVID ETNIER was born May 25. 
 1835 and died Feb. 23, 1892. He was 
 onf 0^ tlip influential residents of 
 Mc;int VyAow in his day. He was 
 in the nievcantile, also the milling 
 business here for many years. He 
 K?arried Jennie H. Morrison, who 
 was born Oct. IS, 1834 and died Oct. 
 28, 1878. Mr. Etnier's cnildren ?re: 
 Clarence, Bert, Carey, .John, Laura 
 and Virginia. He was one ■ of the 
 
1J<2 
 
 pionter Methodists in this communi- 
 ty. ■ . , •: 
 
 AUGUSTUS EBERMAN was bcrn 
 June 12, 1831 in Baden, Germany. 
 He died July 22, 1893. He came to 
 America wh.sn 19 years old. He 
 married E. Jennie Sschrist in the 
 house where Sciuire Hiney now re- 
 sides. Mrs. Eberman survives to- 
 day, she having been born in, Newton 
 Hamilcoa and h-aving come to Mount 
 Union when about 12 years of age. 
 Their children are in all 13, 9 deceas- 
 ed. The surviving ones are: Mrs. 
 David Webster of Harrisburg; Mrs. 
 A^ance Taylor of PhiLadelphia; Wm. 
 and Lola of Mount Union. Mr. Eber- 
 man was a Ecldier, a Member of Co. 
 I, 149'Lh Regiment Pennsylvania Vci- 
 irnteers. He fought through some of 
 the hardest battles of the war. He 
 was a harness maker by trade. Was 
 in the feed business for a while, snd 
 later launched into the mercantile 
 business on the corner which T. H. 
 Adams now occupies. He was a 
 member of the Presbyterian church. 
 
 ANDERSON BEERS was born at 
 Concord, Franklin County, April, 15, 
 1835 and died in Mount Union, Apr. 
 9. ,lS9-t. He was married to Mary E. 
 Parsons of Nossville, Oct. 29, 1861, 
 and was the father of twelve child 
 ren. He resided at Concord for 
 about twelve years after marriage, 
 and later near Nossville. He came to 
 Mount Union with his family in J8S9, 
 For about a year after moving here 
 he conducted the American House en 
 
183 
 
 Water Street. In April, 1890, he 
 moA^ed to the Seibert House, corner 
 of Jefferson and Shirley Stce^r.s. 
 which was known as the "Comaier- 
 cial House." He is the father of Ed- 
 ward M. Beers, wiho conducts the 
 Beers Hotel in this place, Mrs. H. W- 
 Harrison Myrtle and Mrs. Mcses 
 Yaughn, all of Mount Union, and r>r 
 K. L. Beers of Youngstown, Ohio, 
 Charley of McKean Co., Wiltaurt aiid 
 Dyson of Marion, Ohio., and ' Mrs. 
 .Tulius Young of Harrisburg. }lo 
 was a member of the Methodist 
 church. 
 
 PETER R. SHAVER, s;cn of '\:aj. 
 John Shaver, was born Jmre 12, 1813 
 and died May 5. 1894. He was the 
 father of the following children; Mrs. 
 Eva Bare of town, Exie of town, Mrs. 
 C. B. Bowles, deceased, Maggie, de- 
 ceased, and James of town. P;ter 
 Shaver was one of the first elders in 
 the Presbyterian church h?re. 
 
 GEO. W. DEAN was bcrn at Water- 
 ford, Juniata CountA', Mar. 1, 1S37, 
 and died May 5. 1S95. He was a resi- 
 dent of Mount Union for about 3,0 
 years. He was engaged in the Hoff- 
 man tannery here for many years. 
 
 ELISHA FIET.DS was born Jan. 11, 
 1818 in W'ayne Tow-nship, Mifflin 
 County, and died June 17, 1896. 
 He was an old boatman on the canal, 
 being also a boat Captain. He work- 
 ed in early years for Samuel Drake, 
 of Drake's Ferry fame. He mai rid 
 Asenath Hanawalt, to which uiiior 
 the following children were born: 
 
184 
 
 Henry H., Geo. L., both of town; 
 Charles B., deceased; Thornton B. of 
 Conneaut, Ohio; Joseph of towa; 
 Mrs. Jesse Sailor, deceased, of Al- 
 toona; Elisha A. anl Mrs. Emory 
 Knepp, both of town. Mr. Fields re- 
 sided for many years on his farm 
 east of Mo'ivnt Union in Mifflin Coun- 
 ty. His second wif(! was Susan Robi- 
 son, of Newton Hamilton, He built 
 the brick house now owned and oc- 
 cupied by Mrs. Mary Noland in 1877, 
 and came to- Mount Union in 1887. 
 
 LOUIS MORGAN was bom on the 
 Colgate farm niar Shirleysburg, July 
 6, 1823 and died in Mount Union, 
 
185 
 ]Sjov. 23, 1897. He married Maria 
 Sechrist in Shi-leysburg, Nov. 11. 
 1856. Shortly after marriage he 
 came to Mount Unicn and settled in 
 the old stone house (the oldest 
 house in town), where they resided 
 for some time. Mr. Morgan was a 
 boatman on the canal for many years. 
 He erscted the house in which he 
 long lived and die, on the site of Dr. 
 Stever's residence now, in 18.59-60. 
 He was watchman in the Narrows 
 for several years, and for a long- 
 time baggage transfer agent at the P. 
 R. R. station here. He was a faithful 
 member, as well as sexton, of the :m. 
 E. church of Mount Union for many 
 years. Of seven children, Mrs. Alex. 
 Maxwell of town alone survives, the 
 others dying in infancy. Mrs. Mor- 
 gan died Nov. 7. 1901. 
 
 REV. N. A. McDonald, d. d., 
 
 was born .Jan. CO, 1830 and died Aug. 
 12, 1897. He was for many years 
 .a missionary to Slam, rspresenting 
 the Presbyterian Church He resided 
 for a number cf years in Mount 
 Union and at Shade Gap. Dr. McDon- 
 ald built, and resided in the dwell 
 ing now occupied by Mrs. Mary A. 
 Kyper on Shirley Street. Mrs. Mary 
 McFarland and Miss Harriet of Al- 
 tcona and Franlr of Princeton, N. J., 
 are the thrse surviving children; 
 Jane (Mrs. H. W. Harrison) deceased. 
 PHILIP SMITH was born in Ger- 
 many Dec. 25, 1825 and was killed 
 on the railroad in Mt. Union, Dec. 24, 
 1896. His wife's name was Mary 
 
186 
 
 Diugledine, whom he married Dec. 
 12, 1852. Mr. Smith and wife resid- 
 ed for a number of years in Mount 
 Union, being located on tlie corner 
 of Market and Jefferson streets, now 
 owned by A. S. Welch, Their sur/iv- 
 ing children are: Fred of Harrisburg, 
 Philip anl I^ouis of Johnstown, Ed- 
 v/ard, in Roanoke, Va., John A., of 
 Norfolk, Va., Mrs. George W. Lukens 
 of town, Mrs. Sophia Coleman of 
 Lewistown, and Albert of Panama. 
 
 REV. DAVID H. CAMPBELL, D. 
 D.. was born near Davidsburg, Blair 
 County, July 28, 1846 and died in 
 Mount Union Jan. 31, 1901. He was 
 of Scotch and German extraction. 
 His early life was spent as a farmer 
 and a tanner. He was a soldier in 
 the late war (Company G. First In- 
 dependent Regiment Hundred Days 
 Man). Dr. Campbell graduated at La- 
 Fayette College,. after which he took a 
 course at the Union Theological Sem- 
 -nj;$ry, finishing there May 10, 1875. 
 H'e -entered "the Huntingdon Presby- 
 'vevY .Tune 18.74, and came to Mount 
 Union in September, 1884. where he 
 :rt"maine'd the faithful pastor of th'e 
 t'resbyterian Church until his death. 
 He Avas m'airried to Anna Peelor, now 
 deceased. His children are: Bertha, 
 Lavinia and Rev. Edward I., at pres- 
 ent located in Newburgh, N. Y. 
 
 JOHN SHAVER, son of Samuel 
 Shaver, died May 19, 1901. He was 
 born Dec. 6, 1825, and spent all his 
 life in Mount Union. He was' a car- 
 ] (enter by tr^de. His wife's name 
 
Rev. D. H. Campbell, D. D., deceased 
 
188 
 
 was Jane ^I. Andrews. He was the 
 lath :r. of Mrs. W. T. Bell of town. 
 Nevin Shavei- of Harrisburg and 
 Bert Shaver of Miffiintown. 
 
 J. WHITE SHAVER, son cf SamuTl 
 Shaver, was born in 1828 and died 
 Sept. 2, 1901. He was also a brother 
 of Bryson Shaver now residing in 
 Mount Union. .J. Whit; Shaver was 
 for many years a mail clfrk on the 
 railroad. Mount Union was his home 
 most all his life. 
 
 S. R. SIMONS was bom in Wayne 
 Township, Mifflin County, .June 12, 
 1843 and died in Tyrone, Nov. 7, 
 1901. He resided for a number of 
 years in Mount Union, having built 
 the residence now occupied by R. M. 
 Lcngacre. and therein livjd most of 
 the time in Mount Union. He mar- 
 ried Margaret Copsnliavsr cf Shirley- 
 Township. He w;nt to Tyrone in 
 1887 and located. He was sexto.i in 
 the Presbyterian Church here for 
 many yea's. He vas a brother of Al- 
 fred Simons of town and Mrs. .John 
 S. Coulter cf Tyrone. 
 
 JOHN SWING was bcrn in Juniat.a 
 County Dec. 23, 1846 and died Jan. 
 11. 19,02. He married M?ry Ja-.e 
 Bov.-ers of Fori; Royal on Jan. 21, 1868. 
 Mr. Ewing was a miller all his life, 
 having operated mills at Plessanr 
 Visw, Juniata County, Millheim, Cen- 
 ter County, and also the eld log mill 
 (at one time the Sharrar Mill) near 
 Shirleysburg. He came to Mount 
 Union in 1889 and took charge of 
 the mill now operated by his eon 
 
J. Elmer Ewhig. His chi.dren are; 
 Mrs. W. J. Welch and J. Elmer of 
 town and J. Banks of Orbiionia. Mr. 
 Ewlng was an enter])rising citizen. 
 
 JOHN HIMES died Feb. ■ 2. 1902. 
 He was born in Cumberland County, 
 Nov. 20, 1835. He married Margaret 
 Lewis .Jan. 21, ]SoS. His children 
 are: Mrs. David Rohrer of Aughwick; 
 Mrs. Miles Bard of Rcckhill, Mrs. 
 Lloyd Clifford of Colorado; M;s. 
 Adam Rohrer, Mrs. Frank Longacre, 
 Mrs. Harry Rosensteel, Mrs. J. F. 
 Moor';. Dolly and Clarence, all cf 
 Mount Union. 
 
 PETER LONGACRE died Feb. 15, 
 1902. He was born in Chester Ccun- 
 ty. Jan. G, 1835. He was a carpenter 
 by trade. He spent his early days in 
 Juniata County, residing near Thomp- 
 Ecntown. His first wife was Mar- 
 garet Heller of Millerstown. Their 
 children were- Etta, (deceased), Rob- 
 ert, Joseph, Frank, Mrs. Jos. Gillam all 
 of Mount Union: Mrs. William Dean 
 ot- Philadelphia: and Harry of Chica- 
 go. He was re-marrred to Mrs. Mag- 
 gie Clinger of town, Jan. 21, 1896. 
 He was a faithful member of the 
 ^lethodist church. 
 
190 
 
 JOHN F. STEWART died Oct. 6, 
 1902, he having been struck by a P. 
 R. R. train. He was born and his 
 
 early life was spe.it near Three 
 Springs. For many years he was 
 emiDloj^ed in the E. B. T. yard in 
 Mount Union. He was married tq, 
 R;b8cca Hicks. He was a soldier, 
 a membe- of the 110th Pennsylvania 
 Volunteer fnfantw. His children 
 are: Mrs. Effio Shaver, George an-l 
 Ray of town, and Howard of Ty- 
 rone. 
 
 ABRAM PRICE, kng a resident of 
 Mount Union, died Dec. 12, 1902. 
 He was a native of Cromwell Tov-n- 
 
19 L 
 ship. He was v soldier, a member 
 of Company K. 202nd Regiment Penn- 
 ovlvania Volunteers. He was bor-a 
 about 1837. He married Miss Kate 
 McGarvey, who still survives. Mr. 
 Price's occupation- was a seller o^ 
 fruit trses. He was a member of 
 the Catholic Church. 
 :, J. HARRY SHAVER, son of Nicho- 
 las Shaver, died Apr. 30, 1903. He 
 was a soldier. Member of Co. A. 
 46.th Regimena Penasylvaa'a Volun- 
 teers. He spent all his life in Mount 
 rnion. He was 61 yea'.s old. Hb 
 married Harriet Foster. His surviv- 
 ing children are: Charles of Duncan- 
 non; Lawrence of New York; Bruce 
 of near Pittsburg, and OrthelLo. Mrs. 
 Shaver is deceased. 
 
 ALFRED BTNIER died in Hunting- 
 don, Mar. . 11, 1904. He was. a resi- 
 dent as well as a raerchant ,.in 'Mount 
 Union for several years. He , w-as 
 born near Otelia. this county. He 
 miarried Miss Fannie Johnson, who 
 survives. Mr. Etnier was a member 
 of the Methodist Church. 
 
 DANIEL C. APPLEBY was born 
 Jan. 17, 1840 near Shade Gap and 
 was killed by a fast train at Mount 
 Union statiion Feb. 3, 190.5. His early 
 life was spent at home on the farm> 
 and when the war broke out Mr. Ap- 
 pleby enlisted in Company I, of 
 the 149th Regiment Pennsylvania 
 Volunteers under Captain B. X. Blair. 
 He entered the service as a Corporal 
 Aug. 19, 1862. He was later promote 
 ed to Sergeant, and still later to Sec- 
 
192 
 
 ond Lieutenant. He was a vali'ant 
 soldier. He was married to Miss 
 Alice Montague of Shade Gap. ?iu 
 was in the mercantile business here 
 for several years, also resided i^ 
 Kansas and Illinois. He spent about 
 25 years in the P. R. R., Freight ser- 
 vice at this place. He was a mens- 
 her of the Presbyterian church. 
 
 FRANK BOTH was born May 4, 
 1847 and died March 15, 1906. He 
 was a native of Germany. He land- 
 ed in America on Oct. 21. 1872. He 
 came to Mount Union in August 1893. 
 He married .Jane Hommon in June 
 1894. Mr. Both was a saddler by 
 trade. 
 
 WILLIAM H. FULTZ was born 
 near Belleville, Nov. 17, 1841, and 
 died April. 8, 1906. He was a soldier. 
 Member of Co. H, 49th Regiment 
 Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was 
 later transferred to Co. A, He was 
 first married to Elizabeth Bice, to 
 which union two children were born, 
 both deceased. He w^as a second 
 lime married to Ada Shaver, w^ho 
 survives and lives in her residence 
 on Shirley street. William Fultz was 
 a. brother of Mrs. Tillie Hanawalt of 
 town. 
 
Frank Both, deceased 
 
194 
 
 CAPTAIN W. C. GAYTON, whose 
 death we chroiiiclsd recently in the 
 Times, was born at Mexi«o, Juniata 
 County. Pa.. March 3, 1828. He died 
 Cot. 19, 1903. His father was .lohn 
 Gayton, in his day a contractor in 
 the building of the Pennsylvania. Can- 
 al. W. C. Gayton spent most all his 
 life as contractor, foreman -or mana- 
 ger cf railroad cr canal building or 
 operation, doing contract work at 
 various times^ in Pennsylvania, Vir- 
 ginia, West Virginia, South Carolina, 
 Tennessee, Ohio and Kansas. He 
 married Miss Ann Elizabeth Lewis 
 cf Cadiz, Ohio, Oct. 20, 1853. He was 
 
195 
 
 the farliei- of three children: Mary. 
 (Mrs. Dr. A. R. McCarthy). Lueila 
 and Blanche, ail deceassd. Captain 
 Gayton was a mjmher of Co. D., 22nd 
 Regiment, ■ Penna. Volunteer Cavalry, 
 cne of the bravest nien of his com- 
 pany. He resided for many years in 
 Mount Union and was one of cur 
 upright citizens. He was a member 
 of the Presbyterian church and the 
 Maiiinic order. 
 
 WILUAM GRAY EWING was born 
 a* Graysville, Huntingdon County, Pa. 
 June 22, 1854, the son of Alexander 
 G., and Clarissa Ewing. He d ed in 
 Mount Union, Sept. 2, 1906. His e.^rly 
 life was spent assisting his fa'hsr 
 in t'"'; mercantile business principal- 
 ly, notwithstanding the fact that he 
 taught Eclico.l and attended Tuscarora 
 Academy at Acadeniia. He came to 
 Mount Union in 1875, and in October 
 1876 married Miss Tincie Shaver, 
 daughter of Henry Shaver. Mrs. Ew- 
 ing died .June .'^ 1D07. Their surviv- 
 ing children arc: Iva. C'lcyd. Anna 
 and Helen. Mr. Ewing was in tie 
 mercantile business during his life 
 in Mount I'nicn, conduc'ting one of 
 the best stores in' this seetion. He 
 rJ.^- co.:t"'":d considerable real es- 
 tate in this neighborhood. He was 
 one of the first directors in the First 
 National Bank. He was an elder in 
 the Presbyterian church for many 
 j'ears, a noted Sunday school worker 
 and a strong advocate cf temper- 
 ance. 
 
\m 
 
 DR. GEORGE C. BORST was bcrn 
 in Huntingdon County March 9, 1854, 
 and died in Newville, Pa., Jan. 8, 
 1907. He was married to Henrietta 
 B. Rctliwell en June 2, 1877. His 
 children are: Lolita and Gertrude, 
 who survive. He was a member cf 
 the IVIetliodist church, and practiced 
 medicine i;o:- a number of years in 
 Mount Union, coming here in 1878. 
 
 LEX F. DAVIS was born at Dublin 
 Mills, Fulton county, Apr. 22, 1860 
 and died in Mount Unison Feb, 5, 
 1907. He was a son of Patrick Davis 
 deceased. For a number of years, 
 he was Mount T'nion's chief druggist. 
 
Lex F. Davis, decaased 
 
Ifi8 
 
 GEORGE W. SMITH died hi Brad- 
 dock. Sept. 1, 1907 and was born near 
 Oppelsville, .Juniata County, Pa., kca 
 of the late Philip and Margaret Smith. 
 He resided in town for a luimber of 
 years. He was married to Alda Col- 
 gate, daughter of FLichsrd Colgate 
 (deceased), Ncv. 27. l^d\ He moved 
 to Bradd:ck in 189.5. whare his widow 
 still resides. 
 
 .JOHN RTTMMEL was born near 
 Waynesboro, Pa., Nov. 22, 1833 and 
 died Feb^ 13, 1908. He was msr.ied 
 to Elizabeth Henkell in 18.58. Mr. 
 Rummel was a miller most 'all his 
 life. He came to A\ighwick Mills in 
 
im 
 
 1866. where he operated the old 
 brick mill for two years. In 1S86 
 h;e came to Mount Union, where he 
 engaged in the milling bu.siness. In 
 partnership with David Etnier he 
 operated the Ewing mill at the east 
 end cf town until 1884, when he and 
 his son David took charge of the 
 steam mill to the north side of town. 
 His children are: David cf town; 
 Mrs. I. A. Eassjtt of Washington, D. 
 C. J. H. Rummsl of Harn'shurg, and 
 Jay of Huntingdon. 
 
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 LOUIS SMAWLEY was born Dec. 
 22, 1834 and died in Al.ooaa Oct. 16, 
 1907. He was born and raised along 
 the Aughwick Creek, and resided for 
 a long time on what is now the 
 Henry Etnier farm, his' father hav- 
 ing owned that. He was a son of 
 Dawson Smawley. Louis Smawley 
 rj sided in Mount Union for about 
 ten years. His mother bought and 
 lived fcr a long time on the former 
 Alex. Maxwell farm, earlier the 
 Harshbsrger farm, now Jeffei'son 
 H8ight3. He w-as the fatlier of 
 George R. Smawley, our tow'nsman,^ 
 together with William and Charles 
 of Pittsburg, .lamss of Altoona, Mrs. 
 Albert Hirmsn and Mrs. Charles 
 IMiller of Altcona, Mrs. Frank C::ris- 
 te of Colorado and Viola, deceased. 
 
 DANIEL SNYDCR was born May IS. 
 1832 and died Apr. 9, 1908. He was 
 a native of Franklin County. He re- 
 sided in :Mount Union for about 40 
 years. He was first married to a 
 IMiss- Pain'er, his -hildren beiag: 
 .Joseph and Mi\=;. S. G. Clinger of 
 town; Samuel of Greensburg, rnd 
 Mrs. H. H. Miller of Altoona. He 
 was a soldier in the lafe war. He 
 '>vas a second time married to Mrs. 
 Ellen Osmer, Vvlio still survives. 
 
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 JOHN FOREMAN was killed on 
 the railroad Aug. 28, 1908. He was 
 born near Shade Gap Aug. 31, 1858. 
 He resided in Mount Union for about 
 30 years. For many years he was a 
 faithful employee in the' East Broad 
 Top yard. His widow, one daughter, 
 and son, Miss Cora and George, still 
 survive, residents of Mount Union. 
 He was a member of the M. E. 
 church. 
 
 BENJAMIN F. DOUGLASS died 
 Nov 6, 1908 at his home on Railroad 
 Street. He war. born April 28, 1844 
 on the old Douglass farm near Shir- 
 leysburg, where he passed his early 
 
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 life. He was the son of Samuel anO. 
 Elizabeth Bare Douglass. He attend- 
 ed the public schools of Shirley town- 
 ship, also Shirleysburg Academy and 
 Duff's Commercial College of Pitts- 
 burg. He resided in Mount Union 
 for about forty years. He was a clerk 
 in the general store of P. M. Bare, 
 on Water Street. He was also in 
 the clothing business for several 
 years. He was also in the milling 
 business for a v.'hile in what is now 
 Rummel's mill, in company with Dr. 
 Allen, He was a soldier, a member 
 of Co. K., 202nd Regiment, Penna. 
 Volunteers. His wife and one 
 daughter. Miss Bessie, survive, resid- 
 ing in town. One daughter. Mis? 
 Cora, is deceased. 
 
 JOHN .JENKINS was born in Alex- 
 andria Sept. 15, 1848, and died Nov. 
 10, 1908. For a while he lived at 
 Newton Hamilton. He is survived to- 
 day by his wife and the following 
 children: Annie. Berssie, Charles, Wal- 
 ter and Frank, all of town. H'.^ "was 
 a faithful member of the Methodist 
 church, and a soldier of Co. A. 'ftU 
 jlegiment. Keystone Zouaves. 
 
 ■ MA.!. .JOHN M. OSBORNE died in 
 Mount Union July 9. 1909.. He was 
 born near Turtle Creek, Pa., May 27, 
 1841. He was an influential ir.p.n. 
 Early in his career, he controlled ex- 
 tensive business interests. He was 
 for about ten years with the Mount 
 Union Silica Brick Co. He was a 
 valiant soldier, a member of Co. C, 
 
L'o;; 
 
 105 Reg.. Penna.. Vcluateers. Daring 
 his time in Mount Union hi.s abode 
 ^va3 tlrs Beers Hotel. 
 
 •lACOB COPEXHAVER died Nov. 
 19. 1907. He was bo:n in Hill Vall y 
 Aug. 21. 1829. His wifr's name was 
 Sarah .Jane Buckley, whom he mar- 
 r-'ed Dec. 25, 1857. He was the father 
 of 9 children. Among them are: Mrs. 
 David Walls of Mewton Hamilton; 
 Cyrus of Allenport, and Mrs. Ar.nie 
 Scrambling of town. 
 
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 JOSHUA NO LAND was born near 
 Otelia, i-Ju) tin^(l()i> eoumy. Pa: JHn. 
 8. 1843 and died Aug. 25, 1906. He 
 married twice, first to Susan R. K-1 
 ley, DeL\ 22, 1806, aad the sscond 
 time to Elizabeth Kelley, a sistsr to 
 his first wife. He was a soldier, Co. 
 I. Penna. Cavalry. His children are: 
 James and M". W. D. Lailierow t.f 
 town and one deceased, to the first 
 n-ift'; Mr.-. William Gillam and Jef- 
 ferson of town and four deceased to 
 the second union. His first wife died 
 July 27, 1873; the second wife sur- 
 vives, residing at th;e Noland home 
 on Shirley Street. 
 
'The Limited' 
 
L'OH 
 
 PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD 
 
 Mount Union is fortunate to be lo- 
 cated along the main line of the Penn- 
 sylvania Railroad. Her success as a 
 town, has in a great measure, been 
 due to her proximity to this great 
 coiuniercial thoroughfare. From th? 
 standpoint of railroads, even from a 
 Avorld point' of view, (he Pennsylvania 
 System is undoubtecl/ unsurpassed. 
 From the majestic Hudson, environed 
 by the world's commerce, to the great 
 Metropolis of the Middle West (Chi- 
 cago), and even onward to St. Louis. 
 the Pennsylvania Railroad traverses 
 the most populous section of the 
 United States, and connects in one 
 great chain, as it were, the greatest 
 cities of our land, and even some of 
 the greatest in the world. The sublim- 
 ity of the mountain passes of Penn- 
 sylvania is unparall2l3d, and the wind- 
 ing courses pursued ly the railroad's 
 tracks are indeed noteworthy. But in 
 these the road-bed is perfect, the 
 tracks set to the proper angles, and 
 the service, both passenger and 
 freight, is unexoelled. A great four- 
 track railway delineating the crooked 
 courses of rivers, climbing mountains 
 or going through them, following the 
 straishtest" courses across level lands 
 at the rate of a mile a minute, mov- 
 iu'; thouands and thousands of tons of 
 freight daily, transporting millions 
 upon millions of passengers, employ- 
 ing multitudes of men, and handling 
 almost incalculable sums of money— 
 this is characteristic of the Pennsyl- 
 

 
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 vania Railroad. The country needs 
 the railroad just as much as the rail- 
 road needs the country. We are in- 
 debted to such a corporation as this, 
 and the men at the head who have 
 given of their energies and indefatiga- 
 ble labors toward the culmination of 
 such a successful enterprise, are 
 worthy of the public's commendation. 
 We have spoken previously in this 
 article relative to the old methods 
 of traveling. The stage-coach and the 
 covered wagon had their day, and 
 they were superseded by the canal 
 boat which, when it dawned upon 
 civilization, was considered a marvel- 
 ous achievement, but what are these 
 primitive methods of transportation in 
 comparison with the "Steel Girt Way" 
 of the twentieth century? Where 
 fifty and more years ago it took days 
 and weeks to travel from one point to 
 another, in this age, the same space 
 is covered in a few. hours' time. There 
 are men living today in Mount Tnion 
 who remember vividly the first loco- 
 motive that passed this way, also do 
 fti.ii'v have a clear conception of the 
 ■prim-jt^ve passenger coach. To com- 
 -pare these early productions with 
 itho§f wrought out by the genius of 
 i'M twentieth century, we are almost 
 inclined to laugh them into insignifi- 
 cance. 
 
 Chas. Dickens, when he came tliis 
 way in the forties on board a canal 
 boat before the shrill whistle of the 
 locomotive was heard in the country, 
 

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 had this to say relative of his trip: 
 "Despite oddities — and even they 
 had, for me at least a humor of their 
 own — there was much in this mode of 
 traveling which 1 heartily enjoyed at 
 the time, and look back upon with 
 great pleasure. Even the running up 
 bare-necked, at 5 o'clock in the morn- 
 ing, from the tainted cabin to the 
 dirty deck scooping up the icy water> 
 plunging one's head into it. and draw- 
 ing it out. all fresh and glowing with 
 the cold, was a good thing. The fast, 
 brisk walk upon the towing-path, be- 
 tween that time and breakfast, when . 
 every vein and artery seemed to tingle 
 with health, exquisite beauty ot the 
 opening day, when light came gleam- 
 ing off from everj thing; when one lay 
 idly on ths deck looking through,, 
 rather than at tha deep blue sky; the 
 gliding on at night, so noiselessly, past 
 frowning hills, sullen with dark trees. 
 and sometimes angry in one red, 
 burning spot up, where unseen men 
 lay crouching around a fire;- the shin- 
 ing out of the bright stars, undisturb- 
 ed by noise of wheels or steam, or ai^y 
 ether sound than the liquid rippling" 
 of the. water as the boat Avent on — all 
 these were pure delights. 
 
 "Then there were new settlements 
 and detached log rrl 'us and frame 
 houses, full of interest for strangers 
 from an rid country; cabins with sim- 
 ple oven'= outside, made of clay, r:id 
 lodgings frr the pigs nearly as good as 
 many of the human quarters; broken 
 Avindows patched with worn-out hats; 
 old clothes, old boards, fragments of 
 blankets and paper and home-made 
 dressers standing in the open air 
 without the door, whereupon was 
 ranged the household store, not hard 
 to count, of earthen pots and jars. 
 The eye was pained to see the stumps 
 of great trees thicklv strewn in every 
 field of wheat, and seldom <^ l^se 
 the eternal swamp and morass, with 
 
James McCrea 
 
 President of the Pennsylvsr'a Railroad 
 
liundreds ci rotten trunks and twisted 
 branches steeped in its unwhclesome 
 . waters." 
 
 HISTORICAL. 
 
 Tliere were projects for the con- 
 struction of a railroad from east to 
 west across this state discused at in- 
 tervals, and surveys of various routes 
 made, but no decisive action was tak- 
 en until April 13, 1846, when the Penn- 
 sylvania Railroad Co., was incorporat- 
 ed l:y an act of the Legislature, with 
 an authorized capital of seven and 
 one-half million dollars. We note that 
 among the commissioners for the pur- 
 pose of receiving subscriptions to the 
 stock of the company were the fol- 
 lowing residents of Huntingdon coun- 
 ty: John Geo. Miles John Kerr, A. P. 
 V\'ilson, Edwin F. Shoenberger. Ben- 
 jamin Leas, John McCahan, John 
 Long, Brice Blair. Thomas E. Orbison, 
 Edward Bell, William Williams and 
 .'olin Porter. John Edgar Thompson 
 was chosen as the chief engineer and 
 we note also that he entered apon his 
 duties in the early fart cf 1847. On 
 July 23 of that year a ccrps of en- 
 gineers arrived at Huntingdon and 
 Degan explrrations in th^ vicinity cf 
 that borough. Cn May 19, 1848, thirty- 
 nine sections of the road were let 
 at Huntingdon. Th'^ cor:'racts for the 
 portions cf the line in Huntingdon and 
 Eiair counties lot at that time wsr-o 
 awarded as follows: "Section No. 87, 
 Thcmas Dclan; No. 88, Mcllduff & 
 Daugherty: No. 89, A. & P. Martin; 
 No. 90, Salsburg & Bro : No. 9L Sax- 
 
W. B. Moore 
 
 Tiismga Tiain Master of the Middle Division 
 
t'-;n & Anderson; No. 92, Becker 
 Gros; No. 93, George Scott; No. 
 Charles Mnrraj^ & Co.; Mo. 95, Charles 
 Murray & Co.; No. 96. James McMa- 
 hon & Sons; No. 97, White, Wolf & 
 Co.; No. 98, E. & J. McGovern; No. 
 59, McMurtrie & Fisher; No. 113, Carr 
 & Thurlaw; No. 114, George Leibrick 
 & Co.; No. 115, John McGran & Co.; 
 No. 116, McCue & Gillespie; No. 117, 
 W. P. Sterrett & Co.; No. 121, E. San- 
 key & Co." 
 
 In June, 1850, the road, with a siij- 
 gle track, was completed to Hunting- 
 don. On Thursday June 6, the I'rst 
 locomotive arrived, thus passing 
 through Mount Union, and on the next 
 day trains ran regularly between that 
 point and Philadelphia The papers 
 ol that day regarded it as an evidence 
 of wonderful progress when the dis- 
 tance to Philadelphia and Cincinnfti 
 could be accomplished in 3 days and 
 6 hours. On Sept. 17, 1850. trains be- 
 gan to run via Altoona to Duncans- 
 ville, where connection ^vas made with 
 the Portage Railroad. On Dec, 10, 
 1S52, trains were run through fron. 
 Philadelphia to Pittsburg. The Moun- 
 tain Divisicn rf the P. n. R. Vv-asnct 
 completed, however, until Feb. 15, 
 1854, when th-^ first Ir&ins pesser! 
 withcut using the incline planes. 
 
 :\IoaEt Union is situated 191 mile3 
 west of Philadelphia and is locatsd 
 597 feet above the sea; Hur.tingdon is 
 203 milss west of Philadelphia and 62.^ 
 feet atcve the sea; Tyrone is 223 
 miles west of Philadelphia and la- 
 
Charles I. Fuller 
 
 The prs3 nt P. R. R. ag;Dt at Mjjnt Uaion 
 
216 
 
 cated 907 feet above the sea; Al- 
 toona is 237 miles west of Philadel- 
 phia and is situated at an elevation of 
 1178 feet. 
 
 EARLY DAYS OF MOUNT UNION. 
 
 The first Pennsylvania Railroad 
 Agent at Mount Union was Joseph C. 
 Sechler, who came here just after tho 
 railroad was opened for business. At 
 that time it was a one-track line with 
 sidings located at various points, ^.t 
 was not very long after the railroad 
 was opened until business developed 
 to such a degree that a two-ti^ack line 
 was established. The old line passed 
 through the center of Mount Union. 
 The tracks are still lying today, but 
 are used for the storai,e of cars and 
 for shifting purposes only. 
 
 The first station here was a small 
 building located in the vicinity of the 
 former P. R. R. station now East 
 Broad Top station. This pioneer sta- 
 tion was burned down, and for a 
 while a temporary structure was built 
 near to whsre .Jefferson Street crosses 
 the old line of tracks today. The tliird 
 station was erected some time later, 
 which served its purpose well until 
 1899, when it was abandoned, sold 
 by the company to A. S. Welch, of Mt. 
 Union, torn, . down in part, and 
 removed. The fourth ttation building- 
 was then dedicated to service, which 
 having been abandoned by the P. R. 
 R. Co., and is now used by the East 
 Broad Top Co. The new P. R. R. sta- 
 tion, which is in use today, was open- 
 
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 ed for service Dec. 15, 1907. A i)i<> 
 ture of this structure is presented in 
 company with this article. 
 
 The old station, a cut of which ap- 
 rears with this article, served well its 
 purpns-e and was in existence until the 
 town aeveloped and traffic increased 
 to such an extent that a larger and 
 more commodious structure was nec- 
 essary. In the accompanying picture 
 can be seen the old station. The 
 freight warehouse is in the distance 
 along the left side of the railroad, but 
 it is nsuch smaller than what it is 
 today, an addition having been built 
 since this photograph was taken. 
 Standing in front of this old station, 
 according to information given us, are 
 .]. C. Sechler Rudolph Sechler, John 
 Gaytoii, .John Dougherty, Samuel Hart- 
 t^o k, Squire Pr'd'ey and two strang- 
 -^rs. Thi? picture was taken before 
 the I' ast Broad Top Railroad was 
 biii t, m fact before the Dougherty 
 buildirg, on the ccncr just west o^ 
 I'.e liouse visible oa the left, wa*? 
 erecfod. Jn other words, the picture 
 v.ival h.ive been taken during the six- 
 ties, perhaps during the time of the 
 war. Mrs. Veams' house was not yet 
 «;ri»cied when the p'l.vograph was 
 made 
 
 MR. SECHLER'S AON'INISTRATION 
 
 ; C. Ko'hler was boti'. Freight arc: 
 Passenger Agent here from 1850 until 
 i87'.j. r'art of this time, however, he 
 had charge of the station at Newton 
 Hamilton along with that at Mount 
 
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 Union. In those days there were only 
 two pasenger trains run daily. Some 
 of the men who assisted Mr. Sechler 
 in the freight office during his time 
 were: James Barnes, J. White Shaver, 
 Edward Dougherty, Henry Benner, 
 John A. Gayton, Henderson Hamilton, 
 J. A. Postlethwaite and Rudolph Sech- 
 ler. In. 1876 Mr. Sechler was made 
 Ticket Agent exclusively and W. W. 
 Fuller was sent here by the Company 
 from Thompsontown to take charge 
 of the freight business. The railroad 
 had at that time developed both in 
 extent and in business to a consider- 
 able degree. 
 
 W. W. FULLER'S ADMINISTRATION 
 
 :\Ir. Fuller took charge of the rail- 
 road freight office in 1876. His as- 
 sistant in handling freight at that 
 time was Jackson Postlethwaite. In 
 1885 Mr. Fuller was made both Ticket 
 Agent and Freight Agent at this place, 
 and it Avas at that time. Mr. Sechler's 
 health having become so impaired 
 that he was unable to attend to his 
 .dutifes, that Charles I. Fuller, son of 
 -W. W. Fuller, was placed in charge 
 ,of the Passenger Department, dlstin- 
 iguished as Ticket Clerk. On March 
 •11, IJgy, A. Watson Fuller entered the 
 service of the railroad and was made 
 particularly Ticket Clerk, which pc- 
 gition he has held to this day. 
 
 W. AV. Fuller, who is now the re- 
 tired agent at this place', has seen 
 the development of the railroad in late 
 years and has witnessed its develop- 
 ment, in fact, f 1' ^m a one-track line to 
 
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 J. W. Kauffman 
 
 Assistsnt freight train master of Hnntingdon 
 
 a four-track line. During the latter 
 part of his adminstration, which was 
 ccnclu'Jcd on December Ist, 1906, thv 
 work became very intricate . and th-j 
 suijerintsndenca of the railroad intt-- 
 ests here was a considerable task. 
 Some of the men who assisted 3,Ir. 
 Fuller in the freight office were: Jack- 
 son Postlethwaite, John A. Gayton, 
 William Sampson, Daniel Appleby, 
 fdeeeasedj, I. Newtcn Taylor, Edward 
 .M. Bicdle, Wr.yne V. Fuller, Joseph E, 
 Fields. D. C. Bealman. Chalmers Zeig- 
 ler. John Rofcley, Ray Gutshall, Linn 
 Archfy. H. E. Hanawalt. Roy Gillaln, 
 rvlarshal! Jonfs and Emcrj' Long. 
 
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 VAST IMPROVEMENTS. 
 
 Since earlier dajs when Mr. Sechler 
 was in charge of the railroad here, 
 and in fact since the time when Mr. 
 Fuller began his work in Mount 
 Union, many changes lia\'e been 
 jyrought in the railroad at Mount 
 Union. As the men at the head of af- 
 fairs have pushed forward, have built 
 more tracks, and reached a more per- 
 fect ideal as to whr-'. a railroad ought 
 to be; as the country has been more 
 densely populated and business devel- 
 oped and greater demands been made 
 upon this great organization, the 
 Pennsylvania Railroad Company has 
 necessarily been compelled to keep 
 abreast with the times. For many 
 years the railroad ran through the 
 heart of Mount Union, such being a 
 very dangerous conoition of affairs. It 
 was decided, prior to 1907, to move 
 the main line to where it runs today, 
 to build a stone arch bridge at the 
 east end of town, and thus to elim- 
 inate the two stiff curves at the east 
 and wes- ends of Mount Union.. To- 
 day one of the finest pieces of track, 
 we believe, in the country, passes by 
 Tilount X'nion, elevated to such a de- 
 gree and protected in such a way that 
 the public does not come in contact 
 with the danger which hitherto was 
 upon us. Of these marvelous achieve- 
 ments we wrote for the Mount Union 
 Times of December 15, 1907, as fal- 
 lows: 
 
 In the execution of this work. Mount 
 Union has been greatly benefited. A 
 iiev; station, costing probably $30,000. 
 
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 has Leen Luilt, with co:nfortall9 
 aijaitmeiits and magnihcent suriound- 
 iiiis. Two large subways have been 
 maae, also a small one for passengers, 
 and in addition to these, waiting 
 rooms on each side of the railroad 
 have been made, for both east and 
 west bound passengers. An elevator 
 operated by elsLtiiciiy v/ill carry tne 
 "Lag-'gage from the Lagsage room to 
 th'3 train i:la:iorm. 'ihe new station 
 
 ' -is electric lighted, and steam heated. 
 "Magnificent walks and driveways will 
 
 ■''l^ad up to the station, when the ex- 
 fierior is entirely completed, which v/il! 
 
 ' ■ not be done until next spnn ?. 
 
 •The removal of the grade and curve 
 
 ''-east of Mount Union takes av/ay the 
 'greatest menace to railroad travel 
 Mcng- this clivison. 
 ■ The total change is 10 miles in 
 
 • length v/hich includes the erection of 
 two sione arch bridges over the Ju- 
 niata River, and the digging of an 
 entire nev\- channel fcr the Juniata 
 River, about C900 feet in length, which 
 overcame the necessity of building 
 two additional stone arch bridges, and 
 supplied material for maldng th > 
 Heavj' mis to the west of the nev/ 
 channel. The digging of this river 
 channel necessitated the erection and 
 construction cf a, temporary three 
 track railroad one mile in length, to 
 take care of the trafhc during the com- 
 pletion cf the excavation of the nev.^ 
 river channel. 
 
 The total amount cf excavation of 
 the vvhole line is about 3,500 000 cubic 
 yards, of which about 2,000,000 cubic 
 yards is ccntained in the river chan- 
 nel. 
 
 The depth of the greatest cut is 
 120 feet on the center line and the 
 greatest frll is 64 feet on the center 
 linp. 
 
 The total amount of masonry con- 
 sists cf "116,000 cubi-^ yards, of which 
 the Pyde bridge, consisting of 10 
 
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 spans of TO feet each, contains 35,000 
 cubic yards. The Mount Union bridge, 
 « spans of 100 feet each, contains 
 37,000 cubic yards. 
 
 There was also constructed four 
 arch undergrade road bridges, two 
 arch undergrade bridges over streams 
 and 24 separa:te culverts, the culverts 
 containing 23,000 cubic yards of 
 masonry, mostly concrete. ~- . .,. 
 
 One entirely new station is bein'j' 
 constructed at Mount Unicn and three 
 others being remodeled and enlarged. 
 The details c-i tho Ryde stone arch 
 bridge are as follows: Length, 8S0 
 feet; width, GO feet; coping above 
 water, 43 feet; ten 70 ft. spans, spans 
 made up of 12 4 ft. G in ribs, weight of 
 keystone, 3 tons; weight of bridge, 
 70.000 tons; cubic yards masonry, 35,- 
 000. Excavation fcr foundations were 
 started March 7, 1906. First stone 
 Avas laid on April 26, 1906. Founda- 
 ticns were completed Sept. 8, 1906 
 First arch was turned on July 10, 1906. 
 The greatness of such a contract 
 as the above must be seen, in order 
 to realize something of its labor and 
 cost as well as engineering skill. The 
 contract work of the grading was in 
 charge of the Drgke &■ Stratton Co. 
 and PI McManus Co.; The Eyre-Shoe- 
 maker Construction Co. had charge of 
 the bridses and masonry work, and 
 the sta<irn was built by the Stein- 
 bach-Billmeyer Co., of I>ewistown. The 
 engineering work of the entire rro- 
 ject WPS designed under the direction 
 of A. C. Shand. chief engineer, and 
 F. Bl T^mnle. assistant chi'^f en'?ineer. 
 pnd bfls been in charge of Mr. F. M. 
 Sawyer. Asst. Engineer, and A'essrs. 
 A. L. Ware and D. E. Uiehl. ass'^t^nts, 
 together with a number of skilled en- 
 gineers. The Mount LTnion tracks will 
 be put into service on Sunday next. 
 The P. R. P. agent at Mo^^t Union is 
 Mr. Chas. I. Fuller, the ti(-ket agent 
 is Mr. A. W. Fuller and the ba?:gai,e- 
 
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 master is Mr. Wm. HoUenbaugh. 
 
 The citizens of Mount Union feel 
 grateful to the Railroad Company for 
 their efforts in our behalf. When all 
 work is completed, especially the ex- 
 terior, we will have one of the finest 
 stations along the line. 
 
 THE PRESENT MANAGEMENT. 
 
 At the present time Charles I. Ful^ 
 ler is Agent at Mount Union. His 
 assistants in the Freight Department 
 are as follows: .John Robley, Chief 
 Clerk; Joseph E. Fields, Billing Clerk; 
 Wayne V. Fuller, T. Lynn Arehey, 
 George Chilcote and Ray Gutshall, 
 Freight Clerks; H. E. Hanawalt, Fore- 
 man of Warehouse; Roy Gillam and 
 Fred W. Fuller, Warehouse Men. It 
 might be well to mention here that 
 two shifting crews are located in 
 Mount Union, one day and one night 
 shift. The daily car record here is 
 approximately two hundred. A Yard 
 Master, whcse name is .J. B. Phelan, 
 has recently been sent here to look 
 after this department. A Policeman, 
 Mr. B. W. Anderson, resides in town, 
 employed by the Railroad Co. Curtis 
 Eherts, the faithful watchman at the 
 .Jefferson Street crossing, whose ser- 
 vices to the Company and to the pub- 
 lic life have been recognized for sev- 
 eral years, continues to hold his posi- 
 tion today as in the past. W. H. In- 
 gram, Charles Clingler, John T. Nor- 
 ton, Joseph Funk and Charles E. Hart 
 are operators and reside in Mount 
 Union. 
 
 At the passenger station, which is 
 under the direction also of Charles I. 
 Fuller, Agent, the Ticket Clerk is A. 
 
Watson Fuller, the Assistant Baggage 
 man is William Hollenbaugh. Roy 
 Gillam attends to the carrying of the 
 mails, and Thornton Bechtel is Watch- 
 iiian and Janitor. 
 
 William Renninger is foreman of 
 the track crew. Mr. Pechtel is also a 
 foreman who resides in this place. 
 
 THE TIE-TREATING PLANT 
 
 :\Iciint Union's latest industry is the 
 Tie-Treating Plant, having been erect- 
 ed during the last year by the Penn- 
 sylvania Railroad Co., on their grounds 
 northeast of town, along the Juniata 
 River. The purpose of this industry 
 is to treat the ties used on the rail- 
 road to creosote, the object of this 
 iDeing the preservation of the life of 
 the ties. This is a complete industry, 
 and its erection marks a specific addi- 
 tion to the manufacturing interests of 
 Mount Union. It was only a few 
 months ago, in fact, that this plant 
 was opened for work, having been in- 
 spected by men of the Company who 
 stand at the head along this line, and 
 pronounced satisfactory. In fact, so 
 far as we can learn, this process of tie 
 "reatment to creosote is somewhat of 
 an experiment, this being the first 
 industry of this kind built by the 
 Pennsylvania Railroad Co. About 
 seven thousand gallons of creosote 
 are used daily, this material being im- 
 ported from Europe, stored in large 
 tanks in Philadelphia, and thence 
 shipped to this point. At the present 
 time there are two thousand feet of 
 
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 railroad siding in and around the 
 plant, and the daily capacity is about 
 two thousand ties treated. At pres- 
 ent time they have on hand about 
 five hundred thousand ties. Mr. Carl 
 W. Tiffany is the Superintendent of 
 this plant and, approximately, fifty 
 men are employed there. 
 
 THE MEN AT THE HEAD. 
 
 We cannot omit in the writng up 
 of the railroad interests at Mount 
 Union in this sketch the men who 
 are at the head of this great corpora- 
 tion, those having- charge of this im- 
 mediate territory. We note the effi- 
 ciency of .James McCrea, who stands 
 as the President of this great organ- 
 ization, and whose broad-mindedness 
 has been recognized world-wide. We 
 also wish to pay a tribute to the men 
 who stand at the head of the Middle- 
 Division : Superintendent C. A. Pres- 
 ton, cf Altoona; Mr. Brook Moore, the 
 Passenger Train Master; Mr. Copley, 
 Freight Train Master, cf Altoona, for 
 their exercise cf marked ability and 
 keen judgn:er.t in railroad affairs. .1. 
 W. Kaufi'man, of Huntingdon, Assist- 
 ant Freight Train Master, has been 
 in the service of his Company for 
 many years, and is in immediate 
 charge of this department of the work 
 in this territory. His devotion to duty 
 and his keen judgment in railroad af- 
 fairs have brought him into recogni- 
 tion among his superiors as a man 
 well fitted for the position which he 
 holds. 
 
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 ADAMS EXPRESS AGENTS. 
 
 The following have been Adams Ex- 
 press Agents at Mount Union: Abram 
 Lewis, John Daugherty, John B. Speer, 
 Walter Speer (now the Mayor of Den- 
 ver, Colo.,) ; Castner Miller, W. A. 
 Heckert and C. O. Ely. 
 
 JOSEPH C. SECHLER. 
 
 Joseph C. Sechler, the first P. R. R. 
 Agent at Mount Union Station was 
 a son of Rudolph and Susannah Sech- 
 ler, and was born in Danville, Pa., Nov. 
 11, 1811. Mr. Sechler died after a long 
 life of usefulness and about thirtj' 
 years spent in the employ of his Com- 
 
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 pany, Sept. 12, J8S5. Some time was 
 spent in tlie early part of his life 
 as a clerk in his native town. From 
 that place he went to Harrisburg, but 
 returned to Danville later and engaged 
 with D. M. Leisenring in business. 
 He lived in Shamokin, in Mitflintown, 
 where he was employed in a store, 
 in Lewistown, where he was employed 
 as a clerk, and from Lewistown he 
 went to McVeytown. Just how long he 
 remained in these places we are not 
 able to ascertain, but he must have 
 been between the age of 21 and 24 
 when he first left his native town, 
 and perhaps a period of 10 years was 
 spent In the above respective places. 
 
 Mr. Sechler was united in marriage 
 March 7, 1844, to Miss Malinda Tay- 
 lor. To that union were born nine 
 children, namely. J. Emma, of Cin- 
 cinnati; Rudolph; Alice; Mary; Hen- 
 ry J.: Martha; Anna; Belle, (Mrs. W. 
 H. Allen) cf Downingtown, and Cor- 
 delia. Rudolph, Martha and Anna all 
 reside in Mount Union. It was about 
 1844 when ]Mr. Sechler and wife took 
 up residence in Newton Hamilton, 
 where they continued to reside until 
 he was appointed Passenger and 
 Freight A^ent at Mount rnion, when 
 'the agency v-'as established in 1850. 
 In December. 1850, Mr. Sechler and 
 familv came to Mount Union and oc- 
 cupied a part cf the old warehous? 
 which he had fitted up fcr that pur- 
 pose. 
 
 The Pennsylvania Railroad Co., be- 
 cause of the dampness and incon- 
 
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 venience of the warehouse residence, 
 were compelled to rent a house for 
 Mr. Sechler and family until they 
 could erect a new one. He moved 
 into the new structure about thirty 
 years prior to his death, in which 
 house he passed away. He continued 
 as both Passenger and Freight Agent 
 at the Mount Union Station from 1850 
 to 1876, when the increase of business 
 Avas such that the Company separated 
 the two, and wishing to honor him for 
 his faithful service, appointed him in 
 charge of the station and W. W. 
 Fuller Freight Agent. Mr. Sechler 
 continued to hold his positon with 
 great acceptance and faithfulness un- 
 til stricken with disease in the early 
 part of 188.5. Mr. Sechler was a mem- 
 ber of the Presbyterian church. He 
 was an able citizen and possessed a 
 kindliness of heart and intelligence 
 of mind and thoughtfulness for others, 
 which was conspicuous in his walks 
 among men. He enjoys this distinc- 
 tion of being the first Agent of the 
 Pennsylvania Failroad at Mount 
 Union Station, the railroad then in 
 its incipiency, but now having grown 
 to be the greatest system of the kind 
 in the world. 
 
 W. W. FULLER. 
 
 W. W. Fuller, the P. R. R. Agent 
 at Mount Union from 1876 to 190'j. 
 was born at Ickesburg, Perry county. 
 Pa., Nov. 6, 1837. He was unfortunate 
 in the loss of his parents before he 
 had reached his first birthdav. and be- 
 
W. W. Ftiller 
 
 The retired P. R. R. Agent at Hount Union 
 
231 
 
 cause of this was nurtured and 
 brought up under the care and solici- 
 tude of kind relatives, particularly 
 grand-parents and an uncle on his 
 mother's side. Mr. Fuller's education 
 was received in the common schools, 
 at Airy view Academy near Port Royal, 
 which was then under the direction of 
 Dr. Wilson, at Markleville Institute, at 
 X,andisburg Institute, and finally at 
 Millersville State Normal School. Mr.. 
 Fuller prepared himself for teaching, 
 and with great success held the prin- 
 cipalship of the Port Royal, Duncan- 
 iion, Thompsontown and Millerstown 
 schools respectively, as well as or- 
 ganized and taught a select school in 
 Newport. 
 
 ]\Ir. Fuller entered the service of 
 the Pennsylvania Railroad Company 
 March 5, 1865, and became assistant 
 to Agent W. .J. Jones at Millerstown. 
 His efficiency was soon recognized, 
 and on December 1, 1866, he was 
 made Freight and Passenger Agent at 
 Thompsontown. On April 1, 1876, he 
 relinquished that position and accept- 
 ed the agency at Mount Union station, 
 which position he held with approba- 
 tion and success until he was placed 
 upon the pension roll December 1, 
 1906, after 42 years of service. For 
 over a third of a century his work on 
 the Pennsylvania Railroad was mark- 
 ed with faithfulness and ability. Dur- 
 ing his time on the railroad he was a 
 personal friend of these men who to- 
 fiay are at the head of the list, name- 
 ly: President, .1. McCrea, Charles E. 
 
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 Pugh, and many others. In fact, it 
 was Mr. ]\IcCrea, at that time Super- 
 intendent of the Middle Division, who 
 sent Mr. Fuller from Thompsontowrj 
 to Mount Union. 
 
 Mr. Fuller was married to Misi» 
 Eliza Jane Kipp September 19, 1860. 
 and to that union were born seven 
 children, two of whom died in infancy.. 
 The surviving children are: Charles. 
 I. (now P. R. R. Agent here); Viola 
 (Mrs. 1. N. Taylor, of town); A. Wat- 
 son (now P. R. R. Ticket Clerk) ; 
 Wajaie V. (in the Freight Depart- 
 ment) ; Esther E., at home. Mrs. Ful- 
 ler was a native of Millerstown. She- 
 departed this life August 13, 1907. 
 
 Besides his railroad interests Mr. 
 Puller has frequently found time to- 
 seek the Muse, and because of his- 
 passion for literature, particularly 
 poetry, has been called the poet of 
 the .Juniata Valley. Some of his best 
 productions are: "The Eighth Wonder 
 of the World", "The Horseshoe Bend", 
 "Jack's Narrows", "The Youths of" 
 Fair Saville", and "The Vale of the- 
 Juniata". Tie has found much pleas- 
 ure ,in singing of the natural phenom- 
 ena and splendors of the Juniata Val- 
 ley. Mr. Fuller is a member of the- 
 Presbyterian church, a teacher in the- 
 Sunday School, has held frequent bor- 
 ough oflRces, taken several degrees in 
 Odd FelloMship, and has aimed to be- 
 an upright citizen in the community. 
 
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 CHARLES I. FULLER. 
 
 Charles I; Fuller, the present P. R. 
 R. Agent at Mount Union, was born 
 in Thompsontown, Pa., January 1, 
 1864, a £on of W. TV. Fuller, now re- 
 tired agent at Mount Union. Mr. Ful- 
 ler entered the service of the Penn- 
 sylvania Railroad en Feb. 22, 1882. 
 About 3 years were spent in the 
 Freight Office under the superintend- 
 ence of his father, and following this, 
 Mr. Fuller spent 4 years as Ticket 
 Clerk at the Passenger Station, suc- 
 ceeding J. C. Sechler in 1885. On 
 March 12, 1889, Charles I. Fuller went 
 to Newton Hamilton, whera he had 
 been appointed by his Company, as 
 both Freight and Passenger Agent. 
 He remained there from March 12, 
 1889, until December 1, 1906, at which 
 time, because of the efficiency of his 
 work and recognition of his ability 
 by his superiors, he was made Agent 
 at Mount Union Station, which today 
 ranks among the largest and most in- 
 tricate along the Middle Division. In 
 other words, Charles T. Fuller followed 
 in the steps of his father after the 
 latter had reached the retiring age 
 and had rounded up a worthy career 
 for the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- 
 pany. 
 
 Mr. Fuller was married October 23, 
 1889, to Miss Elizabeth Wharton, 
 daughter of D. S. Wharton and wife, 
 of Mount Union. He is the father of 
 four children, namely: Fred W., Wil- 
 liam D., Rachel and Charles I., Jr. 
 Mr. Fuller is an elder of the Presby- 
 
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 terian church, an active citizen in 
 this community, a member of the 
 town's Board of Education, and also 
 belongs to the Masonic order. 
 
 r JOSEPH E. FIELDS. 
 
 The oldest man, both in years and 
 railroad service in the Pennsylvania 
 Railroad Freight Office of Mount 
 Union today, is Joseph E. Fields, who 
 Avas born Nov. 12, 1S54, in Mifflin 
 County, on the former Fields, now J. 
 B. Gearhart, farm one and one-half 
 miles east of Mount Union. After 
 receiving a common school education, 
 Mr. Fields entored the service of the 
 
Pennsylvania Railroad Co., Nov. 22, 
 1S71, and he has thus given this great 
 corporation his indefatigable services 
 ever since, with the exception cf about 
 three years early in the seventies. 
 Mr. Fields, in other words, has spent 
 about 32 years in the employ of the 
 railroad, and at the present time is 
 serving his 21st year in the Freight 
 Office. He is one of the S3ns of the 
 late Elisha Fields, cf Mount Union, an 
 excellent citizen, a consistent member 
 of the Methodist church and a man 
 who is faithful to his obligations. 
 
 For a number of years his work in 
 connection Avith the Freight Office du- 
 ties was that of Baggage Man and 
 Mail Carrier between the post-office 
 and the trains, but at the present 
 time, the railroad business having, so 
 advanced, Mr. Fields' entire time is 
 devoted to that of Billing Clerk. 
 
 He came to Mount Union in 1883. 
 having at that time built the house 
 on We3t Shirley Street, where he still 
 resides. He was married January 17, 
 1S7T. to M;33 T '-z'e A. Haines, and 
 to this rnicn were born two children, 
 one deceased, and the other, W. Hr.rry 
 Fields, who now resides in Joliet, 111., 
 being p. fcreman for the American Re- 
 fractories Co. .Joseph E. Fields 's a 
 charter member of the Odd Fellows' 
 Encampment here, and also a member 
 of the Maccabees, and has served his 
 community in the past as tax ccl- 
 lector. 
 
';]o 
 
 A. WATSON FULLER. 
 
 A. Watson Fuller, at present the 
 Ticket Clerk in the passenger station 
 at this place, was l:orn at Thompson- 
 town, Pa. His childhood days were 
 spent at that place, and in 18761 he 
 cr.me wilh his parenis to Mount Union, 
 where he hf>s resided ever since. Mr. 
 Fuller entered the service of the 
 Perns^lvania Railroad Company on 
 7'arch 11, 1889. as Ticket Clerk, and 
 he has remained in this position since 
 that time. He has shown efficiency 
 and devotion in the discharge of his 
 
duties, and has, because of his afrabil- 
 ity, won many friends as he meets 
 men and women from time to time at 
 the ticket window. A part of this 
 time in the service, Mr. Fuller acted 
 as Baggageman also, for a number 
 of years assisted by .Joseph E. Fields; 
 but since the new station has been 
 brought into service. Mr. Fuller's duty 
 has bieen that of Ticket Clerk exclus- 
 ively, other men being provided to 
 take care of the baggage. A. Watscn 
 Fuller is a member of tlie Presby- 
 terian church, a teacher in the Sun 
 day school, an upright citizen, and a 
 man cf much esteem in the commun- 
 ity. 
 
 CARL W. TIFFANY. 
 
 ]\Ir. Carl W. Tiffany, the superinten- 
 dent of the tie or wood preserving 
 plant at this place, is a native rf 
 FieetviUe, Lackawanna county, Pa. 
 His eaily dnys were spent on a farm. 
 His early education was received at 
 the Keystone Academy, located at Fac- 
 toryville. Pa., after which he attended 
 Rucknell I'niversity, frcm which inst':- 
 tution he received both the bachelor 
 and master in arts degrees. Mr. Tif- 
 fany taught in the Keystone AcTc'emy 
 for five years, (1903-1908) when he en- 
 tered the service cf the P. R. Pi., in 
 the Forestry Department. He came to 
 Mount Union in June, 1909, where hs 
 has since been located. 
 
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 GEORGE L. FIELDS. 
 
 George L. Fields is one of the oldest 
 railroad men in Mount Union. He 
 vvas born April S, 1S47, one of the 
 ECUS cf the late Elisha Fields, on the 
 Fields' farm just east of town. At the 
 age of 13 he worked on the canal, at 
 the second lock helow Mount Union, 
 in th. employ of William Gayton and 
 his fath3r. He entered the railroad 
 S3rvice Feb. 2. 1862, r.t which time he 
 helped crade for the second track in 
 Jack's Narrows. In 1865 he took 
 ch.arge cf the floating gang. On Sep". 
 1, 1876, he was made track foreman 
 of the Vineyard Division. In the 
 
 spring of 1880, he moved to Mount 
 Union, where he was made track fore- 
 man of the Mount Union division. 
 This position lie held until July 15, 
 1895, at which time Mr. Fields was, 
 because of poor health, given charge 
 cf signals for about five years. At 
 the present time, he is tie and wood 
 inspector fcr the company, a position 
 of considerable importance. He mar- 
 ried Sept. TO. 1868, to Harriet U. Burd, 
 of Ford Littleton, who died April 20. 
 1903. His children are: Edward, (P. 
 R. P. conductor on Middle division) 
 residing in Harrisburg; Amanda, (Mrs. 
 Augustus De Frehn) cf Johnstown; 
 Albert of Altoona; Charles, deceased; 
 Fr-nk at home. 
 
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 GecrgeiL. Fields 
 
 FRANCIS M. HOOPER. 
 
 Francis M. Hooper was born July 
 11, 1852, at Malinda Furnace, now 
 Pogue, Huntingdon county. Pa. He 
 is one of the oldest railroad men in 
 Mount Union, he having helped also 
 to lay the first track of the E. B. T. 
 R. R. through Mount Union. When 
 eight years old, he moved with his 
 parents to Bell's Furnace, later Ed- 
 ward's Furnace, near Otelia, Pa., and 
 after residing there for about 2 years, 
 they came to Matilda, later Lucy Fur- 
 nace (1862), an industry that years 
 ago flourished opposite Mount Union, 
 
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 and mention cf which has been made 
 previously in this history. Mr. Hooper 
 worked at the old furnace for about 
 three years, after which time he was 
 employed with .John Bare in the con- 
 struction of the tannery, and later in 
 the Rosensteel establishment, the RO- 
 gensteels having purchased the plant 
 from Mr. Bare. 
 
 It was in 1869 that Mr. Hooper en- 
 tered the employ of the P. R. R. Co., 
 in the "floating gang" under the su- 
 perintendence of George L. Fields. On 
 April 15, 1873, he entered the employ 
 of the East Broad Top Co. Mr. Hooper 
 enjoys the disti ction of being the old- 
 est haggagemaster on the East Broad 
 
241 
 
 'Top Road. He was engaged with the 
 Broad Top Co. until 1894, he having 
 Jaeen, bralteman, foreman on the trade, 
 and for eight years fireman on the 
 .shifter in the Mt. Union yard. 
 
 Mr. Hooper entered the employ of 
 the P. R. R. as a division hand in 
 1894. In 1900 he was promoted to 
 pumpman, he having been stationed 
 -at Bellwood, Ryde, Mill Creek and 
 Jack's town, respectively. He is to- 
 day employed as fireman at the Tie 
 Treating Plant, having been trans- 
 ferred to tliat department on June 27, 
 1909. 
 
 Mr. Hooper married Miss Rose Hart- 
 zle, of Path Valley, May 30, 1875. To 
 that union were born these chil- 
 dren: Grace, (Mrs. Wm. Rohm), of 
 town; Jesse M., of town; Arminta, 
 Eodema, and Florence, at home; Myr- 
 tle, (Mrs. Harry Corbin, of Altoona) ; 
 Thomas, at home. Mr. Hooper is a 
 member of the M. E. Church, the Odd 
 Fellows and the Maccabees. 
 
 THE EAST BROAD TOP RAILROAD. 
 
 Mount Union is the northern ter- 
 minus of the enterprising narrow 
 gauge road which reaches out and up 
 into the rich coal regions of the Broad 
 Top Mountain as well as traverses 
 one of the best agricultural regions of 
 Central Pennsylvania. The East 
 
 Broad Top Railroad & Coal Co. was 
 organized under an act approved April 
 16, 1856. Simultaneous with the 
 movejnents looking toward the con- 
 rstruction of a railroad from Hnnting- 
 
242 
 
 don, known as the Huntingdon & 
 Broad Top today, reaching the west- 
 ern side of the Broad Top coal field, 
 efforts were made to organize com- 
 paaiies to build a road from Mapleton 
 or Mount Union to the eastern side. 
 It so happened that meetings were 
 held at several points in the south- 
 eastern part of Huntingdon county to 
 awaken the citizens to the importance 
 of this project. The result was the 
 granting of a charter March 24, 1848, 
 for the formation of the "Drake's Fer- 
 ry" and "Broad Top Railroad Co," but 
 subsequent efforts to organize the 
 company failed. The work of con- 
 struction of the East Broad Top Rail- 
 road was started on Sept. 16, 1872,. 
 and the road was opened for business 
 from Mount Union to Orbisonia, a dis . 
 tance of 11 miles, on August 30, 1873. 
 The road was opened thus to Roberts- 
 dale, the southern terminus, on Nov. 
 4, 1874. The length of the main line 
 is 30 miles; the gauge 3 feet; the cost 
 of the road Avas $914,142.82; the cost 
 of the equipment was $163,779.25; the- 
 first officers v,'ere: President, Williara 
 A. Ingham; Vice-President, Edward 
 Roberts, Jr.; Secretary and Treasurer, 
 W. B. Jacobs: Chief Engineer, Gen- 
 eral Manager and General Superin- 
 tendant, A. W. Simms. Mr. Simms for- 
 a while lived in Mount Union in the 
 brick house now occupied by J. A^ 
 Rcsensteel on Water Street. During. 
 1881, 143,449 tons of bituminous coal,. 
 19,117 tons of pig metal and 25,219' 
 tons of iron and other ores were car- 
 
243 
 
 ried over the road, in addition to the 
 heavy local freight and passenger 
 traffic. 
 
 The East Broad Top Railroad enters 
 Mount Union through the heart of the 
 town from the south, her track run- 
 ning parallel to the old Pennsylvania 
 Railroad line. The rails of the track 
 running through town were laid in 
 1873. F. M. Hooper of town is one 
 of the men living today who helped 
 to lay this track, and Mr. Hooper also 
 tells us that he was the first Baggage 
 Master on the East Broad Top, and 
 for many years was an employe of this 
 Company, prior to his service on the 
 Pennsylvanir. Railroad. The Bast 
 Broad Top Railroad has grown and 
 developed considerably since its con- 
 struction. Following the adminstra- 
 tion of Mr. Sims, A. vV. Greenwood 
 was the Superintendent and Mr. 
 Greenwood was succeeded by Robert 
 S. Seibert, the present President and 
 General Manager. During Mr. Sei- 
 bert's administration the road has 
 been brought into an almost perfect 
 state: the road bed has been perfect- 
 ed; heavier rails have been laid, and 
 the track today is in as good condi- 
 tion as that of the ' Pennsylvania. 
 Wb-^u Mr Seibert entered the East 
 Broad Top Railroad Presidentship, he 
 inaugurated methods of development 
 which have proven quite successful. 
 He is a practical railroad man, hav- 
 ing had considerable experience in 
 railroad management and construction 
 in his time. He came here from Cal- 
 
■2U 
 
 ifoniia, where he had large railroad 
 interests. 
 
 A few weeks ago, in our issue of 
 Oct. 22, 1909, the Times contained an 
 article concerning the East Broad Top 
 Railroad and its progress. We quote 
 from this article in part herewith: 
 
 Prior to Mr. Seibert's taking 
 charge, 5 years ago, the road was in 
 a very poor, as well as unsafe condi- 
 tion. New ties have been put in 
 throughout the entire line; the 40-lb 
 steel rails have been replaced by new 
 60-lb rails throughout; the old wood- 
 en bridges have been replaced with 
 steel ones except two, which will be 
 replaced in the next few months; and 
 in addition to these improvements, the 
 .Jacobs and Neelyton Branches have 
 been built, the engineering for same 
 being done by Mr. Byron Woodcock, 
 the Company engineer. The East 
 Broad Top road is now about .50 miles 
 in length and doing a thriving bus- 
 iness. The railroad and the Rockhill 
 Iron and Coal Co., two separate com- 
 panies, but managed under one head, 
 employs about 850 men, on the road, 
 tracks, in the shops, offices and mines. 
 Over 1000 tons of coal are being ship- 
 ped daily. 
 
 The towns along the East Broad 
 Top Railroad, leaving Mount Union 
 and going southward, are: Shirleys- 
 burg, Orbisonia and Rockhill, Three 
 Springs, Saltillo and Robertsdale. 
 Other stations interspersed are: Augh- 
 wick Mills, Pogue, Coles, Jacobs Junc- 
 tion and Woodvale, the latter being 
 
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 the southern terminus of the railroad 
 
 The Jacobs mines are under the su- 
 perintendence of Mayor R. W. Jacobs 
 of Huntingdon. Jacobs is a little 
 town coming into prominence because 
 of her coal interests, lying upon a 
 branch of the East Broad Top road. 
 
 J. S. Somerville is in charge of the 
 mines at Robertsdale and Woodvale, 
 being superintendent of the Rockhill 
 Iron & Coal Co. 
 
 At Rockhill are the car shops, the 
 offices of the company, which ai'j in 
 the new station, the company's elec- 
 ti'ic lighting plant — in fact the equip- 
 ment is a complete one, the company 
 being able to build their own cars 
 and remodel their own coaches and 
 locomotives. Leading out from Orbi- 
 sonia is the Shade Gap branch of the 
 East Broad Top road, Shade Gap be- 
 ing a quaint old town in the "Shades 
 cf Death" of Indian lore, six miles dis- 
 tant from Orbisonia. This branch has 
 recently been extended four miles far- 
 ther east to Neelyton, a little town in 
 the lower end of Huntingdon county, 
 v.'hich is situated in a very resourceful 
 territory. Through this branch of the 
 East Bioad Top Mount Union comes 
 into touch with the lower end of the 
 rr.-nty, vw([ particularly the rich and 
 isrtile sections of the upper Tusca- 
 rora and Shade Valleys. 
 
 At Mount Union the East Broad Top 
 people have extensive interests also. 
 Their coal is brought here over the 
 narrow gauge from the mines, placed 
 upon chutes and dumped into Penn- 
 
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 sylvania cars and shipped out to va- 
 rious parts of tlie country. The trans- 
 portation of this commodity requires 
 the service of a number of men who 
 g.re in the steady employ of the Broad 
 Top Co. Mr. Luden K. Chilcote is 
 the agent at Mount Union today, and 
 his assistants are H. R. .Jones and D. 
 C. Bealman. " Chalmers Zeigler lias 
 charge of the Jacobs coal business at 
 the Mount Union yard. The Ticket 
 Agent of the East Broad Top road at 
 present is -Mr. D. C. Bealman, he serv- 
 ing for Rudolph Sechler, the latter's 
 health having become so impaired that 
 he has been unable yet to return to 
 his duties since last summer. The 
 shifting crew: I. Newton Smith is 
 the Engineer; William Mahon is the 
 Conductor; John Mahon, Jr., is the 
 Fireman; Frank Galbraith .is the 
 Brakeman; John Mahon, Sr., is the 
 Watchman and Hiram Locke is Car 
 Inspector. There are about 1300 tons 
 of coal handled at the East Broad Top 
 yard here daily. About 280 cars are 
 moved daily also, and there are about 
 25 men employed at the present time, 
 but Avhen the furnaces are running 
 there are about 40 men employed. The 
 East Broad Top road has in its time 
 been a great transporter of iron be- 
 cause of the Rockhill furnace, which 
 today, we regret to say, is not in op- 
 eration, but we have an optimistic 
 view in anticipating the opening up 
 of this enterprise in the near future, 
 brought about by the development of 
 business and prosperity in the coun- 
 
247 
 
 ^rj-. This industry gave employment 
 to many men who reside in Orbisonia 
 and Rockliill. 
 
 The first East Broad Top Agent at 
 Mount Union was ' Rudolph Sechler, 
 Avho entered the service in 1873, and 
 is practically still with the company! 
 His services have been recognized by 
 his employers all these years. A 
 biographical sketch of Mr. Sechler ap- 
 pears elsewhere in this production. 
 
 ROBERT S. SEIBERT. 
 
 rJr. Robert S. Seibert, the President 
 ■and General Manager of the E. B. T. 
 R. R., was the first ticket agent for 
 that company at Mount Union, in 1874. 
 He was born May 9, 1856, in Tusca- 
 rora Valley, about two miles from 
 Blairs Mills. His early life was spent 
 at home on the farm, until April 1, 
 1864, when the family moved to Mount 
 Union. Mr. Seibert attended the pub- 
 lic schools of Tuscarora Valley and 
 of Mount Union until 1867, at whicn 
 time he attended a private school, con- 
 ducted by Prof. Schultz, in the rear 
 of the old Presbyterian church of 
 this place, for about 5 years. From 
 1871 until .Jan.. 1874, he was employed 
 as clerk in the stores of G. W. Mc- 
 Laughlin, G. W. Lukens, T. A. Apple- 
 by, F. D. Stevens and Alfred Etnie", 
 In 1874 he entered the employ of the 
 P. R. R., having learned telegraphy 
 with D. S. Drake, now of Huntingdon. 
 He worked at various stations on the 
 Middle Division, from .January until 
 October, 1874, at which time he en- 
 
R. S Seibert 
 
 Prtsi^tnt and General Manfger of the E. B. T. R. R. 
 
24« 
 tered the service of the E. B. T. Co., 
 as ticket agent and operator at Mount 
 Union. In 1878 he was made ticket 
 agent and train despatcher at Orbi- 
 sonia, and in 1881 he went to Chicago, 
 where he was made train despatcher 
 of the Chicago and Eastern R. R. He 
 remained in that position for three 
 years, during which time he pursued 
 a course cf study, evenings, at the 
 Douglass 1-niveisity, so as to equip 
 liimself better for railroad work. In 
 1884, Mr. Seibert entered the employ 
 of the New York Central, at Buffalo, 
 being train master. During that time, 
 because of exposure to severe weather. 
 he lost his health and was compelled 
 to go to Colorado to recuperate. It 
 was in the Silver State that he enter- 
 ed the employ of the Denver & Rio 
 Grande, where he filled various posi- 
 tions, until appcinted Superintendent 
 of the Termin?ls at Pueblo. Mr. Sei- 
 bert left Pueblo in 1892 when he be- 
 came General Manager of the Nevada 
 Southern R. R. having his office in Los 
 Angeles, Cal. He resided in California 
 11 years, during which time he was 
 engaged in railroad construction and 
 operation of mines, as well as the op- 
 eration of railroads. Mr. Seibert sold 
 his railroad and mining interests in 
 1903, when he took charge of the East 
 Broad Top Railroad and Coal Co., re- 
 siding at Rockhill. His 'successful ca- 
 reer with the E. B. T. is familiar to 
 every person in this section. He mar- 
 ried Miss Gertrude Woodcock, of Al- 
 toona, Pa., September 18, 1890. Mr. 
 
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 Seibert's parents were natives of Tus- 
 carora Valley. 
 
 RUDOLPH SECHLER. 
 
 Rudolph Sechler was born in New- 
 ion Hamilton, April 15, 1846, and has 
 resided most all of his life, with the 
 exception of the time spent in the 
 ^rmy and in early childhood, in Mount 
 "lQiii§H. He was associated with his 
 lather in the Freight Office here for 
 about 12 years, being known as ware- 
 house man. Like his father, Rudolph 
 Sechler saw the railroad in its in- 
 cipiency and has also seen in grow 
 from a one-track to a four-track line. 
 
2 1 
 
 Ho married Miss Susan M. Mclntyre 
 in December, 1868, and to this union 
 the following children have been born: 
 Florence, deceased; Theodore, of Har- 
 risburg; Anna M., Mrs. J. H. Landis, 
 and Alice H. Mrs. .J. M. Minick, both 
 of town. Mr. Sechler was a soldier, a 
 member of Co. F, 19th Penna. Cavalry- 
 Leaving the Pennsylvania Railroad, 
 he entered the employ of the East 
 Bread Top Railroad Co., on Sept. 3, 
 1873, being the first Agent and Yard 
 Superintendent for that Company at 
 this place. Mr. Sechler has been in 
 continuous employ of the East Broad 
 Top Railroad Co. since that time, but 
 today, because of illness, is unable to 
 attend to the duties of his position; 
 hence D. C. Eealman of town is acting 
 at the present time as Ticket Agent 
 in his stead, Mr. Sechler having been 
 given this position a few years ago. 
 H'? is a member of the Odd Fellows, 
 (the John C. Ross Encampment), at 
 this place, a trustee in this organiza- 
 tion: a member also of the P. O. S. of 
 A. ( Secretary) ; a member of the Can- 
 ton of Tyrone (Odd P"'ellows) 42; and 
 also Adjutant in the G-. A. R. at 
 Mount Union. He is one of our oldest 
 residents, and has been associated 
 with the railroad interests all his life. 
 
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 LUDEN K. CHILCOTE. 
 
 Liiden K. Chilcote, the present E. 
 B. T. R. R. agent at Mount Union, was 
 born in Oii:isonia, Pa., Sept. 5. 1878, 
 a son of Edward B. and Margaret .J. 
 Cliilcote. He spent his boyhood days 
 at home. He entered the service of 
 the railroad in May, 1898, as ware- 
 house man at Orbisonia. In March, 
 1899, ho was promoted to the agency 
 at Robertsdale, where he served faith- 
 fully until July, 1903. From .July, 1903, 
 to July, 1904, Mr. Chilcote was a clerk 
 in the Superintendent's office at Orbi- 
 sonia. From .July, 1904, to Sept., 1906, 
 he was train despatcher at Orbisonia, 
 
Since Sept., 1006, Mr. Cliilcote has 
 been agent at Mount Union, wtiere lie 
 lias held his position with efficiency 
 ■and ability. 
 
 Luden K. Chilcote was married to 
 Miss Essie Lamberson of Orbisonia, 
 Oct. 22, 1902. He is an excellent citi- 
 zen- and a member of the Masonic 
 Ordfer (Cumberland Lodge, No. 572, of 
 Orbisonia). He is the father of one 
 daughter. 
 
HE CHURCHES 
 
 The importance of the church in 
 the community is unquestionable. 
 Ever since man was created, he has 
 possessed an mstinctive desire to 
 worship some higher power. The an- 
 cients worshipped the sun, moon and 
 stars. The heathen today bows dowii 
 to his hideous gods of stcne, in 
 the fulfillment of his innate ambi- 
 tion to do homage to some being, 
 greater than himsslf. Hence, since 
 the establishment of the true Relig- 
 ion in the world, the worship of 
 the true God has been an integral 
 part of man's life. The church, 
 therefore, is the institution, • set 
 apart by God himself, for the recog- 
 nition of the Divine among men; it 
 is G'Cd's organization in the woi-ld. 
 F is the agent of civilization, as 
 well as salvation. Through it co«ne 
 better laws, better men and women, 
 social elevation, liberty, protection, 
 and peace. The church was one of 
 the first institutions established in 
 Mount Unicn. Tt has been and is es- 
 sential to our life as a community, 
 as a city. As the development of our 
 
255 
 
 church life, so will be our freedonl 
 from evils of various sorts. Our 
 moral criterion will be regulated, to- 
 gether with our religious standard, 
 according to our church influence in 
 Mount Union. Let us as citizens 
 place more and more importance up- 
 on our churches and the things for 
 which they stand. Our development 
 into a strong community, morally, 
 as well as commercially, must be 
 commensurate with our development 
 in Grace. 
 
 THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 
 
 For the earlier history of the Pres- 
 byterian church of Mount Union, w^ 
 know of nothing better than to re- 
 produce in part the able article writ- 
 ten by the late Rev. D. H. Campbell, 
 D. D., and printed in the "Centennial 
 Anniversary of the Huntingdon Pres- 
 bytery", published several years ago. 
 The sketch, therefore, runs as fol- 
 low s : 
 
 "The church had its beginning as 
 an outpost of the Shirleysburg church. 
 Rev. Britton E. Collins became stated 
 supply of that church in the autumii 
 of 1839. From that as a centre, he 
 went forth, as opportunity presented 
 Itself, to preach the gospel and to 
 plant the Presbyterian church. He 
 was one of the most faithful, hard- 
 working and poorly paid ministers in 
 the Presbytery of Huntingdon in his 
 day. He wrought a work of inestima 
 ble value and one that will ever re^ 
 dound to his honor. Mr. Collins be- 
 
The Presbyterian Church 
 
257 
 
 gaii preaching in tiiis community 
 sometime in tlie year 1845. Tliere 
 were but few people liere at tliat time, 
 and yet there were those who desired 
 the gospel and he was willing to serve 
 them. Services were held in a stone 
 school house that stood near where 
 the Methodist church now stands. 
 They were much appreciated and en- 
 joyed by those who attended upon 
 them, and continued to grow in inter- 
 est. This is seen in the fact that in 
 the year 1849, a frame building was 
 erected at a cost of $500; on a lot now 
 adjoining property of Jas. M. Shaver, 
 (afterwards used as a dwelling house) 
 and such was formally dedicated the 
 same year. That was a glad day to 
 the few Presbyterians of this commun- 
 ity. Here the gospel was faithfully 
 proclaimed at stated times, and the 
 sacraments were administered by this 
 pioneer preacher, who laid well the 
 foundations of what the present con- 
 gregation enjoys, and who continued 
 to minister unto this people until 
 April, 1S55. 
 
 "Rev. Geo. W. Shaffer succeeded Mr. 
 Collins and became pastor of the Shir- 
 leysburg church in the spring of 1855. 
 He at once took up the work that had 
 been begun in this place, and statedly 
 preached with much acceptance and 
 profit. The field developed slowly and 
 yet surely. In the latter part of his 
 ministry here, it became evident that 
 an independent organization was both 
 wise and desirable. Therefore, upon 
 an application to the Presbytery of 
 Huntingdon in April, 1865, for an in- 
 
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259 
 
 dependent organization to be known 
 as the Presbyterian church of Mount 
 Union, a committee, consisting of 
 Revs. Geo. W. Shaffer, .Jas. C. Mahon 
 and David D. Clark, was appointed to 
 visit this field on the 2d day of May, 
 1865, and. if the way be clear, organ- 
 ize a church. The committee came, 
 and linding the way clear, organized 
 this church on the above date, with 
 14 members, namely : Peter R. Shaver, 
 Mrs. Margaret Shaver, .T. A. J. Postle- 
 thwaite, and wife. Mrs. Eva Bare.Rhoda 
 E. Flasher, Mrs. Eliza Huling, INIrs. 
 .Jane Shaver, Mrs. Malinda Sechler. 
 Mrs. Lucy Simons, Mrs. Keziah Sny- 
 der. Mrs. Katharine McKinstry. and 
 John Pollock and wife, who were re- 
 ceived by certificate from the Shirleys- 
 burg and other churches. .T. A. J. 
 Postlethwaite was chosen and ordain- 
 ed a ruling elder, which position he 
 filled with ability and acceptance for 
 nearly 12 years. I-Ie rendered effi- 
 cient help to this congregation. He 
 removed to Altoona, Pa., where he 
 was in communicn with the Second 
 Presbyterian church, in v/hose fellow- 
 ship, he spent the remaining years of 
 his life: and v/here ho passed peace- 
 fully away to his reward in the year 
 187'"^ Oct. 10th. Mr. Shaffer contin- 
 l'c;l to minister to this congregation- 
 until April, ISGG, almost a year after 
 the organization was effected, when 
 his connecticn with his .church and 
 that of Shirleysburg was severed by 
 action of Presbytery. His ministry 
 continued for 11 years. He faithfully 
 
Rev. S. W. i^omeroy 
 
 Pastor of Prasbytarian Church from 1871 to 1884 
 
261 
 
 sowed the seed and cared for the 
 flock over whom he had been made 
 overseer. He is still kindly remem- 
 bered by those who sat mider his 
 ministry. 
 
 "Rev. Cochrane Forbes, a returned 
 missionary, commenced his labors 
 v.ith this church, in connection with 
 the Shirleysbuig church, in October, 
 1866. It was in his ministry, that 
 ii; was decided to build a more com- 
 modious and stately building, on 
 the southeast corner, Shirley and 
 Divisicn street?. This building, was 
 erected in the years 1866-67, at a 
 cost $4, .500 and was formally dedi- 
 cated in Nov.. 1867. 
 
 "Peter R. Shav;r and James Mack- 
 ay, M. D., wore ordained to the 
 o.'Rce of Ruling Elder in 1866. Dr. 
 Mackey remained only a few years 
 with this church and then removed 
 to the West. Mr. Shaver was a faith- 
 ful, efRcient and acceptable ruling 
 elder for almcst 28 year:. He left an 
 impression for g'c:d In this commun- 
 ity. At the advanced age of 80 
 yoars, 10 months, and 23 days, he 
 suddenly passer! into the Master's 
 lire:ence on Saturday morning. May 
 '>, 1894. 
 
 "Tt-was in the spring of 1866, that 
 the Sabbath school was organized in 
 the old frame church. Mr. Forbes con- 
 tinued faithfully to serve his people, 
 until April, 1870, when he felt com- 
 pelled to relinquish the work here 
 that he might return to the foreign 
 field and take up again the " work 
 
262 
 
 there which he had been compelled 
 to lay down en account of ill health. 
 But while on his way to return, he 
 was suddenly stricken down in Phila- 
 delphia, where he died. His heart 
 \\as in the foreign work, but he was 
 not permitted to return to it. 
 
 "Rev. S. W. Pcmoroy was called to 
 this church in connection with the 
 Newt en Hamilron church in the 
 spring of 1871. He entered upon his 
 duties the l£t of May and was duly 
 installed as jiastor, on the 24th of 
 August, for a part of his time. He 
 entered upon his work here, under 
 au£]ncic.us circumstances, and had 
 the cordial support of his people, 
 The session was strengthened on 
 the ITth of March. 1873, by the ordi- 
 nation of Thomas A. Appleby and 
 Dr. Wm. A. Hunter, to the office of 
 ruling elder. Rev. Pomercy resided in 
 Xewton Hamilton, until the sjjring of 
 1878. when his relation to that church 
 ceased. by action of Presbytery. Then 
 he removed to Mount Union and oc- 
 cui)ied the i)arsonage, which was a' 
 mast .generous gift of Mrs. Mary 
 Brewster, by will, at death on March 
 19, 1876, to the Mount Union Presby- 
 terian church and congregation, to 
 be a home for their pastor. 
 
 "In the year 1878 a connection 
 with the Shirleysburg church was 
 again effected. The church building 
 was repaired and remodeled in the 
 yea;s. 1882-83, at a cost cf about 
 SSOflO and re-dedicated, July 9, 1883. 
 Mr. Pomeroy continued pastor until 
 
The old Presbyterian Church. Dedicated 1867. Vacated 1908. 
 
264 
 
 April, 1884, a period of 13 years. In 
 that time 170 new memebers were ad- 
 ded to the church, which increased 
 the membership from 25 to 111; the 
 Sabbath school roll was increased 
 from 75 to 166; and the contribu- 
 tiojis amounted to $10,236. The years 
 1872, 1875, 1878 and 1883 were espec- 
 ially marked as revival years, and 
 witnessed large additions to the- 
 membership. Rev. Pomeroy did an^ 
 excellent work here, but was compel- 
 led to resign on account of ill 
 health." 
 
 The later histrry of the church is 
 tc a great extent known to most of 
 the people of our town. It was as suc- 
 cessor to Rev. S. W. Pomeroy, that 
 Rev. D. H. Ciimpbell, D. D., came, 
 the man who was near and dear to 
 his people and who gave his life in 
 the service of this pastorate. Dr. 
 Campbell died .Jan. 31, 1901. During- 
 his pastorate many were added to 
 the church and an able work was ef- 
 fected. Then this church was in con- 
 nection with the chui'cbes of Shir- 
 leyshurg and Mapleton later the New- 
 ton Hamilton church being substitut- 
 ed fcr the church of Shirleysburg. 
 
 It was on .luly 9, 1901, that Rev. 
 Harvey W. Koehler came to Mount 
 Union and tcck up the duties of this 
 charge. Fcr over five years he labor- 
 ed here, meanwhile many were added 
 into the church and the success of 
 the work went en. During this pas- 
 torate two other churches were build- 
 ed in our town, namely, Lutheran and 
 
265 
 
 Baptist, and this naturally took away 
 a number of persons at the time af- 
 filiated with Presbyterianism, who 
 by faith were members of the stated 
 sects. Rev. Koeliler preached his 
 farewell sermon en Sunday evening, 
 Sept. 16, 1906 and relinquished the 
 V ork here to take upi the duties of 
 the church at Atglen, Pa. 
 
 Rev. Harry M. Campbell, the pres- 
 ent pastor wrs called here Nov. 23, 
 1906, and prompt acceptance of the 
 call brought him here shortly after, to 
 take up the work. Since his coming 
 he has been doing a great g:od,the 
 church has prospered, the work of 
 the new edifica moved rapidly for- 
 v/ard and there seems to be a favor- 
 able outlook for the future. Rev. 
 Campbell is much interested in the 
 upbuilding of the church in every 
 way, and is a live, energetic man. 
 
 It was during the pastorate of the 
 late Dr. D. H. Campbell that Messrs. 
 W. G. Ewing (deceased), I. Newton 
 Taylor and B. C. Wharton were 
 made ruling elders. 
 
 Mr. Chas. I. Fuller, being a ruling 
 elder in the Newton Hamilton church 
 vvas elected Aoril 1st, and ordained 
 an elder of the Mount Unicn church 
 Sunday, April 5th, 1908. 
 
 The officers of the Presbyterian 
 church are as follows: Pastor Rev. 
 Harry M.Campbell; Native preachers 
 in China, Ngo Kwai Fong and Yeang 
 Chi Naam, There are also three 
 Bible women, naaives of China, in 
 training school. The members of the 
 
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 Session are: T. A. Appleby, W. A. 
 Hunter, I. N. Taylor, B. C. Wharton, 
 pnd Charles I. Fuller. The trustees 
 are A. S. Welch, Pres. W. T. Bell 
 and James M. Sh,a;ver. The church 
 treasurer is D. E. Shaver. The choir 
 leader is Mr. Chas. I. Fuller. The 
 church organist is Mrs. Mary M. 
 Gifford, Miss Esther Fuller, assistant. 
 
 In the Sunday schcol the superin- 
 tendent is T. A. Appleby, Charles H. 
 Welch, assistant. Supt. Primary 
 room, I. N. Taylor; Superintendent 
 Home Department, B. C. Wharton; 
 Supt. Cradle Roll, Mrs. Mary M. Gif- 
 ford: Secretary. Ralph Taylor; Trea- 
 surer, Wayne V. Fuller; organist, 
 Miss Esther E. Fuller; Assistant, 
 Misses Ruth Taylor and Belle Niforth; 
 Librarian, D. S. Wharton, "Star" Sec- 
 retary Wm. D. Fuller. 
 
 The President of the Christian En- 
 deavor Society ia Mr. Chas. H. Welch, 
 The President of the Ladies' Aid So- 
 ciety is Mrs. Charles I. Fuller. 
 
 The members of the Building Com- 
 njittee of the new church were: T. A. 
 Appleby, Pres., A. S. Welch, treasur- 
 er, Dr. A. R. McCarthy, secretary, W. 
 T. Bell, Dr. W. J. Campbell, L N. 
 Taylor, B, C. Wharton, D. S. Whar- 
 ton, W. A. Hunter, W. W. Fuller, T. 
 H. Adams, C. P>. Ewing, W. C. Gay- 
 ton, Jas, M, Shnver. A. Simons, .John 
 B. Heckert, T. N. Kurtz, W. T. 
 Sheaffer, D. E. Shaver, W. D. Rum- 
 mel. Rev. Harry M. Campbell. 
 
 The present membership of the 
 Presbyterian church here is 360, 180 
 
Iraving beea added to the roll during 
 the present pastorate. The church is 
 progressing, under capable leaders, 
 and it has only been recently that a 
 mcvement has been inaugurated to 
 utilize the eld church for a gymna- 
 sium, reading room and a suitable 
 place for the young men to gather 
 and spend their winter evenings. 
 NEW CHURCH DEDICATED JUNE 28, 19C8 
 
 The new church building is a hand- 
 some structure caverin^- almost the 
 entire lot. It is built of gray brick, 
 and trimmsd in gray store. The ar.-^hi- 
 tect was .J. L. Fulton, cf Unicntown. 
 The contractors were the Messrs. 
 Steinbach, Billmeyer, Co., of Lewi?- 
 tov.n. An exCcTent concrete pave- 
 ment surrounds the structure. The 
 pii)e organ is partially the gift of 
 Anrlrew Carnegie. It was built and 
 placed by Reuben Jlidmer & Son, of 
 Brooklyn. N. Y., costing $2000. 
 
 The church has . two galleries 'n 
 tho auditorium, seating in all abo':.'; 
 sixty people. There is a ladies' par- 
 or, containing a handsome fireplace, 
 rUid such prove? a fine addition to 
 '-he structure. The pastor's study is 
 r^nother ante-rcom entered from the 
 rear of the pulpit, Tne Sunday school 
 ]'Goni is commodious and has a 
 large gallery. The Auditorium and 
 Sunday school room are separated by 
 accordion doors with glass, — the 
 same ]>ermitting the light to get 
 through, and adding much to the ajv 
 pearance. A ro;-m below, large, com- 
 fortable, heated and lighted, is devot- 
 
Rev. Harvey W. KoeMer 
 
 Pastor of Presbyterian Cliu:ch from ISOl to 19( 
 
•2m 
 
 ■ed to dinners and socials, siu-h as 
 v.'ill be held in the church's Interest. 
 A kitchen provided with the appara- 
 tus necessary for culinary skill is 
 also a feature cf the lower stcry. 
 
 REV. HARVEY W. KOEHLER 
 
 It was en July 9. 1901 that Rev. 
 Harvey W. Kcehler and wife came 
 to Mount Unicn. Rev. Koehler was 
 born Oct. 2. 1869 in South Bethle- 
 hem, Pa. His early life, boyhocd and 
 youth, w-ere spent at home assisting 
 his parents in what way he could. 
 He attended the public schools, and 
 after the family had moved to Kings- 
 ton, Pa., he as a young man united 
 
 with the Presbyterian church in 
 April. 18S4, and entered the high 
 schocl of Kingstcn and graduated 
 therefrom. For a while he was in 
 the mercantile business. Called to 
 
 "the ministry, he attended the Wyom- 
 ing Seminary and later Princeton 
 Uiiiversity, from which he graduated 
 in 189.J- He wai graduated from 
 Princeton Theolcgical Seminary in 
 1888. On May 11, 1898, he married 
 Miss Su^an E. Schccnever of Weath- 
 erly, Pa., Rev. Kcehler"s first pastor- 
 ate was at Shenandoah, Pa. He left 
 the Mount Union charge in Septem- 
 ber, 1906, when he entei-ed the pas- 
 torate of the Presbyterian church at 
 Atglen, Pa. He has recently received 
 c call and accepted the pastorate of 
 the Second Presbyterian church cf 
 Chester, Pa. Rev. Kcehler was an ac- 
 tive w'o ker for the church during 
 his time in Mount Union. 
 
Rev. Harry M. Campbell 
 
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 REV. HARRY M. CAMPBELL 
 
 Rev. Harry M. Campbell, pastor of 
 the Presbyterian church of Mount 
 Union, was born on a little farm at 
 Pine Grove, Lawrence county, Pa., 
 and his early days were spent in 
 the tilling of the soil. Even while 
 he toiled on the farm as a boy, he 
 showed an inclination to learn, stud- 
 ied, made some progress in books, 
 and as soon as possible entered 
 school. He attended the oil district 
 school, and later entered and gradu- 
 ated from Slippery , Rock Normal 
 school in 1896, a member of a class 
 of 110. The same year he was elect- 
 ed Assistant Principal cf the West 
 Newton public school, and the follow- 
 ing year he was made Principal of 
 that institution, which position he 
 held 3 years, Even while teaching 
 Mr. Campbell pursued part of his 
 college course at Grove City, from 
 which institution be was graduated 
 in 1901. He took up the study of med- 
 icine with the intention of making 
 that his life profession, but later 
 he entered the Western Theological 
 Seminary in Allegheny, Pa., where 
 he spent 2 years, and graduated fin- 
 ally from Princeton Seminary ih 
 1904. He came to Mount Union, 
 called by the Presbyterian congrega- 
 tion, Nov. 23, 190G. Installed Apr. 1901, 
 
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273 
 
 THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL 
 CHURCH. 
 
 IMethodism seems to have flourished 
 in iMouut Union at a very early day, 
 and we note that an abundant crop 
 of that sect had been raised here in 
 a comparatively short space of time. 
 The first Methodist sermon preached 
 in this town was delivered by that ec- 
 centric and yet popular minister, Rev. 
 Jacob Gruber, in 1838. This service 
 was lield in the old stone schoolhouse, 
 then standing in the rear of the site 
 now occupied by the present church 
 structure -on Shirley Street. This old 
 schoolhouse was at the south side of 
 the old road, which in that day was 
 one of the great thoroughfares con- 
 necting the Aughwick region with the 
 west. From the seed sown by Rev. 
 Gruber in 1838 we are told that a so- 
 ciety of 30 or more was formed in 
 1842 with Samuel Shaver as class 
 leader. 
 
 Ihe Mount Union Methodist con- 
 gregation originally belonged to the 
 old Shirleysburg charge. The church 
 was afterward for some years con- 
 nected with Mapleton and Mill Creek, 
 respectively. It was in the spring of 
 1886. however, that it became a sta- 
 tion, self-supporting and prosperous, 
 and since that date it has grown to 
 be one of the largest charges in the 
 Central, Pennsylvania conference. 
 
 Some of the pioneer members of 
 the. :\Iethodist church were: John 
 Eooher and wife, Mrs. Keziah ShavQr, 
 Thos. H. Ruling and wife, Samuel 
 
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 Shaver and wife, John Sharrar and 
 wife, Geo. W. Speer and wife, Mrs. Geo.. 
 Mf Laaghlin, Elizabeth Shaver and 
 Josepli Mapes and wife. It was about 
 8 years after the organization of the 
 society that the little band had grown 
 to such dimensions and the congrega- 
 tion had increased so rapidly under 
 the old-fashioned spirit of Methodisn' 
 — singing, praying and preaching, that 
 it became necessary to have more- 
 room than the old schoolhouse afford- 
 ed, and they tell us it was in 18.50' 
 that their first house of worship was- 
 erected upon the site occupied by the 
 one standing today. The present 
 brick edifice was built in 1873. The 
 lecture room, however, was dedicated 
 in 1874 by Rev. Dr. Dashiel, and the 
 auditorium dedicated in 1879 by Pro- 
 fessor H. A. Gray of Dickinson Sem- 
 inary, Williamspcrt, Pa. The entire 
 cost of lot and building was about 
 $11,000. The Methodist Sunday-school 
 was organized in April, 1864, the su- 
 perintendent being .Jackson Postle- 
 tliwaite. In that day there was a 
 union Sunday-school. The first super- 
 intendent, however, of the Methodist 
 Sunday school in particular was Adam 
 Tiaisliocrger. Following him, if our- 
 information is correct, were William 
 Rosensteel, .James Rosensteel. Frank 
 Stevens, William Stevens, Sheriff 
 Bathurst, Charles DeFrehn and W. J. 
 Landis, Miss IJda Mclatyre of town^ 
 was one of the first teachers in thfS 
 Methodist Sunday-school. In fact the 
 first class organized was assigned to 
 
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 her. Some of the representatives of 
 this class were: Mrs. McLaughlin, 
 -Mrs. Clay Shaver, Mrs. Belle Rider, 
 Mrs. Margaret Kiel, Lena Lewis and 
 Miss Beckie Fields. Several of this 
 class, however, are deceased. 
 
 Among the early preachers who 
 served the Methodist church here fol- 
 lowing Mr. Gruber were: Rev. Hinkle, 
 Rev. S. M. Hartsock. 1866-68, Rev. .1. 
 C. Clark, 1868-70, Rev. John Moore- 
 head, 1870-73, Rev. M. L. Smith, 1873- 
 76, Rev. W. C. Robbins, 1876-78, Rev. 
 H. M. Ash, 1878-80, Rev. J. W. Cleaver 
 from the spring of 1880 to 1883. Dur- 
 ing the year ending March, 1882, the 
 church h,?.d' so prospered that a con- 
 triDution for church purposes of $1587 
 was made and the membership had 
 grown to 121 with 25 probationers. 
 Among the other early Methodists 
 were: F. U. Stevens, Isaac Taylor, 
 David Etnier, Edward P. McKittrick, 
 Emanuel Harencanie, E. K. Rodgers. 
 W. Hildebrand. William Seibert, 
 Charles Stratford, I. N. Swope, I. N. 
 Stevenson, M. L. Rex, George Fields, 
 J. F. Stratford and Daniel Snyder. 
 Some of these herewith named are 
 still living.: 
 
 The present membership of the 
 Methodist church is over 500. The 
 Sunday-schocl numbers about 600 with 
 an average of about 400 in attendance. 
 The Epworth League is a large and 
 growing body of young people who 
 take deep interest in church work. 
 The Junior League numbers over 100. 
 The prayer-meeting is largely attend- 
 
27(5 
 
 ed and is known as one of the great- 
 est assemblies in tlie conference. At 
 tlie recent convention in Lewistown 
 the Mount Union Leagues were ac- 
 corded first place in the Juniata dis- 
 trict. 
 
 Some of the pastors who have serv- 
 ed in this church since it became a 
 station in 1886 were: I. N. Moorehead 
 1886-87, C. L. Benscoter 1888-90, Lyons 
 M. Brady 1891-92, George E. King, 
 1903-06, George D. Penepaclver, D. D., 
 1907-08. The present pastor is Rev. 
 George Leidy, of whom we can well 
 say : he is alive and at his work, a 
 diligent expounder of the Gospel and 
 a very faithful pastor. 
 
 The officers of the Methodist church 
 are as follows: Board of Trustees: H. 
 H. Fields, President; .J. N. McClain, 
 Secretary; .Joseph Longacre, Treas- 
 urer; F. M. Hooper, Albert Anderson, 
 R. M. Longacre, Thomas Galbraith, 
 A. W. .Jones and Richard Kiel. The 
 Board of Stewards is: Dr. C. E. Cul- 
 ver, E. M. Beers, Dr. Samuel Gregory, 
 William Love, Dr. C. A. R. McClain, 
 D. B. Price, Walter Jenkins, O. J. 
 Cassady, Charles Stratford, E. R. 
 Stratford, Ambrose Booher, L. J. 
 Myers, Charles Gehrett, Evans Par- 
 sons,, J. A. Rosensteel. Dr. C. E. Cul- 
 ver is a local preacher; E. R. Strat- 
 ford and Cloyd Fields are exhorters. 
 The President of the Ladies' Aid So- 
 ciety is Mrs. J. N. McClain; the Pres- 
 ident cf the Epworth League is Miss 
 Mary Shaver; the Superintendent of 
 the Junior League is Miss iLnnie 
 
277 
 
 Jcnes; the Superintendents of the 
 Sunday-school are W. J. Landis and 
 Dr. C. E. Culver. Charles Stratford 
 and J. N. McClaln are class leaders. 
 The President of the Mystic Circle is 
 Mrs. J. N. McClain; Secretary and 
 Treasurer is Mrs. Dr. Culver. Of the 
 Woman's Foraign Missionary Society 
 Miss Verna Parsons is President; Mrs. 
 Pialpli Cassady, Secretary, and Miss 
 Emily Baker, Treasurer. Of the Wo- 
 man's Home Missionary Society, Mrs. 
 C. E. Culver is President, Miss Mae 
 Jones is Secretary, and Mrs. Ralph 
 Cassady is Treasurer. Of the King's 
 Heralds, Miss Mary McClain is Pres- 
 ident; Miss Cora Foreman, Vice Pres- 
 ident; Miss Vclla Witherall, Secre- 
 tary; Harold Culver, .Treasurer. Of 
 th9 .Junior King's Heralds the Pres- 
 ident is Mrs. R. M. Longacre; Vice- 
 President and Treasurer, Miss Mae 
 Jones; Secretary, Robert McClain. 
 The Vice Presidents of the Epworth 
 League are Cloyd Fields. Mrs. R. M. 
 Longacre, Mrs. C. E. Culver, Miss 
 Emily Baker, John Barbin, Miss Cora 
 Foreman is organist; Miss Mary Poch- 
 tel, Assistant, and Dr. Culver, Choris- 
 ter. Of the Junior Epworth League 
 i\Iiss Minnie Jones is Superintendent; 
 Mrs. George Leidy. Assistant; Pres- 
 io-'it En' ma Rosenteel, and the Vice 
 Presidents are; Mary Landis, Ethel 
 Gillam Herman Smith, Elva Fore- 
 man, Zelma Rorer; Treasurer, Frank 
 Saylor. A Sunday-school was organiz- 
 ed this summer at AlleniTort. a flour- 
 ishing suburb of Mount l^nion, which 
 
278 
 
 now numbers about 100. The officers 
 of this are: Dr. C. E. Culver, Superin- 
 tendent; Evans Parsons, Assistant; 
 Mrs. Rena Palmer, Secretary; Mrs. 
 Alex. Mentzer, Treasurer. At the last 
 meeting of the quarterly conference 
 it was decided to build a church at 
 Allenport. A Beard of Trustees was 
 elected," and this board was constitut- 
 ed as a building committee, namely: 
 Cyrus Copenhaver, S. F. Crawford, Dr. 
 C. E. Culver, Evans Parsons, C. S. 
 Fouse, L. R. Sneath and Anthony 
 Hess. The Methodist church is in a 
 flourishing condition in Mount Union, 
 and we note here also that a new 
 parsonage ad.ioining the church has in 
 recent years been erected, which con- 
 stitutes one of the finest pai'sonag6 
 buildings aiid "equipment of any 
 church in this district. 
 
 REV. GEO. E. LEIDY. 
 
 Rev. Geo. E. Leidj , the present pas- 
 tor of the Methodist church of this 
 place, has been in the ministry "for 
 many years, and has been a hard and 
 diligent worker for the cause of 
 righteousness. Rev. Leidy, since com- 
 ing to Mount Union in March, 1909. 
 has won many friends as well as the 
 esteem of the entire community. 
 Through his energy, together with the 
 efforts of his people, a church has 
 been organized at Allenport, the grow- 
 ing suburb of Mount Union. 
 
Kev. George E. Leidy 
 
 Present pastor cf M. E. Church 
 
280 
 
 THE UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH 
 
 The Mount Union United Brethren 
 Churcli has passed away. In its day 
 it was one of the flourishing cliurclies 
 of this community. The first meet- 
 ings of this religious sect were held 
 in the basement of the Presbyterian 
 meeting-house in 1869, when the 
 United Brethren church at this place 
 was organized. Services were confin 
 ed, they tell us, to the Presbyterian 
 meeting-house until the building of 
 their own structure. 
 
 Among the original members of the 
 United Brethren cult were: B. .J. De- 
 Vor and v/lfe, Philip Smith and wife, 
 ,T. C. Lockard and wife, Mrs. Nancj^ 
 Faust and daughters, .J. O. Rouse and 
 wife. Mr. Rouse made a bequest to 
 the church of a house and lot valued 
 at $2000. He died, however, before 
 the church edifice was completed. 
 The church was made of brick, located 
 upon the site where now the Odd Fel- 
 lows' Hall stands on the north side of 
 Shirley street. In fact, it was on De- 
 cembei 28, 1896, that the Odd Fel- 
 lows purchased the church, took the 
 steeple and the roof off and erected a 
 second story upon the walls of the 
 original one-story church; thus today 
 the Odd Fellows' Hall represents in 
 part the United Brethren church of 
 the past. 
 
 The house and lot referred to in 
 the preceding paragraph, is now 
 owned and occupied by Geo. W. Lu- 
 kens, so F. H. Harrison informs us. 
 Samuel Bowman and wife were 
 
281 
 
 among the early United Brethren al- 
 so in this community, Mr. Bowman 
 being a trustee. The church was 
 erected by Andrew Wise, who had 
 the contract. 
 
 The United Brethren church edifice 
 was built in 1871, the corner stone 
 being laid in August of that year by 
 Reverend M. P. Doyle, assisted by 
 other Reverend gentlemen. The 
 church was formally dedicated on Jan. 
 7, 1872, by Bishop J. W. Weaver, and 
 cost for lot and building was $8000, 
 The first pastorVof 'this church was 
 Rev. J. R. Shearer, who came to Mount 
 Union in 1869 and organized the 
 church and remained two years 
 Some of Mr. Shearer's successors in 
 this pulpit Avere: J. C. Smith; M. P. 
 Doyle, who remained four years; W. 
 A. .Jackson, two years, and A. J. Zeak^ 
 In 1882 the membership was 35, and 
 the value of the church property was 
 $8000. There was then a Sabbath- 
 school connected with the church, of 
 which A. Brown w^as superintendent. 
 
 Rev. Maxwell was the last ministei'- 
 to preach in the U. B. church. He 
 was an influential preacher and met 
 with much appreciation among his 
 people. Often was the Word proclaim- 
 ed from the United Brethren pulpit 
 and though the church building has 
 passed into oblivion and many of the 
 original members have passed to the 
 Great Church beyond the influence of 
 the United Brethren in Mount Union 
 ■will never be forgotten. 
 
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 THE LUTHERAN CHURCH 
 
 The members of the Lutheran 
 faith in Mount Union met in the Odd 
 Fellcws Hall in Tuesday night, July 
 14. 1903, ond crgaiiized into a church, 
 the fallowing officers being elected 
 fit th.rt time: Elders, I. A. Easset't, 
 C. V. Hackman R. J. Faust, Sr.; 
 Deacons: G. B. M. Kepler. W. G.- 
 Fisher, Charles Ingwe^s. On the fol- 
 lowing Sabbath morning, July 19, 
 1903, they met in tiie rcom over Sw- 
 ing's store, recently vacated by the 
 Y. M. C. A., for the organization of 
 a Sabbath school. For some time, in 
 fact until their church on the corner 
 of Jefferson and Market streets was 
 ready for occupancy, the Lutheran 
 pecple met in this room in the Ew- 
 ing building. The corner -stone for 
 the First Evangelical Lutheran 
 church in Mount Union was laid en 
 Sunday afternoon, Sept. 25, 1904. 
 The exercises were marked by sever- 
 al noted speakers who were here 
 from a distance, and at that time a 
 considerable sum of money was rais- 
 ed toward the erection of the church 
 building. The new church was dedi- 
 cated on Sunday, July 16, 1905, and 
 the event Avas the combination of 
 earnest endeavci- on the part of its 
 members and their pastor, who have 
 labored diligently toward the estab- 
 lishment of a cont|;regation and the 
 erection of a house of worship in 
 Mount Union. 
 
Rev. T. L Crouse 
 
 First pastor of Lulherzn Church 
 
•JS'. 
 
 REV. THEODORE L. GROUSE 
 Rev. Theodore L. Grouse was the 
 first pastor of the Lutheran church 
 of Mount Union, having come to 
 Mount Unicn i:i company with his 
 family on Dec. 1, 1903. Rev. Grouse 
 was born in I.ittlestown, Adams 
 County, Pa., where his ancestors for 
 three generations back had lived 
 their days. He attended the public 
 Echccls. later the Millersville State 
 Normal school, and graduated in 1SS7 
 from the Lutheran Theological Semi- 
 nary at Gettysburg. He was united in 
 marriage to Miss Catharine S. Le- 
 Fevre. Prior to coming to Mount 
 Uftion, Rev. Crcuse filled a charge of 
 Harrisburg, and also was pastor 
 of the St, Thomas, Franklin County, 
 Lutheran church for several years. 
 Rev. Grouse was instrumental in 
 the building of the Lutheran church 
 here, and w'as an earnest worker to- 
 ward the promulgation of the Gos- 
 pel. 
 
 THE PRESENT ORGANIZATION 
 
 The Trustees of the Lutheran 
 church are: R. J. Faust, Sr., Charles 
 H. Weyant, William J. Wenzel; the 
 Elders are: B. F. Lutz, R. F. Ernest, 
 and .Jesse S. Smith; the Deacons are: 
 Charles Ingwers, C. V. Hackman and 
 George W. Laird; the Superintend 
 eiit" of the Sunday school is R. J. 
 Faust, Sr.,: the President (of the 
 Christian Endeavor is Rev. W. C. 
 Spayde; the President of the Ladies' 
 Aid Society is Mrs. William Holleu 
 
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 baugh, and the President of the 
 Womans Home and Foreign Mission- 
 ary Society is Mrs. C. V. Hacltman. 
 The present church membership is 
 about 129 and the attendance of 
 the Sunday school is about 140. 
 
 REV. W. C. SPAYDE 
 
 Rev. W. C. Spavde came to Mount 
 Union, Dec. 1, 190R. succeeding Rev. 
 T. L. Grouse, the first pastor here, 
 v,'ho at that time accepted a call to 
 Sharpsburg, Pa. Rev. Spayde was 
 born in Hummelstown, Pa., March 10 
 1872. For several years he with liis 
 family resided in Middletown. He en-, 
 lered the ministry at the age of 27 
 years. He spent 8 years at the pre- 
 paratory school, Gettysburg College 
 and also the Gettysburg Theological 
 Seminary. He held the Penmar pas- 
 torate in Franklin ccunty, later a 
 chargQ in Homestead, Pa., for 2 years. 
 From Homestead Rev. Spayde came 
 to Mount Union. He was married to 
 Candise S. ■ Wise of Steelton. He is 
 the father of one son, Luther. 
 
Rev. W. C. Spayde 
 
 Preient fistor of Lctleran Church 
 
The Baptist Church 
 
289 
 
 THE BAPTIST CHURCH. 
 
 The corner stone of the First Bap- 
 tist Church of Mount Union was laid 
 Oct. 9, 1904. The E'aptist congrega- 
 tion here was organized July 1, 1903, 
 with 13 members, and in July 30, 1903, 
 Rev. H'. K. Bower was ordained as 
 pastor, having preached his first ser- 
 mon here on June 27th previous. The 
 laying of the corner stone was ef- 
 fected with fitting ceremony, the 
 other pastors of the town at that time 
 Rev. G. E. King, Rev. H. W. Koehler 
 and Rev. T. L. Grouse, taking part. 
 The Baptist church was dedicated on 
 Oct. 1, 1905. Rev. H. K. Bower, the 
 pastor, remained with success in this 
 ch.f.Tge until Sept. '08. Hiislaborsun/this 
 field were quite fruitful, and at the 
 expiration of his pastorate a goodly 
 number had been brought into the Bap 
 tist fold. Rev. Bower was also inter- 
 ested while here in various other or- 
 ganizations promotive of good in the 
 community. The 13 charter members, 
 those who were instrumental in the 
 erection of the Baptist church, were: 
 F. H. Harrison and wife, G. B. Grum 
 and wife, H. S. Smelker, H. F. White 
 and wife, Anna G. Ashman (now Mrs. 
 W. K. Harrison), Mary E. Madden, 
 John Smyers and wife, Agnes Smyers, 
 H. K, Bower. 
 
 The present pastor of the First Bap- 
 tist Ghurch is Rev. A. G. Lathrop, who 
 came to this charge from Glearfield, 
 Jan. 1, 1909. The Deacons are: Dr. 
 J. C. Stever, H. F. White, Archey Par- 
 sons. The Trustees are: F. H. Harri- 
 son, C. B. Grum, H. S. Smelker and 
 
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 George Oppel. The clerk is H. W. 
 Harrison; Treasurer H. F. White; Fi- 
 uancial and Missionary Secretary, 
 Miss Mary Bagslaaw; Superintendent 
 cf the Sunday School, C. B. Crum; 
 President of the Young People's 
 Union, Miss Mary Bagshaw; President 
 of the Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. J. C. 
 Stever; Superintendent of the Junior 
 I'nicn, also Mrs. Stever. The teacher 
 of the Christian Culture Class is Dr. 
 J. C. Stever; teacher of the Training 
 Class is Carl Vv. Tiffany. The church 
 has Inen in c. thriving condition dur- 
 «ng the prase.it i:as'crate, Rev. La- 
 throp being a wide-awake, energetic 
 liiiiiister cf the Gcspel. 
 
 THE NEW CHURCH BUILDING 
 
 The new Baptist Church is a hand- 
 some structure, huilt of concrete 
 tlocks and nicely finished v/ithin. If 
 is not spacious, but it affords ample 
 rrom for the growing congregation 
 thfit see'-^ {^ worship within its walls. 
 It is gratifying to the m embers of this 
 church, the fact thr' their house of 
 v/orship i^. nlmost i^ail for, brought 
 about Ihrnugh the benefactions of 
 church 1 eofle of various con^vjga- 
 t\r" ^ and particularly because of the 
 energy and enthusiasm of the Baptist 
 cult in this rr^mmunity. 
 
 R^V. H. K. BOWER 
 
 Rev. IT. K. Bower is a native of 
 I-ewisburg, having been born in De- 
 cember, 1870. He attended the public 
 schools of his town, later Bucknell 
 X:niversity and his theological 
 
Rev. H. K. Bower 
 
292 
 
 course was taken at Crozier Semin- 
 ar.v. He graduated from CrozTer in 
 the spring of 1903, after which he 
 came to Mount Union, where, with 
 the helv) cf a few faithful people he 
 organized the Baptist ccngregation, 
 of which he wa: ordained pastor, July 
 29, 1903. Rev. Bower was pastor, in 
 addition to the Mount Union charge, 
 cf the Shirleysburg, Orbisonia and 
 Mill Creek churches for several 
 years. He preached his farewell ser- 
 mon in Mount Union, Oct. 1, 1908, at 
 which time he accepted a call to 
 the First Baptist chrch of York, Pa. 
 He is now pastor cf ahe First Bap- 
 tist church of Philipsburg, Pa. He 
 was ma:.ried to Miss Annie Harrison 
 of Mount Union 
 
 REV. A. C. LATHROP. 
 
 Rev. A. C. Lathrop was Lorn at 
 Norwich. N. Y., on March C, 1S67. 
 When 6 year? old his family moved 
 to Camden. P'^l.. where he attended 
 the public schools until entering the 
 Wyoming Institute in Wyoming, Del. 
 Rev. Lathrop entered and graduated 
 from Bucknell University, taking his 
 degrees in 1894 and '97. He was ordained 
 pastor of the Everett Baptist churrh 
 August, 1S94, and a*?r about eight 
 and one-half years in the service there 
 he accepted a call to Milesburg, and 
 from Milesburg he had charge of the 
 Baptist pastorate in Clearfield, from 
 which place he came to Mount Union. 
 Rev. Lathrop married Anna Barbour 
 of Woodside, Del., Oct. 24, 1894. Three 
 children have been born to this 
 

 
 
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 Rev. A. C. Lathrop 
 
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 union: Martha, Anna and Caiieton. 
 Rev. Lathrop is an enthusiastic work- 
 er and an eloquent expounder of the 
 Gospel. During his short pastorate in 
 Mount Unicn 42 have been added to 
 the church roll. 
 
 THE CATHOLIC CHURCH 
 
 Although Mount Union has a good 
 many followers of the Roman Cathc- 
 Iic Faith, they as yet have no church 
 in this community. Services however, 
 are held at stated times in a room 
 devoted to that purpose, in the 
 home of Miss Victoria Dougherty. 
 The Catholic people are endeavoring 
 to raise sufficient funds for the erec- 
 tion cf a churcli, which project will 
 be consummated in the future some 
 time. Father J. L. McQuillen of Hunt- 
 ingdon serves this charge at the pres- 
 ent time. The members of the Cath- 
 olic faith rr? growing in this com- 
 munity, '2nd r'l seem to he much inter- 
 ested in their cluirch work, and unit- 
 ed toward the building of a house of 
 worship. 
 
 REV- GEO. E. KING 
 
 Rev. Geov2,e E. King, pastor of 
 the Meth:di't chrroh at Mount I'nicn 
 for several yc^vs. was born in 
 Cameron, Pf.. and was o sen rf -i 
 Methodist niini-:ter. Rev. King is 
 now at Mt. Carmel, and has been 
 very successful in the gospel field. 
 He m'eoe-led Dr Penepacker to 
 the Mou it J^ivr.,. charge. He left 
 here in March. 1907. 
 
Rev. George t. ling 
 
296 
 
 THE SCHOOLS 
 
 Few persons living today, residents 
 of Mount Union, remember the old 
 stone schoolhouse which stood to 
 the rear of where the Methodist 
 church or Dr. Culver's residence 
 stands today, along the public road 
 leading to Shirleysburg and the south. 
 This old stone structure was built 
 by .John Querry of Hares Valley in 
 the fall rA 1839. B. K. Rogers, who 
 resides in town today, attended 
 school there and he tells us that 
 the first teacher who taught in that 
 primitive house of learning was a 
 man by the name cf Cooper. Among 
 other teachers v.'lio followed Mr. Oco- 
 per were: Walter Galbraith, Thomas 
 Askins, George McLaughlin and 
 Thomas Pollock. This old stone struc- 
 ture represented the center of educa- 
 tion in the primitive days of Mount 
 'Tnfcin. It i.s altogothfr probable 
 that the "hickory" was kept pretty 
 well warmed up in those days from 
 the information which we glean at 
 the present tiipp. T're school was 
 built and belonged to the township 
 and was destroyed by fire, unfortun- 
 ately, about 1861. The second school 
 house in Mount Union was built just 
 east of the' hou^e in which H. E. 
 Lowry now resides formerly the 
 Presbyterian church on east Shirley 
 Street. This structure served as 
 a schoolhouse until 1870 the pres- 
 ent schcol building having beer 
 erected in 1871. We are not abl-^ to 
 learn the names of the teachers who 
 

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 taught in the second schoolhouse in 
 Mount Union, and. in fact, there 
 are few living today, who even at- 
 tended upon school sessiicns there. 
 The present school building, erected 
 in 1871, was built with only four 
 rooms, two of which were used at 
 first, end it was n;ct until about 1881, 
 that the four school rooms were put 
 into use. Twice since that, additions 
 have been built, until today, there 
 are 10 rooms vj all. The contract 
 for the school building was taken by 
 Benjamin Douglass, deceased. The 
 two lots upon which the schcol 
 house is located were purchased from 
 Barney McNalles. There was a se- 
 lect schcol held in the basement of 
 the old Presbyterian church, con- 
 ducted by several years by Prof. 
 Shultz. A few residents of town to- 
 day, and these who have gone out 
 from Mount Union, aittended school 
 therein. The follovv'ing were princi- 
 pals of the Mount Union public 
 &<?hools from 1878 to the present 
 tiiilg: 1878-1881, J. E. DeVor; 1881- 
 1882, J. B. Black; 1882-1885, .J fines P. 
 t5iles;i885-87S. G.Rudy andJ.M.Bell-.l 887 
 1891, C. E. Kauffman. 1891-1892, G. 
 T. Gcoper; 1892-1894, G C. Hain; 
 1894-18^)0; §: W. McClure; 1896-1897, 
 ■H. h: Mevs, 1897-1898, J. H. Swan; 
 'A§&§4899, H. L. Beers; 1899-1901, C. 
 \. L. Diener; 1901-1903, J. H, Joyce; 
 1903-1905, J A. Runk; 1905-1907. S. 
 W. Gramley; 1907 to the present 
 time, Samuel M. Neagley. 
 
 At the pres'-nt time the teachers 
 
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 in tlio public schools are as for.'ows: 
 Principal, Prof. S. M. N^eagley; As- 
 sistant, Miss Bessie Coughlin; G;am- 
 inzr school, J. M. Ivirkpat.ick, and 
 fo;' th-: grr.dss f3llo\v:i:g: Misses 
 Edith B-re. Anna Weber, Myrfe Mc- 
 Clain, Venia Parsons, Elsie Eandis, 
 Cora Fcrenian. I.cla Eberman and 
 Mae Jones. M'iss Bessie Rummel is 
 su];)ply teacher and lil)rarisn. 
 
 The enrollment at , the present 
 time is atout 470 pu];i's. there b^i-'g 
 ten rooms in use at th ^ ij'esent day. 
 The schools have developed as the 
 years have come and gone to a 
 marked deg;ee of excellence, and as 
 the population has increased end 
 pr:grcss in education been made, ad- 
 ditional courses of study have been 
 placed in the various room-. At 
 the present time they co some lab- 
 oratory vvcrk in connection wit'"! 
 the high school ccurse. There is 
 P'Ublic librsry located in the scbo:l 
 building, established during the prin- 
 cipalship of .J. H. Joyce, and strong- 
 er courses have been added in re- 
 cent vesrs in bo'li language and 
 mathematics. AVe believe that our 
 schools are on a par with any in 
 this section of the state consid ring 
 the population cf the town, and the 
 high school course has been strength- 
 ened to such an extent that it is 
 possible to enter most any cf the 
 smaller colleges on few conditions, 
 carrying a Mount Union diploma. 
 
300 
 THE FIRST SCHOOL-BOAF^D 
 
 The first school-bosrd consisted of 
 P. M. Bare. Samuel Miller, J. W. 
 Shaver, W. P, McLaughlin, Peter 
 Shavsr and A. F. Hamer. chosen in 
 1S67. The present scbcol-board con- 
 sists of nine members as follows: 
 President. R. M. Lcn-acre; Sscretary 
 David Rummel, G. B. M. Kepler, C. 
 V. Hackmin. Charts 1, Fuller L. S. 
 Norris I., Newton Taylor, Georg? 
 Smawley and W. T. Sheaffer. ■ 
 
 ■ SAMUEL M. NEAGLEY 
 
 Samuel M. Neagley.. at tlie pres- 
 ent time principal of the Mount 
 Union public schools, is a native of 
 Millersburg, Dauphin county, Pa. 
 Born upon the farm, his early days 
 were spent in the rural sections 'cf 
 old Dauphin, where le also received' 
 his -earliest education. After attend- 
 ing the -public schcols. as well as a 
 local normal school, he tsught for T 
 years. Prof. Neagley is a graduate al- 
 so of the Cumberland Valley State 
 Ncrmar School located gt Snippenr- 
 burg. Pa., and he has also completed 
 the 3 years' work, or in other words 
 everything up to the senior year of 
 the course in arts at Susquehanna 
 ITniversity. Mr. Neagley is a hard 
 worker, is much interested in educa- 
 tion, and has been very successful 
 as the principal of the Mount Unicn 
 schools. At the present time he is 
 serving his third year in this capa- 
 city. He is a member of the U. B. 
 church, also of the Masonic order. 
 
Prof. S. M. Neagley 
 
 Principal of the Noant Union Schools 
 
THE (ViOUNT UNION TIMES 
 
 We are indebted to Hen. J. Simp- 
 son Africa's History of Huntingdon 
 raid BIsir counties for the following 
 account cf THE MOUNT UNION 
 TIMES leadi.ng from its establislv 
 ment up to 18S3. the first paper 
 published in Mount Union v.'?.s called 
 THE MOUNT UNION TIMES, and 
 was issued weekly l:y Adam Harsh- 
 berger and Jqhn S. Rare, about 1867, 
 with Benjamin', Lu;:z as foreman. 
 The Press was the -cne perviously 
 used at Shirleysburg in the publica- 
 tion of the Shirleysburg Herald. THE 
 MOUNT UNION TIMES was a 6 or 
 7 column paper wtih a patent in- 
 side printed in Chicago, and w.?s 
 the first paper with a patent inside 
 published in this part of the Stat;. 
 Before the TIMES had been publish- 
 ed a year Lutz.who by some meana 
 retained an ownership in the P. ess 
 and materials, sold cut the office to 
 W. P. McLaughlin, who started a 
 weekly, the Mount Union Herald, 
 with Lutz as compositor and forema:3, 
 Messrs. Harshberger & Bare com- 
 
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304 
 
 pleted the year by getting their pa- 
 pers printed at the Altoona Tri- 
 bune office, and at the end of the 
 year the paper suspended. Mr. Mc- 
 Laughlin ran the Herald for a short 
 Jeffries, later of Denver, Col. Jeff- 
 time and sold it to Rev. Howard B. 
 nies was a son of Rev. Cyrus Jeff- 
 ries, a nated spiritualist and founder 
 of a denomination of the "Resurrec- 
 tionists," of which the son, Howard 
 was a minister (This is the same 
 Howard B. Jeffries who married a 
 couple in a balloon at Cincinnati 
 vihich was published in many of the 
 newspapers). 
 
 Sometime after, probably in the 
 latter part of the year, 1868, John 
 Dougherty bought the Herald from 
 Jeffries and imported an editor nam- 
 ed Seaman from Blizabethtown, Lan- 
 caster county, Pa. Mr. Seaman and 
 Mr. Dougherty not agreeing, the lat- 
 ter took editorial charge of the paper 
 Mmself and continued its publication 
 until September. 1869, when Theo- 
 dore H. Cremer of Huntinglon. 
 bought out the estabishment and took 
 it to Huntingdon, starting the Hunt- 
 ingdon Republican. 
 
 No paper was published in Mount 
 Ifnion from tho last issue of the 
 Herald in Auguf.t, 1869. until Febru- 
 ary. 1873, when H. E. Shaffer started 
 THE MOUNT UNION TIMES, a 7 
 eclumn weekly with new material and 
 Imported outside. Mr. Shaffer cicntin- 
 ued the TIMES successfully until 
 the summer of 1875. when Dr. G W. 
 
305 
 
 Thompson, Rev. Cyras Jeffries, Jo;- 
 -eph Eardine, B. F. Douglass and 
 John H Miller formed a company un- 
 der the firm name of Dr. G. W. 
 Thompson & Co.. land bought the 
 ■office and paper for $1400. They 
 cliangdd the name of the paper .to 
 the People's Era and continued it as 
 :a weekly for some months, with 
 Rev. Cyrus .Jeffries as editor and 
 John H. Miller as local editor. In a 
 few weeks Joseph Bardine took 
 the place of the latter as local edi- 
 tor, but the paper was far from be- 
 ing a success, and in the fall _ of 
 the same year John M. Bowman 
 bought the paper and re-christened 
 ;it THE MOUNT UNION TIMES and 
 printing both sides, ran it until 
 August, 1S77. when the paper was 
 ■.sold t3 W. T, Bair of the Shirleys- 
 burg Herald, a 3 column weekly fo- 
 lio, in September, 1875. Mr. Bair 
 published the TIMES (part of the 
 time printing both sides . and then 
 the inside only) until August, 1879, 
 when it was bought by Dr. A. R. 
 McCarthy, v,'ho issued it as a weekly 
 Sept. 5, 1879, with John S. Bare as 
 IcciJ editor and afterwards in suc- 
 cession V. B. McCarthy, Millard T. 
 Whittaker, I. N. Swcpe. and S. B. 
 McCarthy. 
 
 Mrs. Mary T. McCarthy edited the 
 Times from 18S9 to 1892 at which 
 time it was sold to Messrs. John 
 Ewiug, 'Charles Stratford and A. S. 
 Welch. Dr. McCarthy therefore own- 
 ed the Times from 1879 to 1892. 
 
306 
 After Messrs. Ewing. Stratford;, 
 and Welch purchased the paper it 
 was moved to the present abode in 
 the Welch establishment on Shirley 
 street. Mr. Ewing finally sold out 
 to the other two partners. During 
 the time owned by Welch and 
 Stratford, the- papfr was managed 
 and edited by A. S Welch. The eai- 
 tors in charge, during the administra- 
 tion of Ewing, Stratford and Welch. 
 were, first, Harry A. Thompson, now 
 editor of the Tyrone Times, and 
 later, Thompson and (E. R.) Strat- 
 ford. Upon Thompson's going to Ty- 
 rone, Mr. Stratford continued the edi- 
 torial work. In September, 1900, Mr. 
 Stratfo.'d's interest was purchased by 
 A. S. and C. H. Welch, and since 
 that date the Times has flourislled', 
 under that management. The oftice 
 has been enlarged, many new fi.\tures, 
 have since been added, especially n 
 new ^nd faster press, a new folder, 
 and now the presses are run by 
 electricity, two motors being instal- 
 led for that purpose. The TIMES 
 aims to give her readers the new;-, 
 and we believe that we are putUnn; 
 out one of the best weekly proper.? 
 in the Juniata Valley for th} price 
 of subscription asked, $1.00 a year in. 
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 THE TWICE A WEEK 
 
 The Twice a Week Republic;-'! is 
 «ued iis first edition en .June 9, 1 :y) 3.. 
 It was founded by the foilowicg ni.n:: 
 
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 T. A. Appleby, Dr. W. J Campbell. 
 W. T. Sheaffer, Dr. H. C. Chisolm and 
 M.. W. Isenberg. Mr. Appleby was 
 the Prssident and Dr. Campbell Sec- 
 retary and Treasurer. B-iice Coons 
 was the pioneei foreman of the 
 Twice a W-esk. Its first editor was 
 George M. Spanogle of "Ilantingdon, 
 who had charge of the paper 'jv a 
 few numbers. Since that date rhe 
 editor has been Thomas A. Apploby. 
 The Twice A Week Republican.! i.s a 
 fi column folio, and is issued '-\. ,ry 
 Tuesday and Friday. The foreman 
 now is John C. Rosensteel and com- 
 positors in the office are ]\Ii&,^ Iva 
 Barnes and Miss Lottie Ripple. 
 
 THE ^ANKS 
 
 The Central Banking Company 
 The Central Banking Co., \va 5 or- 
 ganized on March' 13, ,1873, with T. 
 H. Adams as President aiid Edmund 
 S. Doty as Cashier. Mr, Doty was 
 succeeded by his brother, T.. Banks 
 D:ty. who served for f.ve yea^'f;. im- 
 ti! 1S79. W. T. Bell took charge of 
 the Central Bank on Oct, 11, ISTO, 
 rnd ^'p ha"^^ romsined to this day its 
 clicient ca^hiar. The Central Bank- 
 ing Co., was formsrly located on 
 the brick corner of Main, or Water, 
 and Division Streets. It was iff 
 1902 that they erected their present 
 banking establi.'^'hment, the brick sit- 
 uated on .lefferson Street, and in 
 
Central Banking Company Building 
 
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 March, 1903. they moved therein. 
 The first stockholders of the Central 
 Banking Co., were: C. P. Dull, and 
 Daniel Dull of McVeyto\vn, A. J. Dull, 
 and ,J. .1. Dull of Harristaurg, Edmund 
 S. Doty of Mifflintown, William 
 Fields of Mifliin Ccunty, and Thoma^ 
 H. Adams of Mount Union. At the 
 present time the stockholders are: 
 Mr. Adams, who is President, W. T. 
 Hell, who is Cashier, and A. Reed 
 Hayes of Lewistown. 
 
 The Central Banking Co., has been 
 exceedingly successful in the bank- 
 liig busin.ess in Mount Union and vi- 
 cinity. Through the different iianics 
 of 1873 and 1893, f;nd also the slump 
 of 1907, the Ctntral Banking Co.. 
 hold its own while many other bank- 
 ing institutions throughout the coun- 
 try went to. the wall. The success 
 of this banking institution has been 
 due largely to the ability and keen 
 financial insight cf the i^resident 
 and cashier, who have equipped them- 
 selves to. meet all emergencies and 
 ft the same time de. 1 properly and 
 c;refully with their large corps of 
 ] atrons. 
 
 Among the tellers who have been 
 associated with the Cental Banking 
 Co. 'nivp 1 een: .J. Biuce Davis of 
 F jsisville. R. J, Faust, Jr., of New 
 York City, Harry A. Bell of Canton, 
 y-a.. .lesse G. Bell of WeUherly, Pa., 
 and W. Bates Bell, now cf Orb'sonia. 
 These gentlemen are all enjoying 
 lucrative positions a^ cashiers of 
 banks 'vith the exceptioin • of Mr. 
 
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 I'aust, who iias recently resigned 
 the cashiership .of the Plymouth Na- 
 tional Bank at Plymouth, Pa., and 
 still later the presidentship of the 
 First National ,J3ank cf. Apalache, Vir- 
 ginia, to accept a position with the 
 Irving National , Exchange Bank of 
 New York, The success of these men 
 who have come out from the walls 
 of the Central Eainking Co., in the 
 banking world is noteworthy and 
 speaks well for the Mount Union in- 
 stitution, where they received their 
 first principles of the banking busi- 
 ness. 
 
 THOMAS H. ADAMS 
 
 Hon. Thomas H. Adams, the Presi- 
 dent of the Central Banking Co., of 
 Mount LTnion. was born near Orbison- 
 ia, Pa., Feb. 16,' 1836. He is cf Irish 
 extraction. His father, John Adams, 
 was born in Ireland, wriere he resid- 
 ed some time after his marriage to 
 Miss Mary C-irk. also a native of 
 Ireland. It was in 182.5 that th-? 
 Adamses came to America, lauding 
 ii; New York. The father of T. H. 
 Adams remained a few years in the 
 metrcpol!s.'tl:ence moved to Newtcn 
 Hamilton, later to Obisonia, when he 
 moved to Germany Valley and made 
 his permanent homr. .John Adams 
 was at one time superintendent of 
 the old Rcckhill urines and furnaces. 
 He also worked on the canal and 
 assisted in completing four of the 
 locks. Of a family of nine children 
 Thomas H., has resided in Mount 
 
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 I moil i)L'ruicUiLiith- since July 1, 1867. 
 His boyhocd was passed on tlie farm, 
 taking advantage of wliat little 
 sclioioling hit could througli the win- 
 ters. He attended Juniata Valley 
 Academy three terms, also the Com- 
 mercial College of Pittsburg, from 
 which he graduated in 18.58. Mr. 
 Adams taught school in Franklin 
 and Hmitingdcn counties in all 5 
 years, and because of economy and 
 saving he was able to enter into 
 l)ar/:nership with Peter M. Bare in 
 the mercantile business in Mount 
 i:nion in April, 1861. Mr. Adams re- 
 mained with Mr. Bare one year, at 
 
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 which time the partnei'ship wa& 
 dissolved and Mr. Adams wcirt to 
 Scottsvlle, now Three Spriags, enter- 
 ing into the mercantile business fcr 
 himself. While Mr. Adams was in 
 Three Springs Mr. Bare built the 
 store room later owned and oceupiea 
 by Mr. Adams on Water Street. 
 Momit Union, and in 1867 Mr. Bare 
 soM the buildinjr io Mr. Ad^ra*. »l|'o 
 closed cut his stock at Three- 
 Springs and came to Mount Union. 
 Mr. Adams has been a judicious busi- 
 ness man all these years. He is a 
 demociafc r)oiiLicHliv and ha^pHrvnci une 
 term in the State Legislature,, 
 where he was chairman of the com- 
 mittee on Accounts and Ex- 
 penditures, a ls;3: a member of the com- 
 mittees on Retrenchment and Reform^ 
 military, coal and iron and judicial 
 appointments. In his own town. Mr> 
 Adams has served on the Town Coun- 
 cil, been 16 years President of 
 school board, also been burgess as^ 
 well as occupied a number of other- 
 local offices. 
 
 He was married Oct. 2, 1867 to 
 Miss Margaret R. Brewster, a na- 
 fve of Shirley Township, having- 
 been bovn Dec. 7, 1840. To this 
 union were bcrn two children; J. 
 Frank of Denver, Col., rnd Miss Mary 
 B., at heme. Thomas H. Afiams at. 
 the present time continues in the 
 mercantile business on the corner of 
 Jefferson and Water Streets. the 
 stand formerly occupied by Augustus 
 Ebei-man, and prior to that time br 
 
Frank t). Stevens. Mr. Adani^ has 
 during his years in the mercantile 
 business in Mount Union enjoyed 
 the assistance cf Henry McGatvey 
 as clerk, whose efficiency as a mer- 
 chant and devotion to duty have 
 been recognized by their many pat- 
 rons in the coranuinity. Mr. Adams 
 has always been a contributor to 
 every good cause and is a man of 
 broad busine-5S capacity. 
 
 WILLIAM T. BELL 
 
 Associated with tlie progress of 
 the Central Banking Co. cf Mount 
 Union since 187!) is its able and 
 efficient casliier Mr William T. Bell 
 of Mount T'nion Mr. liell was born 
 ii; Mifflin county in 18.52. His early 
 education was I'eceived princfpally in 
 the Kisbacoquillas Seminary at Kish- 
 acoquillas, Pa., Mr. 73ell entered into 
 the merer utile business in Mifflin 
 county, which occupation he fcllow- 
 ed for somo time. He served five 
 years on the road as salesman, and 
 it was on Oct. 11, 1879 that he en- 
 tered the bank at Mount Unicn as 
 cashier. Mr. Bell is a member at 
 the present time of the State Board 
 of Public Charities, having been a])- 
 pointed first by Gov. Stone in 1902, 
 and re-appolnted by Gov. Pennypack- 
 er in 1904, and later re-appoint£d by 
 Gov. Stuart in 1907. Mr. Bell is a 
 member of the B. P. O. E„ the In- 
 dependent Order of Heptasophs and 
 the Patriotic Order Sons of America. 
 Mr. Bell was married on March 24, 
 
W. T. Bell 
 
 Cafhitr of the Certral Eank 
 
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 ISSl to Miss Frank W. Shaver of 
 Mount Union, They have six child- 
 ren living, all sons, as follows: 
 Harry A;, who is ' uow Cashier cf 
 ^ the, Farmers" National Bank at Can- 
 ton, Pa.; Jesse G. Cashier of the 
 First Xaticnal Ihmk at Weatherly, 
 Fa.: W. Bates, Assistant Cashier of 
 the Orbisonia Bank: Herbert N., As- 
 sistant Ct:shie.- of the Mount Union 
 Central Bank; Russel S., Teller in 
 the Mount Unicn -Central Bank, and 
 Robert K., who is attending school. 
 I\Ir. Bell has been' one of our m:st 
 influential business citizen 5 in Mount 
 I'nion since his^ coming into the 
 town, and he has always shown an 
 interest in the i:roni.o:ion of any 
 ,go:d cause wherein the public is 
 concerned. He is a member of the 
 Presbyterian church, also a member 
 of the B:ard cf Trustees, Mr. Bell, 
 Ijesldes being cashier of the Mount 
 Union Central Banking Co., is the 
 'cashier of the Orbisonia Bank at 
 Orbisonia, P?. He has served en 
 the Board of Rducation, on the Town 
 founcilTas well as in various other 
 local offices. 
 
 ^A^ T. Bell was a son of ,J. M. Bell 
 deceased, and for a number cf years 
 T-,-as associated with his father in 
 the insurance business. Since his 
 father's death, Mr. Bell and F. H. 
 Harrison have been together in this 
 capacity and they control a large 
 trade along the lines of fire and 
 life insurance. 
 
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 THE NEW CENTRAL BANK BUILD- 
 ING. 
 
 The new Central Bank buiding. 
 whicli was erected in 1902 is built o,f 
 brirk. finished in hard wood, and is 
 one of the most unique and commo- 
 dious banking buiMings in Central 
 Pennsjivrnia. Ample rcom is afford- 
 ed for the transarfc 1 of huslness en 
 the first fiocr, \\\r.\: upon the sec- 
 ond floor is located the insurance 
 offices of Bell, Harrifon & Co. 
 
 THE ORBISONIA BANK 
 
 In the spring of 1892 the owners 
 of the Central Banking Co^, started 
 a banking institution in Orbisonia, 
 Pa., kncwn as the Orbisonia Bank. 
 This bank is still in successful oper;- 
 t:on, and like the Central Bank, it 
 has developed and nro2;res3ed during 
 its years of existence. Of the Orbi- 
 sonia Bank Hon. T. H. Adams is 
 the President, W. T. Bell cashier 
 and W. Bates Bell is now Assistant 
 Cashier. The Orbisonia Bank con- 
 trols a l?rge trade and enjovs an ex- 
 tensive business, not cnly in Orbi- 
 scnia, but in the surrounding terri- 
 torv. 
 
 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK 
 
 The First National Bank was open- 
 ed f:r business on Oct. 1, 1902 in 
 the corner of the Beers Hotel, the 
 room now being occupied by C. T. F. 
 Hadley's .iewel^y store. When the 
 organization wa? started, this room 
 v'as large enough wherein to transact 
 
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320 
 
 the business enjoyed at that time by 
 this concern, but as the years passed 
 and business developed extensively 
 it was found that a larger room was 
 necessary, hence a portion of the lot 
 t'omerly owned by W. A. Hunter was 
 purchased for the erection of their 
 . handsome new bu;i/ld|ing, knowai las 
 the First National Bank building.and 
 into this wfructure the banking insti- 
 tution was moved on Saturday after- 
 noon, Jan. 'S.l. 1',)09. the business at 
 that time beinu transferred from 
 the Beers cornei' to^ the first story 
 bf the new building, one of the tin- 
 iest and most commodious banking 
 rooms in Central Pennsylvania. ' The 
 Board of Directors of the First Na- 
 ticnal Bank is:' Dr, W. .T. Campbell, 
 C. B. Ewing, C, 15, Crum, A. W. 
 .Tones, M: W. Isenberg, Frank O'Con- 
 nor, H. .T. Weaver, Dr.^ R. 'B.'- Camp- 
 bell and C. K. Horton, The Pi'esi- 
 <lent of the First National is A. B. 
 C.illam; the Vice President, T. A. 
 Appleby, the secret;; ry, G. B. M. Kep- 
 •^er, who' is also thie Cashier; the 
 'TeifiJt -at the ])resent time is Roy G. 
 'C.' ."Jones; Assislant, Irvin T. Kep- 
 "er. : 
 
 Rtlatife k'c' the First National Bank 
 "jUikfinSi'. which is one of the recent 
 'ii4l ^iiiost im])ortant architectural ad- 
 Viitions to Mount Union, we might 
 here mention what we wrote for 
 THE MOUNT UNION TIMES con- 
 •f^erning this sitructure', published 
 Tan. 29, 1909: "The First National 
 I'link building, which is the latest 
 
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 new slnicturc in our town, is a 
 liandsoiiie cdili'U', and cne that proves 
 1o hv :iii honor to Mount Union uh 
 v,ell as the hu'lders. AtUer several 
 montlis of erection, the building was 
 thrown oiien to the public on Satur- 
 day aftei-noon, .lian. L':!, lOOfl, when 
 the business was transferred from 
 the Beers corner, where it had been 
 located previously. That Saturday 
 was a notable one i.n the history of 
 the institution, land because- of the 
 occasion, the buildans was thrown 
 open to visitors fiuni 1 o'cloclc till 
 ! [). in., and from 7 o'clock till p. 
 m. Ma.ny i)eople came and went, 
 and ait the same time registered 
 their names in the boolts specially 
 designed for that pur))Ose. 
 
 The ne-w structure is practically 
 three stories, aind is built of red 
 pressed brick and North River blue 
 stone. The first stoi-y is devioted ex- 
 clusively to the bank. There arc;: 
 the lobby, the main banking room, 
 the cashier's private office, the direc- 
 tors' room, the counting room, the 
 vault, the storage room, the tiollet 
 rgoni. and the coat room. 
 
 All tiiese rooms including tin; vault 
 are' lighted wiOi electricity, ^and in 
 ])articular. the larger rooms are 
 handsomely linished and furnished. 
 The furniture ii"'. the main rnom is of 
 the latest design. There; are five 
 windows, where cuntomers can go. 
 and transact business with the cash- 
 ier and clerks within. The ceiling is 
 metal, beautifully designed, painted 
 
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 white and ornamented with gilt, The 
 baseboard is made of Alps-Green 
 marble. 
 
 There is a complete electric alarm 
 system, having been made by the 
 American Bank Protection Co., of 
 Minneapolis. Thi.=; system is so thor- 
 .. oug-h that it would be impossible, in 
 our estimation for any burglar to- 
 make an attempt. There are two cus- 
 tomers' desks in the lobby, covered 
 with plate glass, and containing pock- 
 ets, which are designed for the con- 
 venience of those who do business 
 at that institution. 
 
 The second story of the building 
 is divided into two dwellings, one of 
 which is at present occupied by- 
 druggist. J. M. Minick and wife, and" 
 the other by W. J. Hunter and wife. 
 The building was erected by the 
 Altoona Concrete Ooinstruction & 
 Supply Co. The architect w.as .J. 
 Herbert Hall of Huntingdon. The^ 
 building thoughout is elegant, and 
 is a great credit to Mount Union.. 
 The walls are handsomely frescoed,, 
 which adds considerablly 'to the ap- 
 pearance. 
 
 G. B. M. KEPLER 
 
 Mr. G. B, M, Kepler, cashier cf 
 the First National Bank of Mount 
 Union, is a nat've of Juniata county. 
 Pa. His early education was secur- 
 ed in the public schools, later ar- 
 tending the Airyview Academy ar 
 Port Royal After this, Mr. Kepler 
 took a commercial course at Unior 
 College, located at New Berlin, Pa., 
 
At the com])lf-'tipn of thi:-;, he studic;,! 
 medicine for thtc: years, and later 
 spcn't a year in this line of study 
 at the University of New York. Mr. 
 Kepler is practically a doctor cf 
 medicine, having been engaged to 
 some extent along that line. 
 
 Having discarded the medical pro- 
 lession, the sub.1ect of this sketch 
 spent several' yf>«rs in- t'.ie- drug busi- 
 ness in Port Royt:l. Reliniuishing iihar- 
 macy. he entered the banking busi- 
 iitss, being witl' the Por' Royal Bank. 
 He later became t'^ller of the Juni- 
 iita Valley Bank at Mifllintown. and 
 f'till rt;:r cashifi' C'f th:- Tuscarora 
 ]'.H'.)]i at i;;:.ii-s MillH. Having been 
 called to take charge of the First 
 National Bank of Mount Union, Mr. 
 Kepler was here and started busi- 
 r'.£ss in the new institution Oct. 1,' 
 11)02. Mr. Kepler niari'ied Miss An- 
 nie J.,eyder. Their children are as 
 
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 lollcws: Gertrude, Irvin, Luthei" and 
 Jamts Arthur. 
 
 Mr. Kepler is a deacon in the 
 Lutheran church, and is active in 
 every movement that tends for the 
 good of the ecmmunity and the bet- 
 terment of our people. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS 
 
 We note from the infcrmation at 
 ■our hand that the ])ioneer ' cabinet 
 maker of Moun*; Union was Alfred 
 Simons. The pioneer blacksmith, was 
 Christian Weller. grandfather of Ar- 
 thur Weller of town, whose establish- 
 ment was located at the east end of 
 the American Hotel. Mr. Weller was 
 succeeded by John Houck. A man 
 by the name of Ewing was the pion- 
 eer wheelwright. His establishment 
 was also located in the vicinity of 
 the American Hotel. Charles Mc- 
 Laughlin and Edward McKittrick 
 v.-ere blacksmiths, their establishment 
 lieing built in LS54 and 5.5, now own- 
 ed by T. A. Appleby, and the build- 
 ing remodeled, occupied by several 
 families. They had a wagcn maker 
 shop in connecticn with the black- 
 smith shop. The pioneer resident 
 physician in Mount Union was Dr. 
 Lee, who lived in the old Sharrar 
 house fcr Eom'5 time. .John Sharrar 
 Avas one cf the early merchants, hav- 
 ing kept in tlii^ old stone house. His 
 successes were: Samuel and George 
 Eby, who remamedin the old stone 
 l3uildlng. until they built and moved 
 Into the brick store en the corner 
 
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 cijpoiite, the same building, now be 
 ing- occupied by Louis Noble. Some of 
 the men who succeeded the Messrs. 
 Eby in the mercantile business in 
 the brick room were: David Etaier, 
 E. R. Faust, Fo.ust & Etnier., Col. 
 John A. Doyle, Daniel and Thomas 
 A])pleby, and after the war, B. X. 
 Blai:- and John S. Bare for a year 
 cr two. This building in 1S73 was 
 converted into the Central Banking 
 establishment. 
 
 Among some of the oldest boutes 
 in town were: That of .Tames .John- 
 son on Water Street, which was 
 built by Mr. McNalles in 1867, later 
 owned by Charles McNalles. The 
 Beers Hotel today was formerly the 
 Siebert House, previously the dwell- 
 ing erected lor Miss Belle Shaver. 
 according to information given us by 
 Mr. T. A. Appleby. A part of this 
 original house has been incorporated 
 in the r3ar of the hotel. The former 
 drug store proj^jerty on Water Street, 
 now owned by .James Davis, was 
 built primarily by Bryce Drak3. and 
 late:- remodeled by Israel Caldwjll. 
 also the house adjoining;;- to the west, 
 which has in recent years been re- 
 modeled by George Smawley, to 
 wh'ni t".:e house belongs and by 
 who :i it is oecxipied. Blair & Appk-- 
 by entered business in the Applebv 
 uove property in 1870, that building 
 being erected by them in that year. ■ 
 The brick house on Water Street. 
 now owned and occupied by .J. A. 
 Rosensteel, was erected bv .John P. 
 
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 Davis. Samuel Byerly built the 
 house on Water Street now cccupied 
 by Russell Smyers and owned by T. 
 A. Appleby. The house owned and 
 cccupied by Fisher Pcstlethwaite was 
 built by Isaac Stevenson in 1881. 
 The house now owned and occupied 
 by Dr. W. A. Hunter, was built 
 about 1859 by Jchn Henderson (now 
 a resident of Mapleton). Mr. Hen- 
 derson later sold to Dr. .James Mack 
 ey, who built a small addition, 
 ivherein he had his office. The for- 
 mer R,ev. John Moorehead property, 
 new owned by I. Newton Taylor, hav 
 ing been remodeled by him, was 
 erected about 18.59 by Harrison 
 Gorsuch. It was sftsrwards remodel- 
 ed by Henry Hudscn of Satillo into 
 i: cottage. The Presbyterian parson- 
 age, formerly owned by Mrs. Mary 
 Brewster, the mother of Mrs. T. II. 
 Adams cf Mount Union, was erected 
 in 1873, and at her death wa^ he- 
 (iueathed to th^ Presbyterian con- 
 gregation for a parsonage. The 
 house of Elias K. Rogers was 
 erected by him in 1860, and it has 
 been since that time occupied by him 
 and his family. Mrs. Rogers died in 
 1890. 
 
 Among some of t'-e other older 
 points of interest were: The .John 
 Dougherty houso and spring, focated 
 near where .Toseph E. Fields' Shirley 
 Street residence now stands; the .John 
 Thompson farm house; the old road 
 through town to Jacks Narrows and 
 the former roads leading from town 
 
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 into Hill Valley; the old stone 
 sclioolhoiise, which stocd to the rear 
 of where Dr. C. E. Culver's resi- 
 dence on Shirley Street is now locat- 
 ed; the old Methodist church, which 
 has been previouslj- described in 
 this article, it being located upon 
 the site of the present church, not- 
 withstanding the fact that it fronted 
 iii. the opposite direction, on the old 
 Shirley road, which then passed 
 about midway between the rear of 
 the present church and the alley; 
 the old Presbyterian church, which 
 for many years since has been used 
 Rs a dwelling house; the old grist 
 mill which stood about where Johij 
 Kipple's cider mill is now located, 
 and the old saw-mill which stood on 
 the south side of the Hill Valley 
 run on the bank just opposite the 
 grist mill. Later, when the present 
 flouring mill, now owned by J. Elmer 
 Ewing, was erected, the above named 
 saw-mill having gone to decay, an- 
 other saw-mill cf a later type was 
 erected en the old grist mill loca- 
 tion, and for many years this indus- 
 try flourished, running by water pow- 
 ■er, thus sawing lumber from the 
 ■near-by forests, from which many of 
 the oldest buildings in our town 
 were erected. This saw-mill passed 
 out of existence mere than 25 years 
 ago. The old. aaugduct, which was 
 destroyed by fire in 1846, is a nota^ 
 ble land mark of the past, It was 
 replaced, however, by another, the 
 second one having been taken down 
 
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 '\heii the canal was abandoned 
 some time previous to the flood of 
 1889. The aqueduct crossed the Jun- 
 iata River and many were the beats 
 which passed thereupon in the old 
 canal. The old oak tree, remembered 
 by many, which for more than a cen- 
 turj-, stood clo?e by the spring in 
 the old American House plct in 
 the vicinity of where the Kenniar 
 Hotel now stands. 
 
 The Secret Societies 
 
 THE ODD FELLOWS 
 
 The Independent order of Odd Fel- 
 lows in Mount Union, is one of cur 
 stroage.=t and best lodges, and rs 
 known as ilount Union lodge ^'fJ- 
 677, I. O. O. F, It was organized Aug. 
 28, 1869 with the following officers: 
 George W. Thomp?,o-.i. X. G.; C. B, 
 Smelker, V. G.: Frank D. Steveni^. 
 Secretary; W. T. Sheaffer, Asslst?nL 
 Secretary; .Joseph E. Longacre, T.ea- 
 surer. At the present time The 
 lodge has a membership of about 
 100. and the officers in ^charge are: 
 William E. Parcl-ey. X. G.; Martin 
 O. Boolier, V. G.; R. .J.. Faust, Secre- 
 tary; Frank H. Harr -son, Sr., Treasur- 
 er; J. Herman T^andis. R. S. to X. G. 
 Joseph E. Getz, U. S. to X, G,; J.. V. 
 Falmer, Warden; Ray C. Stewart, 
 
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 Conducto;-; Geo'ge Landis. R. S. S,; 
 Charles Knepp, L. S. S.; F. M. Hoop- 
 er, Chaplain; Adam C. Rorer, O. 
 C; Charles G. Weirich, I. G.; Harry 
 Carl. R. S. ^o V. G.; George Radel, 
 1.. S. to V G.; R Sechler, R. J. Faust. 
 F. B. Davis, Trustees. The Odd Fel- 
 lows have their own haill. having 
 purchased in 1S96 the old United 
 Brethren church and remodeled 
 "same into a town hall in 'the first 
 story and a lodge room in the second 
 story. They hold their meetings 
 weekly on Saturday evenings. 
 
 THE G. A. R. 
 
 The Grand Army of the Republic 
 \\as organized in Mount Union, Oct. • 
 3S, 1882 with IG members. James F. 
 Bathurst was commander and T. A. 
 Appleby adjutant for several years. 
 The following were the original mem- 
 bers; T. A. Apr;l2by, Co, K, 202nd 
 Regiment, Pen:-' a. Volunteers; .James 
 ¥. Bathurst, oth Penna. Reserve 
 Corps; Daniel C Appleby. Co. I, 149th 
 Penna. Volunteers, Bucktails; Dr. A. 
 R. McCarthy, Co. K. 22nd Penna. 
 Volunteer Cavalry; John S. Coulter, 
 Co. F, 102nd Penna. Volunteers; 
 David Shaver. Co. K. 202nd Penna. 
 Volunteers; S. B. McCarthy, Co. M. 
 102nd Penna. Volunteers; John Jen- 
 kins, Co. A, 76th Penna. Volunteers; 
 li. F. Douglass. Co. K, 202nd Regi- 
 ment, Penna. Volunteers; P. K. Lahr 
 Co. M. 16th Penna. Cavalry; \V. C. 
 Gayton. Co D, 22ntl Penua. Cavalry; 
 Frank D. Stevens, Co. I, 12th Penna. 
 
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 John £. Jenkins, deceased 
 
 One of the pioneer G. A. R. men of Mount Union. For 
 many years a member and class leader of M. E. church 
 
 Keserve Corps; William Bice. Co. H. 
 \i^i{]\ Penna. Volunteers. Risben An- 
 tlersbii (colored), 127th National 
 "Colored Infantry; William Fultz, Co. 
 -A, 49tli Regiment Penna. Volunteers; 
 •John F. Stewart, Co. B, 110th Regi- 
 bieiit) Pennia. Volunteers. At the pres- 
 6fit time there are 46 members ii- 
 the Grand Army. The officers are e.;s 
 follows: John B. Heckert, Command- 
 er; Rudolph Sechler, Adjutant. A. W. 
 Jones, Senior Vice Commander; Dav- 
 id Sechrist, Junior Vice Commander; 
 John J. Rosen :-teel, Quarter-Master; 
 T. A. Appleby, Chaplain. 
 
:].;i 
 
 THE P. O. S. OF A. 
 
 Washingtcn Camp No. 346 P. O. S. 
 cf A., was instituted in Mount Union 
 en July 30, 1888 with the following- 
 charter members; D. E. Shaver, W. W. 
 Winskey, S. B. McCa;rthy, George C. 
 Eorst, T. J. Chilcote, H. E. Archey. 
 J. E. Bcoher, \V W. Moorehead, John 
 H. ApgKr, W. K, Harrison, John Ne- 
 T9ll, J. M. Nevell, W. D. Hancock. G, 
 AV. Lukens, F. W. Kieferle, J. M. 
 Ewing. D. F. Harrison, S. B. Nevell, 
 11. W, Harrison. R. Sechler, Charles 
 Hiney, A. R. McCarthy, David Davis, 
 T5. F., Marlin, R. W., Ripple. Thcnias 
 W. Hcoper, Harr}- Roberts, C. B. 
 Roberts, C. B, Shaver, Samuel X. 
 Snyder, John Himes, T. M. Sechler, 
 AVilliam H. Ramsey, C. H. Ccpen hav- 
 er. H. M. Fields, I. N. King-. S. S, 
 Pcrennan. John H. Foreman, F. B. 
 Davis, J. D. Ccpenhaver, Forrest Shav- 
 er, J. McClelk'n Davis, Charles B. 
 Shaver, A. L. Davis. G. R. Sm-wley, 
 John J. Rcsensteel, F. M. Copenhaver, 
 
Xi-2 
 
 .lames .M. Zciglri-. Thi'ie were 48 
 <ni,i;iii:il iiitMn::(M-s. Tlio I'ollowing 
 ttiTc the ()rit;i',i:U oflu'fM's in the camp, 
 '1'. .1. (Miilcoic, 1'. I'.; K. Sechlev, 
 Pii--icl; ur, S. H. Novell, Vice Presi- 
 dent : (!(>oru,o C. Borst. -VI. ol' F. & 
 ('.: (! W. Lukcns, F. S.; S. U. Mc- 
 rurtliy, K. S,, iind II. 10, Arehoy, A. S. 
 n. 10. Sliav.'i-, TiH-asiircr; W. W. 
 Muo;-elii':i(l, C;)iii:n :ulci-: .loiiii M. 
 Foreiiraii. I. C; llai-ry K.ib.'fls, O. 
 (■;.: n. F. Ilarriscn. «. H. Sliave:', and 
 I!. F. Marliii. Trustees; .1, A1, Fwiiik; 
 U. S.: I. N. King, L. S, 
 
 TIk- cami) at the present tinH> has 
 l::(l members, and the |)J'e.senl, ofli- 
 cers are: llai-ry Sniyers, 1.'. 1'.; .lohu 
 ShiowoUi-r, 1". A.; .1. Byern, V. B.,: 
 I.. S, Norri.^, R. W.: C, W. Liikens, 
 l<\ S.; 1). F. Shaver, TreasinuM-; B. 
 !i. Cus ady. M. F. ; .1. T. McF-lroy. 
 Cnniaiander; R;ilp!i 10niei.i;li. (). (!.; 
 U. .\1. Siehert, 1. C: H. F. Siuipsnii. 
 K. S.; (Jeorge Mor.^aw, I.. S,; L, S. 
 NoiTis, B. V. Marlin and U. M. 
 Hi|)|)le, Trnstces The lodx<' nu'els 
 eviMv Mnnday evening in the new 
 CniMi building, \vh(>re tlu>\' luave fit- 
 fed np ,1 coniniaduius and pleasant 
 I (loni. 
 
 THE MACCABEES 
 
 Tile iDc.al loilge is .\k). L'.")M, liavinic 
 '!',( nienib(n's. The ollieei's in the 
 lelge are: .lesse S, Smith. Command- 
 er: Isaac I\I. Taylor, Bast Commaml- 
 ei-; William Ingram, Record Ke■-^per; 
 VV, R. DeVinney, Lieutenant Com- 
 iiiaud(M': .lolni Cii't. Chr.iplain. 
 
THE RED MEN 
 The lied Men have been in oxiHt- 
 ence here for itbout 7 yearn. Tin; o/ll- 
 cri's ;il, i)ro!.scnl: jirc, iis I'oIIowk: Ifnri'y 
 SpriRAlc, l*r()|)h('l ; (Jrovrr l.iinc. S;;- 
 cliciii; .loliii Shovviill"')-, Srnif)!' Saga- 
 luoi'n; Lloyd IJccUwiUi, .Jiml.)r Saga- 
 more: Ralph Goshorn, Secretary; Mll- 
 1o:i Taylor. Axsl. Socin-tary ; Caslf)!- 
 'I aylor. Treasurer. 
 
 SONS OF VETERANS 
 
 The Sons ol' Vt.U^'ans was oi'- 
 Kanlzctd May 17, 1!H)2, and I lie 
 lii'sl. (!a|)laiii was A. H. Welch, 
 and since its f]>-Ha;iizal iini lias 
 
 added considerably lo llie r):i of 
 iiiendiershii). .1. Ilernian handis Ih 
 Caplain; .losi')>li Drake :;nd Kudiard 
 Kifl art! LiiMilenanl s; f)r. ('. 10. Cul- 
 vei' is (!h;)|)lain, a.;id .1. Donalfl Aj)- 
 phdiy is Qnait.ei' .MasI.er. As Mie vei- 
 erans are |)assinR- awa,y rar)idiy 
 every yoiir, llic obliKations reHtin?? 
 upon tlie Sons Ijecorne sreaUfr. Thin 
 oi-aiii/,;il,i(jn is an fxcelieni, onr; and 
 should be heartily '•ecoived by all 
 those who a,|)preeiat<! what Ihr! soi- 
 diei's did I'lOin '(W to 'On. 
 
 THE KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN 
 EAGLE 
 
 'I'he K;ii'.^iil,:i oi the ({old' n 10a«l(> iH 
 the most n cr nl lo(l,iL;e in Moiinl 
 (inion, havin;^ bfc;! or'j;aiiiy,ed Just a 
 few nionalis a^o, Tlir^ oflleeiK are aw 
 I'ollows: R. K. lOnist, N' .ble Chief; 
 Wilbni- Yociiiij, Vic<. Cliii f; (^arlVV. 
 Til'fany, IIIkIi I'riesI ; Ccoi'^c MorKu", 
 
Master of Records; Jamas McElroy 
 Keeper of Exchequer; Jack Bond, 
 Past Chief; S. W. Peterson, Floor 
 Director. 
 
 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 
 
 The Mount Union Fire Depai'tuient 
 ■p'as organized July 28, 1903. At 
 the present time there are about .50 
 members, who have enlisted their 
 service.s voluntarily for the extin- 
 guishing of public fires, and at the 
 .same time to render tlieir services 
 gratuitously fcr the public's good. 
 The Fire Depsirtment should have 
 the hearty support of every citizen 
 in the comruunity, and we believe 
 that our citizens have given evi- 
 dence of their appreciation. The 
 President of the Fire Department is 
 Samuel S. Mosser; Vice President. R. 
 O. Johnson; Secretary, Stewart A. 
 Kyper; Assistant Secretary, Arthur 
 Johnson; Financial Secretary, Frank 
 B. Davis; Treasurer, G. B. M. Kep- 
 ler; Chief, Charles Wenzel; Assis- 
 tant Chief, Frank Moore. A suitable 
 equipment for the extinguishing of 
 fires is much in need by the local 
 fire department, but with what f,p- 
 partus they have they have done ex 
 
335 
 
 cellent work, and we hope that in 
 the near future their equipment will 
 be enlarged to such an extent as to 
 be ready for aH emergencies. 
 
 CHARLES WENZEL 
 
 Charles Wenzel, at the present 
 time the Chief Marshall of the Mount 
 Union Fire Depart.nent, wss born in 
 Northeira, Hancver, Germany, Jan. 2. 
 1852. Mr. Wenzel spent his early 
 days in the olc^ country, his 
 trade being t'.iat of a brick-layer. 
 Three years were spent, acc3rding 
 tr requiraments, in the German army, 
 the subject cf this sketch being crip- 
 pled two times,, vdiich shows that 
 he went througn some pretty severe 
 fighting. Mr. Wenzel came to 
 America Nov. 16, 1878, and landed in 
 Pittsburg, where he spent about 6 
 months. Two years following Avere 
 spent in Braddock, and about 20 
 years tuccseiirs this time were 
 spent in Johnstown, where he wcrk- 
 ed at his trade of brick laying, and 
 also in the latter town became as- 
 sociated w-ith the W. H. Haws Fire 
 Brick Co., w^here Mr. Wenzel achiev- 
 ed considerable success in the manu- 
 facture of silica brick. While in 
 Johnstown, Mr. Wenzel was also con. 
 nected with the Cambria Iron Co. 
 
 Charles Wenzel came to Mount 
 f^iion in 1899, and has been located 
 here ever since that time. He hai 
 occupied a pfominent place in bring- 
 ing about the success of the town, 
 Mr. Wenzel being influential along 
 
336 
 
 Charles Wenzel 
 
 Chief of the Fire Company 
 
 ^larked lines of municipal Improve- 
 ^ile'At and prosperity. He was asso- 
 'ciated 'vvith the W. H. Haws Co., in 
 Mount Union prior to the taking hold 
 \it that plant by the Harbison-Wcilker 
 ''Co.. and later Mr. Wenzel was as- 
 ■sociated wlVh the Mount Union Silica 
 Bri'&k ^Q., up until the time, when 
 \% ^^nt to Germany to visit the fath- 
 erland a little over a year ago. 
 While in Germany, Mr. Wenzel took 
 some advanced work along the 
 line of concreting, and since his 
 return to America he has been 
 following this cccupation. He is to- 
 
337 
 
 day engaged particularly in laying 
 concrete pavements and other con- 
 crete work. 
 
 He was married in 1876 to Mary 
 Bormonn, a native of Germany. 
 The children are as follows: William 
 of town; Henry of Johnstown; Fred 
 and Frank of Mount Union; Mrs. 
 William Hardy of Mount Union;; 
 Charlie of Union Furnace; August of 
 town; Mrs. Rosa Fleck of Harrisburg, 
 and Otto of Mount Union. Two child- 
 len are deceased. Mr. Wenzel has 
 served considerable time en the coun- 
 cil, also been presi^'ent for a number 
 of years of that organization. He has 
 been interested in the establishment 
 of the Fire Department, as well as 
 in the keeping up of same today. 
 He is a member of the Lutheran 
 church. 
 
 STEWART A. KYPER 
 
 Stewart A. Kyper, Secretary of 
 the Fire Co., was bcrn in Germany 
 Valley. Sept. 2.5, 1886. His child- 
 hood days were spent on the farm 
 in Germany Valley, he being a sen 
 of the late Michael H. Kyper. In 1893, 
 his father having died in December, 
 1892, with his mother and sisters 
 he cnme to Mount Unio.i and since 
 that time has resided her?. Stewart 
 A. Kyper is a graduate of the Mount 
 Union High School and makes a 
 very efficient secretary fcr the Fire 
 Co., bedng considerably adapted to 
 clericEl work. He is in the emplcy 
 cf A. S. Welch as clerk in the hard- 
 
338 
 
 Stewart A. Kyper 
 
 Secretary of the Fire Company 
 
 ware store and lumber departmsnt 
 in Mr. Welch's establishment. Mr. 
 Kyper is a member of the Presby- 
 terian church, also belongs to the P. 
 O. S. of A. 
 
 
339 
 
 OUR INDUSTRIES 
 
 RUM MEL'S MILL 
 
 Rummsl's Mill, which is located on 
 the corner of AVashington and Water 
 Streets. : has . l^etn - iuexistence since 
 il867, notwithstanding- the fact that 
 this establishment has changed hands 
 at frequent intervals. The mill was 
 built by Peter M. Bare, whose bio- 
 graphy is mentioned elsewhere in 
 this i)roduction. Mr. Bare ran the 
 mill, known as the National Steam 
 Grist Mill at that time, for two years, 
 ai which time he having scld it to 
 .John Bare, his brother. In. 1870 .Jol:n 
 Bare sold to William Fields. who 
 lat9r sold it to B. J. DeVor. Mr. De- 
 Vor was connected with the establish- 
 ment for some time, and in 1S7S 
 he sold to W. H. Allen, w^ho contin- 
 ued business at that stsnd for sever- 
 al years. David Etnier succeeded Mr. 
 Allen -as the operator of. the steam 
 mill in comjiany with John Rummel. 
 David Rumn r in lbS.5, >-?"■ cf John 
 Hummel, purchased the establish- 
 ment from W. H. Allen, and since 
 that time Mr. Rummel l^as owned 
 this business stand. While away 
 *'-om torn in Washingtcn, D. C, 
 John Hummel, the father, had charge 
 cf the mill, notwithstanding the fact 
 that years ago it ceas;d its grind 
 and for many years has been con- 
 tinued as a flour and feed store. 
 David Rummel came to Mount Union 
 during the latter days of his father's 
 life, and together thev continued 
 
;j4() 
 
 the business until his father's retire- 
 ment from active worlv. His father 
 died on Feb. 13, 1908. David Rummel 
 today, liaving installed a gasoline en- 
 gine, does considerable work with it 
 in the way of grinding and handles 
 many carloads of grain, feed, hay 
 and flour every month. The distribu- 
 tion of these ccmmodities in this 
 community by him has been growing 
 in recent years unt'.l the business 
 now enjoys lucrative proportions. 
 
 DAVID RUMMEL 
 
 David Rummel. the present proprie- 
 tor of Rummei's mill and the owner 
 of the establishment since 1885. was 
 born Oct. 29, 1859, near Mercersburg, 
 Franklin county, Pa. When he was a 
 little bey, his parents moved to 
 Aughwick, where his father being a 
 miller all his life, had charge of 
 the old brick grist mill. David Rum- 
 mel was 8 yeai-s old, when the family, 
 moved to Mcunt Union, his father 
 having been interested in conducting 
 a flour and feed store, also in the 
 operation of the former Henry Sha- 
 ver grist mill, new Swing's Mill, in 
 Mount Union in connection with Dav- 
 i.;l Etniei'. David Rummel spent 5 
 years in the oflTice of the East Broad 
 Top Railroad Co., heing a clerk "n 
 their Mount Union yard. In 1S87 
 he went to Washington, D. C. 
 where he spent 15 years of his 
 life in the emplcy of Metropolitan 
 Coach Co.. being Secretary and Trea- 
 surer. On Oct. 7. 1890 he was mar- 
 ried to Miss Effis M. Bassett, end 
 
}4l 
 
 David Rurnmel 
 
 Owner of liuiiiin'^l's Mill 
 to this union two children have been 
 born, namel}-: Kenneth and Miss 
 l:essie at hon:e. It Avas in 1902 that 
 Mr. Rummel and f.mily returned 
 from the National Capitol and took 
 up residence in the horees^ead on 
 Market Street, vdiere to this day they 
 3''^ located. David Rummel is at 
 present Secretary of the School- 
 boErd, and is also a member of the- 
 Fresbj-terian church. He is a straight 
 forward citizen and is ambitions to- 
 ward the success and ])rovpsrity of 
 the community. 
 
342 
 HARBISON-WALKER BRICK PLANT 
 
 Mount U.iion enjoys the distinction 
 ol" having the largest silica brick 
 plant in the world — that of the Har- 
 bison-Walker Refractcries Co., which 
 is sitviated at the west end of town. 
 This great enterprise has developed 
 to remarkable proportions in recent 
 years, and where fovmerly cne works 
 V. as established, two are now running 
 in full capacity day and night. The 
 author of this sketch has described 
 elsewhere .Jack's Narrows, the moun- 
 tains, and the pioturesqueness of 
 the scenery where the river cuts 
 the niountaiji in twain. Near to 
 where this great incision is. on 
 the eastern slope of the mountain, is 
 this great plant, extending up into 
 "Back Valley" for soma little dis- 
 tance. In fact, the lands reaching up 
 Into this narrow vale for about a 
 mile belcng to the Harbison-Walker 
 Co.. and we have reason to believe 
 that in future years this great plant 
 will be extended farther and farther 
 up the valley in r.rder to meet the 
 great demands that each year is plac- 
 ing upon their product. 
 
 The Harbison-Walkev Brick Plant 
 was originally established by the W. 
 H. Haws Co.. of Fohnstown in 
 the latter i)art of 1.S99, and in the 
 beginning cf 1900. This corporstion 
 controlled the works until the latter 
 liart of 1900, when the entire plant 
 was £old to the Harbison-Walker Co., 
 of Pittsburg, who, after making a 
 
34;{ 
 
 number of changes, and additions, 
 ■developed it inLo cue of the best and 
 most thoroughly equipped manufac- 
 turing establishments in the country. 
 Immediately after the Harbison-Walk- 
 er people took possession, they plac- 
 ed in charge a very ' cai>able "man. 
 Mr. J. E. Lewis, who superintended 
 it in a very acceptable manner and 
 such as to guarantee its success. It 
 was not long, however, until Mr. 
 Lewis was called away to take 
 charge of other work in the interest 
 of his company, his efficiency being 
 recognized (by his superiors. At his 
 cessation of the superintendency, Mr. 
 C. V. Hackman of Clearfield was 
 called and placed in charge. Orders 
 Increased and business developed 
 simultaneously, and improvements 
 had to be made and the plant en- 
 larged in order to keep abreast with 
 progress. In fact, a second works 
 had to be built, and today there 
 are practically two plants of the 
 Harbison-Walker people at this place, 
 known as No. 1 and Nc. 2 works. Mr. 
 C. V. Hackman remained in charge of 
 the work here until 1905, at which 
 time he went to Lock Haven.where 
 he superintended tJie Lock Haven 
 Fire Brick Co.. ])lant at that plsce. 
 J. A. Lan sherry succeeded Mr. Hack- 
 man, taking charge in November, 
 1905. Mr. Lansberry remained a 
 very efficient and capable superin- 
 tendent until the spring of 1908. when 
 he relinquished his position here and 
 

 Harbison-Walker Brick Plant, 
 
W^xii0SiiS^^^M^S$^ 
 
 III 
 
 Mount Union, Pa. 
 
346 
 
 went to Mcunt Savage, Md. Mr. 
 Hacknian at that time returned to 
 Mount Union, March 1, 1908, and 
 since that date he has had charge and 
 in fact, developed the works into a 
 hig:h state of efficiency, the greatest 
 that has been known so far in its 
 history. 
 
 One of the first things to ob- 
 serve in a brief sketch of these works 
 is the inexhaustible amoimt of gan- 
 ister I'ock to be found on the sum- 
 mit of the mountain. It was due, of 
 course, primarily, to this fact that 
 the works were located here and 
 toore specifically on the present 
 site. Indeed, there is seemingly no 
 limit to the amount of rock that has 
 been stored away by the all-wise 
 Creator — a supply for many years to 
 come. 
 
 There is another prominent fea- 
 ture, and that is the way in which 
 the rock is transported from the quar- 
 ries on the mountain top to the es- 
 tablishment below. By the assist- 
 fiflg§ of teams by locomotive anc cars 
 the ffltterial is transported to the 
 drum at the top of the incline, and 
 from that point it is carried down 
 the steep declivity to the works be- 
 low by the means of heavy cars — 
 the ioSdid ones d'^scending, simul- 
 tM^eUsiy carrying up the empties. 
 This process is carried en by means 
 of track and a heavy cable. 
 
 The progress of brick making has 
 been described at length in these 
 columns in the past. Nevertheless, 
 
we might just cay here that whiirt 
 hot an intricate process, it requires 
 considerable skill and experience in 
 order to carry on the work success- 
 fully. The rock after ccming from 
 the quarries on the mountain is run 
 through a large crusher, after which 
 it is mixed with lime water and 
 ground into mud by passing through 
 large steel pans expressly for this 
 purpose. Coming out of the pans, it 
 is placed into the hands cf the 
 moulders, who shape it into brick 
 by means of steel moulds, the brick 
 loeing of all kinds and sorts. The 
 3iewly moulded product is then plac- 
 ed into the drying ovens and made 
 ready to be burned in the kilns. 
 Placed into the k'lns, they remain 
 there a certain length of time expos- 
 ed to tremendous heat, and when 
 fmished they are +.aken out, loaded 
 upon cars and sent put as a finished 
 product and a necessary article of 
 ■commerce. 
 
 The number of pans now in opera- 
 tion icr the crushing of the rock is 
 10; the number of kilns at the pres- 
 ent time is 29; the ])ropelling force 
 of the establishment is given out by 
 2 large engines of 2.50 and 350 
 horse power each, and they are used 
 Tor running the pans exclusively. 
 There are several other small engin- 
 es which are used for 'running 
 the electric plants, the large ovens 
 in the drying even, etc. The steam 
 is conveyed from these large boilers, 
 cind in the winter time the steam 
 
348 
 
 pipes heating the building are convey- 
 ed from this source. Th'? establish- 
 ment has its own electric light plant. 
 and their dynamo will carry 300 
 lights in a first class way. The wa- 
 ter supply comes from the Juniata 
 River. There are several sidings 
 running from the main line of the 
 P. R. R. and from the E. B. T. R. R. 
 int: the woiks. On an average. 
 there are 16 car l:a'Js of biick sent 
 out from this plant daily, and some 
 days the number is even more than 
 this. 
 
 The buildings are well constructed 
 of wood, brick, stone and iron, and 
 inside they afford a sufflcisnt amcunt 
 c** room for the workmen, the moving 
 of cars, etc. There are in connection 
 with the main building, and the 
 store-house, a carpenter shop, a 
 blacksmith shcp, and about 95 
 dwelling houses which surround the 
 works. Er,ch kihi has a capacity of 
 about 90,000, and on 3 of the most 
 conspicuous and attractive features 
 about the e-tablishment is the reflec- 
 tion of the burning kilns upcn the 
 sky at night. .The western horizon, 
 f-nd, in fact, the western portion of 
 town is beautifully illuminated. 
 
 The Harbison-Walker Brick Plant 
 is a iilace of industry. It is no 
 ])laee for idlers. Everybody seems to 
 be on the hustle. Of thi,T great organi- 
 ation, the headquarters is in Pitts- 
 burg. The Hs'-bison-Walker people 
 are the owners and operators of 32 
 plants, and it might be well to men- 
 
04!) 
 
 t'o'A here that cne-seventh of the pro- 
 ■duct, the capacity cf all being a 
 nlillion brick daily, is produced in 
 Mount Union. They have works at 
 the following places: Wylani. Ala., 
 Hayes Station, Woodland, Clearfield, 
 Grampian, Wallacetcn, Retort, Philips- 
 burg.- Curwensville, Monument, Mill 
 H?M. T.ock Haven. F:gart, Oliveville, 
 Ky., Templetcn. Portsmouth. O., and 
 Chicago. Among the men at the head 
 are: President. H. W. Croft; Vice 
 Presidents and Managers, Hay Walk- 
 er and O. M. Reif; and J. E. Lewis, 
 former superintendent at the works 
 here, is now Genera\ Manager over 10 
 establishments. All these men are 
 located in Pittsburg. 
 
 Vast • improvements have been 
 made to the pl&nt here during Mr. 
 I-Iackman's administratt'ion. A briick 
 roadway has been laid from the 
 street to the office, passing along 
 the east side of the store room, 
 riower beds and a beautiful lawn, 
 have been laid out at the entrance to 
 the plant. Brick and concrete pave- 
 ments have been also laid. The out- 
 jnit has been increased to 140,000 
 brick daily, and upv^ards of 600 men 
 are now employpd. The second 
 works was built in 1903, and it is 
 gratifying today to state that they 
 are shipping 10 per cent, more brick 
 than they are making, the number 
 Aoing cut being 160,000 daily. For 
 this additional amount, of course, 
 they hsve to draw upon the store 
 room. The hot and cold blast system 
 
:-]50 
 
 has been installed at No. 2 wcik?,,, 
 and another thing worth mentioning 
 is that the surplus heat from the 
 kilns is used in the boilers for 
 the manufactuie of steam, this s.ys- 
 tom having been installed receiitly. 
 The o.Tice fbi'ce is Ra]i)h H. Cassady. 
 and John Mitchell. The foremen 
 are as follows: E3 Preston, Daniel 
 Goodlmder, .John Swig.irt, Ralph 
 Peters, Walter .T:nkins. Harry Ros- 
 ensteel, Herman Ltindis and George 
 I-andis. George Landis Iccks after 
 the loading of the cars; Paul M.' 
 Rice is night foremmi of the yards; 
 ( harles Knepp is shipping clerk; 
 Gecrge Snyder has cha-ge of the' 
 quarries on the mountain ; W. P. 
 Grissinger is stable boss and A. M. 
 Simpson is coal weighman. 165 car 
 loads of stone t re used daily, and 
 the increase of business las been so 
 great that additional tracks are be- 
 ing planned for the mountain in- 
 cline and additional means also fcr 
 the facilitating of the transportation 
 of the ro-^k from the summit of 
 the" mountain to the works. There 
 are 140 tons of coal consumed daily. 
 
 CLINTON V. HACKMAN 
 
 Clinton V. Hackman is' a native of 
 Clearfield. Pa., having been born 
 Aug. 29, 1870. Mr. Hackman re- 
 mained there until 1901, when he en- 
 tered the service of the Harbison- 
 Walker Co., as paymaster in the 
 Clearfield district. Prior to that date, 
 however, Mr. Hackman was engaged 
 
Clinton V. Hackman 
 
 Superintendent Harbison-Walker Briek Plant 
 
in business in Clearfield, his career 
 being varied somewhat; A merchant. 
 a furniture dealer, a bookkeeper, for 
 the Clearfield Lumber Co., assistant 
 postmaster of that town, and also an 
 employee of the railroad company. 
 Mr. Hackman first came to' Mount 
 Union in 1902, and was here until 
 1905, when he went to Lock Haven, 
 and from that place to Chicago, 
 v/here he had charge of a large brick 
 plant. He was recalled by his com- 
 pany, to the Mount Union work, ar- 
 riving here March 1, 1908. Mr. Hack- 
 liian is a practical bi'ick man, being 
 acquainted with the whole process 
 of brick making, and besides this 
 he is a thorough business man, he 
 being capable of handling a large 
 force of men, and of getting the 
 best results from his employees. 
 He is well liked and appreciated by 
 those Avho are under him as well as 
 those who are over him at the main 
 offices, and his ability is recognized. 
 Mr. Hackman was married in 
 •Juilg; 1893. to Miss Annie A. Kittel- 
 berger cf Clearfield. To this union 
 three children have been born; Fred- 
 'ericka, Mary Julia and Anna Katha- 
 rine. Mr. Hackman is a member of 
 'the Lutheran church, also of the 
 Rd^'^fll Arcanum. He is a member too 
 ^t the Mount Union School-Board. 
 For a number of years he was super- 
 intendent of the Sunday-school of 
 the Clearfield Lutheran church, as 
 well as for a term President of 
 the Christian Endeavor Union of 
 Clearfield county. He is an excellent 
 citizen in this community. 
 
353 
 
 J. A. LANSBERRY 
 
 J. A. Lansberry, who was superin- 
 tendent of the Mount Union works 
 irom 1905 to 1908, was born in Wood- 
 land, Clearfield county, Feb. 4, 1880. 
 His education was received in the 
 public schools of that borough with 
 the exception of a year spent at 
 the Lock Haven Xcrmal School. Mr. 
 Lansberry started to learn brick mak- 
 ing at about the age of 12. He was 
 for a number of years in the employ 
 '■of the Harbiscn-Walker Co.. having 
 superintended the plants at Cleav- 
 lield, Hayes Station, Woodland, Wal- 
 laceton and Mount Union, respective- 
 ly. From Mount Union he went to 
 Mount Savage, Md., where he had 
 charge of a large brick plant. He 
 was married to Miss Burkett, daugh- 
 ter of Peter X. Burkett of Shirleys- 
 iDurg, and he is the father of one 
 son. At the present time Mr. Lans- 
 Ijerry and family are located in 
 Piedmont, W. Va. 
 
 THE MOUNT UNION BOTTLING 
 WORKS 
 
 The Mount Unicn^ Bottling Works 
 IS located on the corner of Pennsyl- 
 vania Avenue and Washington 
 Streets. It is operated and owned 
 Ijy Messrs. R. .J. Faust, Sr. & Sen. 
 The Messrs. Fau-t entered this busi- 
 ness together on Aug. 1. 1908, and 
 have inee thst time been doing 
 quite a successful business. They 
 manufacture only soft drinks and 
 they distribute it throughout Hunt 
 
J. A. T;an sherry 
 
ingdon and adjoiniag counties. Tlieir 
 capacity, vvhsn running in full, is 
 about 200 cases d^ily. The Mount 
 iJnion ••pop" is noted l':r its sweet- 
 ness, and where once it has been 
 used de:'.lers generally are anxious 
 to continue this line of goodi. 
 
 The Mount Union Bottling Works 
 v-.-as o:;tablished here by Mr. .J. -E. 
 ^'o\vinckel, who is now located in 
 A'le-cersburg, Pa. Mr. VowinckHl 
 sold half of the busine-3 on June 1, 
 1908 to John E. Faust, son of R. J. 
 Faust, Sr., and together the;- c:ntin- 
 ued the partner.-hi() until Aug, 1st. 
 of the same year, when Mr. Vowin- 
 ckel's >:hare was ])urchased by R. J. 
 I'.ust, Si-., Thoi: equipment is up-to- 
 date, and their aim is to make a 
 a'o'J. c]e:n and palatable ]jroiuct. 
 
 EWING'S MILL 
 
 Ewing's Mill, the proprietor jf 
 which is the efficient miller, J. El- 
 mer Ewiiig, of Mcunt ITnicn. is a 
 stand which has been in existence 
 for a number of years, notwithstand- 
 ing th« tact ':hat i::an\- ira-ked 
 -hanges have been m de at fr:quont 
 intervals. Thi •. mii] was built by 
 r^e heir.T of John Shaver hi 18:^2 or 
 '■]".. Henry Shaver r n nicted if fr^- 
 nrmi - cf years, he being the son 
 Of John Shaver. Mr Sh.avei- sold it 
 to David Etnier. wlio had charge of 
 -Che mill for sevei,al years. John 
 Rummel. deceased, oi)erated this 
 plant foi- several years "n connee':ion 
 v.'ith David Etnier. ,7ohn Ewing and 
 
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 £0113. who came to Mount Union from 
 Shirleysburg in 1889, purchased 
 the stand and since their taking hold 
 many improvements have been made. 
 Mr. Ewing died in 3.i02. and after his 
 death the iirm was known as .John 
 Ewinig's Estate. Following thlis, the 
 firm name w^as John Ewing's Sons, 
 they being J. Elmer, the present 
 proprietor, and J. Banks Ewing. 
 the proprietor of the thriving grist 
 mill at Orbisonia. The establ'sh- 
 ment is now^ owned exclusively by 
 J. Elmer Ewing, and he has ( ne or 
 the most up-to-date flouring mills in 
 Central Pennsylvaaia. It is equipp'ed 
 to run by either w-ater or steam 
 power, and as to the meih^mitm in- 
 stalled, it is all of first class order 
 and capable of turning' out the finest 
 flour almost that can be produced. 
 Mr. Ewing is a practical miller and 
 rnderstands his business thoroughly. 
 His assistant is CMarlie Fields. His 
 engineer is John Stitt. 
 
 J. ELMER EWING 
 
 .1. Elmer Ewing, the jjroprietor of 
 Ewiii.-"s Mill, was born Oct. 16. IS-iS 
 in Mitnintown, Pa. ^o i of John and 
 Mary Ewing. A part of his child- 
 hood he iiassed in old Juniata and 
 moved ^.ith his parents to McVey- 
 to" - Aft'-; residing in McVeytnwn 
 for some time, the family moved to 
 Shirleysburg, where the father had 
 charge of the mill, near the Shirley 
 bridges for several year?. From 
 tliat place they came to Mount Union 
 
J. 1 '.'iiMcr lowing 
 
359 
 
 in 1SS9. Mr. Ewhig kaiued the mill- 
 ing trade under his father, and dur- 
 ing- his time has given his exclu- 
 sive time to the milliag business. 
 He has served in several local offi- 
 ces in town, and is also a member 
 at the present time cf the Fire Co, 
 Mr. Evv'ing is greatly interested in 
 the upbuilding and progress of 
 Mount Unicn. He was m?;rrii'd to 
 Miss Margaret Drake, Oct. 24, 1889. 
 
 THE MOUNT UNION LAUNDRY 
 
 The Mount Union Laundry i.s ]irac- 
 tically a new industry in our town, 
 being located on the corner otUixis- 
 cn Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. 
 The laundry was st;irted July 2, I9(JS, 
 and back cf it' are H. R. Grieit of 
 the Vulcan Tn^ding Cc T. , X. Kurtz 
 of the Silica Brick C:., and W. -G. 
 Fisher, formerly of the Ha; bison- 
 Walker Co., of this plae-. but now 
 with that Ccm].)any at their plant at 
 Hayes Station. The laundry hrs 
 been doing a very good business 
 since established, ir is under the 
 direeticn at the lu-psvnt time, of Mr. 
 C. P. iWcCcy. 7'li:' ;i: si, rant; are: 
 Kenneth Paiinmel. :\lrs. .Maud R:rer. 
 Miss- Cora King,, n'so Misses Belle 
 and M:ud King, the latter two being 
 employed a portion of the fnie, Ten 
 towns beside Mount Union receive 
 laundry from the Mount Iniicn U_urn- 
 dry, namely: Huntingdon, Orbi;onia, 
 Rcbe;fi::ale, McVeytown,. Alexandria, 
 Gallitzin, South Fork, Saltillo. Pot:- 
 ersburg and Roedsville. The rppara- 
 
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 tiis in the laundry is all up-to-date 
 and suitable to facilitating the work 
 as well as dohig it in an up-to- 
 date manner. 
 
 C. P. McCOY 
 
 Mr. C. P. McCoy, the manager cf 
 the Mount Union Laundry, was hori^ 
 in Braddock, Pa. Residing there i:or 
 some time, he later mcved to La- 
 trobe, and it was at Latrobe that 
 he graduated in the high school, thu» 
 finishing his public school educr.ticn; 
 He pursued a business course at 
 St. Vincent College, and after that 
 entered into the laundry bu iness. 
 
For some time he was c..^:r> iiead ol 
 the shce depaitment in one of the 
 large Johnstown stores. Mr. McCoy 
 came to Mount Union Sept. 5, 1909, 
 and since this date has been engag- 
 ed with the laundry. He under- 
 stands his business thoroughly, and 
 since in this community has won 
 the esteem of our people. He " is a 
 gentleman of lienor and respect. 
 
 THE MOUNT UN O.N TANNING COMPANY 
 
 The manu.^acture o£ leather dates 
 from the earliest t^mes. The manu- 
 facture c^f leather in the United 
 rotates began soon after the first 
 English colonists settled on Massa- 
 chusetts Bay in 1620. One of the 
 first needs of tJiese early tillers of 
 the soil Avas leather for shoes, har- 
 ness and other domestic purposes. 
 
 The tanners in thiscountiy have 
 followed the woodsmen. When the 
 fine hemlock fo' ests of New England 
 were cut down and lumbering push- 
 ed westward to the Allegheny Moun- 
 tains, the tannerie.'^ fallowed closely 
 ir their w?ke. As they advanced west- 
 ward, the old plants were abandoned 
 because of the scarcity and high 
 priced tan bark, and new ones built 
 farther in the woods. The early tan- 
 neries were of temporary construc- 
 tion, and were bui^t with the idea 
 of being abandcned in a few years 
 for more desirable locations. As 
 the business increased in import- 
 ance, and as tanning materials in 
 the middle states became scueer, 
 the center of leather making i'as 
 
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 shifted from New England to tlu-" 
 middle and southern states. It has 
 always been more profitable to move 
 the hides to the tanneries Lhau Lo 
 move the bulky, heavy tan ba.'iv long 
 distances. 
 
 Fifty years ago leather malving, 
 iron making- and lumbering we-re 
 the three principal industrie.s ot 
 Pennsylvania. About that ti\iL .> some 
 efnterprising men regarded Mount 
 Unicn as a well- located place for 
 securing tan bark. In 1859 Jolin 
 F.are. a well known citizen af Mount 
 Tnio, built the first tannery here. It 
 was on the exact sUe of the present 
 large tannery of the Mount Union 
 Tanning Co. In 1863 Bare became en- 
 thused with the r '1 excitement in 
 western Pennsylvania and sold out 
 his tannery to .lacob Hoffman. The 
 plant at this time was small, like 
 the average tanneries of that day. 
 In 1869 Bare returned • from -the- oil 
 regions and built ,a new tannery with- 
 in a short distance of his former 
 property. Both of these adjacent 
 pro])erties were conducted successful- 
 ly for a number -cf years. 
 
 It was in 1874 that A. D. Faust 
 and son of Ambler, Pa., ^successful 
 and i)ractical manufacturers of har- 
 ness leather came to Mount Union. 
 Wiih the idea of still further enlarg- 
 ing their business connections, the 
 Messrs. Faust came here and bought 
 both the Hoffman and Bare tanner- 
 ies. It was at that time that Mr. R. 
 •J. Faust, Esq., a highly esteemed, 
 well known and successful busine-ss 
 
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 ir:air c:mo to Mcunt Union. Tin- Huff- 
 man tannery mentioned above was 
 inirchased in 1S7:J and tlie Bare tan- 
 nery was bought in 1876. althougli 
 Ijossessicn was net tal^en of s-^nie un- 
 til 1877. The second tannery built 
 by Bare was run by Williiun H. Ros- 
 ensteel for a few years. 
 
 Under the direction of Mr. R. J. 
 Uaust,- the tanning business continu;d 
 in ini])ri'tance from 1874 until 100,8, 
 Avhen the Faust Br:t;he;'s retired from 
 their intere£ls hen; and sTld t'r-rir 
 tannery [u-operty to the Mount Union 
 Tanning Ccanpany. 
 
 Hcvv'ever. jirior to this time, in 
 1878, the first tivnning j)iant built l)y 
 John fJare in 185!) was burned. 
 The present tanning plant was le- 
 built and stnnds on its foundation. 
 Messrs. Faust dismantled the second 
 tannery built by .Tohn Bare in 18Gfl, 
 and sold the l}uilding to the DeFiehn 
 Chair Co. 
 
 The Mount Union Tanning Co.. is 
 an cutgrowUn of the Juniata Oak 
 Extract Co., at this ])oint, and it 
 oijerated in connection with the 
 large tannery ?t Saltillo by C 
 Greene & Sons. 
 
 During the i)ast century great 
 changes have trken ])!ace in leather 
 n;aliing as well as in all ot'>er im- 
 ])ortant lines of manufacture. At 
 that time it was thought that only 
 the choicest hemlock or reck oak 
 baik v/fs suitable for making leath- 
 er. Modern science has, in recent 
 years revolutionized the business to 
 a large degree. Tn addition to -thf 
 
abuve tanning materials, the Mount 
 In ion Tanning Co., claim toi be mak- 
 ing a better sole leather than was 
 made years ago. In addition to 
 the reck oak bark and hemlock bark 
 which they use, they use en'ormous 
 quantities of tannin made from 
 chestnut wood; frc.m myrabolams, a 
 nut which grows plentifully in India; 
 and quebracho, a tannin extracted 
 from an important foi'est tree of 
 the Argentine Republic. In has been 
 found in recent yea's that a better 
 piece cf leather can be made by 
 combining several tanning materials 
 than by the use of a single one. 
 
 The Mount Union Tanning Co. 
 plant £t this time is of much greater 
 impoitance than the ])lant origina'ly 
 ^uilt here in 1S59. Then they tanned 
 about 10 hides per o:ay. The present 
 plant here has a capacity of 250 
 hides per day. and the manufactur- 
 ing is done on a larze pcale with 
 expensive machinery and by a com- 
 plicated process. Nothing but sole 
 leather is made here, ss nowadays 
 tanneries specialize as well as other 
 ■ines of manufacture. Nearly all the 
 hides used at this tannery are im- 
 ported. They come chiefly from 
 South and Central America by stenm- 
 e- to New York and Boston, thence 
 by rail to Mount Union. The com 
 ji'iny is now getting a large con- 
 signment of hides from China. Last 
 year they tanned a lot of hides from 
 British East Africa. They are from 
 the native cattle found there. 
 These have large humps on their 
 s^houlders. This is the same part of 
 
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 AlTiea where ex-presiclent Rcos'evelt 
 lias, been huntirg for a number of 
 months. When ther,e hides eame in 
 they were dried in the sun and 
 :JoIcled together. Between the folds 
 quantities of ocein or river sanri 
 were found. This undoubtedly 
 came all the way from the shores 
 of some cf tho African rivers or 
 from the shores of Uie Indian Ocean. 
 It is a curiciis thing that thas-e- sands 
 from Africa should finally wash doun 
 and ultimately find a lodgm nt 
 among the sands of the Juniata, 
 River. 
 
 Everything comes in and ii shipped 
 out by carload? from the large plsnt 
 now here. Nearly all the lea'h'r 
 goes to Boston, which from th« 
 time cf the PilgriiTi fathers, has re- 
 mained the shoe manufacturing cen- 
 ter of the United States. 
 
 The Tanning Co., is now installing 
 electic motors for the operation of 
 a part of the machinery. These will 
 he driven with electricity from the 
 power of the .Juniata Water & Water 
 Power Cc .^nd they will supplement, 
 but not supplant, the steam plant 
 which the company now uses. 
 
 R. J. FAUST 
 
 Richard J. Faust, Sr., was l)ora iu 
 Tpper Macungic. Lehigh County, Oef. 
 9. 1S48. He was in his third year 
 when his father moved to Gilkey'b 
 Corner. Montgomsry County, and his 
 first recollections are of the iilac" 
 which was his home through all 
 (he days cf bis youth rnd young 
 manhood. Mr'. Faust obtained his 
 
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 R. J. Faust 
 
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 education iu t'.ie common schools of 
 his township, later spsnding 6 months 
 at the Allentcwn Military and Colle- 
 giate Colleg-G. He sr.ve no attention, 
 hov/ever, to the niilitary pa it ot' 
 the school, as 'he did not consider 
 that it A'-'Culd he cl' any use to him, 
 'he having been cut out for a tanner.. 
 He was 15 years old when he enter- 
 ed his father's tannery as an ap- 
 prentice, and 19 y^ars of ag'', when 
 he became foreman in the i i^'itution. 
 and du:ing his father's absence R. 
 J- Faust was manager or superin- 
 tendent. 
 
 It was in the f:r;ll of 1S7;^ that, in 
 company with his father, Mr. , Faust 
 ]Hirchased in Mount Union the Hoff- 
 man tannery, and in the spring of 
 1874, he came to town and assumed 
 full management thereof. This tan- 
 nery w:s brilt in IS-"!) by .John 
 Bare, who r^ll it to J' cob H':ffi;an.. 
 In 18«9 Mr. ^^::re built anothe.- tt;.^- 
 nery within a hurdrcd feet of the^ 
 site of the old one. and his tannery 
 was sold at .'.heriff's sale in 1870 to 
 Mr. Faust and his f.^ther. The firm 
 was known as A. D. Faust & Son, 
 until after the father's de.-th in 1884, 
 when the name changed to Faust 
 Bros. R. J. Faust was a practical 
 tanner and had learned the business 
 thoroughly. He s'dd out the plant 
 h«re in town in 1908 to C. Greene & 
 Son®, and since that time Mr. Faust, 
 in company with his son, .John E. 
 Faust, have been conducting the 
 
368 
 
 Mount Union Bottling Works. Asso- 
 ciated witli Mr. Faust in tlie tanning 
 business were his two sons, Ricliard 
 J. Faust, Jr., now witli the Irving 
 National Exchange Bank of New 
 \ork City, and John E. Faust, now 
 of :Mount Union. Mr. Faust has held 
 various borough offices in his town 
 and been an upright citizen, who has 
 been held '%i the highest esteem by 
 his fellow-men. He is .a member of 
 the Lutheran church, also superin- 
 tendent of the Lutheran Sabbath- 
 school at the present time. He was 
 one. of the instigators in the erection 
 of that house of worship. Prior to 
 the establishment of the Lutheran 
 church here, Mr. Faust was closely 
 associated with the Presbyterian 
 church, an-d for many years was su- 
 perintendent cf the. primary depart- 
 ment of the Sabbath school. He 
 stands high in the masonic order, 
 having become a member of Mt. 
 Moriah Lodge No. 300 F. and A. M., 
 in 1875. In 1877 he took the chiapter 
 degrees in the Standing Stone Chap- 
 ter. H. R. A. M. No. 201. He is also 
 a member of the Huntingdon Com- 
 mandery K. of T. No. 65, aud he is 
 a life member of Syria Temple A. 
 A. O. N. M. S.. Pittsburg, Pa. Mr. 
 Faust is also a member of the Odd 
 Fellows. Mount Union lodge No. 677. 
 He was married on Jan. 6, 1870 to 
 Miss Caroline Herrman, daughter of 
 i-lenry Herrman of Horsham Town- 
 ship, Montgomery county. Mr. Herr- 
 man came fro'^i Germany. Mrs. Faust 
 was born Feb. 11. 1849. Their chil- 
 
370 
 
 dren are as follows: IMstilda, Z\Irs. R.. 
 Al. Longaci-e, of town,, Richard J., 
 or New York City, and John E., of 
 Mount Union. 
 
 Mr. Faust was 17 years a school 
 director, the schools being graded un- 
 der his administration, He has been 
 Justice of the Pesce since Gov. Patti- 
 son's term. 
 
 THE JUNIATA OAK EXTRACT CO. 
 
 The ])lant of the .Juniata Oak Ex- 
 tract Co.. is one of the newer manu- 
 facturing establishments of Mount 
 Union. 
 
 It is the out£;-owth of the Saltillo 
 Tannery. It is operated also lis 
 close connection with the MdiUnt 
 Union Tanning Co. whose large pliant. 
 If described elsewhere in this issue,, 
 although each plant is operated sepa- 
 rately. 
 
 This illustrates the trend of mod- 
 ern leather making. During recent 
 years the impoi'tant tannin bearing' 
 barks, such as the oaks and hemlock, 
 have become so scarce from the cut- 
 ting down of our once great forests 
 that the Irrge tanning industry had* 
 to search in other directions for a 
 sufficient supply of tannin. It was 
 found that the tannin from chestnut 
 wood and bark Avas suitable, and later 
 me.-ns were found for its extraction. 
 Coupled wth thic- necessity of- finding- 
 new and strange sources of tannin, 
 the leather making establishments of 
 this country have, because of the ne- 
 cessity of competition, been compel- 
 
371 
 
 led to build their tanneries in larger 
 and still larger units. The develop- 
 rcent cf that business required h-rg- 
 er and more eypensive machinery 
 and the installation of elaborate and 
 substantial equipnient. All these are 
 resulting in cheaper manufacturing 
 costs, Jt was now i ecogaized that it 
 was no longer economical to abandon 
 thes'e large and expansive tanning- 
 units. During ea,i1sr years a tan^ 
 nery was of temporary construction. 
 J:o be soon abandoned for a "now 
 i-et" like the small steam portable 
 saw mill of today. The tannery was 
 often built miles from a rMlroad. 
 Nowadays it it most important to 
 be located at best centres of lail or 
 water transportation. Hence for 
 the-e reasons was born the necessity 
 for the building of chestnut and oak 
 extract plant?, such as we are about 
 tc describe. 
 
 In 1905 the .Juniata Oak Extract 
 was organized, and 13 acres of 
 ground was bought of James Barnes 
 in Shirley Township al:ng the E. B. 
 T. R. R. near iNIonnt Union. It was 
 important that railroad connections 
 be had with both the P. R. R. and 
 E, B, T, R, R,. so the latte;- company 
 laid a (bird rail from their ya-.ds to 
 thi~ iocat-cn for the purpose of 
 handling standard gauge csr.-. After 
 t-everal months the plant was ei-ect- 
 ed and railroad switches laid, and in 
 the early spring of 1906 the plrnt 
 was put into operation. 
 
 The mode of operation consists of 
 
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 grinding up about 50 cords of cliest- 
 imt wood or hemlock or oak bark 
 daily. This material is torn up into 
 very small pieces in the shredding 
 and chipping machines. This chipping 
 machine is callad a "hog." It is well 
 named. It is powerfully built, and 
 revolves very fast, and into its capa- 
 cious jaws is dumped large chunks 
 of cord wood as large as a man"-: 
 l>ody, which it tesrs apart with the 
 {greatest dispatch. The wood is ted 
 directly into this "hog" from the 
 cars. After still further preparatio ;, 
 the wood or ba^'k chips pass by 
 means of conveyors to the leach 
 house, which is a huge building ful! 
 of large round tanks about 14 feet 
 deep by 14 feet high. In these the 
 chips ?,re dumped. Here the t:.nnin 
 and other soluble matters are wash- 
 ed cut by hot water and then pump- 
 ed to the evaporator house. 
 
 The chips a:3 nnw practically val- 
 ueless after fh-:^ tannin has bsen re- 
 mcved. But it is necesscry to ]-e- 
 movo them to m?,ke rlace for new 
 ones. They arp now steaming hot 
 and wet. This removal used to be rn 
 •snnoying i)roblem.. It was formerly 
 done by hand labor. This was ex 
 pensive r,nd it was h'ard to get men 
 to do the severe work. The .Juniata 
 Co., has two machines, recently in- 
 vented, which now do the work per- 
 fectly. These are operated by elec- 
 tric motors. They scrape the chips 
 to a hole made in the tank bottoms 
 v,'here they fall thi-ough into convey- 
 
oi's underneath and are then carried 
 to the boiler house to be burned as 
 fuel. 
 
 The boiler plant consists of 4 tu- 
 bular boilers, ea-ch 18 feet long and 
 150 H. P. each, making a total ol 
 600 H. P. These are run continuousc 
 ly and >?ve fired with chips and coai. 
 In addition to the onips, about 7 
 tens of coal are used daily. 
 
 The tannin after washing from the 
 chips is in a very dilute condition. 
 It is too dilute to be used fcr tanning. 
 It is too bulky also to transport long 
 distances by railroad. It must now 
 be concentrated. This is done in the 
 evaporator house. These evaporators 
 are large cylinders setting on their 
 end. They are built of pure copper, 
 since nearly all other metals would 
 injure the tannin. There are 3 cf 
 these evaporators, and the boil'ng is 
 done with steam. Eacli of these eva- 
 porators is connected to the otiier 
 for the passage of steam and the 
 concenti'ating liquor. The boiling is 
 done under vacuum, as this permits 
 the heat from the steam to be re- 
 used three times. The tannin would 
 ■also be destroyed if the bpiling 
 v/ere done at the open air tempera- 
 tures. 
 
 In fact, the Juniata Co., uses their 
 steam four t'mes before it is conden- 
 sed to be pumped back into the four 
 boilers to supply them with water. 
 The steam is first usel in the large 
 chipping eng'ne, air compressor, elec- 
 tric ligl:t engine, vc^.cuum pump en- 
 
The Chair Factory 
 
Mount Union, Pa. 
 
378 
 
 gine, and numerous ismal'l steam 
 inimps, and conducted then to the 
 evaporator house; here it is used the 
 second, third and fourth times 
 through the evaporatoi-s. The com- 
 pany is figuring to use this heat the 
 hfth time. This illustrates again the 
 wonderful economies to which our 
 large manufacturing plants resort to 
 cheapen costs. From these large 
 evaporators the concentrated tannin 
 ifj pumped into storage tanks for 
 shipment all over the United States 
 and some to foreign countries. The 
 extract is now black color and thick 
 like syru]j. but when it is diluted for 
 use in making leather It produces a 
 beautiful oak colored leather with 
 V/hieh we are all familiar on our 
 shoe bottoms. 
 
 The first tannin extract plant in 
 the United States was built in Hunt- 
 ingdon about 20 years ago. Tt was 
 commonly known as the Gondola 
 AVorks after Gondola, an eminent 
 French chemist, who discovered the 
 process. The Huntingdon plant was 
 abandoned years ago. It was a finan- 
 cial failure for a number of reasons. 
 Our Mount Union plant was the last 
 built in the United States. In be- 
 tween these two have been built a- 
 bout two dozen others throughout 
 the Eastern States. The Mount Unicn 
 plant has been a success from the 
 beginning. It has been making a 
 high grade extract and has been capa- 
 bly managed. Its product has met 
 with readv sale. It has been run- 
 
iiing continuoiialy day and nigl:t for 
 three years without a shut dowj. It 
 not ciily supplies the Large tannir- 
 ies at Saltillo and Mount Union with 
 tannin, but ships much to other tan- 
 neries in this State. Its businejs is 
 all dene in car-losd Icti. It operates 
 a line of standard gauge, all steel 
 tank cars of its own which they 
 send from California to Canada. 
 The cut shows one of these. This 
 year they shipped an order in casks 
 to South Africa. Last year they s?nt 
 another to Australia. All these rre 
 advertising Mount Union products all 
 the world around. 
 
 This large and important plant is 
 complete in every particular. It is 
 lighted with electricity. They carry 
 electric current nearly one fourth 
 mile to the Juniata River to a pump- 
 ing plant which automatically sup- 
 plies the plant with 000 gallons Avn- 
 ter per minute, which is chiefly u'd 
 for condensing, leaching and steam 
 lurposes. The grounds cont?in am- 
 ple railroad tracks, arid are pi];ed 
 v.ith numerous hose plugs" 'for fire 
 purposes. The company carries a 
 large stock or wood and bark on hand, 
 which would make a very serious 
 fire unless promptly checked. 
 
 The business of the Mount Union 
 Tannery and the Jun'ata Co., fre 
 now conducted from the same office 
 in Mount Union on account of more 
 convenient facilities. 
 
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 THE CHAIR FACTORY 
 
 The Chair Factory situated to the 
 Yiestern part of town along the old 
 line of the P. R. R.. was erected and 
 t'ormerlj' occupied by the the DcFrehn 
 Cbair Company, and later occupied 
 by the W. H. Moudy Co. It was in 
 the fill of 18S9 that William De- 
 Frebn and sons came here from Wil- 
 liamsport. :\Id., and started up busi- 
 ness. The .Tune flood of that year 
 had damaged considerably their es- 
 tablishn>e:it in Wllliamsport. hence it 
 was for that reason that they came 
 to Mount Union. The o'.d tannery 
 v.as sold to the Messrs. DeFrehn by 
 Tvir. R. J. Fausi. and being dismant- 
 led, was utilized as the first c":air 
 factory. This building was burned on 
 Feb. 20, 1892, and lat'r rsbuilt the 
 second building bei'ag the one stand- 
 ing- today. There is, in addition to 
 the mill, a brick paint shop and 
 several other surrounding buildings. 
 The Messrs. Del''rehn went to Johns- 
 town in 1898 and entered into the 
 chair manufrcturaig business. From 
 t:iat date until about two years ago. 
 the plant was run by W. H. Moudy. 
 The establishment is at present in 
 the hands of the directors: T. H. 
 Adam^, R. .J. Fgust, Chas. Stratford, 
 T. A, Appleby, W. T. Bell W. G, Ew- 
 r.ig's heirs, and A. S, Welc'.i, This 
 board of directors recently named A. 
 S. Welch of their number, trustee. 
 The plant is likely to be sold shortly 
 and be put into ope'-ation. The site is 
 an e:!^CGllent one and the buildings 
 
are in good conclition. 
 
 Of the above firm, William Do- 
 r'rehn, Sr., was the father, and his 
 sous, who were interested in the fac- 
 tory were: Rohe.^t, William. Jr.. Ed- 
 A'-ard, Charles. Frank, Augustus and 
 George. When ilie establishment was 
 in operation, thousands of fine qual- 
 ity chairs of -vhrious styles. \ were 
 sent from this i.dace to various parts 
 of the couniry. 
 
 MOUNT UNION SILICA BRICK 
 WORKS 
 
 The manufacture of silica fire brick 
 marks one of the greatest industrial' 
 enterprises in Mount Union. The 
 Mount Union Silica Brick Co., have 
 s large and modern brick manufac- 
 tory. Mr. Scott Dibeit of .Tohns- 
 lown is .the president of this con-; 
 cern. This plant is japidly. assuming 
 large proportions, afEd in fact the 
 progress as well as |he construction 
 of theiJ- plant during" the past S 
 years hiave been due largely to the 
 quality of their output as well as 
 the methods which ?,re untilized in its 
 manufacture. 
 
 Mr. Dibert is one of : the pionesrs 
 of brick-making in this community.' 
 In fact, before the Harbison-Walke- 
 Plant was erected,^ Mr. Dibert in 
 eomivany with W. H. Haws of .Johns- 
 town came to Mount Union to inves- 
 tigate this town as a favorable site 
 wherein to locate a brick plant. They 
 fou;ul large quantities of g ni-ter 
 rock located on Jack; Mountain, 
 
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 Their visit here st that time was 
 successful, and it was not long af- 
 ter until a brick works was estab- 
 1-shed. known as the W. H. Haws 
 Fire Brick Co. Those who were at 
 the head of this concern at this 
 time wera the men who started the 
 plant of the Mount Union Silica 
 lirick Co., two years later. The W. 
 H. Haws establishment, a few years 
 after it had been built, wias purchas- 
 ed by the Harbison-Walker people, 
 end it was in 1901 that the works 
 of the Mount Union Silica Brick Co.. 
 were erected, though at that time 
 very small in proportion to whst they 
 are today. Their plant has been built 
 upon ground formerly owned by 
 Peter Shaver and later by his daugh- 
 ter. Exie Shsver. Mount Union is in- 
 debted to a great extent to Mr. Scott 
 Dibert fo- the Pourishing brick in- 
 dustries located here today, to which 
 is largely due the prosperity which 
 Mount Union enjoys at the present 
 time. 
 
 The first brick of the Mount Union 
 Silica Brick Co., were made Nov. 27, 
 1901. The plant it that time was small 
 '2nd their output was about 14,000 
 daily. An individual concern, never- 
 theless it had firm footing, substan- 
 tial and efficient mm back of it, and 
 to them has been due the success, 
 which has thus far been attained. 
 At the present time this plant has 
 18 kilns and all of the modern im- 
 proved type. 3 large pans which ' 
 grind the crushed rock. 6 engines. -^ 
 
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 electric motors, 3 boilers, having a 
 capacity of 350 H. P. collectively, an 
 itir compressor, and in fact all the 
 miachinery is up-to-date. Throughout 
 the plant shows quite a bit of ingen- 
 uity in arrangement, coustruction 
 and manipulation. Of the engines 
 just mentioned, there are 3 of 165 H. 
 P. each. 2 of which are used to run 
 the dynamos and the other to run the 
 pans, the other 3 engines are used 
 to run the fans, two of them being 35 
 and the other 3 5 H. P. respectively; 
 the 2 large crushers are run by an 
 85 H. P. electric motor; there is a 
 10 H. P. motor utilized also for 
 running one of the fans and a % H. 
 F. motor used in the blacksmith 
 shop. The process of brick-m!aking 
 ar the Silica Works is unique. The 
 rock is brought here from Jacks 
 Mountain in the vicinity of Mapleton 
 where" it is transported by a locomo- 
 tive and cars to the railroad and 
 shipped to the Mount Union plant. 
 The cars are run in over the siding 
 to the works and the rock is dump- 
 ed and passed through 2 crushers^ 1 
 of which breaks it into pieces and 
 the other crushes it still smaller, 
 the latter process being used to 
 take extra work off the pans. Since 
 having gene through the fine crusher, 
 the rock is conveyed to a large bin, 
 and then into a car, weighed and 
 dropped into the grinding pans 
 wherein it is ground and mixed with 
 lime water. When the material is 
 sufficiently gr;imd, the pans are emp- 
 
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 tied by ^a patent emptier which as- 
 sures uniformity in the ground mix- 
 ture, also doubling the Gapacity, giv- 
 ing them 8 pans rather than 4 per 
 hour, an improvement over the gen- 
 eral run of silica brick-making. After 
 this, the material is pounded into 
 moulds, thence placed upon pallets, 
 ?.nd then upon rack cars and at 
 cnce pushed into the tunnels, 
 Avhere undergoing a process of dry- 
 ing at 200 degrees F., they are now 
 ready for the kilns. They are convey- 
 ed on the same cars into the kilns 
 and thus set and burned. We not© an 
 improvement in the method of hand- 
 ling brick at the Silica Works since 
 the brick are not touched from the 
 time they leave the hands of the 
 moulders until they are set in the 
 kilns. The daily capacity of the Sili- 
 ca Works will shortly be 80,000 dur- 
 ing this year. Of course, to bring 
 about this large output it has been 
 necessisry for the company to under- 
 go some va:3t improvements which 
 are noticeable today. An addition at 
 the present time is being built to the 
 miill, additional siding is also being 
 laid. A large storage shed is being 
 erected for their product and 4 new 
 kilns have just recently been com- 
 pleted. 250 tons of rock are used 
 daily and about 100 tons of coai 
 are being consumed. The pallets are 
 cleaned by means of compressed air 
 and sand bllaisl, run by an air com- 
 pressor in the engine room. There 
 are 305 rack cars having roller bear- 
 
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 higs and each hold -jTG brick. There 
 £Te over 30,000. pallets. The pallets 
 are used to pl'ace the brick upon, af- 
 ter they are taken from the moulds 
 and these pallets are placed on tl>e 
 steel rack cars. 
 
 Thos. X. Kurtz of Mount Union is 
 the efficient general superintendent 
 of the plant; John L. Smiith has 
 charge of all the outside work, in- 
 cluding the burning and setting of 
 the brick; H. E. Lowery, assisted by 
 Harry Stake,' has charge of the 
 moulding and grinding; Walter Hi".de- 
 brand looks after the emptying of 
 the kilns and shipping; .John B. Heek- 
 ert has charge of the making of 
 the moulds; Howarfi Service is mas- 
 ter mechanic; L. M. Robinson has 
 charge of the brick-laying, repairs 
 and new construction; S^amuel Henry 
 is chief carpenter; Horace Chilcott is. 
 chief engineer; William Gloss is 
 night engineer; T. C. Cowher has 
 charge of the quarries on the moun- 
 tain. Of the offlce force. J. Frank 
 Moore is bookkeeper and office man- 
 ager. His assistants are Charles 
 McKelvy and W. O. Fields. The di- 
 rectors of the Mount Union Silica 
 Brick Co., are: Scott Dibert of 
 Johnstown; Franci^s J. Torrance, his 
 brother-in-law, of Pittsburg, Thos. N. 
 Kurtz of Mount Union, and Herman 
 E. Baumer of Johnstown, a son-in- 
 law of Mr. Dibert. The general sales 
 agent for the company is James M. 
 Duncan of Johnstown. 
 
 Mr. Dibert is the owner of 
 
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 the Silica Brick Co., The plant is up- 
 to-date, and has grown and is grow- 
 ing; rapidly to. meet the demands for 
 a high grade of silica brick, such as 
 they are producing' today. As was 
 said in the beginning of this article, 
 the equipment is up-to-dafe' and econ- 
 omy is exercised wherever possible. 
 For instance: The waste heat is t:-.k- 
 en from the cooling kilns arid utiliz- 
 ed by suitable mechanical apparatus 
 for the drying of the brick in the tun- 
 nels. The exhaust steam is flso 
 used to dry the brick and heat the 
 water which is pumped into the boil- 
 ers. This system is a great saving 
 in coal. A blower has been installed 
 in recent months which removes 
 the dust from the crushers. The 
 r len who are employed at this works 
 are skilled in the positions which 
 they hold, and 't is quite true that it 
 is a very busy place. 
 ■ Relative to the supply of ganister 
 rock; in addition to what they are 
 now working, this comp.any owns 10 
 miles of ganister rock along the Tus- 
 carora Mountain, also the end of 
 Stone mountain near Mill Creek, also 
 C!20 acres on the north side of the 
 .luniata on Jacks Mountain, and other 
 hcH'^os. This assures them an inex- 
 bin-T3tible quantity, enough to last 
 them at least 100 years. 
 
 An important part of the p'ant 
 a-e the buildings: Mrc'.iine shcp. 
 blacksmith shoji and carpenter shops. 
 The machine shop is especially equip- 
 ped for making the many steel 
 
nioulds required in this business. Be- 
 sides making mould's, repair work of 
 all kinds is done in the shops, af- 
 fecting a great saving of time.. 
 
 Everything at the Silica Brick 
 Works is carefully and neatly arrang- 
 ed, systematically laid out, so that 
 there , is no loss of time in the hand^ 
 ling of their product as well as in 
 the manufacture of it. From 5 to 10 
 car loads of brick are shipped daily. 
 It takes about 8 days to burn a kiln 
 of brick and then about this length 
 or time Is requift-^d for the kiln to 
 cool sufficiently for the removal of 
 the brick for shipment. The addition- 
 al buildings to the Mount Union Sili- 
 ca Brick Plant will be absolutely fire- 
 proof, and the equipment will be 
 modern In every particular. Electric 
 apparatus is applied wherever possi- 
 ble, this works being the seat of 
 the Mount Union Light & Power Co.. 
 practically under the same control. 
 The popularity and favor of this 
 company's brick is known throughout 
 the country, and the high standard 
 which they have set for this commo- 
 dity is responsible in a great meas- 
 r.re for the extent and increased de- 
 velopment of their ])lant and outjuit 
 todav. :M:-. Kuit? is a practical brick 
 manufacture:-, he having been associ- 
 ated with this business for <?. number 
 of years. He is capable of discharg- 
 mg his duties with marked success,. 
 and is able to deal with the men who 
 are in his employ in such a way as 
 to win their esteem and favor togeth- 
 
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 or with the best results from their 
 labors.: The coal utilized is from 
 the Rockhill Iron & Coal Co., at 
 Robert sdale, there being both East 
 Broad Top and Pennsylvania sidings 
 into the works. 
 
 Major .John :\I. Osborne was asso- 
 cic-ted with the Silica Brick Co., up 
 xaitn the time of his death on .July 
 .d, 1909, and he added much to the 
 ctriciency of this organization. Tl:e 
 Mount Union Silica Brick Co., is the 
 second largest manufacturer cf silica 
 brick in the United States. 
 
 MOUNT UNION LIGHT & POWER 
 COMF^ANY 
 
 The Mount Unicn Light & Power 
 Co., is practically the same as the 
 Mount Union Silica Brick Co. the es- 
 tablishment being located in the en- 
 gine room of the brick works, where 
 two large dynamos have been install- 
 ed w-hich furnish this town with both 
 day and night current. The current 
 was first turned on Aug. 20. 1905, and 
 that was a night long to be remem- 
 bered by our citizens, when the elec- 
 tric lights glcv.ed for the first 
 time on our streets. The officers of 
 the T>ight & Power Co., are: Mr. Di- 
 bert. President; John L. Dickson. 
 Ti- a urer and Superintendent; T. N. 
 Kurtz. Secretary; and the Board of 
 Directors are: Mr. Dibert, T. X. Kurtz 
 .John L. Dickson and Carl F. Strem- 
 el, a son-in-law of Mr. Dibert. Major 
 John M. Osborne, deceased, was also 
 cne of the directors of the Light Co. 
 
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 Mr. Dicks-on has had an education 
 and large experience in electrical 
 work, and handles this electric plant 
 efficiently and with much credit to 
 hmself and this community. . 
 
 SC01T DIBERT 
 
 Mr. Scott Dibert, the President oi 
 the Silica Rrlck Works, was hern 
 >;ov. 1, 1852 in Johnstown. WitJi 
 the exception of a year spent in 
 Philadelphia in connection with a 
 wholesale shoe manufacturing estab- 
 lishment, Johnstown has been Mr. 
 Dibert's home up to the ])resent 
 time. While business interests call 
 him to Mount Union frequently, we 
 are proud as a town to claim a por- 
 tion of his citizenship, and we look 
 forward to a future day when l\Ir. 
 Bibert will make Mount Union his 
 permanent home. For 40 years Mr. 
 Dibart was in the shoe business, in ■ 
 Johnstown. He has relinquished 
 the mercantile business, and for -the 
 last 10 years, has devoted his time to 
 brick making. He was married on 
 Jan. 30. 1879 to. Miss Annie L. Rcsei:- 
 _ steel, daughter of Wm. H. Rcsensteel, 
 ivho in the past had operated thw 
 'tanneries in Mount Union. Mr. Dibert 
 is' an excellent citizen, an efficient 
 business, man. and in consequence cf 
 these characteristics, he has wen 
 the esteem and favor of his employ- 
 ees as well as the community. A 
 T.eekly visit is paid to Mount Union 
 to look after his business interests, 
 and in fact, he is much interested 
 
Mr. Scott Dibert 
 
 President ot Ihe Mount Union Siliea liriclc Company 
 
392 
 
 in our city and just as ambitious as 
 ;,the most of us for advancemsnt and 
 success of the community. 
 
 THOMAS N. KURTZ 
 
 Ttios. N. Kurtz is the Superinten 1- 
 ent for the Mount Union Silica Brick 
 Co. Mr. Kurtz is a native of .Johns- 
 tcwn, £,nd has been associated with 
 brick making as well as clerical work 
 most all his life. He graduated from 
 a business college at the age of 14, 
 after which he continued work in 
 the same college, until 15, when he 
 went to work in the laboratory of 
 the Cambria Steel Co. A little, later 
 
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 Mr. Kurtz entered the office of A. J. 
 Haws & Sons, Ltd., Brick Manufac- 
 turers of Johnstown, as a steno- 
 grapher. He was later bcok-kseper 
 and office managar. In 1899 he 
 came to Mount Union with Bert 
 Haws, and Mr. Dlbert, and in ]900 
 he was with the Harbison-Wclker 
 Co., in the Pittsburg office. He has 
 been with the Meant Union Silica 
 Brick Co., ever since its establish- 
 ment here in 1901. Mr. Kurtz w'as 
 married to Miss Msry Sheaffer and 
 resides on Shirley street, JNIount 
 Union. He is a member of the Pres- 
 byterian church, also of the mascnic 
 order. He is a practical business 
 rnan, and though young in years, is 
 broad in experience and in business 
 capacity. He has made thus far. a 
 very efficient superintendent of the 
 Mount Union P ant. 
 
 MOUNT UNION WATER COMPANY 
 
 In 1883, when Peter Herdic install- 
 ed water works in Huntingdon, he 
 was anxious to come to Mount Union, 
 and install water works here , but 
 w^as informed that Mount Union 
 would install its own water plant. Dr. 
 A. R. McCarthy, then editor of the 
 Times, took the matter * up urging 
 that the borough should be bonded 
 and water brought from Jack's Spring. 
 He succeeded in getting the council 
 to order a special election, but the 
 proposition was voted down by a 
 large majority. People w^ere opposed 
 to bonding the borough for any pur- 
 pose whatever. 
 
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 .The next year Dr. McCarthy was 
 nominated for Burgess on an improve- 
 ment ticket, it being understood that 
 he, if elected, would have the bor- 
 ough install a v.-ater plant. He was 
 defeated by a small majority, but this 
 settled the water proposition for 
 many years. 
 
 In 1899, John Rife of Duncannon 
 came along and got a franchise from 
 the council to install a water plant, 
 agreeing to have the work completed 
 "Within a year. His year expired 
 Avithout his having done anything 
 further than getting a charter. 
 
 In 1900 E. R. Kay. of Bellwood 
 came, bought Rife's charter, obtained 
 from the council a renewal of Rife's 
 franchise, bought the Jaick Spring- 
 stream from J. Simpson Africa and 
 proceeded to install a water works, 
 Kay had in company with him H. W. 
 Eaird, of Cleveland, Ohio, and later 
 Dr. A. R. McCarthy took an interest 
 in the company and bought the other 
 two out. 
 
 For several years he was kept busy 
 enlarging and extending the line to 
 suit the growing needs of the town. 
 In this he wiS'S handicapped by the 
 faulty construction of the work in 
 the first place, having to spend 
 many thousands of dollars in deepen- 
 ing ])ipe3. changing lines, making 
 new reservoir to secure more pres- 
 sure and part of the time by insuf- 
 ficient water — the demands of the 
 town exceeding the supply in very 
 dry seasons, and the builder of the 
 
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 plant baring contracted to tr.r.iish 
 manufactories several times as much 
 water as could be furnished in ordi- 
 narily dry seasons. 
 
 In 1907 Dr. McCarthy sold four- 
 fifths of the plsnt to H. E. Ahrens, 
 ?nd .J. S. Ahrens of Reading, and W. 
 J. Ye;ger of Reed-ville and A. Reed 
 Hayes of I^wistown.. The new com- 
 pany laid a nev>' eight and ten inch 
 line to Daiiv Hollow, where they builf'. 
 a million gallon reservoir, and con- 
 nected the upper Furnace Run, 
 where a smaller reservoir was made. 
 But the year 1908 proved to be the 
 driest for many years and the year 
 190/1 ■ has been still drier, and the 
 three streams are now sending out 
 less water than one stream form8rl\' 
 furnished. 
 
 This 3'ear the company has built 
 ■another million gallon reservoir low- 
 er down on the Furnace stream, and 
 Ir is ncAv engaged in boring an ar- 
 le'dan well et the foot of Jacks 
 "Mountain Ebove Dark Hollow Re- 
 servoir; and it expects, before an- 
 other dry season comes to be able to 
 keep everybody in water. 
 
 Mount Unicn is built on the side of 
 a hill as it were, the highest up part- 
 being two hundred feet higher than 
 the lowest street, and consequently 
 u takes a pressure of ninety-five 
 pounds in the pipes on the lowest 
 street, before the- people of the high- 
 est part of the town can get any 
 vater. Of the seven hundr-ed users 
 of water, nearlv on^^ hundred live on 
 
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 the hil!. too high to be easily served 
 v/hen water is low. 
 
 When the plant was installed, in 
 1900, Mount Union h?d a population 
 of 108(5. It now has, including suburbs, 
 upward of 3200. In 1900 work had 
 just been begun on the "Ganister 
 Works.'" Now thei-e are two large 
 fire brick plants, a iarg^ steam tan- 
 rery, extract works and creosoting 
 works, and two r i'roads, employing 
 in all more than one thousand men 
 end the enlarging and spreading out 
 of the town has c?used the company 
 tc have to be continually extendinj,' 
 its lines. Upwards of twenty thou- 
 sand feet of new line has been laid 
 in the last two years and the com- 
 pany now has more than twelve miles 
 of pipe. There sre fifty-five plugs. 
 H. E. Ahrens is president of the 
 company, W. .J, Yenger, vic3 presi- 
 dent, A. Reed Haye^ treasurer, W. H. 
 Miller secretary,, and Dr. A. R. Mc- 
 Carthy superintendent. 
 
 The lines were extended this year 
 to the new creosoting plant and to 
 Ridge Avenue and AUenport. 
 
 THE SHiRT FACTORY 
 
 "Stitch, stitch, stitch," that is the 
 v,-av it is at the Mount Union Shirt 
 I'L^cto-y, located in the second and 
 third stories of the new Crum build- 
 ing, the concern being known as the 
 Mount Union Manufacturing Co.. un- 
 der the operation of Nathan Faggen 
 &, Co., of Philadelphia. It is the 
 ■shirt factory with 35 girls at work 
 ad 4& sewing machines ready to turn 
 
loose ct any eiiiergency. The pawer 
 is furnished by an electric mo-tor, 
 and the output of shirts is from 90 
 te) 100 dozen daily. The sewing ma- 
 chines used are: Singer. Union. Spe- 
 cial and Wheeler & Wilson. The man- 
 agers at the present time are: Wm. 
 K. Ginsberg and J. Cohen of 'Phila- 
 delphia. They make dress shirts of 
 most every style, color and 
 pattern. It is a paying industry 
 and gives employment to a number 
 Gi the females in Mount Union. 
 
 THE MOUNT UNION LIME CO. 
 
 The Mount Union Lime Company 
 v;as formerly owned by Messrs. Chas. 
 D., and Harry L. Lukens, Today, 
 Harry I^ukens i:- the sole owner and 
 his father, Geo. W. Lukens of town is 
 'janager, Harry Lukens resides in 
 Harrisburg. There is a ccnsiderable a- 
 niount of limo put out, quite an a- 
 mount shipped away, particularly over 
 the East Broad Top. 
 
 PLANING MILLS 
 
 Mount Union has two planing mills 
 one owned by T^. E. Reeder and the 
 other owned and operated by A. S, 
 Welch in connection with his lumber 
 business. Mr. Reeder runs hi? es- 
 tablishment by steam while Mr. 
 Welch's mill is operated by electric 
 power. 
 
 CIDER MILL • 
 Mount Union has also a hydraulic 
 cider press, the owner cf wh'ch is 
 .John Ripple, residing to the south- 
 east portion of the town. 
 
OUR BUSINESS MEN 
 
 EWING'S STORE 
 
 Ewing's Store, known throughout 
 this section, and associated with 
 Mount Union, lor many ye?irs. was 
 first opened for business ' May 26, 
 1875, under the firm nam3 of A. G. 
 Ewing & Son. At thct time the store 
 occupied a jjoition of what is now 
 the Ewing residence on Shirley 
 Street, near Division. W. G. E^ing-, 
 son of A. G. Ewing. was put in 
 charge of the business and under his 
 successful management, it grew rap- 
 idly. It was scon however, that a 
 larger room was sought, and for 
 sometime Ewing's establishment 
 tlourished in the frame building cor- 
 ner of Division and Shirley Streets, 
 now occupied by R. M. Longacre, at 
 that Lime however in the possession 
 of .Tohn S. Shaver. Upon the retire- 
 ment of "Cheap .John" or ]\ir. Wolf, 
 the Messrs. Ewing moved into the 
 brick building across the street., the 
 location at this d.iy. The business 
 continued to grow, and it was not 
 Jong until the third story w^as finish- 
 ed to afford additional storage room. 
 '; nd later additions were made to 
 the orig-iLial structure, until at tlie 
 ; resent time, the establishment in 
 cne of the best and most substantia] 
 Gtore buildings in this county. Ewing's 
 Store, upon the death of the Senior 
 member of the firm in 1894, contin- 
 ued under the management of W. G. 
 
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 PJwing until the latter's death, Sept. 
 £, 1906. Since that .date, the firm has 
 been conducted by the Ewing Estate, 
 under the efficient management of 
 Cloyd.P.. Ewing, son of the lata W. 
 G. Ewing. Tcnsy the Ewing estab- 
 lishment is one of the largest and 
 best in Mount Unicn, and a complete 
 hne of general merchandise, clothing 
 etc., is kept. Since the management 
 of C. B. Ewing. the business has con- 
 tinued to grow as in the past. A 
 corps of sble clerks are at hand to 
 f.'icilitate the extensive trade which 
 they enjoy. 
 
 W. G. EWING, DECEASED 
 
 W. G. Ewing, who died Sept. 2, 
 1006, was born at GraysviHe, this 
 county, .June 22, 1854. Mr. Ewing at- 
 tended the local schools, later an 
 academy at Belhvood. and still Ister 
 the Tuscarcra Ac;idemy :t Academia, 
 He prepared for college, but ow ng 
 to his health, was not permitted to 
 pursue further study. He entered in- 
 to business with his father, and dur- 
 ing his time in Mount Union w'as 
 one of our leading citizens, a man 
 held in the highest esteem by all who 
 knew him. Mr. Ewing was an able 
 business man. 
 
 Further mention has previously 
 been made regarding Mr. Ewing, to 
 be found on page 19.5 of this history. 
 
 CLOYD B. EWING 
 
 Cloyd Benton Ewing, .at present 
 the manager of the Ewing store, was 
 born in Mount Union, Nov. 9, 1882. 
 
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 C. B. Ewing 
 
 His early life was spent with his 
 lather, rendering sucli assistance 
 about the store as a boy should. He 
 attended the local scmooIs and gradu- 
 ated therefrom in 1898. Mr. Ewing 
 matriculated at Juniata College in 
 the fall of 1898, and graduated there 
 from in the Normal iunglish Depiairt- 
 ment in 1900. The winter of 1900 and 
 1901 was spent out of school, he hav- 
 ing assisted his fati?er during this 
 time in the store. In the fall of 1901. 
 Mr. Ewing re-entered Juniata Col- 
 lege, and pursuing college prepara- 
 
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 torj and special work, entered tlie 
 €lassical Department of the Univer- 
 sity- of Pennsylvaala in Sept. 1902, 
 from which institution he graduated 
 in 1905, completing the college's, 
 course in three years and receiving 
 the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Mr. 
 Ewing was granted a scholarship in 
 Economics in the Department of 
 Philosophy, (the graduate Depart- 
 inent of the University,) and one 
 year was spent in post-graduate worlt 
 when he gave particular attention to 
 Economics, Sociology and Pedagogy. 
 At Commencement in 1906, Mr. Ew 
 ing received the degree of Master of 
 -Arts, if.nd at the same time was 
 granted a Harrison scholarship in 
 Elconomics for 1906 and 1907, hut ow- 
 ing to his father's death was com- 
 pelled to resign it. Some additional 
 work remains to ije done, Avhich will 
 "be executed soon and then the sub- 
 ject of this sketch will receive his 
 degree of Doctor of Philosophy. 
 
 While in the University, Mr. Ewing 
 was active in Y. M. C. A., work, w'ss 
 graduate secretary of th.e Christian 
 Association, Superintendent of the 
 T'niversity Christian Settlement, 
 member of the Houston Club, Presi- 
 dent of the Huntingdon County Club, 
 as well as active in various other 
 t;rgaaizations. Mr. Ewing represent- 
 ed the Universitv for four summers 
 7.t the Northfield Students' Confer- 
 ence and he was also one of the 
 representatives at the Nashville Vcl- 
 ■^mteei- Convention held in 1906. 
 
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 At the present tim-e Mr. Ewing is- 
 8. teacher in the PresbyterJan Sunday 
 school. President of the County Chris- 
 tian Endeavor Union, a directoi- as 
 veil as one of the organizers of the 
 First National Bank of Mount Union. 
 He was the organizer of the Juniata 
 Valley Alumni Association of the 
 University of Pennsylvania. 
 
 CHARLES H. WEYANT 
 
 Charles H. Weyant. one of our up- 
 to-date merchants, ha-s heen brought 
 up in the mercantile business, his 
 father before him following this oc- 
 cupation. Mr. Weyant - was born 
 June 23, 1873 in AKenbank, Bedford 
 County, Pa.. He is of French and 
 German extraction, being a son of 
 Thomas B., and Louisa Machtley Wey- 
 ant. Mr. Weyant's education was re- 
 ceived in the public schools of his 
 community, and as a youth he clerk- 
 ed in his father's store and later 
 managed the business for several 
 years. Mr. Weyant was manager of 
 12 different mercantile cstatalishmsnto 
 prior to c-oming to Mount Union, he 
 having relinquished a position with 
 the New York Importing Co.. in 
 Pi'ttsI u". g. in 1903 to come here to 
 taka charge of the Vulcan Trading 
 Co.. store. Mr. Weyant conducted 
 stores in Altoona, Pittsburg, and 
 Portage. He went into business for 
 himself in Mount Ualon, Dec. 16, 
 1904, being located on Division street 
 near Shirley. This fall Mr. Weyant 
 completed the erection of a fine new 
 
4o;{ 
 
 C H. Weyant 
 
 building situated on Jefferson Street. 
 in the central business section of the 
 town, and just :, few weeks ago. he 
 took possession thereof, and at the 
 I'resent time is re-arranging and fix- 
 ing up what: prr;-nii,s?,s to be one of 
 the finest stores in Mount Union. 
 Hr --rrie- n line of general mer- 
 chandise, notions, green groceries, 
 etc. Mr. Weyant w'as married in No- 
 ven>L_,r. 1905. to Miss Ethel Isenberg,' 
 daughter of J. G. Tsenberg of town. 
 He is the father of one son. Thomas. 
 He is a member of the Knights of 
 the Mystic Chain, being a charter 
 member at Portage, as well as :< 
 
404 
 
 Hieniber of the Odd Fellows of Mount 
 rnion Mr. Weyant is an officer 1h 
 the Lutheran church, and at the pres- 
 ent time is a member of the Town 
 Council. His new store room is spVi- 
 cious, and commodious, the second 
 floor being fitted up as a dwelling for 
 his family containing 7 room.s. The 
 building is heated by steam, lighted 
 by electricity, and has all the modern 
 eQuipment. 
 
 GEORGE SHAPIRO 
 
 Geo. Shapiro, who is one of Moimt 
 Union's up-to-date and industrious 
 clothing merchants, was born in Wep- 
 per in the state of Kovno, Russia, 
 Oct. 14, 1881. Mr. Shapiro came to 
 America 13 years ago (1896), and 
 settled with his parents in hoc'k Hav- 
 en, Pa., where to this day his father 
 is in the clothing business. His boy- 
 hood days were s^ient in Russia, 
 where he attended the public schools 
 and also assisted his father, who was 
 a lumbe;' dealer and miller. From 
 Lock Haven. Mr. Shapiro went to 
 Gram-pian, Clearfield County, where 
 he was located for 6 years. He came 
 to Mount Union, on Mar. 9, 1904, af- 
 ter the death of B. Cohen, and enter 
 fcd into busines.- in the Beers Hotel 
 block, a large and commodious room 
 located in the center of the town. 
 Geo. Shapiro is a practical clothier, 
 having been in this business for a 
 ii.umber of years. He was msrried 
 •Jan. 1], 1904, to Miss Annie Cohen 
 cf Bi-ocklyn, and is the father of 
 three children, one boy and two 
 girls. Mr. Shapiro is a member of 
 
405 
 
 George Shapiro 
 
 the Fraternal Order of Eagles and of 
 the Conawago Tribe (Red Men) No. 
 1G7. He is a member of the Fire Co, 
 also is an active citizen, ambitious 
 toward the ])rogre3S and develop- 
 ment of our town. He runs a large 
 Till ' complete store, consisting of 
 me:i's as well as ladies' furnishings, 
 and he conducts the business in a 
 verj- successful snd satisfactory man- 
 ner. 
 
40(5 
 
 T. C. PEDUZZI 
 
 T. C. Perduzzi, the .Mount Union 
 Confectioner, Avas born in Lonibar- 
 dia. in the ncrt'hern jjart of Italy, 
 March 16, 1867. He spent 14 years 
 in the fatherland, after which he 
 travelled through Switzerland, spend- 
 ing 5 years -throughout the different 
 cantons of the Alps country, Mr. Pe- 
 duzzi being a stone nuson by trade. 
 At the age of 1!^ he went to France 
 whe:e he spent 4 years. It was in 
 1890 that he came to America, set- 
 tling in the West in the region of 
 Montana and Washington. Mr. Peduz- 
 zi has traveled through 31 ststts of 
 
407 
 
 , the Union and is well acquainted 
 with the western part of this great 
 fountry. On April 10, 1906 he came 
 to Mount Union, where he was ma- 
 £on foreman for the Drake & Strat- 
 ton Co., the firm that had charge of 
 the railroad construction work here a 
 few years ago. Nine years were 
 spent by Mr. Peduzzi with the Drake 
 & Stratton people. Having a close at- 
 tachment for Mount Union and its 
 people. Mr. Peduzzi decided to stay 
 here after the construcuoa work was 
 completed and consequently bought 
 out Lusardi, the confectioner, located 
 in the Stratford building on Shirley 
 street, and took possession thereof 
 Aug. 18, 1908. Since that date Mr. 
 Peduzzi bas been one cf our success- 
 ful business men. and has enjoyed 
 tc the present time a lucrative busi- 
 ness in confections, candies, ice 
 cream, soda water and green goods 
 in season. He was married to Cer- 
 esa: Disolina m 1889, aiid to them 
 have been boin 4 children, 2 boys and 
 2 girls. Mr. Peduzzi speaks Itali?n, 
 French and English fluently. 
 
 R. F. ERNST 
 
 We wish to apprise our readers of 
 the fact that the pictures, which 
 have been used in this write-up since 
 it was started have mostly been tak- 
 en by R. F. Ernst, the Mount Union 
 photogrsipher. These pictures as a 
 rule speak well for the artist who 
 tofok and finished them. In behalf of 
 Mr. Ernst then, we wish to say that 
 
408 
 
 R F. Ernst 
 
 he is a native o£ Gennany. bovii in- 
 the old town of Go-sla ■. in the pro- 
 vince of Hanover, in the j'ear 1877, 
 on New Ye^rs Day. Mr. Ernst at- 
 tended the public schools of his- 
 Fatherland until he -ft'as 18 years of' 
 age, at which time he came to- 
 America and settled in Houtzdale,. 
 where he worked at photography 
 with .3 cousin, in 1895. Photography 
 was taken up before Mr. Ernst came 
 to America, so that he had practical- 
 ly learned his trade before emigrat- 
 ing. He remained in Houtzdale about 
 2 years when he returned to Germany- 
 
409 
 
 his return being necessitated on ac- 
 count of the death of his parents. 
 Three years wore spent in the Fath- 
 erland. (1898-1901), after which Mr. 
 Ernst came b:ck to the United States 
 and settled this tijiie in Clearfield, 
 vvhere in 1902 he wai married to ]\Iiss 
 Jennie Reed! ^"o th:s union has teen 
 born one son, Frederick. Mr. Ernst 
 and family resided ?> years in Clear- 
 field and came to Mount Union No- 
 vember, 1904. Since in our town, Mr. 
 Ernst h:s hf.d abaut all he can do 
 to supply the large demand for his 
 photographic goods. He is an artist 
 with the camera He is a member of 
 the faith of Martin Luther. 
 
 DR. C. A. R. McCLAIN 
 
 Like many other of our good, ener- 
 getic business men, Dr. C. A. R. Mc- 
 Clain got his ytart in life by hard 
 work upon the farm. The D:ctor 
 was born in Huntingdon county near 
 New Grenada (Fulton County), Pa., 
 Sept. 21, 1875, the son of Samuel H. 
 and Eveline Shore McClain. The Doc- 
 tor is of S-cotch-Irish extr-scticn, and 
 has inherited considerable energy and 
 zeal from his ancestry. Because of 
 his perseverance, the Doctor decided 
 when a young man to -become a prac- 
 titioner of medicine, and having clios' 
 en a professional career, he attended 
 a normal summer school at McCon- 
 nellsburg, later a year at Juniata 
 College, and havihg pursued the ne- 
 cessary preparatory work, he matri- 
 culated at the Medico Chirui-gical 
 
410 
 
 Dr. C. A. R. McClain 
 
 Coll-ege in Philadelphia in the fall of 
 1895. The Doctor graduated from 
 that institution in the spring of 1898. 
 and afterward entered into business 
 at Cassville, .July, 1898. He remained 
 in Cassville until 1903, when he came 
 to Mount Union as successor to Dr. 
 A. R. McCarthy, who at that time 
 ielinquished his practice of medi- 
 cine. It was not long until Dr. Mc- 
 Clain had built up a large practice 
 in this community and had won the 
 esteem of many of our people. Today 
 he is one of the popular physicians 
 
411 
 
 mi. the cciuity. conducts a widely ex- 
 tended practice about Mount Union 
 ■p.nd vicinity, facilitates his work by 
 iue?,ns of an automobile, and has in- 
 stalled suitable modern apparatus for 
 the treatment of most any diseases 
 which afflict mankind. 
 
 The Doctor was married to Miss 
 Meta A. Hunter, draighter of the late 
 Dr. R. I. Hunter of Wells Valley, Ful- 
 ton County, Pa., and to them have 
 been born 4 children, namely: Fred, 
 Fiobert, Ethel and Gertrude, The Doc- 
 tor is a follower of the faith of John 
 Wesley, a member of the Masonic or- 
 der, of the Cassville lodge of Odd 
 Fellows, of the .John C. Ross En- 
 t.'am])nient of Mount Union (I. O. O. 
 F.i. He is S't present one of Mount 
 Union's Counciimen. 
 
 H. R. GRIEST 
 
 Born in Unionville, Center County, 
 Pa., Feb. 2, 1S74, H. R. Griest, ft 
 l>re;ent the manager of the Vuloa '. 
 Trading- Company's store in Mount 
 Union, enjcys a prominent place a- 
 mong Mount Union's business men. 
 Mr. Grisst's father wss a merchant 
 tind he hrs therefore tjecn associated 
 with the mercantile business ever 
 since a little boy. When the war 
 Ijroke out with Spain, Mr. Griest, 
 being a member of Co. B. .5th Regi' 
 ment, N: G. P.. and leing honorably 
 •discharged, he re-enlisted in the Unit- 
 ed States Army and with Uncle 
 Sam's troops, he went through the 
 severities of the Spanish-American 
 Avsr, and during this time was made a 
 
412 
 
 H. K. Griest 
 
 corporal, and also enjoyed the dis- 
 tinction of assistant company clerk. 
 Mr. Grie.st has been associated with 
 company stores for several years, 
 hp^'ing chaxge of s store at Gallit- 
 zin for M. B. Courtii2;ht & Co.. and 
 also the Webster Store Co. He came 
 to Mount Union Aug. 17. 190G, at 
 which time he took charge of the 
 Vu.can Trading Co., Stors. During his 
 cdministraticn, the business of this 
 organization here has been widely 
 extended, and Mr. Gri?st ha-s proven 
 himself to be a practical merchant 
 and an able h-ead for the Vulcan at 
 Mount Union. He is a member of 
 
4\ii 
 
 *h@ Elks, and also of the Odd Fel- 
 lows. He was marriefl Nov. 23, 1904 
 to Miss Mae Smith of EJbensburg. 
 
 VULCAN TRADING CO. 
 
 The Vulcan Trading Co., has' been 
 iii existence in Moiu:'- Union since 
 the fall of 1903. So far as we can 
 learn, it was opened ,'o busine-ss Sept. 
 1, 1903, Three or four managers pre- 
 ceded Mr. Grie^t in c".ic,rge of this 
 mercantile house. The Vulcan peo- 
 ple have 8 stores in this, which is 
 known as the northern division, the 
 general manager for this division be- 
 ing- W. J. Usher of Clearfield. There 
 is also a southern division of stores, 
 "hence the Vulcan Trading Co., con- 
 Iroils an extensive business in differ- 
 ent parts of this country. PriTicip?.ll5^ 
 they have charge of the trade of the 
 Harbison-Walker Brick Plants scat- 
 tered throughout different parts of 
 the United States. 
 
 B. W. REEDER 
 
 Bruce W. Reeder, tinner and plumb- 
 er, whose establishment is located 
 on Division Street, and who is suc- 
 cessor to H. W. Harrison, was born 
 near Blairs Mills. Pa., June 15, 1887. 
 Pie is a son of M. L. Reeder, and up 
 imtil 15 years Old Mr. Reeder spent 
 his time ujion the farm, the same 
 time attended the rural schofols. Mr. 
 Reeder came to Mount Union Dec. 8, 
 1902, when he entered into the em- 
 pVoy of E. H. Welker in the butche.' 
 •bhop. Two year*^ were spent at this 
 
414 
 
 B. W. Ilce.ler 
 
 business, after which Mr. Reader 
 worked for a while in the brick 
 vvorki, a-id later, Aug. 15, 1906, en- 
 tered the employ of H. W. Harrison 
 in the tin shob. Mr. Harrison sold 
 out to Mr. Reeder on May 10, 190!), at 
 which time th'- fo.-mer entered into 
 the insurance business i:nd the latter 
 took exclusive charge. The sub.l9-ct 
 of this sketch is a member of the 
 Patriotic Sons and also of the Meth- 
 odist church, He is kept quite busy 
 looking after the tinning and plumb- 
 ing business. 
 
415 
 
 The Messrs. Harrison, starting with 
 the father, F. H. I-lArrisnn, have been 
 associated with the tinning business 
 in Mount Union from a very early 
 6ay. The tiither relinquishing the 
 business, it finally passed over into 
 the hands of his sens. Mr. Reeder 
 continues then ths tinning establish- 
 ment, which was started bv F. H. 
 Harrison :-nd which long flourished 
 en Water street. 
 
 W. W. PETERSON 
 
 W. W. Peterson, until recently 
 one of Mount Union's' energetic but- 
 chers, was born at McAlevy's Fort, 
 this county, Dec. 15. 1880. He resided 
 there for some time, and also moved 
 with hip pH-rents to Germany Valley, 
 where they resided for several years 
 prior to coming to Mount Union,' Aug. 
 3, 1903. Butchering has had a fascin- 
 ation for Mr. Peterson, and while in 
 this business in Mount Union he con- 
 ducted it very successfully. On Nov. 
 25, 1909 Mr. Peterson sold out to 
 Messrs. .Tones & Briggs, who now 
 conduct the business, the stand be- 
 ing located on Jefferson Street oppo- 
 site the Beers Ho<,el. W. W. Peter- 
 son was married to Miss Sadie Whit- 
 sel in November. 1903. He is a mem- 
 ber of the Methodist church, also 
 one of the Sons of Veterans of Mount 
 Union. His father's name was Ja- 
 cob K. Peterson, who was a member 
 of Co. T, 99th Regiment, Penna. Vol- 
 unteers. At the Ipreseint time !Mr. 
 Peterson has not taken up any occu- 
 pation, but , it is altogether likely 
 
W. W. Peterson 
 
 that in the near future he wili enter 
 into business either in Mount Union 
 or elsewhere. While in our commun- 
 ity he has won the esteem of many 
 friends, and up to Nov. 25, 1909 con- 
 trolled a large patronage. 
 
 C. H. HAINES 
 
 C. H. Haines, one of Mount Union's 
 ^luichers, located in the Peers Hotel 
 hlock, was born in Fort Fairfield, 
 Maine, Aug. 17, 1879. Mr. Haines is 
 of Scotch-Irish extraction. He resided 
 in the Pine Tree State, assisting; 
 his father, who was a farmer, until 
 1899, when he hailed for Middletown, 
 C'onn.. being eisgaged in that city as 
 an attendant in a hospital. In 1901, 
 
411 
 
 C. H. Haines 
 
 Mr. Haines came to Philadelphia and 
 hired as a motorman on the street 
 car line. One and one-half years 
 were spent in the Quaker City, where 
 he also met and married Miss Pru- 
 dence M. Steele in 1901. In 1903 Mr. 
 Haines and wil!e went back to Maine, 
 where he Avas engaged in storekeep- 
 ing, and in the tautcheving business 
 until 1907, in which year he hailed 
 for McVeytown, Pa. About <a\ year 
 was spent in Mifflin County, and on 
 .July 23, 1908 Mr. Haines and family 
 came to Mount Union, where he en- 
 
418 
 
 tered into the butchering business, 
 his establishment being known as 
 the "Yankee Cash." Since in Mount 
 Union Air. Haines has succeeded in 
 building up a lucrative business, lo- 
 cating first in the Smelker room on 
 Division street, and at the present 
 time in the well-fitted and convenient- 
 ly located room in the Beers build- 
 ing. Mr. Haines- is • the father of 3 
 children, two girls and one boy.. He 
 belongs to the Knights of Pythias, 
 and is al?o a member of the Presby- 
 terian church. 
 
 ABE STRAUSS 
 
 Abe Strauss, the senior member of 
 the firm of StrauTs & Wilier, cloth- 
 iers, is a native of Rufsia, having 
 been born May 17, 1884 in Chicki- 
 sock, Kovno. Mr. Strauss' father was 
 I' farmer and he followed this liveli- 
 hood up until 1904, when lureil bv 
 the great opportunities which Ameri- 
 ca has to offer to the oriental, he 
 came to New York, entered into the 
 cigar-making biisino:S', where he 
 spent one year. Leaving the Metropo- 
 lis, Mr. Strauss went to Altoomi. 
 from wh'ich place he went on the 
 road fs a peddler. It was in liinfi 
 that he came to Mount Uuion, and in 
 company with his brother, .Tacob 
 Strauss, entered into the clothing- 
 business. Since that time he has 
 been quite succe-sful in this line 
 and now conducts an excellent cloth- 
 ing store, one of the best in this por- 
 tion of the county. Mr. Charles Wil- 
 
419 
 
 Abraham Strauss 
 
 ler, also a luthe of Russia, bought 
 out the interest of Jac-b Strau:s iu 
 February,- 1909, and since -that time 
 has been a^^cciated with the subJBct 
 of this sketch in :\Iount Union. Mr. 
 Strauss has iilodded his way from a 
 ynnr boy to a successful business 
 ;nan. 
 
 W. P. DUNMIRE 
 
 W. P. Dunmire. undertaker, was 
 born in McVeytown, Pa., where he 
 resided, all his life uo to the time. 
 which he came t ) Mount Union, Mar. 
 
420 
 
 W p. Dan mire 
 
 15. 1907. Mr. Dunmire received his 
 education in the jniblic schools of 
 McVeytown, and upon choosing un- 
 dertaking for his life work he went 
 to Altoona, pursned a special course 
 given by H. .J. Long and Prof. Fitz- 
 hue. after which he spent G months 
 in practical work with undertakers 
 Hickey & O'Neal of the Mountain 
 City. Leaving Altoona, Mr. Dunmire 
 A-ient to Pittsburg, where he entered 
 the school of H. J. Lous, pursuing 
 a course in eanbalming. The next 
 year he entered and spent one year 
 
421 
 
 iu the Renouard College of Embalm- 
 ing in New York City. After ccm- 
 l.leting his ]H-eparation, Mr. Dun- 
 raire settled in McVeytown, first, his 
 home, ou Mar. 1, 1901. . When he 
 came to Mount Union, in 1907, he Ic- 
 cated first and was associated with 
 George R. "SmaAvley,* furniture dealer, 
 bis headquarters being in the Smaw- 
 ley rooai. At the present time Mr. 
 Dunmire is located in the Welch 
 building, corner of .Jefferson street 
 and Pennsylvania AA'enue. He is a 
 first class undertakei\ He is known 
 throughout the central part of the 
 State and has an erctenjive business. 
 
 CHARLES INGWERS • 
 
 Charles Ingwers, Mount Union's 
 merchant tailor, was born in Schlsi;- 
 wigholstein, Germany, in 1872, When 
 Charles was about a year old his par- 
 ents emigLated to America, taking up 
 residence in Daveniiort, Iowa. I\Ir. 
 Ingwers is of German extraction, the 
 son of Boi and Mary Ingwers. He na- 
 tural y inherit:, many cf the German 
 traits and acquired a speaking know- 
 ledge of th:t language, nothwithstand- 
 ;ng the fa'Ct tliat he grew to man- 
 hood in an English speaking land. 
 .•^s a yT-".ig man, Mr. Ingwers came 
 ea.t and .settled in western Pennsyl- 
 vania. One day he accidentally met 
 a Mount Union man, who advised 
 him to come to our town and start 
 into the tailoring business, this town 
 being in need ot a taiU'r at that time. 
 This Mr. Ingwers did, and landed in 
 
icirles Ingwers 
 
42J 
 
 31onnt Union. May 29, 1893. He en- 
 tered into business on a small scale, 
 but his efficiency with the needle was 
 soon noised abroad, and it was not 
 long until business grew to a consid- 
 erable extent. He married Miss Kath- 
 arine Weams, and is the father of 
 one son. Robert. Mr. Ingwers is a 
 member of the Lutheran church, also 
 of the Odd Fellows, and the Elks. 
 He has recently erected a handsome 
 two-story building on .Jefferson Street 
 ddvided into^ flats and store rooms 
 with all modern appliances. In one of 
 the rooms in tl^e first story he has 
 opened up in the past few -weeks a 
 pool room, to the conducting of which 
 he gives a portion of his time. 
 
 E. CLARK FIELDS 
 
 E. Clark Fields. ex-burgess of 
 Mount Union, was born in Mifflin 
 county, Oct. 10. 1871. a son of Cyrus 
 C, and Rebecca E. (Kauffman) 
 Fields. His parents are natives of 
 Mifflin county. In 1873 'the Fields 
 family moved to Mount Union, where 
 the father engaged in business. E. 
 Clark Fields altended the public 
 schools of this borough up until the 
 age of 18, and after his school days 
 vrere over he entered the service of 
 the Adams Express Co., working in 
 cffices between Mount Union and Al- 
 icona. This work was continued in 
 1SS9 and 1S90. In February 1890 he^ 
 abandoned the express business and 
 became a traveling salesman for 
 IMoore & Burley of Tyrone, which 
 
F. Clark Fields 
 
425 : 
 
 position lie lield for some time. Fol- 
 lowing this, Mr. Fields engaged with 
 his father in the butchering business 
 in Mount Union, and after discontin- 
 uing the par'nsrship, the father re- 
 tiring, the subject of this sketch fol- 
 lowed the same csreer for himselE 
 for several years. Mr. Fields was 
 married on Jau 11, 1893 to Miss 
 Minnie MJller, and is located on the 
 corner of Pennivlvania Avenu'^, and 
 Division Street. Mr, Fields is a 
 democrat pciitically, and has served 
 several tevms as bursess, also served 
 on the Board of Health. He hploaijsto 
 thiB Methodist church. At the pres- 
 ,ent time he is one of the fii-m of 
 McKelvy & Fields, Real Estate and 
 Insurance ageaits, who have their of- 
 fice in the Crum building opposite 
 the Beers Hotel. IMf. Fields is an en- 
 terprisini^- c'tizcn snd their newly es^ 
 tablished pa tncrs'iip enjoys quite a 
 lucr:.tive bu:':"C:S. 
 
 S. G. CLiNGER 
 
 S. G. Clinger, cue of Mount Unioai's 
 merchants, was born in this place, 
 Nov. 20. 1870, cv son of Andi.ew J., 
 and Margaret dinger. He spent his 
 boyhood days in Mount Union. Two 
 years were spent on the farm in 
 Gernnany Valley, one of them with 
 •John X. Uutz and tiie other with, Os- 
 car Luitz. He attended the Mount 
 Union public schools, wo^rked en the 
 farm for James Shaver adjoining 
 town, and also spent 6 months in 
 the express office assisting Castner 
 Miller, who was agent at that time. 
 
426 
 
 S. G. dinger 
 
 Mr. dinger then took np telegraph}'. 
 Itairning at Mapleton in companj- 
 v.ath H. H. Hunter. In the autumn 
 of 1889 he started as extrsa. operator 
 on the Middle Division. He resigned 
 in this divisica Septem'oer, 1891, a.nd 
 went to Pittshurg, where he entea-ed 
 the service cf the Pennsylvsnia Rail- 
 road as an operator in the Union Sta- 
 tion. In 1906 Mr. dinger returned 
 to [Mount Union, because of ill health 
 and entered into the mercantile busi- 
 ness, which livelihood he continues 
 to this day. He was married Sept. 
 
4>T 
 
 -14. 189C tc M:t3 Masgie Snyds:'. ancT 
 ■to th-eni hiave been Ijcrii the foUsw- 
 ing children: Fred, Sarah and Annie. 
 S. G. dinger is a member of tlit; 
 Methcdist church, aiso o' the Brother- 
 lioad. the Maccabec's, the Odd Feillows 
 '."rnd the Patriotic Sons. 
 
 ]\Ir. dinger since entering into the 
 me:'cantile business in iowa has built 
 v.p quite a tradp, and through his 
 originality and ingenuity store-keep- 
 ing to him has been a success. 
 He' has recently builded for himsell' 
 a commodious store-rcom. and in ad- 
 dition to this ha-' erected or remodel- 
 •ed the- homestead on the ccrner of 
 i\Iarket and Division Stieets — a com- 
 plete home with all modern equip- 
 ment. Clinge.- sells most evrything in 
 the groce.y line and always aims to 
 give full returns for the money. 
 
 HERMAN W. SCHMITTLE 
 
 Herman W. Schmittle. a son ct 
 Henry Schmittle of to-,vn, is a native 
 of near Xossville, this county, hav- 
 ing been bora Aug. 22. 1883. Mr. 
 Schmittle is one of our enterprising 
 lonsorial artists. He came to iMount 
 Tnion with his parents about 12 
 :\'ears ago, and his trjde was learned 
 with Clarence B. Roberts', who pre- 
 ceded him in the barbering busi- 
 Tiess. On Nov. 14, 1907 j\lr. Schmit- 
 tle took charge, J\Ir. Rcberts retiring, 
 iind since that date t'.ie subject ot 
 this sketch has proved to be quite an 
 <expert with the razor and has not 
 only controlled a large palronage, but 
 
H. W. Schi'iirtle 
 
 vton t;:e o:teem cf m::ny people in 
 tlii; co'JiiBjnity, Mr. Schmittle is n 
 membe:- of t'ne P. O. S. of A., also 
 of the Methodist church. 
 
 H. A. WAGNER. 
 IT. A. Wagner, Mount TTnion"s pop- 
 T;l?.r l;aker, was born in Reedsville, 
 Fa., Dec. 26, 1804. His early days 
 were .spent in his native town, he hav- 
 ing" worked in the axe works, been in- 
 terested in a restaurant for two years. 
 as well as assisted his father during 
 his early days. Mr. Wagner moved 
 
4'ai» 
 
 H. A. Wagner 
 
 to Coalport, Pa., in December, 1832, 
 and entered the baking business. 
 Eight years were spent in this ca- 
 pacity, after wliich he was in the 
 mercantile business for four years, 
 and subsequently in the insurance 
 business as well as borough treasurer 
 of Coalport. Mr. Wagner came to 
 Mount X'nion in May, 1908, and lo- 
 cated in the baking business in the 
 bakery owned by B. C. Wharton. 
 Since his time here he has built up 
 an extensive trade, and his products 
 have enjoyed a great demand.- Mr. 
 
430 
 
 Wayner was married lo Miss Ada AI.. 
 Bell, of MeAlevy's Fort in 1887, and 
 is the father cf seven children: .Al- 
 bert, Harris, Charles, Harry, .Jr.. Lil- 
 lian, Mary and Kathryn. While in 
 Ccalport, Mr. Wagner was for eight 
 years superintendent of the Presby- 
 terian Sabbath school as well as rul- 
 ing elder in that congregation. Since 
 coming to Mount Union he has been 
 ■< active in church work,- aft'd' is the- 
 teacher cf a large class in the Presby- 
 terian Sabbath school. He is an up- 
 right citizen, a. man of integrity, and 
 is devoted toward the promulgation 
 of every good cause which tends tO' 
 the betterment of the town ar.d it& 
 people. 
 
 LADIES' FURNISHING STORE. 
 
 Mrs. H. A. Wa'ncr, in business hr 
 the Welch buildini,, corner of Penn- 
 sylvania Ave., •.■■.nnd .Jefferson Street,. 
 conducts one of the best and most 
 complete ladies' furnishing and milli- 
 nery stores to be found in this sec- 
 tion cf the county. Mrs. Wagner was- 
 in this business prior to coming to 
 Mount Union and understands thor- 
 oughly this line of work Since com- 
 ing to Mount ITnios she has built up 
 an extensive trade, and has become 
 known for miles around for wares- 
 that please the ladies. 
 
 J. D. FLOOD & CO. 
 
 .J. D. Flood <fe Co,, f'lrniture dealers 
 of Momit Union, are located on -Jef - 
 ferson Street, near the Market St... 
 corner. .J. D. Flood and Charles T.. 
 
4')1 
 
 J 1) 1- 'ood 
 
 Flood are ccnnected Y>'itli this busi- 
 ness. The Messrs. Flood were born 
 near Nossville in the lower end of 
 Huntingdon county, where they spent 
 their early days. J. D. Flood, the 
 feenior member oC ^he firm, spent 
 some time in Virsinia, in Tyrone, 
 and later was in the furniture busi- 
 iness in Lewistown. The Messrs. 
 Flood came to Mount Union in the 
 Fpring of 1906. .J. D. Flood was mar- 
 ried to Marie Boggs of Lewistown, 
 and is the father of 2 children, both 
 girls. Mr. Flood is a member of 
 the Methodist church and a first class 
 citizen. 
 
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 Associated with the furniture es- 
 tablishment is another bix)ther, T. 
 Chalmers Flood, who is one of Mouuc 
 Union's undertakers. Mr. Flood has 
 his headquarters at the furniture 
 store, and while not speciallj'^ a part 
 of the firm, he is still associated to 
 some extent with the furniture busi- 
 ness. " The Messrs. Flood control 
 Quite an extensive furniture business, 
 and their store is up-to-date in every 
 resi>ect. 
 
 CHARLES STRATFORD. 
 
 Chas. Stratford, Jr., the marble 
 dealer of Mount Union, located in this 
 town since 1880, was born in Lewis- 
 town, Pa., Oct. 17, 1838, being a son 
 of Charles and Catherine (Rowe) 
 Stratford. Mr. Stratford learned mar- 
 ble cutting with his father, who had 
 followed a similar occupation, and he 
 has followed that business ever since 
 with much success. Mr. Stratford 
 married Elizabeth Gray, also of Lew- 
 istown, a daughter of Joseph Gray, 
 Oct. 10, , 1859. On Monday evening, 
 Oct. 11. 1909, Mr. and Mrs. Stratford 
 celebrated their fiftieth anniversary 
 at their home in this place, at which 
 time many friends gathered to impai:;t 
 to them their congratulations and best 
 wishes. After coming to Mt. Union, 
 Mr. Stratford soon built up a large 
 marble business and the same has 
 continued to this day. In the past, 
 iowever, he has had interests in mar- 
 Tile establishments in Altoona, Tyrone 
 and Lewistown, respectively. Through- 
 
Charles Stratford 
 
 "Out the central part of this State tlie 
 :subject of this sketch is well known, 
 not only for the marble productiors, 
 bnt for his benefactions to good 
 causes and for his inflexible stand 
 against the liquor traffic as well as 
 his close affinity with the Methodist 
 church of the Juniata Valley. Mr. 
 Stratford is a member of the Odd Fel- 
 lows, and also enjoys the distinction 
 of being the oldest living member of 
 the Henderson Fire Co., of Lewis- 
 town, as well as being its president 
 from 1875 to 1881. When the rebel- 
 lion broke out, iNIr. Stratford enlisted 
 
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 in the 131s; Pennasylvania Volunteers^ 
 bill owing to sickness wa? not per- 
 mitted to enter the service. At the 
 present time he is a member of the 
 Town Council. ' 
 
 Mr. Stratford is the father of 14 
 children, of which number the fol- 
 lowing are living: Catherine. Mrs- 
 McBirney, of town; Carrie. I\Irs. .John- 
 R. Lehmpi, of Warriorsmark: Wil- 
 liam, Edga.f K., and Bessie, (Mrs. • R. 
 M. Kiel), all. of town: Dr. Thomas F.„ 
 and Miss Halli? nt home. Tho.-c chil- 
 dren deCeassd are: Charles R.. .Jane.., 
 Joseph. MHry A., Annie, (wife of R. 
 M. Longacre), Herbert G. and Robert 
 
 B. C. WHARTON. 
 
 Benjamin Carrel Wharton, one of 
 the general merchants of ?iIount' 
 Union, was born in Mifflin county. 
 Pa., .Jan. 22, 1841, a sou of .James-- 
 and Esther (Seicrist) Wharton, both 
 natives of that county. His grand- 
 father, Samuel Wharton, migrated 
 from Cumteiiand county to Mifhin at 
 an early dsy, he having died Aug. 13; 
 182."). His father, .James Wharton., 
 was .Justice cf the Peace 15 years, an 
 active member of the Presbyterian' 
 church. Beth his father and mother 
 Y.'ere of German descent. 
 
 Mr. Wharton attended the common 
 schools cf AFifRin county until he wss 
 21. at which tim? he continued witl? 
 his father on the farm, sharing its 
 labors and profits until 1883. Froin 
 1883 to 1885 he vras in the mercan^ 
 
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 B. C. Wharton 
 
 tile business in Huntingdon. Relin- 
 quishing the latter occupation, he 
 V;';nt bacli to tilling the soil, havinf.: 
 bought a farm near Mount Union 
 aiong the Juniata River, Avhich he 
 cvdtivated for i'eur years. It wa.-i in 
 ISy.! that Mr. Wharton came to Mt. 
 1 ..hn, renting his farm for four years. 
 After selling his farm in 1893, he 
 built the present commodious resi- 
 dence and store com Dined, also the 
 dwelling- which was his former res- 
 idence, now ocupied by H. A. Wagae " 
 and family. Mr. Wharton has filled va- 
 
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 rious township and borough oflices, he 
 having been an adherent to Reijs.b- 
 lioanism all his life. In January. LSTl'. 
 ho was married to Marian, daugl-.ttr 
 of Samuel and Elizabeth (Stoneroad) 
 l>eiiberg. Two children died in in- 
 fancy. '= -- Those surviving are James 
 Burron, of Wilkes-Barre; Samuel 
 Hayes, of Orbisonia; Grace E., Mrs. 
 D. G. Welch, of Huntingdon, and Hui- 
 dah yi., at home. Mr. Wharton is a 
 member of the Presbyterian churcn, 
 ba\ ing been a ruling elder for a num- 
 ber of years. He is also active in 
 ti;e Sunday school today, being the 
 Superintendent of the Homo Depart- 
 ii, 0;U. Since coming to Mount Union, 
 Mr. Wharton has enjoyed a very good 
 trade from a mercantile standpoint, 
 and he aims to conduct an up-to-dacj 
 store in general merchandise, etc., at 
 all times. He is an active citizen in 
 the community, devote! toward every 
 iiGGd cause. 
 
 DANIEL 3. WHARTON. 
 
 "Sir. Daniel S. Wharton, son of James 
 and Esther Sechrist Wharton, was 
 born at Vineyard. Miffllu county. Pa.. 
 October nth, 1832. He spent the 
 first twenty-one years cf his life with 
 his father en tlie home farm. As was 
 the custom in those days, he learned 
 a trade, which v/as that of carpenter. 
 In 1S56 Mr. AVharton went west to 
 Iowa, where he worked at his trade 
 one year. In the spring of 1857 he 
 returned to Newton Hamilton, where 
 he worked as carpenter for one year. 
 
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 1). S. Wharton 
 
 In the sprin.a of 1858 he again went 
 west, locating at St. Joseph. :\.fo.. 
 where he remained for two years. 
 working at his trade. 
 
 In 1860 Mr. AVharton once mo.c 
 came east and toolt up the business 
 f " a phf tn-rapher, whicli he has fol- 
 lowed e\cr since. For twenty years 
 he traveled over Mifflin and Hunting- 
 don counties, with a photograph car. 
 having his home and permanent head- 
 quarters in Newton Hamilton. 
 
 In 1883 Mr. Wharton moved his 
 family to Mt. Union and built for him- 
 
self a eomfortable home and photo- 
 srapk gallery in which to carry on 
 his business. Along with his photo- 
 graph business he has also carried on 
 the jewelry business for a number of 
 years, he being for a long time the 
 only jeweler and photographer in our 
 town. 
 
 In 1862 Mr. Wharton was married 
 to Kachel Garver, daughter of .John 
 and Sarah Garver of Germany Val- 
 ley, and Lo this union two children 
 were born, both living, Mrs. .John S. 
 Nolte of Altoona, and Mrs. Chas. I. 
 Fuller of Mt. Union. 
 
 ]\Ir. Wharton has served his town 
 as councilman and takes active in- 
 terest in anything that will be of ben- 
 efit to the community. He and his 
 wife are members of the Presbyterian 
 church in which they take much in- 
 terest, he being a very regular atten- 
 dant on the Sabbath school of which 
 he has been librarian for many years. 
 D. S. Wharton is a brother of B. C. 
 Wharton, also of Mt. Union. 
 
 During his years of active photo- 
 graphic work, Mr. Wharton made and 
 sent his pictures far and wide. In 
 connection with this work as well as 
 the jewelry business, he has become 
 popularly known throughout the cen- 
 tral part of this State. 
 
 W. A. BOYD. 
 
 W. A. Boyd, the well-known ton- 
 sorinl artist, located in the handsome 
 room in the Beers building, fronting 
 on Shirley street, was born in Cur- 
 -\vensville. Pa., Feb. 8, 1872. Mr. 
 
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 W, A. Boyd 
 
 Boyd lost his father in childhood and, 
 left an orphan, he attended the Sol- 
 diers' Orphans' School at McAlister- 
 ville, from the age of 12 to the age 
 'Of 16. Up until 10 years of age he 
 spent his life in his native toAvn, 
 after which he resided with his mo- 
 ther for two years in DuBois. Com- 
 ing out of school at the age of 17, 
 Mr. Boyd entered the harbering bus- 
 iness in DuBois, where he learned the 
 trade, all told, he having spent seven 
 years in that town. After the age of 
 111 :Mr. Boyd's whereabouts were 
 somewhat varied, he having located 
 
440 
 
 m ine iollowing towns: Ridgway, Buf- 
 falo, Cleveland, Cumberland, Wash- 
 ington, D. C, Baltimore, Philadelphia, 
 Big Run, Pnnxsutawney, Penfiekl, 
 Madiera and Boston. He came from 
 the "Hub" to Mount Union on Aug. 
 12, 1900. Mr. Boyd was married to 
 Miss A'iola Hamilton of Penfiekl, Pa., 
 Dec. 1.3, 1893, and is the father of 
 two children, Gerakline and Almeda. 
 
 JMr. Boyd has one of the finest bar- 
 ber shops to be found in this county. 
 All modem apparatus has been in- 
 stalled, using electricity wherever 
 possible to facilitate the shave, mas- 
 sage and shampco. Mr. Boyd has 
 been in the barbering business for a 
 number ot years, and is, therefore, 
 because of his broad experience an ex- 
 pert.. He has three chairs asd his 
 room is cosy, comfortable, well light- 
 ed, commodious and well ventilated. 
 Mr. Eoyd is a member of the P. O. 
 S. of A. and of the Red Men. 
 
 DR. J. C. STEVER, 
 
 Dr. .T. C. Stever, located on Penn- 
 sylvania Ave.. ?vJount Union, is a na- 
 tive of Cassville, this county. Left an 
 orphan when two j'^ears old by the 
 death of his father, the family con- 
 sisted of a mother and two boys, one 
 being 2 years older than the Doctor. 
 The other brother resides on the 
 homestead, now in the hands of the 
 third generation of Stevers. When S 
 years old, the Doctor's mother was re- 
 married, and up until the age of 15 
 the Doctor remained at home and 
 
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 Dr. J. C. Stever 
 
 gained what knoviiedge he could from 
 the ccnimon schools during- the win- 
 ter months. Dr. Stever has had to 
 "paddle his own canoe" since in his 
 teens, and the success that he has 
 reached in the medical profession has 
 been due to liis perseverence, deter- 
 mination and conscientiousness. Hav- 
 ing readied his ma.iority, Dr. .J. F. 
 Thompson, then a resident of Cass- 
 ville, (now of Liverpool, Pa.) induced 
 him to study medicine, and with the 
 money due him from his father's es- 
 tate at that time, he entered the .Jef- 
 ferson Medical College in Philadelphia, 
 
442 
 
 pursued a course of instruction and 
 was graduated from tliat instituion 
 with success. After graduation, Dr. 
 Stever located in Tiiree Springs, in 
 tlie year 1878, and lie remained there 
 in active practice for twenty years. 
 It was there that he met and married 
 Miss Sibbie Baird, matrimony having 
 marked his first year in that place. 
 At the end of a score of years up the 
 Broad Top, the Doctor spent some 
 time in Huntingdon and later moved 
 to Rossiter, Pa., a coal mining town 
 which was then enjoying a population 
 of 3000. Being the only physician 
 in the place Dr. Stever enjoyed the 
 greatest prosperity and after a few 
 years of the strenuous life, he came 
 to Mount Union in 190.5, built himself 
 a fine modern residence on Pennsyl- 
 vania Avenue at a cost of $5,000, 
 wherein he is located today. During 
 the winter of 1905-06 Dr. Stever took 
 a post-graduate course at the Phila- 
 delphia Polyclinic Hospital for grad- 
 uates in medicine, and in connection 
 Avith this at the Will Eye Hospital, 
 where he made a specialty of the 
 ear, eye, nose and throat, receiving a 
 diploma. By the application of scien- 
 tific principles in his eye work, he is 
 able to guarantee every pair of 
 glasses Avhich he prescribes. His 
 offices are well equipped and up-to- 
 date, and his charges are reasonable. 
 Dr. Stever will make Mount Union liia 
 permanent home, and at the present 
 time he is enjoying a large and suc- 
 cessful practice, extending many 
 
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 aiiiles from jMount Union. Dr. St3ver 
 is an active worker in the Baptist 
 cliurch of tiiis place, and has been 
 an earnest Christian man ever since 
 he united witli the Baptist faith. 
 
 NORRIS E. HOOVER. 
 
 Norris Elmer Hoover was born in 
 Hustontown, Fulton county, Pa. His 
 early education was received in the 
 public schools, where he completed 
 his course later in a local normal 
 school. i\Ir. Hoover taught one term 
 in Taylor township, Fulton county, 
 after which he took and completed a 
 commercial course at the Eastman 
 Business College, Poushkecpsie, N. 
 
Y., and in his graduation he received 
 the first honors of his class in De- 
 cember, 1905. On March 14, 1906. Mr. 
 Hoover came to Mount Union and 
 entered the employ oi' the Juniata 
 Oak Extract Co., as bookkeeper. 
 This position he has occupied up to 
 the present time with much acr-out 
 ance and credit, and since the 
 purchase of the tannery by the 
 Messrs. Greene and the formaticn ct 
 the Mount Union Tanning Co. in 
 April. 1908, Mr. Hoover has been 
 bookkeeper at the tannery also. Mr. 
 Hoover is a member of the firm of 
 Hoover & Bollinger, who own and op- 
 erate the Star Moving Picture The- 
 atre in this place and also the ?,lov- 
 ing Picture Theatre at Williamsburg. 
 He has been a member of Camp No. 
 '.54, P. O. S. of A. since the age of 
 
 T. FRANK BOLLINGER. 
 
 T. Frank Bollinger, of the firm of 
 Hoover & Bollinger, managers of the 
 Star Theatre in this place and also 
 managers of a similar place of amuse- 
 ment in Williamsburg, Pa., is a native 
 of Shade Valley. Mr. Bollinger spent 
 the early part cf hi? life in that sec- 
 tion of this county assisting his 
 father, who at that time operated the 
 saw mill. He came to Mount Union 
 several years ago, worked for a while 
 for the Eyre-Shoemaker Constrtuction 
 Co., and later entered Crum's store. 
 Until about two weeks ago he was an 
 efficient clerk in the clothing store of 
 
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 T Frank Bollinger 
 
 C. B. Crum & Son. Mount Union. In 
 this occiipaticn Mr. Bollinger learned 
 to know many people and won the 
 esteem of many friends in this com- 
 munity. Last .Tuly, in company with 
 N. E. Hoover, he purchased the 
 nickelodeon, and since that time they 
 have conducted the business here at 
 the Star Theatre on Shirley street, 
 with very successful results. On De- 
 cember 1. 1909, they tonght a similar 
 establishment in Williamsburg and 
 since that date Mr. Bollinger has 
 been in charge at that place. 
 
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 H. S. SMELKER 
 
 H. S. Smeiker is one of the oldiSt 
 mercjait-. in Mount ITnion. He was 
 bo:n i.i Shirley sburg en Dec. 23, 1839, 
 r son of Thomas and Mary Smslker, 
 deceased. After residing in Shirley;- 
 burg E'orougli toi several years, Mr.. 
 Pmelker, thea a ycung lad, m;:ved 
 v.'ith hi:: ijarents: to Ge. nia-iy V 11 -y. 
 where he wcrk3_V o i t;-,e «'arm until 
 the age of 25, At that' age he w.^s 
 married to Miss Re'jecca Siian;2l^, 
 and came to M.o.Mit Union, he.e tak- 
 ing up residence on Water St-tet.' 
 in the house nowi occupied by William 
 Jamison, Greeted by Mrs. .Jane Mcr- 
 I'^son. Mr. Smeiker was engaged in 
 the butchering busine.:3 for 2 ysars, 
 after which he l.Tok Horace Greeley's 
 advice and wen^ We t, settling about 
 40 miles souih;ve3; or St. Louis. 
 With his' family he remained in t':e 
 West until IShS, when on account 
 of ill health, he returned to P:nn- 
 syli';:nia and entered into the mer- 
 cantile bU:ine-;G.in McVeytown, Frcm 
 McVeytown, M^-. Smelke- moved to 
 Hill Valley, -where he started into 
 business on a small scale. It w'a; not 
 I'ong. however, until by close api^lica- 
 tion to duty and diligent effort he 
 had accn:ed considerable resources, 
 and in the yenr 1889, the year of 
 the great .Johnstown disaster, he 
 came to Mount Union and succeeded 
 David E. Shaver in the mercantile 
 business en the corner of Shirley and 
 Division Streets. 
 
H. S. Smelker 
 
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 On his mother's side Mr. Smelker 
 is of Qualter descent. He is one of 
 the family of 12 children, 6 boys and 
 6 girls. 
 
 Hei has been an ijctive citizen in 
 this community, has served ias bur- 
 gess, and has been interested aMays 
 in the building up of the town. He is 
 an active member of the Baptist 
 church today. 
 
 The stand occupied by Mr. Smelk- 
 er is one of the oldest buildings in 
 the town, having been erected by 
 John Lukens, dece3sed, father of Geo. 
 AV. Lukens of town, in 1871, John Lu- 
 kens first started in the mercantile 
 business here, who was succeeded by 
 his son, Geo. W. Lukens, who was 
 later succeeded by D. E. Shaver in 
 1884, and Shaver sold to Mr. Smelk- 
 er in 1889. Mr. Smelker i& the fath- 
 er of three children: Mrs. Ada Glover 
 of Pueblo, Coil., Mrs. Frank DeFrehn 
 of Johnstown, and Miss Eva at home. 
 
 HARVEY BENNETT 
 
 H'arvey Bennett is a native of Belle- 
 ville, Mifflin County, having been 
 born Mar. 12, 1850. His boyhood days 
 v."ere spent in his native town, 'when 
 most of his time w?,s d'evoted to 
 the assistance of his father, Seneca 
 Bennett, who was a shoe manufiactur- 
 er and dealer. On July 24, 1871 Mr. 
 Bennett came to Mount Union and 
 learned his trade as a^ shoemaker 
 with Michael Hiney. On Jan. 14. 
 1865 Mr. Bennett was .joined in mar- 
 riage to 'Miss Retta Dean, and most 
 
Harvey Bennett 
 
450 
 
 ct his time siii-ce liis marriage lie 
 and his family hi.ve resided in Mount 
 Union. Mi\ Bennett is the father of 
 the following chiidrsn: Mrs. Howard 
 Stewart, of Tyrone, Mrs. .John Rob- 
 ley of Mount Union; Mrs. G;orge 
 I'oreman of town; Mrs. Mai.-shall 
 Showalter of Huntinsfdon; Miss Res- 
 sie and Master Frank at home. By 
 trade Mr. Bennett is a pr.-cticaJ 
 shoemaker, bein^; ? Ekilled w^orkmaU' 
 along his line. He ^also conducts a 
 first class and up-to-aate shoe store 
 en Pennsylvania Avenue, he being- 
 agent for the famcus W.^lk-over shoe 
 known throughout the country. Mr.. 
 Bennett has served in the ca])?.city 
 (jf constable as w-ell ^i, school di.-ec- 
 tor in this borough, and at the i)res- 
 cnt.time is a m.emb-eir of the Town 
 Council. He is an enterprising citi- 
 zen in the comrcunitv. 
 
 C. B. CRUM 
 
 C. B. Crura is one of Mount Union's- 
 m-ost energetic business men and 
 conducts one of the largest stores of 
 general merchandise, clothing, etc.; 
 in this section of the county. He is 
 . native of Adams county, this State, 
 h'.'.ving been born Jan. 15, 1860. Mr. 
 Crum has a vivid recollection of the 
 Battle of Gettysburg, haying been 
 fought when he was 3 j-ears old. At 
 the ckse of the war in 1865, the fam- 
 ily moved to Millerstown, Pa., where 
 Mr. Crum spent 15 years, this being- 
 his home, notwnthstanding the fF.ct 
 that he was an agent on the road 
 
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 C. B. Crum 
 
 selling general merchandis'e, etc., a 
 good portion of this time. ^Moving 
 to Saltillo in 1882. he entered into 
 business there. At that pkvce he es- 
 tablished a large store and enjoyed 
 an extensiive trade, not only in Sal- 
 ti''-;. but I'nr quite a distance in all 
 d:rections from that place. He came 
 tc Mount Union in 1903, making this 
 his residence at that time. In 1900, 
 however, Mr. Crum had built a store 
 here and was enjoying an extensive 
 business, by the time ho made this 
 his permanent home. The Mount 
 
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 I'nion interests occupying "^ his time 
 principally, he s-old •out flVe yearsi ago 
 his Saltillo store and since tliat time 
 has been extending his business at 
 this point. He was married to Miss 
 Jennie Wagner of Three Spi-ings in 
 1882, i;nd is the father of 7 child- 
 ren, 2 of whom are dead. The sur- 
 viving ones are: Lawrence, in the 
 clothing business at this place; 
 Blaine, the proprietor of Crum's Mod- 
 em Restaurant; Russell, William, Ro- 
 bert, Mary (Mrs. Bates Bell) of Or- 
 bis'onia, and Hattie at home. Mr. 
 Crum is superintendent of the Bap- 
 tist Sunday School and hz^s been ac- 
 tively associated with the Baptist 
 church, and during the establish- 
 ment of that congregation in Mount 
 I'nion. He has occupied v.^rlous lo- 
 e:-l offices in our town as well as in 
 Saltillo ])rior to his coming here. 
 
 Mr. Crum's busine;S3 interests cov- 
 ev quite a r:nge, he having erected 
 a three-story building that extends 
 from the corner of Pennsylvania ave- 
 nue and Jefferson street to the lalley, 
 a distance of 150 feet. He carries 
 a large line of groceries, notions, 
 ■clothing, -shoes, in fact mcst every- 
 thing that you may want to buy. He 
 has been interested largely in real es- 
 tate and owns a number of the 
 dwelling houses in Mount Union to- 
 day. Mr. Crum is an active citizen 
 in the community and a practical bus- 
 iness man. 
 
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 CRUM'S MODERN RESTAURANT 
 
 Cram's Modern Restaurant is loca- 
 ted in the Crum block on Jefferson 
 street and is superintended by Mr. 
 b.laine Crum, who makes an efficient 
 n-anager for this new, up-to-date 'and 
 commodious lunch room. The res- 
 tjiurant was open to the public a few 
 months ago, and in its estiilishment 
 it fulfills 'a necessit.v long experienc- 
 ed in Mount Union. It is up-to-date 
 iu ever^- respect and the manager 
 aims to keep it ?o, thus guaranteeing 
 the ]iatronage of the people of this 
 community as well es many comers 
 and goers to and from the town. 
 
 C. B. CRUM & SON. 
 
 C. B. Crum & Son, clothiers, are 
 located also in the Crum block. The 
 son is Mr. I^awrence Crum. who is 
 associated with his father in this 
 line of business. A fine line of men's 
 Clothing i:nd outfittings as well as 
 shoes is kept in :tock all the time. 
 Mr. T_.:awrence Crum is a skillful bus- 
 iness' man and since taking hold of 
 ■this- portion of the Crum mercantile 
 interests he has made it quite a suc- 
 cess. 
 
 DR. W. A. HUNTER 
 
 Dr. W. A, Hunter is one of the old- 
 est men in Mount Union as well <zs 
 one of the oldest residents in this 
 coniniunity. Born in Ireland, the Doc- 
 tor came here with the family when 
 he was small. Landing in America, 
 the Hunters first located in Upper 
 Straussburg, Franklin county. The 
 
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 Dr. W. A. Hunter 
 
 reason for this choice of location was 
 probably due to the fact that an un- 
 -cle of the Doctor's on his father's 
 ■side, Dr. John Hunter, a noted physi- 
 cian and surgeon and a graduate of 
 the University of Glasgow, Scotland, 
 had come liere in 1812 and located 
 ir. that town. Dr. Hunter's f-ather died 
 l:>efore he emigrated to Anrerica, and 
 l^e was practically, being the young- 
 est of 5 boys, under the care of his 
 older brother during his early days. 
 Dr. Hunter attended the public school 
 ft StrauEisburg, later the academy at 
 PayettsAille, Franklin county, and fol- 
 
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 lowing this taught for seve'.'al years. 
 He attended also the Martinsburg 
 (Blair county) Seminary 'Siu-d later 
 was assistant principa-l. His: education 
 wa.3 completed at Millwood Academy 
 tjt Shade Gap, famous in its day. Dr. 
 Hunter was principal of the Cassville 
 Seminary for 2' years and was later 
 principal at the academy at Shade 
 Gap for 2 years also. He lived a year 
 in Shirleygburg. where he taugiht at 
 the academy. Dr. Hunter and wife 
 came to Mount Union in 1867 and 
 moved into what was tlien known as 
 the cottage, now the residence of I. 
 N. Taylor remodeled. They soon, how- 
 ever, bought tlie property on the cor- 
 rier across the street, their present 
 residence, from Dr. Mackey. Dr. Hun- 
 ter, his brother being a physicisn and 
 his uncle being al&o a noted' Doctor 
 in his day, was associated with drugs 
 pnd medicines all through liis^ early 
 life, and in "addition to his education 
 he had acquired a considerable know- 
 ledge along medical lines. T'his ac- 
 Quirement made it ro3:ible for him 
 tiD buy out the only drug store in 
 Mount Union at his coming, then in 
 the room formerly occupied by E. .M. 
 Rhodes, now the grocery of C. P. AIc- 
 Clure en Water Street. Dr. Hunter 
 kept his drug store there until the 
 (own develo])ed wes'twaird, and then 
 it was that he built the present 
 room adjoining his home on Shirley 
 Street about 1SS.5. 
 
 There have been a number of Dr. 
 Hunters who have resided in and 
 
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 iiear this section of the State in the 
 imst. Dr. John Hunter, mentioned 
 previously, who came here in 1812 
 LMnd settled in Strausstaurg, was the 
 grandfather of Mrs. Dr. C. A. R. Mc- 
 Clain of Mount Union, and Dr. John 
 Hunter of Lewi.stown and Dr. Wm. 
 Hunter cf Reedsville and Dr. Robert 
 Hunter of Saxton. 
 
 Mrs. McCiain's father was also Dr. 
 R. I. Hunter, ih f;minent physician 
 of Wells VaUey, Fulton county, in 
 his dav. 
 
 Dr. W. A. Hunter has been on the 
 Council in the pasl, served also as 
 school director for 6 years, has bsen 
 a ruling elder in the Presbyterian 
 churc'h since 1873, and bsis been a 
 teacher in the Sunday S'chool prac- 
 tically ever since he came to Mount 
 Union. He ws married in November 
 1865 to Miss Nettie Hampson, and 
 to 'them have ):een born 3 children, 
 'one deceased. Tie 2 surviving '£.re 
 Harry H. of M.-Kee's Rocks and Mrs. 
 F. U. Pr;tt of Boston. Dr. Hunter 
 keeps the "old reliable" drug stcre, 
 and has in years past and even to 
 this day enjoyed 'a good trade among 
 his many patrons. Mrs. Hunter in 
 years past has been one of Mount 
 Union's energetic milliners, her 
 name being known far and wide in 
 this capacity. In tete years s'he has 
 relinquished the millinery business, 
 
 R, M. LONGACRE 
 
 R. M. Longacre , one of Mount 
 Union's prominent merchanits, was 
 
R. M. Longacre 
 
>>o:n in Milie;?iown, P:., March 2n, 
 3S69. £cu of Peter and Margaret Long- 
 acre, deceased. He was about -i 
 3ears old when his ]>arent& moved 
 Jo ]\Ioimt Union. P.. M. Longacre 
 sjient his' boyhood days in this town 
 i^ind remained here until about 17 
 jears old, at which Mnie he aiccepted 
 a cle-.-kship in thf- store of R. M. 
 Kinsloe & Son at N'8'wton Hamilton. 
 :] years were sprnt in the employ of 
 the Kinsloe's, alter which Mr. Long- 
 acre took Greeley's advice and went 
 west, le\-(ving here in. the spring of 
 1.SS9. His desitination was Denver, 
 Col., where he accepted, a position in 
 i' large department store. In 1890 he 
 niade another adventure, this time 
 in the northwest, landing in PortLaTid. 
 Ore.. There he was city collector for 
 the firm of .J. Dewing & Co. After 
 s]iending 2 years in the Metropolis 
 of , the northwest, Mr. Longacre return- 
 ed to Pennsylvania, landing here in 
 1M^2. He was here but a short time 
 i:ntil he bcught an interest in the 
 store of Alfred Etn'er . (September 
 1S92.I In I89« Mr. Etnier retired, 
 itlling out to R. .1. Faust, rnd the 
 firm continued as Faust & Longacre 
 until 1899 when Mr; Longacre bought 
 Mr. Fausfs interests. Since that 
 time he has been carrying on the 
 •lusinefs himsjeif. en.ioying a very 
 prosjiereus careei'. In addition to 
 l^is mercantile business, he has be-en 
 interested in handling ties, also in 
 the lumber business, h's lumber inter- 
 ests' beinig located in Hill Valley. He is 
 
460 
 
 i\ practical merchant, aai-d located on 
 the corner of Shirley and Division 
 Streets anticipateF the ereotion of a 
 fine building there sometime in the 
 lUture. He was first married to IMiss 
 /^nnie Stratford, dece'SiHed, and later 
 inarried to Mis^l Matilda Faust, daugh 
 ter of R. J. Faust of town. R. M. 
 Longacre is a niembe.- of the Odd 
 P'e'.lowo, also of the Knights of P.v- 
 thias. being P^sl ^Chancellor in that 
 lodge. He has held several promi- 
 nent borough offices, at presLnrt being 
 President of the School Board. He 
 it, a member of the Methodist church. 
 He is the father of 2 children: Ed- 
 v.ard and Richard. 
 
 THE LONGACRE STORE 
 
 The stand occupied by R. M. Long- 
 acre is one of tho oldest buildings in 
 Mount Union, This site, and' in fact 
 a portion of the store room, was 
 primarily a ca'^penter shop of John 
 R. Shaver. Mr. Shaver remodeled it 
 somewhat and rented to Mr. Brindle 
 for a cooper .shop. It was later rented 
 by Mr. Shaver to a family for a 
 dwelling house. An addition was pla- 
 ced to the building and "Cheap John" 
 or Benjamin Wolff started here in 
 business. As successors to "Che^f.p 
 John," A. G. Ewing & Son kept 
 store here for some time, jirior to 
 moving to the i^resent Ewing store 
 across the street. S. M. Stryker of 
 Petersburg was successor to Ewing 
 in the Shaver room, following which 
 Frank Greenawalt conducted a store 
 
for several years. At the expiration 
 of Mr. Greenaw:'lfi5 mercantile in- 
 terests liere, t\v^ room was vacant 
 lor some time, during wnich interval 
 it was sold to A. S. Welch. Alfred 
 Etnier of Lewislown moved to Mount 
 Union and there started business. Mr. 
 Etnier as ha? been stated '.'bcve, later 
 sold to R. M. Longacre and still later 
 to Mr. Faust. FaMst & Longacre con- 
 ducted the business as has- been pre- 
 ^■iousT.y str'ted until 1S99, when Mr. 
 Longacre took entire charge. Mr. 
 T-ongacre purchased thiHi building 
 from A. S. Welch on Jan. 11, 1905. 
 
 JOHN J. ROSENSTEEL 
 
 .John J. Rosensteel was bcrn in 
 Waynesboro, Pa., Feb. 14, 1845. He 
 moved to Illinois whe:i a s-mali boy, 
 going most of the way by beat. In 
 1852, the family returned to Pennsyl- 
 vania, his mother, sister ?.nd brother 
 dying on the \\:\v from the West. At 
 the age of 17 'Sli\ Rosenstesl enlist- 
 ed in the troops of TTncle Sam, and 
 being honorably di^i^harged re-enlist- 
 ed in IS65. He served faithfully his 
 country in the rebellion. He resided 
 a| Mapleton prior ■ to coming to 
 Mount Union in 1870. Mr. Roseastee! 
 was m.irrisd in 1871 to Rosannm E. 
 Kough, now deceased. Ho is the fath- 
 er of 4 children: Albert, Harry, .John 
 and Mrs. George Myers, all cf town. 
 Mr. Rosensteel belong, to the G. A. 
 R, and also the Red Men. 
 
 3Ir. Rosensteel worked for 45 years 
 in the tannery at this place, and it 
 
462 
 
 J. J. Unsen«<teel 
 
 has only been in recent years that 
 ho has entered the msrcantils busi- 
 ness, his line being confection;, ci- 
 gars, tobacco, etc. He is locstsd on 
 .Jefferson Street opposite the Beers. 
 Hotel. He has been a hard working 
 man in his days. He is an upright 
 citizen in this community. 
 
 D..G. WELCH. 
 
 jCorsey G. Welch, now of Hunting- 
 don, was born in Germany Valley. 
 December 14, IST."). While not par- 
 ticularly one of our business men at 
 
4()3 
 
 D. G Welch 
 
 tJie present time", Mr. Welch'? busi- 
 ness interests extend largely into this 
 section of the county, he being con- 
 nected with the Prudential Life In- 
 suKuce Compiany. His childhood 
 days were spent upon the farm in 
 Germany Valley, where he also at- 
 tended the country schools. With his 
 mother and 2 other brothers he mov- 
 ed to Mount Union in the spring of 
 1S86, where he grew into manhood. 
 worked for several years for his 
 brother, A. S. Welch, lalso attended 
 the public schools. Leaving Mount 
 
464 
 
 1,'iiion, Mr. Welch was engaged on 
 the street car line in Altoona for 
 some time as motorman also at the 
 Steel Plant in Homestead. He was in 
 business in Mount Union for a num- 
 ber of years, first in the confection- 
 erj" business, later in the clothing 
 and gents' furnishing business and 
 still later as a partner with B. F. 
 Rinker in the butchering business. 
 He was niiarried to Miss Grace Whar- 
 ton on November 30, 1905, and is the 
 father of one daugliter, Marian, Mr. 
 Welch is an energetic business man, 
 and has made la success for his 
 various business undertakings thus 
 far. Connected with the Prudential, 
 his insurance business extends into 
 thisi section as well as into the South- 
 ern and Western portions ■of the 
 county. He is o member of the 
 Presbyterian church, also of the Odd 
 Fellows. 
 
 B. C. AWKERMAN 
 
 B. C Awkerman, one of Moimt 
 I:nion'& jewelers, watch-miakersi and 
 opticians, was born in Wayne county, 
 Ohio, Dec. 4, 1865. Up until about IS 
 years of age he spent hisi time in 
 the Buckeye State. It was after that, 
 that he went to Pensacola, Florida, 
 ister to Carthiage, Mo., and still later 
 to Silver City, New Mexico. At 
 these three pl-aces- Mr. Awkerman 
 followed various lines of occupation, 
 for some time being in the cattle 
 business. From the West he came 
 tc Pennsylvania and located in Ful- 
 
4«5 
 
 B. C, Awkeriuan 
 
 ton county, where he was married in 
 1888 to Mi&s Jennie Gracey, now de- 
 ceased. Mr. Awkernian came to 
 Mount Union in 1903 and has been 
 in business here since that time. He 
 is an expert watchmaker, having 
 been in this line of business for a 
 Tiumber of years, even prior to com- 
 ing to Mount Union. 
 
 H. W. MAXWELL 
 
 H. Wilson Maxwell, one of Mount 
 IFnion's active hrirdware men, owner 
 and proprietor of the Maxwell Hard- 
 ^v'at-e store in the "centre of to-wm," 
 
467 
 was. born at New Germantown, Perry 
 county. Pa., ^Jan. 15, 1847, son of 
 A-ndrew and Hannah (Kelly) Max- 
 ,\vell. Henry Maxwell, his paternial 
 grandfather, was a native of Lancas- 
 ter and one of the early settlers of 
 CumberLind county, having ■ bought 
 . land and started the settlement of 
 the town now known as Mechanics- 
 burg. Henry . Maxwell afterwards 
 moved from thai point and commen- 
 ced the .settlement of Newville, 
 vyhere he died. Andrew Maxwell, f'Mh- 
 er of H.- Wilson Maxwell, was born 
 in Cumberland county and was a tan- 
 ner for about 15 .years. He then 
 relinquished that business 'aaid started 
 farming. Since 1844 he resided in 
 Perry county, until hi? death. 
 
 H. Wilson Maxwell attended the 
 common schools until he was 17 
 years old, and then he began as an 
 apprentice in the tanning business, 
 v.hich occupation he continued for 
 about 4 years in^ that county, and for 
 over 20 years in Mount Union, a i^or- 
 tioh of the time- being -foreman. In 
 1886 Mr. Maxw^ell embarked in the 
 bardw.-'re business in Mount Union in 
 the stand previously occupied and 
 erected by Frank D. Stevens, now of 
 Pasadena. Cal. This business he has 
 ca ried on since that date with re- 
 markable success, he having been 
 assisted at intervals and in late years 
 by his son Woodburn, who is cin ac- 
 tive man In the mercantile business. 
 Mr. Maxwell is a member of the Mac^ 
 'cabees, is a Republican, and has ser- 
 
468 
 
 \ed in the past upon the Borough 
 Council. He wiss married April 8, 
 1S75 to Rosetta Wicks, to whom 2 
 sons have been born: Woodburn and 
 Paul. Mr. Maxwell aims to carry at 
 all times a full line of shelf and 
 he'avy hardware to meet the demanc'.s 
 of his many patrons in this commun- 
 ity. It is an old stand on the corner 
 of Shirley and Jefferson Streets, and 
 it is truly "in the centre of town." 
 
 J. T. MclLROY 
 
 J T. Mcllroy, proprietor of the res- 
 taurant nesr the East Broad Top de- 
 13ot, is a native of Huntingdon, having 
 been born Sept, 14, 1S72. He spent 
 his boyhood days in that town, gradu- 
 ated alsio at the .Junista Business 
 College in the meantime. Having a 
 scholarship, he attended the Palms 
 Busines.s College in Philadelphia, and 
 also Philadelphia Shorthand Univer- 
 ^sity. Finishing his business' and sten- 
 ographic education, he entered .iour- 
 iiali&tic work, his line being iparticu- 
 larly writing up business men and 
 their interests for publication. This 
 course of work was' pursued by Mr. 
 Mcllroy throughout the Middle and 
 Western states, even to the Califor- 
 nia. Coast. He was a soldier in the 
 Spanish-American W.^r. and came to 
 Mount Union in 190.j. Remaining a 
 short time, he went from here to 
 Xorth Dakota,, where he had cliarge 
 of a large brick plant His mother's 
 de.^th neees'sitated his coming- East 
 again, and in lf»OS he returned to 
 Mount Union and purchased the pres- 
 
469 
 
 J. T. Mcllroy 
 
 ent stand from George Radle. Mr. 
 M'cllroy was married to Mabel Gut- 
 shall of MiUersburg', Pa., He keeps 
 an up-to-date -and- fir 3t class restau- 
 rant. 
 
 E. F. RINKER 
 
 B. F. Ki.iker, who has been in the 
 butchering business in Mount Union 
 for several years, was born near 
 Entriken, this county, Mzsr. 26, 1851. 
 When 1 year oM tbe family moved 
 to Cromwell townsthip, locating near 
 Grbisonia. In this vicinitv Mr. Rink- 
 
470 
 
 B. F. Rinker 
 
 er spent the early part of his life, he 
 having moved to Orbisonia in 1872. 
 He worked for a number of years in 
 the mines while his residence wfs 
 m Orbisonia, and for 4 years was in 
 the butcherjg business in that town. 
 , Ke came to Moant Union in 1898. Mr. 
 Rinker upon coming here bought out 
 W. T. Sheaffer and entered into the 
 butchering business. The firm was 
 then known as Rinker & Co. Later 
 Enoch ML~dden became a partner and 
 the firm was known as Rinker & 
 Madden. Mr. Madden resigned Aug. 
 1, 1906, when Ml. Rinker again con- 
 
471 
 
 tinued the business himself for a 
 short time. D. G. Welch, now of 
 Huntingrdon, way a partner with Mr. 
 Rinker in the mieat business for sev- 
 eral years. Mr. Welch having relin- 
 quished this, occupation about a year 
 ago, Mr. Rinker has since continued, 
 h-imsielf, with mwoh success, he being 
 located in tiie McCarthy room on 
 Shirley Street. Mr. Rinker is a mem- 
 ber of the Methodist church, also of 
 the Odd Fellows He was m?irried 
 first to Miss Wealthy Madden, Aug. 
 ^, 1S76, and his first wife d.ying in 
 
 1589, he was marrieda second time to 
 Samantha E. Madden on June 24, 
 
 1590. He is. the f'?;ther of 8 children, 
 2 of whom are dead. Mr. Rinker runs 
 an up-to-date meat market, and is an 
 expert with the knife and cleaver. 
 
 JOSEPH E. GILLAM 
 
 Joseph E. Gil'am. the "ice man," 
 was born near Granville, Mifflin coun- 
 ty. He had the mislortune of being 
 an orphan at an early age, his mother 
 having died and his f;:ither having 
 later expired in the army, his death 
 being due to wounds received in the 
 Battle of Cold Harbor. With little 
 .hopes for the future, it -seems that 
 Mr. Gill'am, when a little boy, was 
 going to have a very difficult life, 
 dne to his orphanage and to the fact 
 that there was no one to care for 
 him, but it happened that provision 
 uas made th'^t he was sent to school. 
 Eeing a soldier's orphan, he attended 
 the institution at Andersonburg. 
 
472 
 
 J. E. Gillam 
 
 Perry counity. He attended schooT 
 until 16 years old, after which time 
 he was able to tght his way through 
 in the world. The school was prac- 
 tica.Uy his home during his boyhood 
 days. 
 
 ^Tr. Gillam, after leavhig school^ 
 worked on the farm, for several ye'ars 
 and also was engag&di as a clerk in 
 a store, he being employed at differ- 
 ent places from Newton H'alnnlton to 
 Altoona. Mounr ITnion became his 
 permanent home in 1S86, in which 
 year he was married to Mis? Ella 
 Longacre. He ie the father of 5- 
 
473 
 
 children: Roy, Ethel, George. Paul. 
 dece>aised, and the baby. Mr. Gillam 
 has followed painting and paper-hang- 
 ing principally during his residence 
 in Mount Union and this is yet his 
 livelihood to a .sreat extent. The ice 
 business engages his attention pcrtic- 
 ularly during the summer months, at 
 that time there being a carload or 25 
 tons of ice handled weekly. During 
 the winter, ea-'y spring and r.-rte fall 
 the ice business is of little conse- 
 quence, and Mr. Gillam resorts to his 
 other trade at which he has become 
 an expert. 
 
 JAMES M. JOHNSON 
 
 James M. .Johnson, our oldast black- 
 smith, was born near Burnt Cabins, 
 Sept. 4, 1849. He learned his trade 
 early in life and followed blacksmith- 
 ing even prior to coming to Mount 
 "Cnion in 1SG9. Before moving into 
 the town prop'^r, he was located at 
 Lucy Furnace, where he resided for 
 several years. It was =at Lucy Fur- 
 nace that he married Miss' Missouri 
 Chilcote. Coming into the tOFU prop- 
 er, Mr. Johnson worked in the black- 
 smith shop of Jacob Flasher, one of 
 our pioneer blacksmiths, now a resi- 
 dent of Shelby, Ohio. Mr. .Johnson 
 later bought, built and' moved across 
 the street to his present location. 
 His home is one of the oldest houses 
 in Mount Union, having been built 
 by Mr. McNalles many years ago. 
 Mr. Johnson is an expert blacksiuith. 
 and has also been a member of the 
 
474 
 
 Niational Guards for a number of 
 years. He is the father of three 
 sons Robert O., Wesley and Arthur, 
 all of town, and all mechanics like 
 their father. 
 
 FRANK H, HARRISON 
 
 Franlc H. Harrison is one of the 
 oldest residents in Mount Union, he 
 being Notary Public of this place for 
 a number of years. He wa>s born in 
 Shirleysburg, Dec. 1, 1837. His fath- 
 ei's name was Maze S. Harrison; and 
 his mother's name was Olive Harri- 
 son. He was one of a family of 7 
 children, namely ; Willia.»i J., killed 
 near what was known as the "Burn- 
 side Stick in the Mud," Frank H., 
 the subject of this sketch; Andrew^ 
 S., residing in Altoona; Nettie resid- 
 ing in Concord. Franklin county; 
 Mary J. Miller of Harrisburg; Mrs. 
 George Bowmaa, who died in Miles- 
 biirg, Centre county; Elizabeth J. 
 Miller, residing in Missoula, Mont. 
 Mr. Harrison's father was a tin smith 
 by trade and all his sons pi'actically 
 were tinsjmiths. as the i&aying goes, 
 ' having been born with a tin-spoon 
 in their mouths." 'The subject of this 
 sketch, after leaving the trade with 
 his father, relinquished that occupa- 
 tion and learned carriage-making 
 with William Drake of Shirleysburg, 
 which occupation he followed for sev- 
 eral years. Mr. Harrison then stu- 
 died medicine and practiced for 
 six months with' Dr. B. D. F. 
 Baird of Three Springs. Dr. Baird 
 
475 
 
 F. H Harrison 
 
 died during this time, and Mr. Harri- 
 son, not having sufficient means to 
 attend lectures, relinquished medi- 
 cine and moved to Mount Union in 
 3S62 and embarked in the tin and 
 stove business on Water Street. Mr. 
 Harrison followed this occupation un- 
 til .July 1, 1887, TJt which time he em- 
 barked in the insurance and real es- 
 tate business with W. T. Bell, cashier 
 of the Central Banking Co., the firm 
 being- known as Bell & Hsrrison. 
 This firm &till exists and Mr. Harri- 
 son today as a partner enjoys an 
 extens/lve business along this line. 
 He h;:B held during his time in Mount 
 
47fi 
 
 Inion many important local offices: 
 Has been Notary Public here for o(f 
 years, has been treasurer of the 
 Mount Union Lodge G77 I. O. O. F, 
 for 32 years, was Secretary of the 
 School-Bojfrd for 7 years, was collec- 
 tor and treasurer of the Presbyterian 
 church for 7 years, was commissioner 
 in Bankruptcy for tiie Western Dis- 
 trict of Pennsylvania appointed by 
 the United States Circuit Court of 
 fhiladelphi';', was elected a delegate 
 to the Republican County Convention 
 22 times in succession, was a Sena- 
 torial and a Judicial Conferee several 
 times. He traveled with the paymas- 
 ter during the late rebellion in Ken- 
 tucky and Tennessee, getting $100 
 and expenses per month. He has 
 been connected ijctively with th'^ erec- 
 tion and develonment of the Baptist 
 church and congregation in Mount 
 Union Mr. Harrison wi,:i3 married to 
 Miss' Katharine Baird in Shirleysburg 
 and is the father of 10 children, one 
 daughter and one sou deceased. The 
 children surviving are: Robert M. of 
 Philadelphi-;/; Forest of McKee's 
 Rocks; William of Aughwick; Char- 
 les of Mount TTnion ; Frank H., Bag- 
 gage Master for the B. & O., Phila- 
 delphia; Fred B., Private Secretary 
 for the Philadelphia & Reading Road, 
 residing in Wilmington, Del.; H. W. 
 v;hO' is associated with his father in 
 the insurance business in Mount 
 Union, and Mrs. H. K. Bower, now 
 located in Philipsburg. 
 
 Mr. Harrison h'a« had a varied ex- 
 
477 
 
 perience during his c:reer. both in 
 business and other matters, and has 
 been one of the men Avho was instru- 
 mental in the forming and building 
 up of Mount Union. He was here 
 when the town was in its incipiency, 
 and has seen it grow from prjictical- 
 ly a few houses to a thriving town. 
 
 Mr. HarrisoQ is ^a member of the 
 Misons 
 
 J. M. MINICK 
 
 John M. Minick, Mount Union's 
 druggist and pharmacist, was born 
 near Shade Gap, Sept. 27. 1877, in 
 which vicinity he was' also reared. 
 Mr. Minick, taught school for a cou- 
 ple years nnd when reaching the 
 age of 19 he went to Washington, D. 
 
478 
 
 C. where he learned the drug busi 
 iiess, having spent 5 years at the Na- 
 tional Capital. During this time he 
 took a course at the National Col- 
 k-ge of Pharmacy, graduating in 1900. 
 Mr. Minick came to Mount Union in 
 jMarch, 1902, launcMng into business 
 h': the Beers block, where he conducts 
 an up-to-date d!■ug^ F-fore, carrying not 
 only la line of drugs but a line of no- 
 tions, magazines, books, st?,tionery, 
 toilet articles, candies, etc. He was 
 married Oct. 7, 1903 to Miss Alice 
 Sechler. He is a memDsr of the 
 Methodist church and an upright 
 citizen. 
 
 ABE DIAMOND 
 
 Abe Diamond, the proprietor of the 
 5 and 10-cent store, was born in 
 Korscvka, Russia, in 1879 on .July, 
 17. His early life was spent assist- 
 ing his father who 'w:g a miller in. 
 Paissia. Abe came to America in 1904, 
 sailing this way from London, where 
 he had been locatrd for 7 months. 
 Mr. Diamond, ..being .a soldier in the 
 Ilussiaii Aimy at the breaking otlt of 
 the Russo-Jajianese war, esicaped to 
 P^ngland, and this is probably the 
 reason for his American citizenship 
 today. Ijanding in America Dec. 18, 
 1904, he spent sometime in New York 
 City, Washington. D. C, Jersey City, 
 and came here in 1906, he having 
 hitherto as well as sometime after 
 reaching Mount Union been employ- 
 ed by the Drake & Stratton Co. Mr. 
 Diamond entered business here July 
 
479 
 
 Abe Diamond 
 
 24, 1907. He was married Oct. 25, 
 1909 to Helen Cilin of Lycoming 
 county. Pa., His store is in the 
 Beers Hotel blcck. He carries a 
 large line of trinkets and other or- 
 namental and useful materials most 
 of which can be bought for the mini- 
 mum price of 5 and 10 cents. 
 
 T. A. APPLEBY 
 
 Thomas A. Appleby, one of Mount 
 I'nion''s merchants, at the prese-nt 
 time editor of the Twice A Week Re- 
 publican, was born May 2, 1843, son 
 of the liate .John and Priscilla (Mon- 
 tague) Appleby. His great-grandfath- 
 
48G 
 
 T. A. Appleby 
 
 er was of English ancestry and came 
 to Pennsylvania prior to the Revolu- 
 tion and settled in Tuscarora Valley 
 near Shade Cfap. His grandfather's 
 nanie Ava& John Appleby, he being a 
 farmer and a resident of Dublin town- 
 ship, having been boa-n about 1782. 
 The father of T. A. Appleby was also 
 .Tohn Appleby, the name of John hav- 
 ing been perpetuated through the 
 three preceding generations, he hav- 
 ing been born in 1813 on the old 
 family homestead sear Shade Gap. 
 John Appleby was a farmer, as were 
 
481 
 
 his father and grandfather before 
 him. He was also a deacon in the 
 Presbyterian church during- his life 
 His wife, or the mother of T. A. Ap- 
 pleby, was a daughter of Daniel and 
 Jane (Cluggage) Montag-ue, being of 
 Scotch extraction. The Cluggages 
 were famous as ofhcers is the Revo- 
 lutionary War. 
 
 Thomas A. Appleby attended the 
 public schools of his native township, 
 later Milnwood Academy, and com- 
 pleted his education when about 20 
 years old. He e)"'listed in Co. K. 202nd 
 Penna. Volunteers on Sept. 1. 1864, 
 and served under the Stars and 
 Stripes for nearly a year, when he 
 was honorably discharged August 3, 
 186.5. During the winter that followed 
 he ta^ughit school. In 1866 he became 
 a clerk for the firm of Blair & Ap- 
 pleby, merchants, at Shade Gap. In 
 1S6T Mr. Appleby came to Mount 
 Union and " started in business as a 
 partner in the firm of B. X. Blair & 
 Co. After 2 years the firm was chang- 
 ed to Blair & Appleby, by the re- 
 t;rement of D. C. Appleby, deceased, 
 brother of T. A. Appleby, the latter 
 continuing as a partner of the firm 
 luitil 1S76. In 1869 T. A. Appleby was 
 appointed postmastw' of Mount Union, 
 which office he held until 1885. In 
 1883 he embarked in business for 
 himself, and during the years which 
 have intervened he has built up a 
 large trade. He carries on a general 
 store c-.n<l is one of the oldest mer- 
 chants in Mount Union. Mr. Appleby 
 
482 
 
 is a progressive and public spirited 
 citizen, interested in every enter- 
 prise that aims toward the promo- 
 tion and the welfare ot the communi- 
 ty. He was identified' with the organi- 
 zation of the DeFrehn Chair Factory, 
 \;hen it flourished in this community. 
 his position being that of secretary. 
 He has served in various borough 
 offices, at the present time being a 
 member of the Town Council. 
 
 Thomas A. Appleby was twice mar- 
 ried, first to Martha, S. McNeal on 
 Oct. 27, 1870. To this union 2 child- 
 ren were born: .John C, of York, 
 Pa., and' Mrs. Katherine Allen, deceas- 
 ed. Mr. Appleby was married a sec- 
 ond time in 1878 to Miss Kate Mc- 
 Neal,, (also deceased), a sister to 
 his first wife. He is the father of 
 the following children to his second 
 v;ife: .Tames, Donald, Martha, Robert, 
 .Janet and Nellie. All are ait home 
 with the exception of Janet, who is 
 s teacher in one of the schools at 
 Atlantic City. 
 
 Mr. Appleby v/as ordained an elder' 
 in : the Presbyterian church in 1873. 
 and he has been Superintendent of 
 the Presbyterian Sunday school of 
 this place since April, 1873. He has 
 been prominent in the Presbyterian 
 church both in this place and in 
 the Presbytery of Huntingdon. He 
 was a delegate to the General As- 
 sembly at Saratoga, N. Y., in 1894 
 and also to the recent meeting of 
 the General Assembly in Denver. 
 Col., in .June, 1909. 
 
483 
 
 T. A. Appleby has been interested 
 largely in the business' enterprises 
 of Mount Union, during his time. He 
 owns considerable property, particu- 
 larly in North Mount Union, -and has 
 been instrumental largely in the de- 
 velopment of this new suburb, which, 
 at the present time, has developed 
 into a beautiful as well as valuable 
 addition to our town. Mr. Appleby is 
 vice presideint at the present time of 
 the First National. Bank, being one of 
 the organizers. He was the first Adju- 
 tant in the General Kane Post, es- 
 tablished here in 1882. As editor of 
 the Twice A Week, he has endeav- 
 ored in each issue to give to its read- 
 ers interesting and edifying editorial 
 matter. 
 
 The Appleby family has an inter- 
 esting patriotic record. The grand- 
 father and grand-uncle of Thomas A. 
 Appleby's mother were officers in 
 the Revolutionary Army. Daniel C. 
 Appleby, a brother of the subject of 
 this sketch, served in ti:e Civil War, 
 as dad David C, and Thomas, sons of 
 his uncle, William, and .Tohn McGin- 
 ley, a son of his uncle, Alexander An- 
 pleby. Two of Mr. Appleby's broth- 
 ers were al'so in the Union Army, 
 niamely: Geo,-ge Montague and Wil- 
 lia'i Montague. 
 
 Thomas Moreland, a Revolutionary 
 soldier, buried in the Presbyterian 
 cemetery at Shade Gap, was T. A. 
 Appleby's great grandfather. 
 
 Mr. Appleby built the home and 
 store in which he now resides in 
 
484 
 
 ]STO. and he has spent his life since 
 then in this same home. As a store, 
 that of Appleby's is complete, their 
 aim being to carry a line of groceries, 
 dry goods, clothing, shoes, etc. at all 
 times. His son, J. Donald Appleby is 
 associated with his father in the 
 business. 
 
 T. A. Applebv was chairman of 
 the Building Committee when the 
 Fresbyterian Church was erected 
 here in 1908. 
 
 A distinguishing trait in Mr. Apple- 
 by's life is steadfastness of pui'pose; 
 a trait which he inherited from a 
 line of ancestors, who. whether as 
 plain farmers, or business men, or 
 soldiers, followed the line of duty, 
 without la thought of changing course, 
 either to the right or to the left. 
 
 CHARLES JENKINS 
 
 Charles .Jenkins, one of Mount 
 I'nion's barbers, was born in Mifflin 
 county. Pa., July 13, 1877. The family 
 moved to Mount Union in 1880, and 
 in this town the subject of this sketch 
 has grown to manhood. He attended 
 the public schools, working for 5 
 years in the Dc Frehn Chair Factory, 
 and later entered the barbering es- 
 tablishment of James M. Nevell, 
 where he learned his trade. Mr. Jen- 
 kins started in the barbering busi- 
 ness for himself in 1906, sfter having 
 spent 5 years with Mr. Nevell. Today 
 he is located near the East Broad 
 Top Station, and controls a large pat- 
 ronage brought about by his devotion 
 
485 
 
 Charles Jenkins 
 
 to duty Slid his efficiency. Mi-. Jen- 
 kins belongs to the P. 0. S. cf A., 
 and also is a faithful member of the 
 Methodist church, being a son of 
 the late John E. Jenkins, Mr. Jenkins 
 has regular customers that come to 
 his establishment from different parts 
 of t'.ie ccunty, this being the case, 
 of course, when they visit our town. 
 He is an expert barber. 
 
 FRANK JENKINS 
 Frank Jenkins, brother of Charles 
 
 Jenkins and as^sociated with the lat- 
 
48G 
 
 Frank Jenkins 
 
 ter in 'the barbering- business, was 
 born Nov. 13, 1882 in Mount Union. 
 For 6 years after leaving the schools, 
 Mr. .Jenkins worked tor the Harbison- 
 Walker ])eople. after which he enter- 
 ed the employ of his brother Charles, 
 where he has already spent o years. 
 He is a member of the Sons of Veter- 
 ans, the Maccabees, the P. O. S. of 
 A., as well as an active member of 
 the Methodist church. .Prank has -at- 
 tained considerable skill in barbering 
 under the tutorship and employ of 
 his elder brother. 
 
487 
 
 E. D. WBLCH 
 
 Elmer D. Welch, contractor and 
 builder ot Mount Union, was born 
 near Shirleysburg, June 14, 1868. His 
 early life was spent on the farm, dur- 
 ing which time he attended the coun- 
 try schools. After the death of his 
 father, DaTid G. Welch, an 1881. 
 with his mother, 2 brothers and 1 sis- 
 ter he moved to Mount Union in 1886. 
 During his residence here he was in- 
 terested in various occupations, being 
 in the meat business, in the cider- 
 making business, threshing business, 
 operating a well drilling machine 
 and for some time he was employed 
 by his brother, A. S. Welch, in the 
 
488 
 
 implejiient business, after which he 
 entered the employ of the D. M. Os- 
 borne Harvester Co. Mr. Welch spent 
 some time also £-s brakeman on the 
 P. R. R. Middle Division. He went to 
 Pittsburg- later, and entered the em- 
 ploy of the Bell Telephone Co. Suc- 
 ceeding this, he worked for the Na- 
 tional Protective Society, headquar- 
 ters in Ridgwav, Elk county: On 
 Aug. 11, 1888 he was married to Miss 
 Sadie. Shearer of Orbisonia and is 
 the father of 2 children: Herbert, de- 
 ceased,, and Paul. He moved to 
 •Johnsonburg after marriage where 
 he was in the baking business com- 
 bined with the insurance business 
 for some time. Following this, be took 
 up residence in Braddcck in 1900. 
 where Mr Welch entered the carpen- 
 tering business, In 1904 he came with 
 his family to Mount Union, and has 
 since that time been interested in 
 contracting and building.. Thus far 
 he has enjoyed a very successful 
 career, and >■ during the past 3 years 
 he has erected about 1.5 buildings, in- 
 ciudiug dweH'na; house;, store rooms, 
 etc. His sjjiericr workmanship is re- 
 sponsible for hfs successful career. 
 which he is enjoying. He puts up no 
 mean buildings and his aim is al- 
 ways to give fnll value for the -money. 
 
 DR. CHARLES E. CULVER 
 
 Dr. Charles E. Culver, one of 
 Mount Union's efficient dentists, was 
 bom near Bixlers Mills. Perry coun- 
 ty. Pa., Dec. 18, 1864 and is tlie son 
 of Dr. W. W. Culver, deceased,, a sur- 
 
Dr. Chas. E. Culver 
 
geon of the 56th Penna. Volunteers, 
 L&ter of the 202nd Pernia. Volunteers 
 — enlisted at Carlisle. The Doctor's 
 mother was Mary E. Adams, who 
 was united in marriage to Dr. W. W. 
 Culver in 1878. The subject of this 
 sketch graduated from the dental de- 
 partment of Baltimore Medical College 
 in 1899, being Valedictorian of his 
 class. After launching into the world 
 of activity, bjp opened a large prac- 
 tice in t'he lower end of this covmty. 
 He later moved to Pittsburg and en- 
 tered into business. In August, 1902, 
 Dr. Culver came to Mount Union 
 with his family land located in the 
 dwelling now occupied and owned by 
 G. W. Covert. Because of a close at- 
 tachment for this town and its peo- 
 ple, the Doctor a few years later 
 erected for hmself a. comfortable resi- 
 dence adjoining the Methodist church 
 to the west, located on Shirley street, 
 and it is there that he sees daily his 
 patients and friends. The Doctor is 
 also -aa ordained minister of the 
 Methodist church, having completed 
 a course of study prescribed by con- 
 ference for the entrance into this 
 high and important office, his ordina- 
 tion having been effected in March, 
 1907. The Doctor is a prohibitionist, 
 an active citizen in the community 
 and his time is largely taken up with 
 his professional and ministerial work. 
 Dr. Culver is also interested in 
 the plumbing business, having enter- 
 ed into that busness about a year 
 ago with W. R. Rosensteel. Since 
 
491 
 
 that time, Mr. R-osensteel lias retired, 
 and tlTe Doctor has been conducting 
 tj-je work himeelf, having an able 
 workmen to look after the laboring 
 -end of the business. A plumbing shop 
 has been erectod to the rear of the 
 Doctor's lot. Thus far he has been 
 enjoying a good portion of the town's 
 plumbing trade. 
 
 Doctor Culver is the father of 
 three children, Frank, Harold and 
 Mary. 
 
 W. J. HUNTER 
 
 W. .1. Hunter, who resides in the 
 second-story of the First National 
 Bank building, well known through- 
 out this section as the General Agent 
 for the International Harvester Co., 
 was born in 1872 in Columbus, Wis. 
 He graduated at the Columbus High 
 School, after which he spent several 
 terms in college. He filled a position 
 for some time as operator for the C. 
 M. & St. P. Ry He al&o was made 
 Station Agent and Foreign Car Clerk 
 at Milwaukee General Freight Office, 
 successively. Mr. Hunter accepted a 
 position with the McCormick Harves- 
 ter Co., at Milwaukee as bookkeeper 
 in 1893. He came to Harrisburg, Pa., 
 as cashier of this firm in the f;Il of 
 1896. Typhoid fever in the fall of 
 1899 forced him to take a position 
 as blockman. He filled this position 
 until the formation of the Interna- 
 tianal Harvester Co.. when he w^as 
 appointed blockman for the .5 compsn- 
 ies comprising the above firm. He 
 
492 
 
 W. J. Hunter 
 
 ■was recently appointed special sales- 
 man for automobiles I'or the Interna- 
 tional Harvester Co. He was married 
 <h 1901 to- Miss Nellie Myers of Shir- 
 leysburg. Mr. Hunter is a director in 
 the Gr:nge Trust Co., of Huntingdon, 
 a member of the B. P. O. E., P. of H., 
 and K. of P. He resided in Harris- 
 burg and Shirleysburg prior to com- 
 ing to Movmt Union. 
 
4i)3 
 
 Thntii IS Galbratth 
 
 THE GALBRAITH BROTHERS 
 
 THOMAS J. GALBRAITH is the 
 eldest of tbe three Galbraith T3ros., 
 interested in the plastering business 
 in Mount Union. He was born in 
 Shade Gap in the year 1855. His par- 
 ents moved to Orbisonia in 1872,-, liv- 
 ing -there for a few months, after 
 which they came to Mount Union. In 
 :;881 Mr. Galbraith. the father, died. 
 Thomas Galbraith, the subject of this 
 sket-ch, went west in 1877. locating 
 at Portland, Ore. He worked for a 
 while at coach-making, when he de- 
 
49i 
 
 cided finally to return to Pennsyl- 
 vania, locating in Mount Union, which 
 has since that time been his home. 
 Mr. Galbraith was married to Miss 
 Isabel Shaver and is the father of 
 the following children: Mrs. Etta Ro- 
 gers and Miss Zada of town; William 
 of Duquesne, Pa., and 5 children de- 
 ceased. Thomas Galbraith is an ac- 
 tive member of the Methodist church 
 and an e.xpert workman. 
 
 JOHN C. GALBRAITH, one of the 
 three Galbraith Bros., plasterers, of 
 Mount Union, was born on May 17, 
 1S59 at Shade Gap. His early life was 
 spent in that section. he having 
 learned his trade, with his father, 
 P.en.iamin Galbraith, when he was 
 quite young. Some years were spent 
 working with his other two brothers 
 in town, James and Thomas, respec- 
 tively, after which John went to TTed- 
 ford county, where he spent 2 years. 
 He also started to leara the machin- 
 ist business in the Altoona Shops. In 
 addition to this, he worked on the B. 
 &.' O. R. R. for a short time. Because 
 of ])0or health, Mr. Galbraith was 
 compelled to spend 5 years in Flori- 
 da, residing in Pensacola, West Palm 
 ]!each and various other places, 
 Vv-here he continued work at his trade, 
 that of plastering, and st the same 
 time took advaiiced work along this 
 ime. such as the artistic finishing of 
 buildings, ornamental pla-stering. 
 cornishing, etc. The Galbraith Bros. 
 lare well known throughout this sec- 
 tion for the efficiency of their work. 
 
495 
 
 John Galbraith 
 
 most every building in- Mount Union 
 for the ])ast 30 years having l5een 
 plastered by them. 
 
 FERDINAND GALBRAITH. the 
 
 youngest of the Galbraith Bros., is 
 also a native of Shade Gap, liaving 
 been born Aug. 7, 1868. Ferdinand 
 is the youngest of a family of 10 
 children, and has worked about 18 
 years at the plastering business. Of 
 the Galbraith family, there are » 
 girls and 5 boys, of which there are, 
 respectively, in addition to the 3 men- 
 tioned in this sketch: J'-ames W.. of 
 
496 
 
 Ferd Galbraith 
 
 Harrisburg-, Charles H., of Hollidays- 
 burg, Conductor on the Middle Divi- 
 sion of the P. R. R., Mrs. S. H. Smitli 
 of Harrisburg, Mrs. McClellan Speck 
 and Miss Rebecca of Mount Union. 
 (Mrs. Lewis White and Miss Anna 
 deceased.) Mr. Galbraith is an eair- 
 nest member and worker in the 
 Methodist church in this place. 
 
 CAPTAIN JANES GALBRAITH 
 
 Caiit- James Galbraith, an uncle of the Gal- 
 braith Brothers of town, was born in Adam s 
 county. Pa-, July Si. 1797. Capt. Galbraith was 
 the :ird son of a family of ii children, sou of 
 
497 
 
 William and Mary Galbralth. He was marri- 
 ed to Kebeeca Graft. Part of his early life 
 was spent in Tennessee, For many years l>e 
 resided in Sliirleysburg, John Douglas of 
 Shirleysbiirg. writes us as follows regarding 
 the Captain: 
 
 • 'James Galbraith, or later known as Captain 
 Galbraith, came from Adams county, and 
 settled on the farm now owned by Wm. Me- 
 iGarvey in the year ]s:i9. He lived there for 
 some years, and in the early lifties came to 
 yhirleysburg. and built the large frame house 
 now owned by Harry Jiard, where he lived 
 until the day of his death- The Captain was 
 a man of leisure, also a great hunter, and 
 took great pride in handling the rille the only 
 gun in that day. He was agreat military mau. 
 He was elected Captain of the early militia of 
 the Aughwick VaUey. and later on at the 
 breaking out of the liebellion, he raised a 
 company of home guards and they chose him 
 as their Captain. He was as straight as an 
 Indian near six feet in height, and made a 
 line appearance. Captain was a gentleman 
 in every sense of the w6rd. He was my Sun- 
 day-school teacher when I was a boy. The 
 Captain died suddenly one morning in March 
 I8(;:i. As lie passed down through the town 
 joking and full of life on his way to his farm 
 he liad just crossed the Fort Hun bridge 
 when he sat down by the wayside and sud- 
 denly passed away- I was there and saw 
 strong men carry him to liis home. His re- 
 anains were taken to Adams county for burial. 
 Jacob Kipple was there when ho died. Mr, 
 Galbraith was a I'resbyterian by faith and 
 was greatly lamented by all who knew him. 
 Mr. Galbraith i-emarked to Daniel Slyers that 
 morning that he felt good and Avas just (>7 
 years old. I am proud to give you a short 
 sketch of the life of a man like Captain 
 Galbraith." 
 
 DR. W. W. RUMBERGER 
 
 Dr. W. W. Rumberger, one of Mount 
 Lnicn's dentists, was born in Blair 
 Co., Pa., and came to Petersburg 
 v.'ith his parent'; in early life. In 
 
498 
 
 that town he ctte^ided the public 
 schools £.nd as cl young man he work- 
 ed at the carpentering business with 
 bis father for some time. His father 
 v;a& finally elected sheriff of this 
 county and the Rumberger s movecT 
 to Huntingdon on Jan. 2, 1899. The 
 Doctor was on the road, however, as 
 mail clerk from 1S98 to 1902, at 
 which time he went to Philadelphia 
 Dental College, from which institu- 
 tion he graduated in 1905. The Doctor 
 came to Mount Union in November 
 1905, and established an office in the 
 post-office building. His expert work- 
 n'i'anshii) and i)opuIarity have been 
 conducive to a lucrative professional 
 business thus far in his career. He is 
 a member of the Presbyterian- 
 church. 
 
 W. L. WHITE 
 
 W. L. White, wagon nuaker, was 
 born in Huntingdon, Pa., Aug. 14, 
 1851. He remained in the county 
 seat until 12 years old, when he mov- 
 ed to Clear Ridge near Mapleton. 
 Pa., where he resided 7 years. Mr. 
 White came to Mount Union on .Tuly 
 24, 1870 and fcr a number of yesrs 
 worked for the Canal and Railroad 
 Co., as a carpenter under Capt. G'ay- 
 ton. He launched in the wagon-mak- 
 ing business; in .June, 1886, which 
 trade he has followed to the present 
 time. He was first married to Miss 
 Galbraith and the second time to- 
 Miss Martha Truax, also deceased. 
 Mr. White is an expert wagon-mak- 
 er. 
 
499 
 
 ROY MILLER 
 
 Roy Miller, of the firm of W. S. 
 Miller & Son, tinners and plumbers, 
 was born in Shirleysburg, Aug. 18, 
 1886. His early life was spent in 
 attendance at the public schools and 
 •also working with his father. He 
 came to Mount Union Sept. 25, 1906, 
 where he entered into partnership 
 with C. S. Price, this partnership 
 having existed for 6 months. Mr. Mil- 
 ler was married Sept, 19, 1906 to 
 Miss Mabel Myers, end is the father 
 of 2 children, one boy and one girl. 
 W. S.' Miller is located in Shirleys- 
 b;urg, where he conducts a hardware 
 store and tinning and plumbing es- 
 tablishment. Roy Miller has his tin 
 shop on Water Street, this place. 
 The Messrs. Miller have built up 
 quite a trade in Mount Union and 
 the surrounding territory. 
 
 D. B. PRICE 
 
 D. B. Price, one of our hustling 
 lumber and timber dealers, was born, 
 in Hill Valley, Oct. 1, 1858. His early 
 life, until 7 years old, w^as spent in 
 the section of his birth. He spent 
 five years with George Sechrist, near 
 Orbisonia, and returned to Hill Valley 
 afterward, where he ms-de his home 
 wi h his step-father, H. E. Hooper, 
 Mr. Price was married in 1884 to 
 Miss Laura E. Rhodes. He is the 
 father of three chldren. Ada, (Mrs. 
 Ray SoUers,) Chauneey and Olive -all 
 of town. Mrs. Price died several years 
 ago and the subject of this sketch 
 
500 
 
 lias again Ijeen married (July 2o, 
 190S) to Alice Wofjan, Mr. Price is 
 interested largely in purchasing and 
 cutting off timber tracts, and is au 
 expert in the forest. He is an active 
 member of the M. E. church. 
 
 SELEA CUTSHALL 
 
 Selea Cutshall. who conducts 
 a. small store in the eastern section 
 of the town, was born in Springfield 
 township, this county, Feb. 6, 1870. 
 His early rife was spent in that sec- 
 tion, and in fact till he came to 
 Mount Union in October, 1905. By a 
 serious railroad accident, Mr. Cut- 
 shall had both legs taken off and be- 
 cause of this deformity he has been 
 compelled to seek the livelihood of 
 a confectioner and cobbler, Mr. Cut- 
 shall, though deprived of his limbs, 
 gets around remarkably well and is 
 ambitious toward making an honest 
 living. He was married to Miss Ranck 
 of Hustontown. ;and is the father of 
 I> children, one boy and two girls. 
 
 JOHN R. McKELVY 
 
 John R. McKelvy, one of the firm 
 of McKelvy & Fields, was born in 
 Crcmwell town«hip. April 23, 1S56. 
 Most of his life was spent in that 
 vicinity until he entered the service 
 of the East Broad To)) Railroad Co. 
 I'T years were spent ni the employ 
 of the East Broad Top, 14 of which 
 numbe:' Mr. McKelvy was ticket 
 agent at Mount Union. He came to 
 this place in 1890, and relinciuishing 
 the Ei.ist Broad Top portion of the 
 
501 
 
 I'usiaess in 1904, prior to that date, 
 as well as up to the present time, 
 Mr. McKeIvy has been the Western 
 Union Telegraph operator at this 
 place, he having beea in the service 
 of this company for 20 yeaa'S. He 
 was manned in 18S9 to Isaphene Ed- 
 wards of Broad Top City. Mr. Mc- 
 KeIvy is a member of the P. O. S. of 
 A., of the Masonic Order and also 
 the Odd Fellows. He is a faithful 
 member of the Presbyterian church 
 and an energetic and upright citizen 
 in the community. Siace the estab- 
 lishment of the partnership of Mc- 
 KeIvy & Fields, Real Estate and In- 
 surance Agents, this firm hL-^s been 
 enjoying a lucrative business in this 
 community. 
 
 JAMES M. NEVELL 
 
 James M. Nevell, the oldest barber 
 in Mount Union, is- a native of 
 Greenwood Furnace, Huntingdon coun- 
 \y, he having been born March 24, 
 1865. He was the son of William and 
 Mary Nevell. .James Nevell moved 
 with his parents when very young to- 
 Alexandria, where they resided for 
 7 yesrs. In 1872 th^ family came to 
 Mount Union, and here Mr. Nevell 
 grew to manhood, as well as attend- 
 ed f.ie 0' 1 township school, located 
 to the lower end of town. For a num- 
 ber of years, James Nevell, worked 
 on the P. R. R., as a track hand. 
 I^ater, he took up tbe barbering busi- 
 ness with his brother Samuel, and 
 under him he learned his trade. 
 
502 
 
 Jdiues M. Nevell 
 
 Samuel B. Nevell is now the leading 
 barber in Orbisonia, Pa. James Ne- 
 vell entered business for himself 
 Nov 1, 1896, and has continued with 
 zeal and success to this day. He is 
 an expert barber and controls a 
 Targe patron rge. His ro'om, in the 
 Crum building opposite the Beers 
 Hotel on Jefferson Street, is a very 
 fine one. His assistant at the pres- 
 ent time is Alexander Kormos. 
 
 James Nevell was married Jan. 30, 
 1889, to Miss Etta May of Rainsburg. 
 Bedford county, and is the father of 
 
503 
 
 six cliildren, Lola, Mildred, Martha 
 and Margaret; two boys are dead. 
 Mr. Nevell is a cliarier member of 
 the P. O. S. of A., in this town, the 
 lodge being organized in 1888. 
 
 CARTER & NEUSBAUM 
 
 William Carter, the senior member 
 •4of Carter & Neusbaum, butchers, wa© 
 born in Mount Union March 12, 1873. 
 He remained in town until 13 years 
 old, when he went to Tyrone and 
 learned the paper making trade, be- 
 ir;g an employee of the paper mill at 
 that place, where he worked 18 
 months. He afterward worked at 
 the .Johnsonburg Mill, the Niagara 
 Falls Mill, also at Watertown, N. Y., 
 at Herkimer, N. Y., at Waterville, 
 Me., and at Piedmonc, W. Va., at 
 these places he having worked in 
 Aarious paper mills. Mr. Carter 
 came back to Mount Union in 1897, 
 ^nd during his time here, prior to 
 launching into tlie butchering busi- 
 ness in 1906, h'-' worked in the Chair 
 Factory, at Mapleton in the quarries, 
 tor the Haws Bi-ick Co., and for the 
 Harbison -Walker Co.. respectively. 
 Since in the butchering business, he 
 lias m'ade this quite a success, the 
 stand of Carter & Neusbaum being 
 located on Division Street, near Shir- 
 ley. He is a member of the Patriotic 
 Sons. He was married to Miss Mar- 
 garet Bond, and is the father of 6 
 ■children. 
 
 CHARLES NEUSBAUM. . of the 
 Tirm of Carter & Neushaum, was born 
 
504 
 
 in P:,nnettsburg, Pa.. Dec. 16, 18S1. 
 He spent his early life in Franklin 
 county, after wbicli he went to Brad- 
 dock, where he learned the butcher- 
 ing business. For some time he w'as 
 employed at the Steel Mill at Mone-:- 
 sen. Following this, he returned to 
 Braddock and again launched into 
 the butchering business. Mr. Neus- 
 baum came to Mount Union in 1904. 
 and was employed with W. W. Peter- 
 son, in his butcher shop for a num- 
 ber of years prior to the establish- 
 ment of the present partnership ct" 
 Carter & Neusbaum. He is a member 
 cf the P. O. S. of A. He w-as mar- 
 ried to Mis^s Theresa Covert, and is 
 the father of one son. 
 
 C. T F. HADLEY 
 
 C T F. Hadley. one of Mount 
 Union's jewelers, was born in Ches- 
 ter county. Pa, He received a common 
 school education and later an acade- 
 mic course at Br^.ndywine, Manore, Pa, 
 Mr. Hadley learned the watch mak- 
 ing and iewelry business in Norris- 
 town. Pa., having been as&oci'ated 
 with a fir?t class jeweler for 12 years. 
 He graduated from the Philadeliihia 
 College of Horology & Opticsi in. 1900. 
 Following his education, he spent 2 
 additional years with his former em- 
 ployer in Xorristown. From 1903 to 
 1909 he was in the wholesale and re- 
 tail jewelry business in Pittsburg, 
 Pa., and at .Tamesburg, N. .T., respec- 
 tively. He is a member of the First 
 Presbyterian churcli of .Tamesburg- 
 
505 
 
 having- been actively connected with 
 church, Sunday school and choir work 
 since boyhood. Since coming to Mount 
 Lnion Jess th:n a year ago, Mr. Had- 
 ley, who is located in the corner of 
 the Beers hlock, Las opened up a 
 fine jewelry stoie and has built up 
 a lucrative business. His reliability 
 is unquestionable and his workm-an- 
 ship is expert. 
 
 GEORGE R. SMAWLEY 
 
 George R. Smawley was born in 
 Huntingdon March 28, 1866, son of 
 I..ewis Smawley, previously mentioned 
 in this article. Two yeurs were spent 
 in the County Seat, after which the 
 Smawley family moved to Mill Creek, 
 residing- there for the same length of 
 time. Mount Union was then the des- 
 tination for another move, the Smaw- 
 ley family hi.-.vins- built on Halley 
 Street, where taey m'ade their home 
 for about 8 years: At that time they 
 Avent to Altoona. and it was in the 
 Mountain City that George R. Smaw- 
 ley entered the employ of Chi:.irles 
 Stratford, marble dealer, (1883), who 
 had a marble yard at that place. In 
 1884 Mr. Smawlej^ returned to Mount 
 Union. In 1889 he was married to 
 Miss Alice Bowser of Johnstown, land 
 ii: the father of 2 children; John and 
 Alraeda. Since 1883 Mr. Smawley 
 Las been in the conl«inuous employ of 
 Charles Stratford, h© being an effi- 
 cient and expert marble cutter. In 
 IPOl Mr. Smiaiwley entered the furni- 
 ture business with D. E. McClain, in 
 
500 
 
 town. The business grew and soon 
 the present room in the Crum build- 
 ing was fitted up land a larger stock 
 of furniture pu't in. In 1907 Mr. 
 Smiaiwley bought out Mr. McClain anc 
 since that date Ivas been conducting 
 the businiess himself, his aim being 
 tc carry a large line of up-to-date 
 furniture, carpets, rugs. etc. He is a 
 meml>er of the P. O. S. of A. of the 
 Woodmen, and also of the Methodist 
 church.] 
 
 LEWIS G. NOBLE. 
 
 Lewis G. Noble, one of the grocers 
 of Mount Union, was born in Orbison- 
 ia November 3, 1865. He resided 
 there until about 21 years old, bis 
 early life having been given to farm- 
 ing principally. Some time was spent 
 a?, an employe of the Rockhill fur- 
 nace, after which Mr. Noble entered 
 the service of t'he East Broad Top, 
 being employed on the gravel train 
 for awhile and later as brakeman on 
 the roiad. He was married to Miss'' 
 Clemima Heck, and after marriage 
 entered business in Three Springs, 
 where h.e resided' for several years. 
 He came to Mount Union in Decem- 
 ber, 1901, and being a carpenter by 
 t]'ade, he worked for iseveral years 
 in that capacity for the Habison- 
 Walker people and at the chair fac- 
 tory. He opened a little grocery 
 store in the former bank building, or 
 what was previously the Central Bank 
 room on the corner of Water and 
 Division streets on January 1, 1908, 
 
and since that time has teen e.igag- 
 >ed in the mercantile business. Mr. 
 >»oble keeps an up-to-date little store 
 and supplies the people in his im- 
 mediate neghborhood with groceries, 
 I-rovisicns, etc. He is a member of 
 the Methodist chuioh. 
 
 IS.AAC M. TAYLOR 
 
 lEiaac M. Taylor, who conducts a 
 little grocery store on Jefferson 
 Street, near Jefferson Heights, waS 
 born in Three Springs, Pa.. July 14, 
 1846. He is one of Mount Union's 
 oldest resid-ents. He remained in 
 Three Springs until he was 21 years 
 old, -at which time he migrated to 
 Shirley township near Shirleysburg, 
 where he worked on the farms of 
 Enoch lAitz and Williiatn Adams, re- 
 spectively, 1867-68. He was married 
 to Amanda Foreman Dec. 22, 1869. 
 After marriage he resided in Three 
 Springs for a little while, then he 
 moved back to Shirley township, re- 
 siding near the old log mil! in the 
 vicifuity of the Shirley for •"; 
 
 yel-U's. For a while he farmed on 
 the old Harmony place and later for 
 S years upon the Etnier farm.. Mr. 
 Taylor and family moved to Path 
 Valley in 1884. In 1887 they moved 
 to Fort Littleton, (and in the spring 
 of 1888 he quit farming and moved 
 to the Huling place near Mount 
 Union, and a little later to the stoaie 
 house uear town, formerly that of 
 Peter Shaver. In 1891 Mr. Taylor f.nd 
 family moved up Back Valley near 
 
508 
 to the former Ewing Ijrick kiln. Ten 
 years were spent as watchman on 
 th.6 P. R. R. ap,fl 6 yeairs were spent 
 as nighr foreman, and several other 
 occupations in the service of the Haws 
 Co., and the Harbison-Walker Brick 
 C;o. Mr. Ta.vlor moved to town -a few 
 years ago and entered into the mer- 
 cantile business sometime after or in 
 1907. He conducts an up-tc-date lit- 
 tle store and supplies the people in 
 his immediate community with gro- 
 ceries. I'rovisions, etc.. He is a mem- 
 ber Gf the Methodist church. :,l;o the 
 Maccabees. He ip the father of 4 
 children : Clarence, Harry C. Russell 
 and Carrie. 
 
 HOWARD POSTLETHWAITE 
 
 Howard Postlethwaite, one of the 
 coal dealers of Mount Union, was 
 born in Long Ho'.low, Mifflin Countv 
 Pa., Nov. 12. IS.-D. He is a son of 
 Fisher Postlethwaite, one of onr 
 Oldest residents, mention of whom is 
 made on page H2 of this book. Ho-w- 
 ard Poitletliwaite spent his earlv 
 days in Mo-ant Union and vicinitv, 
 Grown into manhood, he soent about 
 10 years in Philadelphia, about F> 
 years in Pittsbur.g, was in Denver 
 Col., and in Tex^as :or about three 
 .vears and some time was spent also 
 '" Robertsdale and in RockhlH in 
 thi3 county, in 1895 Mr. Postle- 
 thwaite was married to Miss A'lda 
 Lane, in Kansas, He has been a resi- 
 dent in Mount Union priincipallv 
 since 1901. when he became as'sistam 
 
r,(V) 
 
 Howard PosLkthwaite 
 
 to his father in the coal business. 
 Mr. Postlethwaite took sole charge of 
 the business in 1903, and since that 
 time his brother Richard, bas been 
 his chief helper. He handles both hard 
 and soft coal, having his coal yard to 
 the east end of town. Mr. Postle- 
 ■thwaite is a member of the Modern 
 Woodmen. 
 
 C. P. McCLURE 
 
 C. P McClure was born in Johns- 
 town, Pa, .July 9, 1SG4 Mr. McClure 
 conducts two stores in Mount Union,, 
 
510 
 
 one in the stand formerly occupied 
 by E. M. Rhodes as a drug store, and 
 the other in the Stratford building on 
 Shirley Street. Mr, McClure deals in 
 groceries, confections and green 
 goods. He resided in .Johnstown for 
 about 10 years, after which he spent 
 a portion of his life in Millersburg. 
 Braddock and Newport.. In Braddock 
 he was employed at the Steel Works, 
 and in Pittsburg he learne-d the jewel- 
 ry business. In t!:e fall of 1884, he 
 went to Newport, Pa., where he con- 
 ducted a jewelry store for s-ome time. 
 Mr. McClure came to Mount Union in 
 September 1905. Prior to that date 
 2 years were spent in Philadelphia. 
 He married Miss .Jennie Hcrting of 
 Newport, and is the father of 2 sons, 
 Alva and Frederick. Mr. McClure is 
 a membeir cf the Luther':(;i church. 
 
 JOHN C. DAVIS 
 
 .John C. Davis , the confectioner 
 and groceryman, located in the Crum 
 building on .Jefferson Street, is a na- 
 tive of Germany Valley, having been 
 born .Jan. 27, ISoO. 16 ve(:(rs were 
 spent in the Aughwick Valley and 
 Mir. Davis learned the tanning trad'e 
 S't the old tannerv in Germany Valley. 
 c(t which industry he worked for a 
 number of years. At the age of 21 
 he started in the railroad business 
 tuid also farmed for some time. 
 these two occupations having been 
 carried on in Ohio feind Illinois. Mr. 
 Davis came back to Mount Union 
 March 24, 1873, and since that time 
 
511 
 
 has resided here. He has been mar- 
 ried twice, first to Rebecca Livering- 
 house isad th'e s-econd time to Anna 
 Hildebrand (June, 1884.) Mr. Davis 
 v.'orkied on the P. R. R. tracks here 
 for 16 years until he lost his sight 
 and had to seeli some otlier occupa- 
 tion. On March 6. 1896 he entered in- 
 to the confectionery business in town 
 and since that time has been one of 
 our successful deisllers in groceries, 
 confections, green goods, etc. He is 
 a member of the P. O. S. of A. and 
 the Knights of the Golden Eagle, and 
 also belongs to the Methodist church. 
 
 L. S. NORRIS 
 
 L. S. Norris was born in Penn 
 township, this county, Oct. 4, 1855. 
 His early life wais spent in his na- 
 tive townsihip, he later hiaving work- 
 ed in the car shops at Huntingdon 
 following blacksmithing. He conduct- 
 ed a shop at .James Creek, where 
 he spent 3 years. He wtS'S Macksmith 
 for Smith & Co.. up the Raystown 
 Branch, for 2 years on a lumber job, 
 He later worked at Chippewa Falls, 
 Wis. Mr. Xorris came to Mount 
 Union in 1888 and entered into busi- 
 ness. He was married to Miss 
 Johnson in 1879, being the father of 
 7 children: Herman and Chiarles of 
 Altoona; Cloyd at home; Mrs. Law- 
 rence Crum of town; Mrs. Roy Bow- 
 Kan of New York; Maud and Mary at 
 home. Mr. Norris has been, twice 
 elected school director, serving in 
 that capacity at the present time. 
 
512 
 
 He ha-^ i?1bo been, a member of the 
 Council ia. the jja^st. As a blacksmith 
 he coiifliicts. a lai'gt business, being 
 '\veH and favorably known for his 
 good A\'3rkii;:inr4Tiri. He is Located 
 near the P. R. R. diepot, Corner Wa- 
 ter and Jeffeison- Streets^, an old 
 stand. 
 
 JOHN D. WILLIAMS 
 
 John D. Williams, tfre colored bar- 
 ber located in the Sliaver roam on 
 Division Street, is a native of Dup- 
 lin county, N. C, having been born 
 Aug. 17, 1S72. He worked on a farm 
 in the Old North State, for a num- 
 ber of years', ir fact up until 1885. 
 He was a resident of Goldsboro. N. 
 C„ for some time. From Groldsboro 
 he came north to Pennsylvania, 
 learning the barbering business' in 
 Philadelphia. From Philadelphia hfe 
 went to Hanover, thence to York, 
 Harrisburg, - Carlisle anid- from Car- 
 lisle to Mount Union, having landed 
 here Jan. 16, tfiOS. Mr. Williams is 
 an expert barber and since here has 
 built up a considerable trade. He 
 says he likes Mount Union very 
 much. 
 
 ALLEY KASAN 
 
 Alley Kasan, a Syrian, has been in 
 the grocery business in Mount Union 
 since 1903, being located in the Cas- 
 S'ady room on West Shirley Street. 
 Alley Kasan was born in the vicinity 
 of Beirut, Syria, Dec. 25. 1884. He 
 came to America in 1901. He has 
 been in Mount Union for 6 years. He 
 
513 
 
 carries a lins of groceries, confec- 
 tions, green goods, etc. His birth 
 place, more particularly located, i» 
 about a day's journey from Beirut in 
 the region of the bebanons'. He is a 
 progressive merchant. 
 
 YE h!NG SONG 
 
 Ye Hing- Song is the name of Mount 
 Union's' Chinese Laundryman. He 
 £ located in the Welch building, cor- 
 ner Pennsylviania avenue and Jeffer- 
 son street. Ye Hing Song was born in 
 Kong Kong, China, a number of years 
 ago. He has been in America for 
 several years and has been located 
 in Mount Unicn for several years. 
 He is doing a nice business. 
 
 Dr. Alvin R. McCarthy 
 
 Dr. Alvin R. McCarthy was born at 
 Newton Hamilton, Pa.. Feb. 7, 1845, 
 but spent most of his earlier years in 
 Kishacoquillas Valley in Huntingdon 
 County. His father, Henry. L. Mc- 
 Carthy, was for many years a book 
 l<eeper, teacher and surveyor, an old 
 line whig and an original member of 
 the Republican party, filled the office 
 t)f county commissioner and other 
 public positions in Huntingdon coun- 
 ty and Brady township, was a mem- 
 ber of the Presbyterian church and 
 tor many years an elder and Sabbath 
 :school superintendent. Three brothers 
 "Avere also teachers, elders and Sab- 
 "bath school superintendents, and one 
 (Judge C. R. McCaithy) was the first 
 associate judge, who ever set up his 
 
514 
 
 Dr. A. R. IVfcCarthy 
 
 opinion against tlie jiresident judge, 
 and persuading the cflier associate to 
 vote with him, refused all licenses 
 and made Huntingdon county a pro- 
 hibition county lor four years. Their 
 grandfather, Henry McCarthy, Scotch- 
 Irish, Avas a Revolutionary soldier 
 and one of the early settlers of the 
 town of Huntingdon, and their mother, 
 Amelia Roberts, belonged to a promi- 
 nent Maryland family and was a 
 lineal descendant of Oliver Crom- 
 well. 
 
 Dr. McCarthy's mother was Margar- 
 
515 
 
 et Hubbell. daughter of Henry Hub- 
 belL one of the early settlers of Sal- 
 tillo, Huntingdon county. He and his 
 father, Colonel Nathaniel Hubbell, as 
 well as his wife's father, William 
 Bunn, served in the same regiment 
 in the Revolutionary War, taking part 
 iri the battles of Trenton, Princeton. 
 Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth 
 and other engagements of that mo- 
 mentous struggle.^ Col. Hubbell . had 
 also served as a Lieutenant in the 
 French and Indian War. Their ances- 
 tors (Hubbell's) were among the 
 early settlers of Massachusetts, and 
 many of the family are prominent 
 citizens of that and other eastern 
 states. 
 
 Margaret Hubbell had been pr^ 
 viously married to William Scott 
 who died in 1837. He was a near rel?.- 
 tive of the late Thomas A.' Scott, of 
 the Pennsylvania Railroad. Dr. Mc- 
 Carthy was one of five brothers, all 
 of whom took a part in the Civil 
 War. The eldest, .Tames. P. Scott, 
 was in the 12.'3th Pa. Volunteers. 
 Henry H. Scott served four years in 
 the Sth Pa. Vol. Cav.. was in the 
 change of Major Keenan at Chancel- 
 lorsville, which has been compared to 
 the charge of the Light Brigade at 
 Eriaklava. : nd was a prisoner at Lib- 
 by, Belle Isle and Salisbury. Miles W. 
 McCarthy served three years in Co. 
 B, 110th Pa., Vols., was twice wound- 
 ed and once taken prisoner and parol- 
 ed, was along when Col. Crowther 
 and Col. Isaac Rogers were killed and 
 
516 
 
 was hinuelf killed at Deeii Bottom, 
 near Richmond. July 27, 1864. Seely 
 B. McCarthy served for some time in 
 102nd Pa. Vols., and was with Capt. 
 Wallace's Company from Huntingdon, 
 Mount Union, Shirley&hurg and Sal- 
 tillo, which with less than thirty men 
 attacked and held back the Rebel ad- 
 vance on Cove Mountain, near Mc- 
 Conneilsburg in .June. ISG.'J. 
 
 Alvin R. McCarthy was in Co. K, 
 22nd Pa. Vol.. Cav., from Feb., 1864, 
 till Nov.. 186.5. was in the battles of 
 Kerntown, Berryville, Summit Point, 
 Charlestown, Stephenson's Depot, 
 Martinsburg, Winchester, P'isher's 
 Hill and other engagements under 
 I\Iullig?.n, Lowell. Averill, Custer, 
 Sheridan and other generals. He has 
 been for many years the secretary of 
 the 22nd Pa, ^''ol. Cav., Association 
 and ha? taken some part in getting 
 u]) a history ci the regiment soon 
 to be published. 
 
 Before going to the war Dr. A. R. 
 McCarthy had been engaged as a 
 ticket and freight agent on the Penn- 
 sylvania Railro^^d. After his return 
 from the war he followed surveying 
 and school teaching until 1867, when 
 he began the study of medicine un'der 
 Dr. H. Orlady. o? Petersburg, Pa., 
 father of Superior .Judge George B. 
 Orlady. He attended .Jefferson Medi- 
 cal College, Philadelphia, and the 
 Tniversity of New York, graduating 
 from the latter institution in 1871. 
 He pr:ct:ced medicine for a time at 
 Dudley, Pa., and removed to Mount 
 
517 
 
 Tlnion in December, 1872, where he 
 has since resided. For a few years 
 he took some interest in politics and 
 served as a clerk in the Pennsylvania 
 Legislature, in 1872, along with Wil- 
 liam A. Stone, who afterward became 
 Governor. Later Dr. McCarthy was 
 c-onceded the nomination for member 
 ot ]>egislature, from this county, but 
 declined it because he could not af- 
 ford to leave his jjractice for so long 
 b time. The only position he has ever 
 held in Mount Union borough was 
 that of burgess for three years. He 
 was unanimoxish^ renominated for a 
 second term, but according to law 
 could not succeed himself. 
 
 On March 2.3. 1875, Dr. McCarthy 
 was married to Miss Mary E. Gayton, 
 (daughter of the late Capt. W. C. 
 Gayton) who died Aug. 22, 1878. They 
 had two children, both of whom died 
 in infancy. Nov. 14, 1882 he was 
 again married to Miss Mary E. Tay- 
 lor, daughter of .Tohn Taylor, brother 
 of the late .Judge George Taylor. Dr. 
 and Mrs. McCarthy are the parents of 
 three children, Ethel, a graduate of 
 Swarthmore College, now teaching 
 .In Wildwood, X. .J., High School, Mil- 
 clred, at home, and Lillian, now a 
 student at Northwestern University. 
 ( 1 rddit;3n to his medical practice, 
 Ur. McCarthy, for many years con- 
 f3ueted a large wood and lumber busi- 
 ness extending over several counties, 
 his shipments some years amounting 
 to more than a thousand car loads. 
 He also owned, edited and published 
 
518 
 
 the Mount Union Times for thirteen 
 years, from 1879 to 1892. He originat- 
 ed the practice of publishing- obituary 
 notices, since adopted by nearly 
 ■ every local newspaper in the United 
 States and by many city papers, giv- 
 ing a commendatory history of the 
 -deceased and the names and addres- 
 ses of surviving relatives. Before then 
 only prominent public men, dying, 
 got any more notice in the papers 
 than the two or three lines given each 
 •in the obituary column. Occasionally 
 an editor, a little more venturesome 
 than the rest, would perhaps risk 
 saying this much iu his "local" col- 
 umn: "Mr .John .Jones died at his 
 home in West Huntingdon last Wed- 
 nesday:" The series of "Graybeard's 
 Reminiscences," by Judge C. R. Mc- 
 Carthy, continued for several years 
 in the Times during Dr. McCarthy's 
 ownership of the paper, w£s the long- 
 est as well as the most Interesting 
 series of articles ever published in 
 a Huntingdon county paper. 
 
 When the water works of Mount 
 Union were constructed in 1900 Dr. 
 McCarthy financed the enterprise and 
 has' since been in control, owning 
 the plf nt for several years, but later 
 selling to fou:- practical water works 
 men. In 1904 he constructed a water 
 w orks system at Mercersburg. In order 
 to give more attention to other busi- 
 ness affairs he relinquished the prac- 
 tice of medicine in 1903, selling his 
 office outfit and good will to Dr. C. 
 A. R. McClain. 
 
519 
 
 Dr. McOartihy is a member of Post 
 292 G. A. R., of the County and 
 State Medical societies and various 
 other societies. He and his family 
 are members of the Mount Union 
 Presbyterian church of Vhich he was 
 a trustee nine years. For nearly 
 twenty years he was director of the 
 choir and for more than twenty years 
 he was a teacher in the Sabbath 
 school. He wias secretary cf the build- 
 jng committee when the new church 
 >\a.s erected, is a member of the board 
 ■of trade and has always been active 
 in efforts to improve and build up 
 the town. 
 
 DR. W. J. CAMPBELL 
 
 Dr. William J. Campbell, Mount 
 L'nion's oldest resident practicing 
 'physician today, was born in Shirley 
 'township, this county, May 18, 1862, 
 '•the ison of Har.ce R., and Annie 
 '(Smith) Campbell. On his father's 
 •side he is of Scotch and on his moth- 
 er's he is of Irish e-xtraction. His 
 "father was a native of Glasgow and 
 ■his mother ,a: native of Tyrone coun- 
 ty, Ireland. Possessing the Scotch- 
 Irish characteristics, peculiar to this 
 class of persevering and determined 
 sect. Dr. Campbell, when young, had 
 determined to make something of 
 Tiimself. He attended the public 
 'schools, where he gained the rudi- 
 iitients of knowledge. At foui-teen, he 
 •entered a. private school at Orbisonia 
 wliere he spent three terms. He had 
 stimulated his ambition for educa- 
 tion and to gratify this insatiable 
 
Dr. William J. Campbell 
 
521 
 
 de.=;ire he taught for several terms 
 :nd. re-entered the private school. Af- 
 ter teaching three additional winters 
 he entered the Iron Citj- Business 
 College at Pittsburg, where he 
 made good. Tl':e Doctor succeeding 
 this, attended J-.iniata College for a 
 term. In 1887 he entered the Civil 
 Service, and was a mail clerk for two 
 years. After teaching a winter in Mt. 
 L'bIou the Doctor entered in 1890 
 the Medico-Chirurgical Col!ege of 
 Philadelphia, where he pursued a 
 course in medicine and surgery, grad- 
 uating on May 4 1893. It was in 1893 
 That the Doctor hung out his shingle 
 in Mapleton, where he practiced for 
 4 years, and during which time he 
 ai.?tingui£hed himself as one Of the 
 leading physicians of this county. In 
 1897 he came to Mount Union and 
 settled, and sinct th£t time has been 
 one of our hurtling physicians. The 
 doctor has enjoyed a splendid prac- 
 tice during thes^- years of residence 
 snd duty has called him in,to the rural 
 sec-tions, which with his home prac- 
 tice 2S engaged his strict attention. 
 He has an automobile, to facilitate 
 his practice, which aids much as a 
 time saver. 
 
 Dr. Campbell ws^s married to Mi:s,s 
 Laura E. Spanogle on Dec. o, 1889. 
 He is the father of two daughters, 
 Mary and Sarah. During his time 
 the Doctor has been mercantile ap- 
 praiser, has held various township 
 and borough oSces and has been U. 
 S. Pension Examiner in the past. At 
 
522 
 
 present the Doctor is P. R. R. physi- 
 cian and sui*geon for this isection. 
 his slvill and ability at times taking 
 him to various parts of tlie Division. 
 He was one of the organizers, a char- 
 ter member, and today a director of 
 tile First National Bank at this' place 
 He iis a member of. the Huntingdon 
 .County Medical Society at times liav- 
 ing been president and vice president 
 of same. He is truly a. self-made 
 'man. With no financial help, he was 
 early thrown upon his own resources 
 and through hard work and economy 
 gained the prominence which he to- 
 day enjoys. The Doctor had the re- 
 sponsibility of looking after his 
 m.other and a l^irge family, when yet 
 a young man. which he did with 
 'credit. He is^ a member of the Presby- 
 terian churcli, a member of the Ma- 
 sonic Order oi Huntingdon, and a 
 member of the Odd Fellows (lodge 
 677) of Mt. Union. The Doctor has 
 two brothers, R. B. of New Grenada 
 and F. S. of Hopewell, both of whom 
 are practicmg physicians of note in 
 their communities, I^ike the Doctor, 
 these brothers also started with 
 nothing and have risen to success 
 through hard work, diligence and ap- 
 plication to duty. 
 
 DR. SAMUEL GREGORY 
 
 Dr. Samuel Gregory, one of the 
 physicians of Mount Union, is the- 
 son of John and Mary (Cunningham) 
 Gregory, and was born in West town- 
 ship, near Cottage post office. Hunt- 
 
Dr. Samuel Gregory 
 
 ing-don county. Pa., Nov. 14, 1S70. 
 The Doctor is of Scotch-Irish ances- 
 try. His early life was spent on the 
 farm, where he attended in winter 
 the public schools of the township, 
 gathering the rudiments of knowledge. 
 For some time he taught school, after 
 which he entered .Juniata College and 
 later the West Chester Normal 
 School, where he attended for some 
 time. Hiaving decided to make Ms 
 career a professional one, the Doctor 
 later entered the College of Physi- 
 cians and Surgeons in Baltimore in 
 Oct., ]S93, and from that institution 
 
524 
 
 he was giaduated in 1S96. For some 
 time he practiced with his brother- 
 in-law. Dr. G. W. l>upfei- at Neffs 
 Mills. He came to Mount Union. 
 March 8, 1898, as successor to Dr. G. 
 C Borst (deceased), who then went 
 to Newvllve, Pa. Since his time ia 
 Mount Union Dr. Gregory has built 
 up a krge practice, and has distin- 
 guished himself as one of the lead- 
 ing physlciian:^ in this section of 
 the county. He was married Nov. 25fli, 
 1897- to Miss Anna Foster, also of 
 West township. The Doci'or is a 
 member of the M. E. church, and a 
 teacher in the Sunday school, having- 
 a class of thirty man. Hiis office well 
 equipped is to be found in his recent- 
 l.v built, large and coninrodious resi- 
 dence on Shirley Street, next door to 
 the post cfTice. 
 
 Dr. Gi'e.-j'ory !b U. S. Pension ex- 
 aminer, at the I'resent >tinie. 
 
 RICHARD M. KIEL 
 
 Richard M. Kiel, drayman, w-as 
 born in Canada, a village of Cambria 
 county nesr .Johnstown, Oct. 1, 1876, 
 Mr. Kiel came to M^ount Union when 
 quite smalll, where the family resided 
 a short time. Soon after they moved 
 tc Dubuque, Iowa, where they re- 
 ■nnained' for several years. Mr. Kiel 
 wa& about 6 .years old when his 
 parents returned from the Avest and 
 settled in Mount Union. In this ccui- 
 munity he grew to manhood, work- 
 ing for awhile in Ewing's store and 
 also at Ewing's br^'ck kiln, was em- 
 
Kicluiid M. Kiel 
 
 ];)loyecl 13 years in the Ch:-ir Factory, 
 and it was about 4 years ago that 
 Mr. Kiel launched into the draying 
 liusiness, which occupation he has 
 t?ontinued to this d?y with remark- 
 able success. He was married on 
 Feb. 2, 1897 to Miss Bessie Stratford 
 of town. He is the father of 4 child- 
 ren: Fred, Elizabeth. deceased: 
 Richard, deceased; and Jeanette, Mr. 
 l\iel is a: member of the Methodist 
 church, and belongs to the P. O. S. 
 of A., and the Son.s of Veterans. 
 
)2(i 
 
 C. 8. PRICE 
 
 Chauncey S. Price, at the present 
 time the oldeKt plumber and tinner 
 in I\Iount Union, was tanin April IS, 
 1887 in Orbisonia. The family resided 
 there r,bout 1 year when they moved 
 tc^ Hill Valley. 1 year was spent in 
 Hill Valley, when the Price family 
 moved to Spruce Creek, remaining a 
 short time. Returning to Mount, 
 L'nion, this has be*^:! the heme of 
 Ike Prices since that time. C. S. 
 Price is the only son of D. B. Price, 
 and his education was received prin- 
 cipally in the Mount Union schools. 
 Being of an energetic disposition. 
 ~^~he launched out for himself earlv in 
 
527 
 
 life, and learned tho trade of tinning 
 and plumbing wtih Forest Harrison, 
 where he spent an apprenticeship of 
 4 years. Mr. Price started into busi- 
 ness for himself in 1906 and since 
 that time he has n>ade quite a suc- 
 ces'Si of this line of work. He has 
 done work as far west as Portage and 
 ss far south as Dudley, this county. 
 Mr. Price is a member of the P. O. 
 S. of A., of the Master Plumber's As- 
 sociation. ^ nd is a member also of 
 the Methodist church. He is a genius 
 in many respects, having built for 
 himself an automobile during this 
 last season, which runs well, and 
 though rude in construction. is a 
 credit to the builder and manipulator. 
 
 W. H. ROHM 
 
 William H. Rohm, one of Mount 
 Union's bikes, was born at Locust 
 Grove. Fulton County. IMay 10, 1878. 
 His father being a miller, his early 
 days were spent in the grist mill. 
 Some time wa^ also spent in farming 
 At the age of 11 Mr. Rohm left 
 ■home, spending some time in Bedford 
 comity. He came to Mount Union on 
 March 2, 1899 aiid took up employ- 
 ment with the Harbison-Walker peo- 
 ple. Mr. Rohm Avas married on Dec. 
 25, 1900 to Miss Grace Hooper, daugh- 
 ter of F. M. Hooper of town. Here 
 he has builded for himself a resi- 
 dence and has worked up .a large 
 trade in the baking business. Mr. 
 Rohm was interested in the baking 
 business about 5 years ago, when 
 
528 
 
 William H. Rohm 
 
 poor health compelled his relinquish- 
 ing of this occupation. He is .ai mem- 
 ber of the Methodist church, and also 
 the P. O. S. of A. He is an energetic 
 citizen in the community. 
 
 WILLIAM BICE 
 
 William Bice, Mount Union's livery- 
 Uian since 1867. was horn in Belle- 
 ville. Mifflin County. Pa,, and was 
 the son of .James and Ann Bice, 
 When he was quite small, the family 
 moved to Mount Union, where his 
 father farmed for sometime on the 
 old Postlethwaite, kter the Dougherty 
 farm. Atkinson's Mills soon after be- 
 came the home of fae Bice's, and it 
 was there that the subject of this 
 sketch grew to manhood. Mr. Bice, 
 heard the call in the sixties and went 
 
529 
 
 Williatii Bice 
 
 torth to serve his countrv', being 
 one of the distinguished 149th Buck- 
 tails. It w£.s in the fall of 1866 that 
 INIr. Bice came to Mount Union to 
 stay. He entered into the livery busi- 
 ness in 1867 and that has been his 
 occupation to this day. During these 
 years however, he has changed his 
 business stand, he formerly being lo- 
 cated to the lower end of Water 
 Street. Mr. Bice is well known, and 
 has traveled throughout most every 
 section cf this and adjoining coun- 
 ties. He is a member of the Presby- 
 terian Church. He controls a good 
 business and has won the esteem of 
 
530 
 
 mauy friends in tliis and neighboring 
 towns. 
 
 JOHN RIPPLE 
 
 Joliu Ripple, one of Mount Union's, 
 merchants, wlio conducts a grocery 
 store, and confectionei-y in the east 
 end of town, and also the owner and 
 operator of the cider mill, was born 
 in Shirley township, March 12, 1855, 
 .?.nd t'here it wa« that he spent his 
 early life. He has lived in Mount 
 Union 19 years and has been in the 
 grocery business for 3 years. Mr. 
 Ripple was married March 22, 1883 to 
 Miss Elizabeth Wicks and to this 
 union 5 children h.?,ve been born, 4 
 of whom are living: Mrs. .James. 
 Smith of Altoona,, Mrs. Robert 
 Smith and Chailes Ripple of town, 
 and Lena at home. Mr. Ripple is. an 
 energetic and public sjiirited citizen 
 of Mount I^nion. 
 
 8. R. DUBBS 
 
 S. R. Dubbs. is one of Mount 
 Union's backsmiths. having been lo- 
 cated in tha t3\'-n f.o '_' mnnths. Mr. 
 Dubbs WPS torn at Mea:Iow Gap, this. 
 'County, .Jan. 11, 1ST4. He was there 
 until about 14 years of age, when he 
 ■left home, spending 3 years in Johns- 
 town, 3 years in Franklin county, 
 several years in Altoona, after 'which 
 he returned to Huntingdon county, 
 lesiding in Cromv/ell township. As a 
 fsrmer and blacksmith. Mr. Dubbs re- 
 sided in Cromwell for about 3 years 
 prior to coiiiing to Mount Union. 
 Since coming to towni, he has been 
 
531 
 
 enjoying a good trade and has indi- 
 ciitions ot; a continuation of a lucra- 
 tive business. 
 
 ALBERT ANDERSON 
 
 Albert Anderson, one of the dray- 
 men of town was born in Mount 
 Unioa in 1SG4. He has been raised 
 and has spent all his life in this, 
 vicinity. Mr. Anderson w^as married 
 to Miiss Annie Buckley, Feb. 22, 1887. 
 Mrs. Anderson died July 7, 1909. Mr. 
 Anderson belongs to the Odd Fellows, 
 the Royal Detective Association, the 
 Fraternal Association of Odd Fellows, 
 and he is also an active member of 
 the M. E. church. 
 
 THE STRATFORD BUILDING 
 
 The Stratford Building is owned by 
 Dr. Thos. F. Stratford, a Mount Union 
 boy, Avho has thus far gained con- 
 siderable prominence in the profes- 
 sional and business world. Dr. Strat- 
 ford is a sen of Charles Stratford. 
 He is a dentist by profession, but 
 during the last few years he has been 
 on the road for a l?..rge dental supply 
 fi-m, which interests have taken him 
 throughout the entire United States. 
 Dr. Stratford purchased the former 
 M. E. Parsonage from E. M. Beers. 
 In t"^3 s'M'lTg :of 1907 he started to 
 rf nodel ;t. Today he h?.:s in this 
 block three store reams and two fiats 
 The rooms are Gccupied by Mr. Pediiz- 
 zi, Messrs. Strauss and Wilier and 
 Mr. McClure. The flats are occupied 
 by Mr. .John Dickson and wife and 
 Mr. Peduzzi and faniilv. The building 
 
a 
 
 
533 
 
 is a handsome addition to the town, 
 being electric lighted and heated by 
 hot water. Dr. Stratford is up-to-date 
 ^and is annbitipus toward the progress 
 cl' the town. 
 
 KIEFERLE MUSIC STORE 
 
 ' The Kieferle music store located in 
 the Ingwers room on Jefferson sitreei 
 is: a branch store of F. W. Kieferle 
 ill l.ewistown. Mr. Kieferle is a Mount 
 I'nion boy and grew to manhood 
 here. He launch eii into the music 
 business several years ago and went 
 to Lewistown, where he opened up 
 quite a E^ore. In the Mount Union 
 brancSh of the business he carries a 
 goodvl'i'-ie of musical instnraients, 
 pianos, organs, graphophones, sewing 
 machines, etc. 
 
 ISAAC WORKMAN 
 
 Recently, a cash economy store has 
 been started by Isaac Workman, a 
 leading merchant of Orbisonia, his 
 location being the Shaver room, form- 
 erly occupied by C. H. Weyant on 
 Division street. Mr. Workman has al- 
 ready put in a good line of groceries, 
 etc. 
 
 ALLEN S. WELCH 
 
 Alien G. Welch, one of Mount 
 Union's leading business men, was 
 born in Polo, 111., Nov. 29, 1855. < the 
 son of David Gambel and Elizabeth 
 CSpanogle) Welch. His parents were 
 both natives of Huntingdon county. 
 Pa., and were also brought up within 
 its borders. After marriage they 
 
Allen S. Welch 
 
535 
 
 ;,-.went West, and settled in Illinois, 
 where thej' resided for five years. A. 
 S. Welch -was three years old when 
 Ill's >->arent& returned to Pennsylvania 
 where they resided the remainder of 
 their dsys. 
 
 Mr. Welch, on his father's side Is 
 oi Scotch-Irish extraction. His great- 
 great-grandfather, (1) Noah Welch, 
 came to America from Ireland about 
 1750, and settled in the vicinity of 
 Burnt Cabins, Fulton County. Pa., 
 Noah Welch had one son, (2) Robert 
 Welch, who was the great-grandfath- 
 er of A. S. Welch. Robert AVelch mar- 
 ried Mary Cree and wa-s the father 
 of foux- children, iiEmely, David Wil- 
 liam, Ann and Mary. (3) David Welch 
 the grandfather of A. S. Welch, was 
 married twice, first to Eliza Gambel, 
 and the second time to another Eliza 
 Gambel, a cousin of the first wife. 
 To his fiirst wife, David Welch had 
 one son, David Gambel Welch, and to 
 his second wife he had six children, 
 Mary, SFrah, Elizabeth, Blair, Robert 
 and Edward. Of these six children, 
 Blair and Edward only were married. 
 Mary and Elizabeth live at Burnt Ca- 
 liins, and Edward at Spring Run, (4) 
 David Gambel Welch, or the only 
 child of David Welch to his first wife, 
 was the father of A. S. Welch,, and 
 he was born near Burnt Cabins, Jan. 
 1. 1834. He was a farmer throughout 
 his life, with the exception of the 
 lime he &])ent in the service of his 
 country, being a member of Co. K, 
 202nd Pennsylvania Volunteers. He 
 enlisted in August, 1864, ?nd was 
 
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 honorably discharged August, 3, 1865. 
 David G. Welch died Oct. 11, 1881, at 
 the age of 47 years, 9 months and 10 
 days. 
 
 On his mother's side, Mr. Welch 
 was of German extraction, his mother, 
 Mrs. Eliza> Welch, being a daughter 
 of Jsicob and Hannah (Long) Span- 
 ogle. .Jacob Spanogle and his brother, 
 Andrew, were two of the early set- 
 tlers in Germany Valley, liRiving 
 come from Warriorsmark, about 182.">. 
 The great-grandfather cf A. S. Welch 
 on the maternal side, was .John Spf.n- 
 ogle, who. according to the records, 
 purchased from William Ricketts, 
 April S, 1792, 388 acres of land at, 
 the mouth of Warriors Mark Run. 
 Warriors Mark township, this coun- 
 ty, the consideration being 15 pounds, 
 fecie. .Taccb Spanogle and Hannah 
 I^ong were married March 15, 1827. 
 Jacob Spanogle was born Nov. 16. 
 ISOl, died .Jrne 17, 1876. His wife w?? 
 born, Feb. 17, 1811 and died May 19, 
 1882. 
 
 David Gambe.l Welch and wife, 
 married on Sept. 24, 1854, had 8 
 children. Those living are: Allen S.; 
 Ida. Mrs. William Minster, of AI- 
 toona: Willi?m .J., and Elmer D.. of 
 Mount Union ; Dorsey G., of Hunting- 
 don. Those deceased' are: Hannah, 
 Ira, who died when quite small, and 
 Mary Alma, wife of .7, M. Lutz, who 
 died Sei)t '-. l:S')t. Mrs. Khz:] V^-lnl 
 wa& born .July 7, '1833, and died Mar. 
 29, 1909. 
 
 The early life of Allen S. Welch 
 was spent on the farm in Germany 
 
David Gambel Welch, deceased 
 
 From a picture taken when is years old 
 
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 A^alley. He attended ih§ country 
 schools and grasped what knowledge 
 of books he could. His education in 
 a great measure was received in 
 the sterner school of life, where hard 
 work and hustle were the chief 
 branches of study. When 12 years of 
 'age. with his father, Mr. Welch fol- 
 ^ibwed threshing. Later on Mr. Welch 
 'conducted the threshing business him- 
 'self. 
 
 Having had an ambition to go west 
 for some time previous, the decision 
 was finally made, and on March 1, 
 1876, the subject of this sketch left 
 the farm, boarded a train at Mount 
 ^Union and landed 3 days later, at 
 Sterling, AVhiteside county, 111. He 
 found himself entirely among strang- 
 ers in a new country with $8.00 in 
 cash, and in his grip his working 
 clothes and a few trinkets placed 
 therein by his mother back in oldPenn- 
 ■^ylvania. In Illinois Mr. Welch 
 '^ii^aged first with a farmer for 3 
 months, then for a while he worked 
 "•as h&liyer to a carpenter and builder; 
 'lat^ on he operated a stationary en- 
 Wisie. This varied livelihood not only 
 gained for him experience in hard 
 work out on the' frontier, but the fact 
 that he w-as among strangers and 
 remote from home gave him some 
 knowledge of western life. Mr. Welch 
 returned to his home in Pennsylvania^ 
 in December, 1876, when he again 
 settled down to farming and thresh- 
 ing. In 1879 Mr. Welch purchased 
 the first steam threshing outfit in 
 
the lower end of this county and 
 operated it with success for several 
 years.: 'He -was married March 25, 
 1S80 to Miss Annie M. Kyi>€r of Ger- 
 many Valley. -In the spring of 1881 
 . Mr. -Welch bought one of the Andrew 
 Spanogle farms in T^ove Valley and 
 located thereouy farming for himself 
 for 1 year as well as threshing and 
 selling mowers, reapers and grain- 
 drills. In the spring of 1882 Mr. Welch 
 'sold his farm pnd moved to Mount 
 Union. In 1885 he bought his present 
 'residence from Mr. .James Barras 
 deceased, located next door to Odd 
 Fellows Hall. 
 
 The decision to come to Mount 
 I nion was the turning point in Mr. 
 Welch's life. Largely through the in- 
 fluence of .J. C. Trout, of Altoona 
 the general agent for D. M. Osborne 
 «t Co.. of Auburn, N. Y., he was in- 
 duced to go into the harvesting ma- 
 chine business. Coming to Mount 
 Llnion the following year (1882), he 
 started in the farm implement, car- 
 riage and wagon business. His effi- 
 ciency as a business man was soon 
 recognized by the Osborne Co., and 
 he was given the assistant general 
 agency under Mr. Trout for the Os- 
 borne Co.. which position took him 
 on the road, mostly in the western 
 liart of the State. The follo'wing year, 
 1886, he was promoted to the general 
 agency for the counties of Perry, 
 .Juniata, Mifflin, Huntingdon and 
 
540 
 
 Pulton with headquarters at Mount 
 Union, his business interests also 
 being conducted at home during this 
 time. After serving the Company for 
 2 years, and his private business in- 
 terests having grown considerably. 
 Mr. Welch decided to quit the road. 
 fie conducted business in Mount 
 Union until Jan. 1. 1S89, when he was 
 again induced to go on the road' for 
 -J. M. Childs & Co., of Utica, N. Y.. 
 m,anufactu;-ers of spring-tooth har- 
 rows, picws and fai'm imi)lements. 
 This position was held but a few 
 months when poor health caused by 
 'overwork compelled him to retire from 
 the road and thus to return exclu- 
 sively to the implement business in 
 Mount Union. Business grew. Mr. 
 Welch made it a success. Through 
 hard work he supplied nisny farmers 
 in this and sur;"0'jnding townships 
 with farm implements. He had a 
 thorough knowledge of the needs of 
 the farmer, having been acquainted 
 with agriculturril pursuits. He w.?.s 
 someiwhat of an expert with machin- 
 ery and these attributes were largely 
 conducive to his success. In 1890 Mr. 
 Welch launched into the lumber busi- 
 ness, purchasing from S. B. McCarthy 
 the only lumber yard in the town. 
 Since that date lumber has been 
 one of his chief business interests. 
 In 1891 Mr. Welch erected a large- 
 building on the present site and add'fed 
 a hardware store. 4dditional w.are ' 
 and storage room have since that 
 date been added and .st the present 
 
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 time he controls, perhaps, the largest 
 h'.idivic'aal business enterprise in Mt. 
 Union, 
 
 THE HARDWARE STORE 
 
 . 3j:r. Welch is one cf the leading- 
 hardware dealers in town, his main 
 store rccm being 30x50 feet .and 
 equipped with a line of shelf and 
 heavy hardware. The store is^ electric 
 lighted and steam hi-ated. It is one of 
 the neatest and most commodious 
 hardw.ire stores in tliis section of 
 the couiny. 
 . THE IMPLEMEMT BUSINESS 
 
 Since l?iunching Into business in 
 1SS2. Mr. Welch has, aimed to carry 
 •o complete line of 'he leading makes 
 ct farm implements and was the dis- 
 tributer of the Osbc'.ne Hrrvesting 
 machinery' in this section for a num- 
 ber of years. Binders, mowers," grain- 
 drills, plows, harrows, wagons, bug- 
 gies and supplies have been connect- 
 ed with this line. At present he is 
 agent for the famous Studebaker, wa- 
 gons and carriages. 
 
 THE LUMBER BUSINESS 
 
 Since taking up the lumber business 
 Mr. ^^■elch has carried a full line of 
 rough . and dressed lumber, shingles. 
 . sash, doors, moldings, etc. The lum- 
 ber yard extends back to Market 
 ' street, or in other words, the busi- 
 ness establishment extends from 
 Shirley to IMarket street, covering 
 about 22..")00 sq. ft., of s]jace. 
 
 GARAGE AND PLANING MILL 
 
 Mr. Welch started in the automo- 
 bile basiness in 1909, having erected 
 
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 a building- 3Gx60 feet -djoining his 
 lumber yard. A garage and repair 
 shop haiS been established for this 
 business. A planing mill was also in- 
 stalled last year, which has done con- 
 siderable work, the planes, saws and 
 other machinery being run by an elec- 
 tric motor. By the means of this 
 planing mill, he is able to turn out 
 lumber worked into various forms. 
 THE COAL BUSINESS 
 
 Mr. Welch entered into the coal 
 business in 1895, and since that date 
 lias been one of the chief distributors 
 of this commodity in this community. 
 The coal yard is located to the east 
 end of town, and a siding has been 
 laid, so that both P. R. R. and E. B. 
 T. cars m;y be transported and the 
 coal dumped. Later, a line of sewer 
 pipe, wall plaster and cement have 
 been added to the business. - 
 THE TvlOUNT UNION TIMES 
 
 Mr. Welch came into iiossession 
 of the Mount XTnion Times in 1892 
 and the present man.^gement, A. S. & 
 C. H. Welch have been in charge 
 since Sept. 12, 1900. The Times 
 office is equipped with up-to-date ma- 
 chinery, and electric motors are in- 
 stalled for running the presses and 
 folder. The Times office is located in 
 the second floor of the hardware busi- 
 ness establishment . 
 
 THE FORCE 
 
 The employes are as follows: Ste- 
 wart A. Kyper, chief clerk and Frank 
 H. Seibert, assistant, in the store 
 and lumber department. The teamster 
 
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 is Hisrry Oppel. The machinist 
 
 and operator of the planing mill, as 
 well as automobile repairer is Robert 
 O. Johnson. In. the printing office, 
 the foreman is John S. Kirk, and 
 the compoisitors are Loidema Hcoper 
 and William II. Seibert, Charles H. 
 Welch, son of A. S. Welch, author and 
 compiler of this history is associated 
 with his father in the entire business 
 but devotes most of his time to the 
 editing of the Time.S', and overseeing 
 the job printing department. 
 
 AN INFLUENTIAL MAN 
 'Allen S. Welch, is an influential 
 man in the community. His Scotch- 
 Irish and German ancestry have in- 
 stilled in him the energy and zeal 
 of the former and the fearlessness 
 and determination of the Teutonic 
 element. Mr. Welch is a man who 
 ''does things." His keen business 
 insight has enabled him to conduct 
 his mercantile interests with success. 
 He has been greatly interested in 
 Mount Union since he came to town. 
 He hais been a promoter of every 
 good municipal enterprise. He is one 
 of the far-sighted citizens who be- 
 lieves that Mount Union ought to 
 develop and grow, and become a 
 bigger (snd better town. He has been 
 a leader in the community. He laid 
 the first cement pavemeni m Mount 
 Union; erected the first 3-story brick 
 building in to^An; owned the first 
 automobile m the lower end of the 
 county, and as has been stated previous- 
 ly, he owned and operated the first 
 steam thresher in this section of 
 
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 the countj-. 
 
 Since in the lumber business, Mr- 
 Welch hiss contracted and erected 5i> 
 or more buildings, principally dwell- 
 ings. Among this number were the 
 brick building,, on Jefferson Street, 
 and the Odd Fellows' Hall. He also 
 built two brick school houses in Shir- 
 ley township 
 
 On Feb. 11, 1905 Mr. Welch bought 
 at public sale the Geo.. P. Miller 
 farm, just southeaist of Mount Unions 
 He saw in the proposition an oppor- 
 tunity. Beautifully located and . ele- 
 vated from the river, with no possi- 
 biility of inundation, he laid out a 
 portion of this farm, into building" 
 lots, and named the new^ suburb, 
 Allenport, These lots sold readily. 
 Here was a chance for laboring men 
 to get homes of their own. For Mr. 
 Welch erected there a number of 
 dwellings, and rented or sold them on 
 easy terms. This project enabled a 
 number of good, honest working men 
 to get . homes for themselves. Today 
 Allenport is a credit to the man who 
 formed it. 
 
 In 1879 A. S. Welch was township 
 clerk of Shirley township; in 1880 
 he was elected tax-collector of Shir- 
 ley township; in 1888 he was burgess 
 of Mount Union; in 1891 he was" on 
 the school board; in 1895 he was 
 elected to the town council; in 1896 
 he was elected one of flie Board of 
 Commissioners of Huntingdon county ; 
 in 1904 he w^as named i3s the county's 
 choice for State Senate fnom this. 
 
547 
 
 (then the 33id) district, but owing 
 to the strengtli of Franklin county, 
 after a long deadlock, and to main- 
 tain harmony in the party, he was in- 
 duced to withdraw in favor of Hon. 
 Alexander Stewart, of Franklin coun- 
 ty, Fol- several years, Mr. Welch was 
 Chairman of the Republican Couuty 
 Committee of this county, and during 
 that time, was engaged in some liard 
 political battle.? and with one excep- 
 tion th^t of the Iste Sheriff : Wilson, 
 he brought every one of the Republi- 
 can candidates through. For two 
 sessions, Mr. Welch was Assistant 
 Chief Clerk of the House of Represen- 
 tatives at Harrisbu?g. 
 
 Mr. Welch is. a member of the Pres- 
 byterian church. b.^ving been a mem- 
 ber of the Board of Trustees for 
 fifteen years. He was an. active, 
 member of the Building Committee of 
 the new Presbyterian church, being- 
 treasurer, and handling all the finan- 
 ces. He has been a director in the 
 DeFrehn Chair Factory for a number 
 of years- and v. as a few months age 
 named by the board of trustees to 
 look after their interests. He is a 
 Hjember of the Heiitasophs and the 
 Sons of Veterans, being the first Cap- 
 tain of that organization in town. 
 r ^ Is devoted to farming and farms 
 himself a portion of the Allenport 
 plot, with much pleasure. He is a 
 contributor to various charities and 
 is interested in every good and 
 worthy cause. Mr. Welch believes 
 that a thing worth doing is worth 
 doing well. He has always been ac- 
 
Michael H. Kyper, deceased 
 
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 customed to pulling off his coat if 
 neces'Sary and jDutting a shouWer to 
 the wheel, 
 
 Mrs. A. S. Welch is the eldest 
 daughter of the late Michael H. Ky- 
 per of Germany Valley, Mr. Kyper 
 was born in Hartslog Valley, Dec. 16, 
 .1825 and died Dec. 8, 1892. He was 
 married to Margaret Morrison, Nov. 
 29, 1855. He was the father of 7 
 children: Mrs. Welch, D. Nevin, near 
 Huntingdon, HiRrry W., of Germany- 
 Valley, Charles A., of Clearfield, and 
 Mrs. Mary M. Gifford of town. Two 
 children are deceased, Edgar and 
 Ella. Mrs. M. H. Kyper died Aug. 10, 
 1882. The paternal grandfather of 
 Mrs. A. S. Welch was Daniel Kyper, 
 who resided near McConnellstown, in 
 Hartslog Valley. He was born about 
 1795, and besides being a master- 
 miason, and farmer, was one of a 
 family whose ancestry g'oes back to 
 the earliest days of the settlement 
 of Central Pennsylvania. Michael H. 
 Kyper resided in Germsny Valley for 
 a number of years. Prior to moving 
 into Germany Valley he resided near 
 Newton Hamilton. He was one of 
 the noted school and music teachers 
 of this county in his- day. He began 
 t-" .c'ling when 17 years old and with 
 two exceptions, taught every winter 
 until he reached the age of sixty- 
 five. He Avas married in 1886 to Miss 
 Mary Kabis, and to the second union 
 three children have been born: Ste- 
 wart A., Ethel M., and Edna F., all 
 of Mount Union. 
 
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 MISCELLANEOUS 
 
 In our mention of the business 
 men and business hiterests we have 
 tried to be as thorough as possible. 
 In addition to the large ilumber of 
 mercantile interests in town, there 
 iive a goodly number of laborers, car- 
 penters, mi^sons. brick-layers, shoe- 
 makers, etc. Mount Union is by no 
 means behind regarding efficient 
 v,orkmen. Since the start of this ar- 
 ticle. Mr. Boyd, the barber, mention- 
 ed therein has sold out his' equipment 
 to Barry F. Adams of Newport, Pa. 
 
 Tn[ SUBURBS 
 
 ALLENPORT 
 
 Allenport, the i)rominent suburb of 
 ]\Iount Union lying along the State 
 road leading to Shirleysburg to the 
 southeast, w? t laid out and named 
 by Allen S. Welc'.i. This wa^s former- 
 ly the farm oT George P. Miller, 
 ■which Mr. Welch purchased at public 
 sale. Feb. 11, 1905. A portion of it 
 was surveyed into buildings lots. 
 The location is excellent- elevcited 
 from the .luniata, but at the same 
 time affording a flm.- river view. 
 The E. B. T. R. R. pa-:^es along to 
 'the north parallel with the State road 
 and already the city water line has*- 
 been extended to the village and 
 the streets sewered. At the present 
 thne, A"ilcni;ort contains about 25 
 dwellings, a gi'ocery store, the seed 
 st-ore and greenhouse of C. S. Fouse, 
 

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 f. schoolhouse and at present a Meth- 
 odist church is being erected, the 
 corner-stone "having been laid Dec. 5, 
 1909. In addition to the lands of A. 
 S. Welch, lots have also been sold 
 by Lloyd S. Bare, off his farm, adjoin- 
 ing of the former Shaver farm, •&nd 
 already a number of dwellings have 
 thereon been erected. The plant of 
 the Juniata Oak Extract Co., is lo- 
 csted just soutli of the village, which 
 adds much to its impijrtance. There 
 tare a number of enterprising citizens 
 there already who are anxious to 
 make the suburb a success Quite a 
 portion of ground is yei*. reserved 
 by Mr. Welch in AUenport, which 
 'he farms annually with good results. 
 AUenport has a brilliant future. 
 
 C. S. FOUSE 
 
 C. S. Fouse. Mt.' Union's florist, lo- 
 cated i;i AUenport was born in Hus- 
 ton townhip, Rlair county, Dec. 28, 
 1851. When 8 months old, has mother 
 died and he was placed in the hands 
 of his grandparents, Edward and Sus- 
 anna Duncan, who took him to MaVK- 
 lesburg. Here Mr. Fouse was reared 
 on a farm, where he learned some- 
 thing of agriculture and plants. When 
 21 he started out for himself, and 
 entering the ofTice of Dr. A. J. Pile in 
 iVew Galilee, Pa., decided to study 
 medicine. Relinquishing medicine 
 soon after, he took up the carpenter 
 trade. But he found hia "hobby" when 
 be began to study the merits and 
 demerits of plants, and he later took 
 a course in Agricultural Chemistry 
 
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 C. S. Fouse 
 
 flowers, seed? und plants. Mr. Pou.se, 
 belongs to the M. E. church, also 
 the P. A. & I. U. He was married 
 April 1, 1877 and is the father of 
 three children, Marcus of Hunting- 
 don, Mrs. J. H. Smith of Mononga- 
 hela Citj' and Lulu at home. 
 
 JOS. W. CRAWFORD, DECEASED 
 
 .Jos. W. Crawford, one of the first 
 men to locate in Allenport, and the 
 first man to open up a store there, 
 died .July 30, 1909. Mr. Crawford was 
 a native of this township, being bora 
 
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 J. A. Crawtord, deceased 
 
 near Otelia. Dec. 25, 1S58. He mar- 
 ried Jennie Jackson. Mr. Crawford 
 during his lifetime, witli his family 
 resided in Warren county, in Altoona 
 and in Perry county, prior to coming 
 to this section in 1906. He was an 
 earnest, religious man and a public 
 spirited citizen. His store is now run 
 hy his sons and widow. They caruy 
 a line of groceries and confections, 
 etc. 
 
NORTH MOUNT UNION 
 
 North Mount Union is all tliat pai't 
 -of Mount Union Borough, lying be- 
 tween the new railroad line and the 
 Juniata river and contains about 200 
 acres. It was form'irly all cultivated 
 lands and comprised the farms of 
 AVm. Shaver, father of Mrs. W. T. 
 Sheaffer of town, and of Nicholas 
 Shaver, father of Mrs. Ada Fultz and 
 D. E. Shaver of toH'n. In addition to 
 this. North Mount Unicn includes 
 the farm formerly owned by Mrs. 
 Jane Ann Speer. Uiter the farm of 
 Alexander Maxwell, also a small 
 tract at one time belonging to the 
 Faust Brothers, tanners. The Penn- 
 sylvani;:. Railroad Company ii.as' ac- 
 quired the Faust lands and. 18 acres 
 oi the. Maxwell lands adjoining, 
 which includes Mount Union's Ath- 
 letic Field, kindly given by the rail- 
 road. The Railrosd also acquired 
 the holdings of W. T. Sheaffer and 
 Mrs. W. T. Sheaffer on the east side, 
 with the exception of G acres upon 
 v.hich a dwelling and an orchard 
 Bx'e located. Colonel and Mrs. Bare re- 
 tain one half cf the Nicholas Shaver 
 farm, i^urchased of them from the 
 late Dr. Lewis Royer covering about 
 •J.J acres of fine building sites. This 
 if exception slly valuable as manu- 
 facturing sites, because of the Penn- 
 sylvania Railroad tracks running 
 the entire length and the proximity 
 
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 of tlie Juniata River. That part of 
 Alexander Maxwell's lands lying be- 
 tween Washington and Division 
 Streets, and extending to the Juniata 
 river, containing about 60 acres, has 
 been plotted into building lots, with 
 streets and alleys. These are entered 
 on the plans of Mount Union Borough 
 as the Alexander Alaxwell addition 
 thereto, and the first "nd the second 
 additioi'is of John C. Appleby to 
 the Borough of Mount Union. The 
 cross' tf-treets are as follows, begin- 
 ning nearest the r'nlroad: Poplar, 
 Walnut, Chestnut, Pine. Grant, Sher- 
 man, Sheridan and Kane Streets. 
 This porition of the town dates from 
 1903 and is about G years old. The 
 improvements and buildings consist 
 of a complete creosoting plant, pre- 
 viously mentioned in this history, 
 'v;hich industry represents an invest- 
 ment of $50,000. and a tie yard con- 
 taining room for a million ties. This 
 is located on the fo.-mer Sheaffer 
 lands. On the two blocks lying be-- 
 tween WashingtoJi and Divisioi^ 
 Streets there are 50 dwellings and a 
 population of 250 ])eople. There are 
 also two concrete buildings, and a 
 block manu'factory operated by C. B. 
 Crum, and Charles F. Bilger. There is 
 also a machine shop operated b5' A. 
 W. Fisher, a machinist of consider- 
 able skill, who conducts' a successful 
 business. The concrete business i^ 
 one that is coming into great promi- 
 nence today. 
 
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS 
 
 Jefferson Heights:, a suburb of 
 to'^u to the west, has been in exis- 
 . tence since August 31, 1905, on which 
 day the/Union Realty Corporation 
 1-eld a lot sale of the i)lot and n.a:med 
 the location "Jeffersoa Heights." 
 Many persons bought lots thereon 
 '?nci at the present time, there are a 
 number of homes erected thereon. 
 Jefferson Heights was formerly the 
 farm of Alexv:nior Maxwell, previous- 
 ly the Smawley tract and prior to 
 that date the old Pollock farm. It is 
 elevated from the town proper and 
 rffords a fine ^iew of Mount Union 
 end the surroundinp,- territory. 
 
 CEDARCREST 
 
 Cedarcrest is the new additional 
 suburb to Mount Union, located on 
 the north side of the river and fac- 
 ing town. It is situated at the fooi. 
 of the mounttiin and a beautiful 
 site. There are 110 lots laid out and 
 a number of them have been sold. 
 The ground belongs to Dr. A. R. Mc- 
 Carthy. The agent in charge of the 
 telling of the jots is E. Clsrk Fields. 
 
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 MT. UNION BOYS WHO 
 HAVE MAD[ GOOD 
 
 THE POSTLETHWAITE BROTHERS 
 
 Mount Union caa well be proud of 
 the fact that she ha^ sent out & 
 lamilj' of distinguished sons like 
 those of the late Andrew Jackson 
 I'ostlethwaite. While these brothers 
 are not rll natives of Meant Union. 
 "leveitheless, thty grew to manhood 
 in this toM'n and it w.as here that bhey 
 were nurtured and brought up. They 
 enjoyed looking upon these pictur- 
 esque mountains and appreciated' the 
 n?iagnifi.cent scenic effects- to be found 
 amid this region. Though they have 
 gone out to various fields of labor, 
 uotwithijtanding tbo f'ct that several 
 of them have well advanced along 
 life's pathway, they still hold in pre- 
 cious memory Mount Union, and they 
 are deeply interested in anything 
 Avhich i^ea-tains to the success 'and 
 prosperity of this the town of their 
 toyhood. 
 
 The Postlethvv-aits boys are strik- 
 ing examples of srlf-made men. As 
 poor boys, they have achieved success 
 and honor in the world and the ac- 
 quisition of t'hir. distinction has been 
 the result of their devotion to duty, 
 diligence in the thing which Oame 
 firsthand to ^ them, and in their 
 straightforwardness and zeal. The 
 Postlethwaite boys were bred under 
 
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 Christian influences and to this char- 
 a-cteristic is largely due, perhaps, 
 the oans-cientiousne^is found in each 
 one of these brothers. Mount Union 
 will ever be dea • to them, likewise 
 to many others who were reared 
 here and have 'gone out to find their 
 homes in other sections of the coun- 
 try — de^r becaiiss of the pleasant 
 reminisceQces that cluster about the' 
 old place. The world truly has need 
 •of the ycung men, who posses;; enei"'- 
 gy and ability to do things, who 
 have a mind and conscience to lier- 
 ceive and to feel and to understand 
 as well ■rs follow that Avhich is right. 
 and there is a great need today as 
 in the past, for the man possessing; 
 these vital and fundamental attri^f 
 butes, for by l.im the country can' 
 be swayed, men and women can be 
 influenced, and the world made bet- 
 ter. 
 
 THEIR ANCESTRY 
 Postlethwa:te is a n^ine very wide- 
 ly known throughout Pennsylvania 
 and ijarticularly in Lancaster county. 
 Originally the Postlethwaites came 
 from England. The great-great-grand 
 fathei- of the Postlethwaite brothers 
 was one of the early isettlers of Lan- 
 csister County, Pa., and in 1729 his- 
 tory tells us tiipt in his house, called 
 "Fostlethwaite's Tavern," was held. 
 tl.e first Courts under the Crown in 
 that county, and on his farm was 
 erected the first court-house and jail; 
 he was' also one of the first wardens of 
 Saint James Church at Tvancaster. 
 
560 
 
 J. A. J. Postlethwaite 
 
 The great-gTiandfather of the Postle- 
 '-idiwaite brothers was .Tohn Postle- 
 thwaite, who W!?'S bcrn in 1736 in 
 Lancaster county. John Postle- 
 tliwaite was a vestryman of S^aint 
 JameiS Parish from 1758 to 1765, and 
 he was in military service in the 
 War of the Aiiiferican Revolution. 
 Kis home was in Lancaster and 
 Dauphin counties until 1789, when 
 he-, settled in Mifflin county, Pa., 
 and' the farm w;iich. he then purchas- 
 ed is now owned by his great-grand- 
 children. John Postlethwaite, just 
 mentioned, was married first to Han- 
 
561 
 
 liah Wright, the childireu being: 
 Col. William Postletliwaite, mention- 
 ed on Page 112 of this book, John, 
 v.ho resided in Jefferson connty, and 
 Susan, who died young. The second 
 time John Postlethwaite was maa-- 
 ried to a Miss Trvin, and his children 
 to the second wife were: Thomas Ir- 
 viu, Samuel, Mary, Jane, and Eliza- 
 beth. Thomas Iwin Postlethwaite, 
 the first of the children of John 
 PostlethwLdte to his second wife, was 
 born in 1779, and he was the grand- 
 i'ather of the Postlethwaite brothers, 
 the particular subjects of this sketch. 
 Thomas Irvin Postlethwaite held var- 
 ious positiouiH in Mifflin county, was 
 ci member of the State Legislature, 
 and was an esteemed citizen. 
 
 James Andrew Postlethwaite, the 
 father of the Postlethwaite brothers, 
 w.as born in Mifflin County, July 4, 
 182:3. He was m.ar'>ned to Elizabeth 
 Jane Gayton, and was the father of 
 S children. Tho~>e surviving are: Al- 
 bert Gayton Postlethwaite: John Cal- 
 Ain Postlethwaite; Edward Thomas 
 Postlethwaite; CLarence Elmer Postle- 
 thwate; Mary Ann. Mrs. Henry Mc- 
 Gsiiwey, of Mount Union; Laura 
 Jane, Mrs. J. Morrison Ewing, of 
 Xewport, Pa., Jessie Blanche, Mrs. J. 
 Lewis- Van Tine, M. D., of Philadel- 
 l^hia; William Postlethwaite, the 
 fourth son of th'-' f.^imilv, is deceased. 
 
 JAMES ANDREW JACKSON POST- 
 LETHWAITE 
 
 James .Andrew .Jackson Postle- 
 
562 
 
 thwaite, the father of the Postle- 
 thwaite brothers, the subjects of this 
 sketch, was born in Mifflin county. 
 Jnly 4, 1823 and died in Altoona, Pa., 
 Oct. 19, 1879. When a young man 
 he learned the trade of carpenter, 
 loit the greater part of liis life was 
 spent as a farmer and in the middle 
 of the State, in the employ of the 
 Pennsylvania Railroad and the Penn- 
 sylvania- Canal, in which services he 
 held responsible ijositions. Mr. Postle- 
 thwaite was an elder in the Presby- 
 terian church fn • many ye^ars as well, 
 as Superintend'ent in the Sunday 
 school. He was also a Justice of the 
 Peace in Huii'^iugdon county. Early 
 in manhood he married Eliz'aibeth 
 Jane Gayton, sister of the late Wm. 
 C. Gayton cf Mount Union, (a daugh- 
 ter of John Gavton of Irish ances- 
 try.) Jackson Postlethwi^ite was for £r 
 number of years a resident of Mount 
 Union. A great portion of the tim>e 
 here he was iu the employ of the 
 T'ennsylvania RMilroad Co.. he having 
 served several ye-?,rs in the Freight 
 Department. He was a peculiarly 
 sensitive n-in, a man of high ideals- 
 and lofty end noble character. He was 
 well worthy the esteem of his ex- 
 csll'ent fa:mily. Hi® wife, Elizabeth- 
 Jane PostlethAv.-^He, w'3S a woman of 
 great dignity of character, a devouf. 
 Christian and loyal to the principles 
 of Ca-lvinism. As a true blue Pres- 
 b.yterian, she was drilled' in the ar- 
 ticles of faith enunciated in theWest- 
 iiiinster Catechi-;m. The passing- out 
 
5G3 
 
 of the life of Jackson Postlethwaate 
 was truly characteristic of the end- 
 ing of a noble Christian career. This 
 end came on Oct. 19, 1879. 
 
 Albert Gayton Postlethwaite 
 
 Albert Gayton Postlethwaite, the 
 eldest son of .1. A. J. Postlethwaite 
 was born Jan. 28, 1845, in Wayne 
 township, Mifflin county, Most of his 
 early life was .snent on the farm and 
 in. H«ntin-gd-oii county, wltere the 
 family located in 1851. He attended 
 the public schools in Wayne township 
 in Huntingdon county. at Corbin's 
 school house, :it Mapleton, and at 
 Mount Union. On March 27, 1S51 
 Robert Laughlin, teacher of the school 
 in Wayne township, gave Mr. Postle- 
 thwaite a certificate, of which the 
 following is a copj^ "This is to certi- 
 fy that Albert G. Postlethw^aite is an 
 expert and dutiful scholar and obe- 
 dient to his teacher." 
 
 The PostletliAvaite famil}- moved 
 to Mount Union in 1855 to the Sha- 
 ver farm at the lower end of town. 
 The first work away from home 
 done by the subject of this sketcb 
 was in August. 1857 in the capacity 
 of water carrier for the workmen 
 engaged in the re-building of a por- 
 tion of t'^o Aughwick dam in the 
 .Juniata River near Newton Hamilton.' 
 with the exception of four winter 
 terms fnd a period of ssrvice in the 
 Civil War, Mr. Postlethwaite con- 
 tinued in the employ of the canal 
 companies until the close of navig'a- 
 
Albert Gayton Postlethwaite 
 
565 
 
 tiou in 1875, sen-ing in \-arious capa- 
 cities—the la.st 7 years as collector 
 cf canal tolls at Northumberland, 
 Pa. This posi-tion Avas resigned to 
 accept emplojaaient with the Erie R. 
 R. Co., in the office of the Superin- 
 tendent of Motive Power at Susque- 
 hannia Depot, Pa. After 3 months ser- 
 vice, Mr. Postlethwaite w^as appoint- 
 ed shop clerk of the eastern car 
 shops cf the Company in Jersey City, 
 which position he resigned in Febru- 
 ary, 1877, for a place in the office of 
 tbie General Manager of the Pennsyl- 
 vania. Railroad Co; he continued in 
 service there until July 1, 1883, when 
 he became Comptroller of the Saint 
 Paul and Noruhern Pacific Railway 
 Co., with offices at Siaint Paul, Minm. 
 Pie renrained at Saint Paul until the 
 spring of 1897, when lie returned to 
 Philadelphia. During his residence in 
 the West he was also Land Commis- 
 sioner of the Saint Paul & Xortliern 
 Pacific Railway Co., and after resign- 
 ing the office of Comptroller of that 
 Company he served for several years 
 as General L?,:id Agent of the North- 
 ern Pacific R. R. Co., He was a mem- 
 be'.- of the Board cf Education of 
 the city of Saint Paul, ,^rinn., from 
 1886 until 1891— five terms; was 
 F -evident of the Board for two terms 
 and declined a third term owing to 
 pressing business cares. 
 
 His military service was in the 
 TwentynSecond Pennsylvania Volun- 
 teers, Private in Company D., and was 
 subsequently promoted to be Ser- 
 geant-Major; he served with his com- 
 
mancl in Southern Pennsylvania, 
 -Maryland -and in the Shenandoah and 
 Louden Valleys in Virginia; he was 
 mustered out v,ith his regiment in 
 February, 1864. 
 
 On May 1, 18P6 Mr. Pcstlethwaite 
 ■married Miss Elizabeth R. Shirey of 
 Greencastle, Pa. Of their marriage 
 there are 3 daughters, Laura F., at 
 home; Amy G., Mrs. Gerald W. Massy 
 Little FaMs. Minn., and Nellie, Mrs. 
 Thomas K. Baker of Tenafly, N. J." 
 
 Mr. Postlethwaite is now a resi- 
 dent of the city of Pfs&aic, N. J., 
 and is engaged with a prominent 
 mercaiiiile firm in New York. 
 
 JOHN CALVIN POSTLETHWAITE 
 
 .Tohn Calvin Postlerhwaite was born 
 near New-ten Ht.milton, Pa., Aug. 22, 
 1848. When quite small the family 
 moved to' Mount Union, and it was 
 here that he g-'ew to manhood. He 
 attendee; the nublic schools of this 
 community. lut, like many other 
 prcniinenf men of the country, his 
 book learning v/as- limited and his 
 chief education Avas received in the 
 sterner school of life for he was only 
 32 year's old whi-n, he began work 
 ■f;.s a water boy anil timekeejjer for 
 the Pennsylvania Canal Co.., At the 
 ■ age of 14 he entered the machine 
 shops of the ;:i?,n'0 company as an ap- 
 prent :e. During the Battle of 
 Gettysburg. the.-,e shops /.le closed 
 and he was thu' compelled to seek 
 •employment els'^where. a;ul for a 
 while he was a clerk in a genera] 
 •stcre. in which capacity he recei\ed 
 
John Calvin Postlethwaite 
 
568 
 
 a good business education. 
 
 A'bout this time the West '>\\,s oJI-'- 
 hig opportunities to the young men 
 ot the East, who were willintv to 
 dare and do. hence Mr. Postlethwaite 
 took Greeley's advice and went West 
 where he received emiployment in 
 the first bank of Centra! Kansas — 
 The Blue Valley Bank at Manhattan. 
 Here he wf.13 cashier and bookkeeper. 
 In 1S70 Mr. Postlethwaite homestead 
 ed land in .Jewell county and held 
 the same under G months' rule uuti! 
 the spring of 1872. when he took up 
 permanent residence thereon. Fro/n 
 !ne tin7e he uttered the first ])ublic 
 prayer in .Jewell county at the first 
 Fourth of .July celebration in 1S70. 
 he has been closely identified with 
 the political financial and religious 
 interests of that county. In 1880 he or- 
 ganrized the .Jewell County Bank at 
 Jewell City, but disposed of his in- 
 terests 4 yearsi later. In 1S73 he was 
 admitted to the bar as an Attorney- 
 at-law, and in 1878 he opened a la-w 
 office in .lewell Cit}-. This he stili 
 maintains, conducting a large and lu- 
 crative prrctice throughout the north- 
 vestern part of the State. In 1S99 
 he was appointed by Gov. Stanley as 
 one of the .iudges of the court of 
 Visitstion. a court to take the place 
 of the Board of Railroad Commission- 
 ers. 
 
 Mr. Fostlethwaite w;is a membe!- of 
 the Presbyterian church from his- 
 youth. He assisted in the organiza- 
 tion of the First Preshyteiian church 
 
569 
 
 of Manhattan, Kan., where he was 
 iis first superintendent. He was a 
 mem'ber ailso of the Board of Trustees 
 and assisted in the erection of a 
 large stone church building in Man- 
 hattan. Later he assisted in the or- 
 ganization of a Presbyterian church 
 in Jewell City, and wasi one of its 
 '-':ders. This' chiureh distbanded ii> 
 187S, whereupon Judge Postlethwaite 
 united with the Methodist church Hi 
 Jew^ell City, and with this ?ect he has 
 bocu .Tctively r.ssociat!?.] tner s^noe. 
 having been Superintendent ol" tho 
 r.unday school for 21 years. He has 
 beea a trustee in Baker l^niversity, 
 Kansas, a trustee of the Kansas Wes- 
 leyan University, Presiident of the 
 Northwest Kansas, M. E. Conference 
 Epworth Leagu'? and President of 
 the State Epworth League. 
 
 Judge Postletbw^aite was married 
 10 Miss Loui?a D. McClung of Man- 
 hattan, and is the father of 4 sons 
 and 1 daughter, Rcibert C, Lawyer; 
 member of the firm of J. C. Postle- 
 thwaite & Son; Jessie, Mrs. Andrew 
 H. Miller of Formoso, Kan.; William 
 C, Cashier of the Formoso State 
 Bank; John L., and Frank M. 
 
 Judge Postlei.IiWiaite is actively 
 identified with the Masonic order, 
 being one of the first meniibersi of 
 this organization in Kansas. Besides 
 being engaged in the .oractice of law, 
 he is President of the First National 
 Bank of Fomioso, Vice-President of 
 the First National Bank of Jewell 
 City, Director of the First Nationa-I 
 
570 
 
 i^a.nk of B'eloit, and is interested iu 
 a coujilo of farmr and a lot of stock. 
 ' He is one of Mount Union's boys, who 
 uas made good. He resides iu .Jewell 
 *City at tlie pres'int time. 
 
 EDWARD T. POSTLETHWAITE 
 
 Edward Thomas Postlethwaite, 
 the third son of Andrew J. Postle- 
 thwaite. f.t the present time assistant 
 to President McCrea of the Pennsyl- 
 vania railroad, was born near New- 
 • ton Hamilton, ,]uly 4, 18.50. His boy- 
 hood days were spent to a large ex- 
 tent n Mount Union, and early in 
 life he entered the service of the 
 ■Canal Department of the Pennsyl- 
 ^'vania Railroad (1863) as timekeeper 
 ■'tind Later as clerk in the Chief En- 
 ■'-gineer'si office at Ha'rrisburg. He was 
 assistant cclilector at Columbia and 
 collector at Lock Haven, and com- 
 menced his raili'oad service at York 
 in the ^Motive Power Department of 
 '-■':he Northern Central. He was trans- 
 '':erred, later, ho'^'ever, to the office of 
 '^Frank Thomson. Superintendent of 
 ■Motive Po^wer at Altoona, Mr. Postle- 
 thwaite continued with Mr. Thomson 
 through the various^ positions of Gen- 
 eral Manager, Vice-President, and 
 President of the P. R. R, Co. He was 
 appointed assistant to President of 
 the Pen;:sy]vfnia Railioad en Feb. 10, 
 1897,, and this pcsition he still holds 
 with acceptance and ability. He mar- 
 ried Eliza F. Denning of Harrisburg, 
 Fa., and he has one son, William 
 Wallace Postlethwaite, who is in busi- 
 ness at Coiorado Springs, Col. 
 
Edward Thomas Posllelhwaite 
 
07 L' 
 
 CLARENCE E. POSTLETHWAITE ' 
 
 Clareace E. Postlethwaite was boni 
 Aug. 19. 1865 in Mount Union, He at- 
 tended the Mount Union public 
 schools from 1871 to 1878. It was 
 here that his boyhood di.ays were 
 spent and the recollections of those 
 early days are still held in precious 
 memory to him. He moved to AI- 
 toona with, the family- in 1878 and 
 he graduated from the public schools 
 of Altoona on Msv 25, 1883. Mr. Postle- 
 thwaate entered the service of the 
 P. R. R. in June, 1883 as a rodman 
 on an engineer corps. He learned 
 telegraphy while going to school and 
 early in 1884 accepted a position as 
 telegraph operator in Altoona Yard 
 (Penua. R. R.) He was promoted to 
 the main telegraph office at Altoona^ 
 September, 1886. Following this he 
 became clerk in the superintendent's 
 office ill 1887. On .Ian. 1, 1890 he was 
 promoted to the position of car clerk 
 of the Pennsylvania Railroad Divi- 
 sion. , 
 
 Mr. Postlethwaite married Char- 
 lotte [-. Stratton, March 27, 1890. He 
 accepted a position as Chief Clerk to 
 the General Superintendent of the 
 Norfolk & Western R. R.. and moved 
 to Roanoke, Va., October, 1890. In 
 the summer of 1897, however, steel 
 cars were first manufactured in this, 
 country by the Schoen Pressed Steel 
 Car Co. Mr. Postlethwaite accepted 
 a position with this Company in Octo- 
 ber, 1897. The Schoen Pressed Steel 
 Car Co., was after-wards merged into 
 
Clarence Elmer Postlethwa'\te 
 
571 
 
 the Pressed' Steel Car Co., and for 
 this latter Co. Mr. Pastlethweate 
 ii. at the preseat ti-me manager of 
 Sales of the Central District with his 
 ofllce in Pittsburg. Mr. Postlethwaite's 
 residence is in Sewickley, Pa., a sub- 
 urb of Pittsburg. He has 3 children 
 Edna, Virginia and Cla-ence Gayton. 
 
 WILLIAM F. POSTLETHWAITE 
 
 William F Postletlnvalte, deceased, 
 was bora in Mou::v Unicn, May 15, 
 1856._He died in ■ Ph4?delphia:- Jan. 
 15, 1882 at the age of 25 years and 
 S months. Mr. Postlethwaite's early 
 life was spent in Mount Union, and 
 when 14 years old he went as a clerk 
 for W. e. Gayton on the North 
 Prsnch Canal. He was later appoint- 
 ed a clerk in the Collector's office at 
 Beach Haven, a position which he 
 relinquished later to join an engineer 
 coi-ps. Mr. Postlethwaite afterwards 
 had charge of the Express office in 
 Mount Union for .John Dougherty. 
 He was afterwards appointed clerk in 
 the Motive Power office at Altoona. 
 In this position he was promoted 
 several times ar.d before long in this 
 career he was made Chief Cle'i'k in 
 the Master Me-chanic'.- office, a posi- 
 tion which he filled f^ithfu]ly for 
 several years, leaving it only to take 
 the iTosition of Chief Clerk in the 
 office of the Superintendent of the 
 Philadelphia Division of the P. W. & 
 B. R. R. in Philadelphia. Mr. Postle- 
 thwaite w^as an indefatigable worker. 
 But he became a victim of pneu- 
 
William F. Postlethwaite 
 
 raonia. He died at the residence of 
 his brother, Edward m Philadelphia 
 Jan. 15,-1882. He was an earnest 
 Christian and a young man, who had 
 a very brilliant future before him 
 when death called him. His remains 
 were interred in the Oak Ridge ceme- 
 tery, Altoona. 
 
 HON. ROBERT W. SPEER 
 
 Mount Union is proud of the fact 
 that she nurtured and sent forth a 
 man like Mayor R. W. Speer of Denver 
 Col. Born in Cassville, this' county, 
 early in life Mr. Speer was brougM 
 
Hon. Robert W. Speer 
 
 Mayor ol' Denver, Colorailo 
 
577 
 
 hy Ms parents to Mount Union. 
 Here the)' resided and in this place 
 the Mayor was brought up. Like other 
 boys, he enjoyed the sports incident 
 to boyhood and tramped over these 
 bills and mountains with a great deal 
 of pleasure. Mayor Speer, Avhen a 
 joung- man. was ticket agent at Shir- 
 ieysburg also vas Adams Express 
 agent here for a number of years, 
 but owing to the condition of his 
 health he was compelled ' to 'seek 
 anothev climate, and Colorado being 
 the mc-st -suitably for the recupera- 
 tion of his weakened constitution he 
 went thither. Since being in Denver, 
 Mayor Speer ha.^~ woa for himself a 
 name that is national. He has been a 
 man who has done things', a man of 
 remarkable personality and exception- 
 al executive ability. Mayor Speer is 
 at the head of a • city which stands 
 exclusive amid the cities of the west; 
 in fact. Denver, and the way it is 
 governed is an object lesson to the 
 cities ai:d towr^^ of the United States, 
 Msyor Speer Wo.j a son of George and 
 Jane Speer and the Speer family for 
 many jeare resided in ithe brick 
 house now ow:ied'" and occupied by 
 I^ar-vey Bennett on Pennsylvania 
 avenue, this town. The public record 
 of Mayor Robert W. Speer is as fol- 
 lows: City Cisrk of the City o£ Den- 
 ver, elected by City Council, term 
 It cm April 10, LS84 to April 10, 1885: 
 "Onited Ststes Prstmsster of Denver 
 hy the appointment of President 
 Cleveland, from Aug. 1, 1885 to June 
 
578 
 
 :!0. 188^/; a meiuter of the Fire & 
 lolice Bcnard o;" the city of Denver, 
 appointed by the governor at that 
 time, who was John L. Rcutt, term 
 from March 10, 1891 to Aprils, 1893; 
 I'olice- Commissioner land Ex-Officio 
 member of the Fire & Police Board 
 by the then go\eruor, Alva Adame, 
 term extend'mig from Apr., 1897 to Apr. 
 1899: Fire Commis'sioner and Ex-Offi- 
 cio member of Fire & Police Board, of 
 the City of Denver, wppointed by then 
 .i;overnor, Charles S. Thomas. the 
 term extending from April, 1901; 
 President of the B^ard of Public 
 Works of the City of Denver, appoint- 
 ed by then governor, .James B. Or- 
 man. term extPinding from .June 1, 
 1901, ccntinuing- under provisions of 
 Twentieth Amendraeut to the Consti- 
 lution of the Slate of Colorado as 
 tuch President .of tVie Board of Publio 
 Works, for the City and County of 
 Denver until .June 1. 1904. Hon. Rob- 
 ert W, Speer v.v.s elected Mayor of 
 th3 Cliv and Coriity ct Denver under 
 the provisions of the charter adopted 
 by a. vote of the people .June 1, 1904'..- 
 ll's f' -'■■ t?>~m .. xpired .June 1. 1908 
 and he wos re-elected at the expira- 
 tion oif this term for another 4 years,, 
 his second teriit to expire .June 1, 
 1912. Mayor Speer iis a remarkable 
 man. a leader in his' city and in the 
 west, and deserves the highest con- 
 gratulations by his old home iarnvt 
 Mount Union. 
 
579 
 
 HON.. FRANK ADAMS 
 
 Hon. J. Fnank Adams, who has 
 becomies one of the leading attorneys 
 of the City of Denver, is a son, of 
 Hon. Thomas H. Adams and wife of 
 Mount Union, h-aving been horn and 
 lai&e'd in this town. Senator Adam^s 
 in his early days assisted his fiather 
 in the mercantile business up Hn^i! 
 the age of 14, at which time he was 
 cent to the Lawreuceville school at 
 Lawrenceville, IS. J. Mr. Adams, ho^v- 
 ever, had attended the public schools 
 0(f Mount Union prior to going aw^ay, 
 but owing to the incompleteness of 
 the course of study and because of 
 the facl that our schools at that 
 time were not yet graded. Mr. Adams 
 sought learnJnig elsewhere. Leaving 
 ];awrenceville school. Senator Adams 
 entered Princeton University, from 
 which he gradvated, and after his 
 graduation lie entered the Law De- 
 partment of the University of Penn- 
 t-ylvsnia. Afteii- equipping himself for 
 the practice of law. he sought Den- 
 ver as a suitable placa to embark in 
 this profession. Rapidly indeed has 
 Mr. Adams risen in the political cir- 
 cles of Denver. He was a member ol 
 the House of Representatives of Colo- 
 '-ado in tbs 12th General Assembly in 
 1899; he Avas Senator from the Fii^st 
 Senatorial District in the 13th and 
 i4th General Assemblies In 1901 and 
 1903; he was n-.med a member of 
 the Civil Service Oommission, for 
 the City and County of Denver in 
 their present charter adopted in 1904 
 
Hon. Frank Adams 
 
581 
 
 and has been President of the CiviT 
 Service Commission since 1906. His- 
 term expires in 1912. Mr. Adams wais 
 assistant attorney for the city ot 
 Denver in 1899 au.d 1900. At present 
 he is assistant ottorney for the City 
 and County of Denver, having- been 
 I'ppoinied in 190-=J. He is a director of 
 the Deaver Athletic Club, having 
 been elected in 1907. Thi^^ is a club 
 of 1100 nieni'bers. Senatoi' Adam-s is 
 also a charter nieanber and one of 
 the directors of tlie Colorado Golf 
 Club, having- been elected in 1908. 
 This is a country club with 250 mem- 
 bers. A.S a I\foun; Union boy, who has 
 made good in 'lie far" west, Mr. 
 Adams stands side b.v side with Mayor 
 Speer. He controls a large and lucra- 
 ' tive law busine&s and is well and 
 popularly known not only in this city- 
 hut throughout the State. Mount 
 l'"n,ion is proud of the fact that 
 she has sent forth a man who isa-ble 
 to soar so high in the political and 
 civic life of this great cijy, of the 
 Wefst. 
 
 JOHN ALBERT SMITH 
 
 •John Albert Smith, a son of the 
 I'ate Philip and Margaret Smith, de- 
 ceas;ed rt" Mount Union, and brother 
 ff Mrs. r;e>rge Lukens of toAvn, was 
 born in Blacklog Valley, Oct. 26, 1868. 
 Ke was' 4 years oM when his parents 
 moved to Mount Union, and it was 
 her^ that he sipent his boyhood' days, 
 and attended the public schools. Mr. 
 Smith learned telegraphy early in 
 
582 
 
 Albert Smith 
 
 life under Miss Rose Boyle, who was 
 then in charge of the office at this 
 pla-ce. He^^Teft Mou^it Union for th.e 
 West at an early age. worked 'at 
 different places es operator He was 
 married to Miss Liiia Ferg and to 
 that union were born 5 children, 2 
 girls and 3 boys. From the West 
 he moved to Norfolk, Va., where he 
 was employed on the Norfolk & West- 
 ern Railroad. He tater was employed 
 on different railroadis as train disi- 
 patcher anl yard master, Two years aigo 
 the United States eovernp^'ent sent 
 him "to Panama as Manager of the 
 
583 
 
 Panama R. R,. and on Dec. 1, 1909 he 
 v.-as promoted to be General Superin- 
 tendent of the Panamia R. R. ; and 
 Steamship Lines^. The success that 
 Mr. Smith: has achieved is worthy 
 tlie commendation of the town ef his 
 boyhood. 
 
 J. BRUCE DAVIS 
 
 .J. Bruce Davis vms born in New- 
 ton Hsmilton, Pa.- Jan. 22, 1S70. Mr. 
 Davis is a son of Patrick and Mary 
 Davis (deceased). The family came 
 tc Mount Union, when Mr. Davis was 
 four ye'ars old, and it was here that 
 the subject of this sketch grew to 
 manhood. Mr. Davis attended the pub- 
 lic schools until 17 years ol|d, when 
 he entered the employ of the Central 
 Banking Compiany, as teller, and with 
 that concern he remained until 1901 
 when he took charge of the Orbisonia 
 Bank at Orbisoniia, Pa. as asisistaat 
 cashier. Mr. Davis is an efficient man 
 in the banking business' and his 
 efficiency was characteristic of his 
 long time with the Central. He re- 
 mained in OrbisGiiia until July 8, 1903 
 when he accepted the cashiership of 
 the Reed'sville National Bank where 
 he is located -toda}'. Mr. Davis is also 
 cashier for the Belleville Deposit 
 Bank and the Milroy Banking Com- 
 pany in addition to the Reedsrville 
 National, and all tiold, he is a very 
 busy niian. He is en excellent citizen 
 and a needed man in the community 
 He is a member of the Presbyterian 
 church. 
 
584 
 
 J. Bruct Davis 
 
 Mr. Bavis was married to Miss Ida 
 
 Shaver; Jrae 4, lS;")o. and is the 
 
 father of one son, Jesse Brnre,, 
 Jr. 
 
 STERRETT DRAKE 
 
 D. bterrett Drake was a resident 
 of Mount Union in 1873 and 1874, be- 
 ing employed as a telegraph operator 
 for the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. 
 Mr. Drake was born in the old" 
 Drake homestear! in I^ong Hollow 
 near to Mount Union, in 1854. His 
 father, Thomas I. Drake, deceased., 
 was born in the f.ame house. Th« 
 
585 
 
 D. S. Drake 
 
 was the home also of James Drake, 
 the grandfather. The huilding was 
 torn down during the past summer 
 by George Drake, now residing in 
 l^ong Hollow, who owns the farm a;t 
 this time. D. S. Drake is the great 
 grandson of Samuel Drake, Sr., who 
 established Drake's Ferry in the Xa?.-- 
 rows, west of Mount Union bridge in 
 the year 17 S3— previously mentioned 
 in this article. He came here " from 
 the state of New .Jersey, being born 
 about the year 1754. He was suppos- 
 ed to have been a descendant of 
 the family of the famous Sir Fran- 
 cis Drake, whose nephew emigrated 
 
586 
 
 to the state of New Jersey in the 
 year 1700. 
 
 D. S. Drake, after working for 
 the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., a 
 ■number of years, embarked in the 
 •telephone business in 1881, and lie 
 ;\vas the pioneer of the telephone 
 'business in this section of the coun- 
 'try. Mr. Drake resigned this ix>si- 
 tion with the telephone company a 
 •year ago, at v.^hich time he engaged 
 with the Raystown AVater Power Co., 
 who are building at the present 
 "time a large hydro-electric dam at 
 "Hawn's bridge on the Raystown 
 Branch of the Jimiata River. Mr. 
 Drake is a very active citizen, at 
 the present time located in Hunting- 
 don. He is also identified with the 
 New Era Publishing Co., being 
 Vice . President and Director. As yet 
 -he. has considerable interests with 
 the rural telephone companies oT 
 the -county, which he has been large- 
 ly instrumental in building up. 
 
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 \^," ~ EDWARD L. FIELDS 
 
 Edward L. TT'ields, at present Pas- 
 senger Conductor on the Middle Di- 
 vision of the P. R. R., was born Sept. 
 1-5, 1869 on the Fields homestead 
 east of Mount Uinon in Mifflin coun 
 ty. He is a son of George !-■. FieMs 
 of town and a grandson of Elisha 
 Fields, deceased, previously mention- 
 ed in this history. When aibout 2 
 years old hiis parents moved to the 
 house where his fi\ther still resides 
 on Market street. Mr. FieMs attended 
 
i)S~l 
 
 Edward L. Fields 
 
 the Mount Union schools and wh-en 
 To ye-ars of lage he started to leani 
 telegraphy with W. W. Stewart, who 
 was then operator for the P. R. R. 
 •Co., at this place. In March 20, 1885 
 he entered the servi'^e of the P. R. R. 
 Co., as an extra operator. In December 
 1S8.5 he was made regular night oper- 
 ator at Mount Union. In September 
 1888 Mr. Fields wsis transferred to 
 the Yiard Master's office in Altooria. 
 In Deceinber, 1888, he was> tran&fer- 
 red to Bellwodd. On March, 15. 1889 
 "lie was transferred to H^arrisbnrg and 
 
588 
 
 entered the train seivice on the Mid- 
 dle Division a? P.sseng'er Brakemar.. 
 He remained in this Ipslticii until 
 he was appointed Pat^sjenger Conduc- 
 tor on May 1, 190.'5, with the excep- 
 tion of about 2 ye^rs when he was 
 acting night st:-tion nuaster at Har- 
 risburg. Mr. Field;s was married to 
 Miss Laura M. Stewart, daughter of 
 Alexander Stewart, formerly of Mount 
 T.ixiion. Tl:8y are comfoitably located 
 in Hjnisburg. own thei.- own home 
 and considerable real estate besides. 
 Mr. P''ieldB is an energetic conscieu- 
 tious gentlenian and during his time 
 on the railroad has always been faith- 
 ful to hisAemployer !' and bas yet his 
 first time to rersive a re]>rimand of 
 any kiiid. Mr. Fields is a member of 
 tile Ridge Avenue Methodist churcii 
 of Hairisburg. He is also a. member 
 of several frater-Kil organizations, 
 anicng which zre t'l? Masonic Frater- 
 iiity, Jr. O.'U. A. M. rnd feve;al others. 
 Mr. Fields is one of tbe Mount Union 
 boys who h^is made gcod in the ser- 
 vice of the greatest railroad systeai 
 in the world. 
 
 HARRY C. KIEFERLE 
 
 Harry C. Kieferle was born in Mid- 
 dletown, Dauphin County. Pa., .Tune 
 I'i. 1870. Although born on the "un- 
 lucky"' 13th, he takes eons-'laticn in 
 the fact that General Wiafield Scott 
 was born on the same dtay of the 
 month, and many other great mea 
 bave also made their advent into 
 tbe world on this suspicious day. Mr.' 
 
5'5!> 
 
 Hiurv C. Kieferle 
 
 K-iefeiie entered t'ae parochial school 
 of S:.:'at Michael's Evangelical Liith- 
 C'faii church of Harrisburg when 5 
 rears of age, \Yher;' he S'tudied both 
 English and German. When 6 years 
 okl his father and mother moved with 
 his brother and sister and himself 
 to New])ort. On April 2, 1877 the 
 liieferle family cnue to Mount TJnion- 
 aad they have resided here ever 
 ssnce. A. F. H. Kieferle is the father 
 of Harry C. Kieferle and is one of 
 Mo-ant Union's oldest citizens, H. C, 
 »Hfeferl? entered the i/rimary depart- 
 
590 
 
 ment of the town schools, where he 
 attended for a couple years. Leiaving 
 school in his loth year, he entered 
 (he oflice of the MOTTNT UNION 
 ^jriMES, as an apprentice, theri edited, 
 by I. N. Swope of the Mapleton Item 
 :ind also Prothonotary of this county, 
 at the jre^snt ti'nie. M:. K'erlalo en- 
 tered the printing trjde, learned the 
 art unde;- the I'wemanship of one of 
 the Stf.te's best printers, W. W. 
 Winskey, now cf Altoona, When 20 
 years eld he went to Philadelphia, 
 where he extended his career as a 
 .lourneyman printer. He wias' employ- 
 ed successively on the Press, Record 
 and Times, after which he went to- 
 New York City, where he was em- 
 ployed for a. short time on the Herald 
 and later on the Morning Advertiser. 
 In 1894 and '95 he was employed for 
 2C months in the office of the Port 
 Royal Times rmder .J. W. Speddy. 
 He then spent sbout a year at home 
 during- 1896, and then worked in 
 various offices in the Juniata Valley^ 
 also assisting his brother in open- 
 ing cf the l^ewi-gtown -Music Store in 
 the fall of 1897. In 1898 Mr. Kiefer- 
 le enlisted in Co. G, of the 5th Regi- 
 ment, Penna. Volunteers as a private.^ 
 after having raised a Volunteer Co. 
 in Le-wLstown, of the Spanish Ameri- 
 can War. He was honorably dls 
 cbiarged and muste>-ed out Nov. 9, 
 1898. Since th.^t time he has been em- 
 ployed at his trade in various parts 
 of tho Union, hiuving w-'.-kei' ovp-r- 
 two-thirds of the United States' and' 
 visited Canada, Cuba and Europe. Mr. 
 
591 
 
 Kieferle has at different times as- 
 sisted on fhe MOUNT UNION TIMES 
 when at home as compositor and 
 writer, and alto assisted his brother' 
 Willitam n condumng the music 
 business, for the past 3 years. Since 
 returning from Europe he has beem 
 located much of the time in New' 
 York with the Wm. Green S3:.f3, priuv- 
 ers, binders and ele<;trotypers. Mr.- 
 Kieferle has been a memiber of the 
 Presbyterian church since 14 years^ 
 old, at which lime he united under 
 the pHstorship of Rev. D. H. Camp- 
 bell, D. D. 
 
 HARRY A. BELL 
 
 Karry A. Bell, cashier of the Far- 
 mers Natio-nal Bank of Oaiiton, Pa. 
 was bom Jan 1, 1883 in Mount Union, 
 son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bell. Mr. 
 Bell spent his early life at home and 
 assisted his ffther in the bank for a 
 numiber of yaais. He attended our 
 public schools end graduated there- 
 from in 1898. H«^ entered Franklin 
 and Marshall College in 1899 and 
 graduated therefrom in 1903. Mr. 
 Bell taught in Woodstock, Va., and 
 later at the Perkiomeu Seminary at 
 Perkiomis.iiville. Relinquishing teach- 
 ing, Mr. Bell entered into the banli- 
 ing business and for awhile was as- 
 silstant cashier of the First National 
 Bank at Bedford.. In 1905 he was 
 cho®en asi the cashier of the Citizens 
 Naitional Bank at Middletown, Pa., 
 He was married to Miss Mary J. 
 Demmy of Middletown, on June S, 
 
jj^/J^feMgim 
 
 Harrv A. Bell 
 
Jesst G. Bell 
 
o9t 
 
 1908. Mr. Bell is a member of the 
 Presibyteriian church. 
 
 Mr. Bell has one dauu^hter, Maude 
 Jeanette Bell. 
 
 NOTE:— Since, the ahove sketch 
 was written, Mr. Bell has been ap- 
 pointed Cashier of the National Iron 
 Bank of Pottstown, Pa. 
 
 JESSE G. BELL. 
 
 Je:se G. Bell,, anothsr ;an c-': W. i\ 
 Bell of town, at the present tinne 
 cashier of the First National Bank 
 of Wcathtrly. Ph., was :ozrn in .\i:;uni 
 I'nicn, May 28, 1884. Mr. Ball gradu- 
 ated at the Mount Union Public 
 schools, ; nd like his other brothers 
 assisted his father in the Central 
 Bank of this place, where he got 
 the fundiamentals of liis banking 
 knowledge. Mr. Bell was with the 
 Westinghous'8 peop\e in Pittsburg 
 and later 'was called here to become 
 the as'silsibant cfishirer at the^ Cenitral 
 Bank. He al;o spent some time at 
 Franklin and Marshall College. Mr. 
 Bell went to Saxto:i i-i the s-pning of 
 1-90.5, where he w:; called to the 
 cashiers!:!]) of the First National 
 Bank of thai" place. In 1907 he was, 
 cho;en as the cashier of the First 
 National Bank at Weatherly,. Pa. He 
 was married to Miss Olive B. Bach- 
 ert, Mr. Bell is a member of the Pres- 
 lyterian church. 
 
 W. BATES BELL 
 W. Bates Ball, third son of W. T. 
 Bell of town, is also' a hauker, at 
 the present time being assistant cash- 
 
W. Bales Bell 
 
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 ier of the Orbi^onia Bank, Oii>i.£©Bia, 
 Pa. Mr. Bell was born in Mount 
 Uniion, June 18, 1886. He attended 
 the Public schools and graduated 
 therefrom in 1905. He attended Framk- 
 lin laod Mairahiall Academy for lawMle, 
 after which he returned home and 
 worked in the Central Bank for a- 
 while. prior to accepting the assds- 
 taiit cashiersliip of the First National 
 Bank of Bedford. succeeding his 
 brother, Harry. W. Bates Bell was in 
 Bedford for some time, aifter which 
 he Wias' called to Mount Union as 
 ;?.is"sist;ant cashiier of the Central Bank. 
 Mr. Bell en May 1, 1909 was tran-s- 
 ferred to the assistant casihrLership of 
 the Orbiscnia Bank, which position 
 he ocoupies today. He was married to 
 Miss Mary Crum, daughter of C. B. 
 Crum of town, on July 30, 1906 and 
 is the father of 2 sons, Wm. and Crum. 
 
 JOHN C. APPLEBY 
 
 John C. Appleby, one of Mount 
 Union's boys, eldest son /of Tliomaa 
 A. Appleby, Wc^s born and reared in 
 the Appleby home on Water Street, 
 this piace. He "was educated in the 
 public schools of Mount Union and 
 with his Eister, Mrs. Katherine Allen, 
 deceased, he has the disitinction of 
 representing the first ciasis graduated 
 from the Mount Union High s«hoo] 
 imder the principalship of Prof. C. E. 
 Ksuffman. Mr. Appleby and sister 
 were th.e only two members of this 
 class. During school days he was 
 the active busines-s assistant of his 
 •father, first in the ]>ost-office forroanj 
 
597 
 
 yiea-ra and later in the general store. 
 The experience gained in the&e caipa- 
 cities thoT'Oughlv trained him along 
 business lines, and later feeling the 
 need of fin^ther instruction, he attend- 
 ed the Eastmsn Business College at 
 Poughkeepsie, N. Y., for a year, get- 
 ting thoroughly acquainted with the 
 .art of hookkeeping, banking, etc. Mr. 
 Appleby a:ecept&d a position with 
 the DePrehn Chair Ccmpany as book- 
 keeper, which he filled for several 
 years, land after its failure he sought 
 a new field of endeavor, going with 
 Rothert Company, a large house fur- 
 nishing concern, located in York. Pa. 
 He has been with this firm fo- the 
 past 9 years anrl it goes without Slav- 
 ing that he has made good. Mr. Ap- 
 pleby has also been instrumentai in 
 the development of North Mount 
 Union, having had a large portiou of 
 the old' Spe&r farm laid out in build- 
 ing lots and having planted treesiand 
 laid walks, etc. He is anxious that 
 the town thrive, and can be counted 
 on for support for anything that will 
 build up and develcp the home of 
 hiiS boyhood. 
 
 J. BURTON WHARTON 
 
 -T. liurtort Wharton of Wilkes^-Biarre. 
 '■^ao of Mount Union's boy^, a son of 
 B. C. Wharton of town, wBis bora on 
 the Whartcin homestead, opposite 
 Vineyard Station, Mifflin county. .I'an. 
 3, 1875. In 1883 the family moved 
 to Huntingdon!, Later and afterwards 
 moved to the farm near Mount Union, 
 
598 
 
 J, But ion Wharton 
 
 Several years were speat en the farm 
 and it was in 1SS9 that the Wharton 
 family moved to Mount Union. Mr. 
 AVhartcai giained hiis education in 
 the country sichools and the Hunting- 
 don schools, until he was 14 years old 
 and later in the Mount UnJoai schcols. 
 In 1893 he entered the employ of 
 the Adams Express Company and was 
 ill their employ about 5 years, filling 
 several posdticns, such as clerk, mes- 
 gienger iiid aigent ut various plaices 
 and going to WilkesBarre in April. 
 1898. Mr. Wharton left the Adams Ex- 
 
599 
 
 press. Company in 1S98, and accepted 
 a pOiSlition as bookkeeper for the Jomas 
 Long- Sons Depai'tment Stores .and 
 continued in tiieir employ 4 years. 
 He left tlieni fin'ally to take a position 
 with the West Side Gas aaid Electric 
 Company of Kingiston, who operated 
 the gas-electri'C comipanies at Kings- 
 ton, Edwardisiville, Dorranceton, Lu- 
 zerne, Forty Fort and at Westmore, 
 Pa. This compisny was bought out 
 and consolidated with ether compan- 
 ies and iin 1905 li.e entered the employ 
 of the present company, the 
 Wilkes-Barre Gas-Electric Co. H-^ 
 
 has held almost every position In 
 the g;B.'i and electrfc lighting bu'siiness, 
 his work at he present tiane being 
 General Agent of the :F.hoYe company, 
 having charge of the commercial end 
 of the business, including claims, ac- 
 cidents, complaints, in fact lalmost 
 anything out of the ordinary. Mr. 
 Wharton was miarried April 28, 1909 
 to Carolyn Andrus Seiple. The busi- 
 ne(E's m which he is inte-oested is 
 growing rai>idly, they haviing within 
 the past year installed a new steam 
 turbine gemerator of 1500 K. W., 
 capacity appro.ximately 2000 H. P. 
 Mr. Wharton ha^s bpcome acclimated 
 to the coal region, ;?.nd we are gTad 
 tc say is €n,1oying today a very good 
 posdtion. 
 
 S. HAYES WHARTON 
 
 S. Hayes Wharton, son of B. C. 
 Wharton of town, located lat the pres- 
 ent time in Orbisonia, was born on 
 the old Wharton homestead near 
 
600 
 
 S. Hayes Wharton 
 
 Vineyard Station and it was there 
 and l-ter at Huntiagdon that he spent 
 his early days. His hoyhood, how- 
 ever, was passed mostly pround 
 Mount Union, for prior to coming to 
 town the Whaiton family res-ided on 
 th;e farm .iui-:'' eaist of tcwn^ now owned 
 and occupied by J. B. Gearhart, Mr. 
 Wharton attended the Mount Union 
 schools and graduated therefrom in 
 1894. He entered the electrical and 
 mechanical business in Huntingdon 
 ■with the Draks Cycle &■ Electrioal 
 Company, where he worked for -some 
 
601 
 
 time. He later entered the service o£ 
 the Bell Telephone Company, having 
 miade the first switch-boards for the 
 S£;xton, Satillo i;iid Mount Union Ex- 
 chiange^,, which are now grown to 
 be Targe ©xchaage? Mr. Wharton next 
 wasi emploj^ed by the Westinghouse 
 Bieotric & Mfg. Coanpany of East 
 Fittsiburg. From th:st place he enter- 
 ed the P. R. R. Shops at Altoona.. 
 whene he worked for 2 years in the 
 Electrical Depiartment. He was theiv 
 appointed Master Mechanic for the 
 Altoona City Water Company Depart- 
 ment, haviig in charge all water me- 
 ters, fire plugs and "valves for the en- 
 tire city. For several yeiars Mr. Whar- 
 ton W'S'S engaged in the baking biisi- 
 nes® i;n Mount Union'. At the present 
 time he is chief electrician for the 
 East Broad Top Railroad & Coal 
 Company, having l^eld this- position 
 with acceptance and success for 
 several year;. He h.as given electri- 
 city considerable study and has takes, 
 several courses of instruction on the 
 subject. He is director of the Orbison- 
 i'a Comet Band, a member of the 
 Presibytsrian church, >and a mem'ber 
 isl'so' of the Cromwell Dodge F. & A. 
 M. Mr. Wharton was married^ to 
 Grace Shaver of town on June 9, 1903 
 and' is the father of 3 children; Bry- 
 Eon Oarrel, Clyde Sh'aver and Thelnm 
 Jane. 
 
 DR. CHARLES B. JONES 
 
 Dr. Charles B. Jones, the eldest 
 son of A. W. Jones of town, was bora 
 
602 
 
 Dr. Charles B. Jones 
 
 in Shade Valley, Pa. He attended 
 •the comimon schools, where he re- 
 VeiV'pd hi'3 education, also later the 
 <Camter School in Tell township, 
 where he attended with his brothers 
 and sisters. Equipping himself, he 
 taught school in Tell township and 
 later h-e augmented hiis; education by 
 taking a course at the Rockhill Nor- 
 mal. He taught school for several 
 winters and was mercantile apprais- 
 er. He entered the Medico Chimrgi- 
 cal College in 1902 and after pursu- 
 ing a cour'^e in medicine he graduat- 
 
0(»:} 
 
 ► ed I'rom that institution, in 190(5. Dr. 
 Jones lias been i>racticing medicine 
 for 3 years at Summer Hill, Pa.. He 
 is a member of tlie W. Easterly Ash- 
 ton. Gynecological Society. Dr. Jones 
 en.icys -a large ])ractice. He is well 
 known to many of cur peo):)le in town, 
 he having clerked in Ewing's store 
 prior to going to tbg medical school. 
 He comes from a well-to-do family: 
 One brother is employed on the P- 
 R. R.: another one is cashier of 
 the Mildred National Bank. Mildred, 
 Pa., and one brother and two sisters 
 are school-teachers, 
 
 ROY G. C. JONES 
 
 Roy G. C. Jones, who has been tell- 
 er in the First National Bank here 
 for several years, has secured a new 
 position, having been recently ap- 
 pointed cashier of the First National 
 Bank, of Mildred, Sullivan county. 
 Mr. Jones was born in Shade Valley 
 this county. s'n of Alonzo V/. 
 and Sophia M. Jones. Mr. Jones at- 
 tended the Mount- Union public 
 schools and atierward entered the 
 office of the Harbison-AValker Co., 
 here. Mr. Jones spent 2 years also 
 in the office of the Pressed Steel 
 Car Co., in Pittsburg. He entered 
 the First National in 1906. Mr. Jones 
 it- a member of the Methodist church, 
 and belongs to the Sons of Veterans 
 and the P. 0. S. of A. 
 
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 REV. EDWARD I. CAMPBELL 
 
 Rev. Edward Irvin Campbell was 
 born in An&onvUle, Olearfield county, 
 Pa„ Julj^ 14, 1884. He was :ai babe -w lien 
 hte parents came to Mount Union, 
 lie being a &on of the late Rev. 
 David H. Campbell, D. D., and wife. 
 It was In Mc-unt Union that Rev. 
 Cam]}beH was reaa'ed. Here he attend- 
 ed the public schools, graduating In 
 1899. Having docided to take up 
 the ministry vj,- a life profession, 
 thuis following in the footsteps of his 
 fath.er, Rev. Campbell attended Blair 
 
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 Prc-;;bylerial AcidGHixy in New Jersey 
 for 2 years leaving that institution in 
 1901. Ip the foil of 1901 he entered 
 Txi.fayette College, from which he 
 ^ys.s graduated in 1905, receiving the 
 degree of A. B. Rev. Campbell enter- 
 ed Princeton Theokiglcal Seminary in 
 the fsill of 1905 and wa.s graduated 
 therefrom ki May, 190S. He went to 
 Newburgh, N. Y.. u])on graduation 
 from the geminary, where he ■be- 
 came assistant pastor of the First 
 Preshyterian church and superinten- 
 dent of the William K. Hall Memor- 
 ial Chapel. Rev. Campbell has been 
 in Newburgh ever since thiat date. 
 Siince re;'! ding there he luais been 
 elected to the Board of Misaiagers of 
 the Associated Charities and also a 
 memibeT of the Red Cross Commit- 
 tee which is helping in the fight 
 against tuberculcsis. He is a nxeniber 
 of the A.ip-b:i Chi Rho Fraternity, and 
 ■also of the l^enham Club, the latter 
 being at Princeton. Rev. Campbell 
 has a promii^dnig career before him, as 
 he is a young man of sehollarly 
 ability and conscientiousness. 
 
 ALBERT G. McGARVEY 
 
 Albert G. McGarvey, son of Mr. 
 and Mrs. Henry McG-a.-vey of town, 
 was horn in Mcint Union, -where he 
 grew to mianhood. Mr. McGarvey at- 
 tended the public schools hei'e. from 
 which he graduate'! in 1900. He en. 
 tered Juniata College land completed 
 tlie Normal English course at that 
 institution, graduating in 1903. In 
 
(!()() 
 
 Albe rt McGarvey 
 
 the fall of 190:;; ]:e entered State Col 
 lege for the pur.?uance of a Mechani- 
 cal Engineering course, and he was 
 graduated from that institution in 
 1907. Leaving rolleg?, Mr. McGarvey 
 at once entered the ]jlant of the 
 Wcstinghcu^'.e Machine Co., at Wil- 
 kinsburg, and tince taking uj) em- 
 ployment there be has worked in 
 the variou;S departments', gradually 
 rising rnd meeting success. He is an 
 active member of the Prestoyteriaii 
 church, and bi'cause of his church 
 affiliation he has been made President 
 
mi 
 
 of the- Wilkias'burg- Branch of the Al- 
 legheny County Christian , Endeavor 
 Union, which a]3i)ointme:it requires- 
 ecnsiderable time and abiTity. 
 
 FRANK DeFREHN 
 
 Frgnk DeFrehn. one of the firm of 
 the W. DeFrelin & So:ts, Chair manu- 
 facturers of Johnstown, and in the 
 past one of the DeFrehn Chair Com-- 
 paay of Mornt Union, w'ss born at 
 Tamaqua. Schuylkill county. Pai,. 
 Aug. 23, 1,867. In August, 188CV be 
 went with hi? fathei- and other broth- 
 ers to Williams.port, Md., where they 
 engaged in the chair business until 
 the flood of 1889, when their establish- 
 ment was jiartially destroyed. Short- 
 ly sifter in the same year the Messrs. 
 DeFrehn came to Mount Union, 
 where they resided until. 1898, when 
 they went to .Tohnstown, Mr. DeFrehn 
 was m-arried Sept. 28. 1892 to Miss 
 Cora Smelk-r, daughter of H. S. 
 Smelker of town, and is the father of 
 cne daughter, Rebecca, who is now 
 a studsnt in the .Johnstown High 
 School. 
 
 A. i. DeFREHN 
 
 A. 1. DeFrehn, one of the DeFrehn 
 brothers, was also born in Tamaqua. 
 .Jan. 27, 1872. Uike his brother Prank, 
 he was interested ui the chair busd- 
 ness l!n Williiamsport as well as in 
 Mount Unii'on. and since going to 
 .Jahnistown, the interests of the dif- 
 ferent brothers have been mutual. A. 
 I DeFrehn was married Sept. 25. 1901 
 to MisB Amanda Fields, daughter of 
 
608 
 
 ''George Fields of tovru, and to thein, 
 2 children have been born: Harriet 
 and Rcbert. 
 
 GEORGE C. DeFREHN 
 
 George C. DeFrehn, the younigest 
 'ef the DeFrehn. brothers, was. born 
 Kear Scranton, Oct. 9, 1876. He has 
 since growing to manhood been in- 
 terested in the cliair business in con- 
 nection with his other brothersi and 
 has! proved to be quite a successful 
 business man. He was married Feb. 
 22, 1895 to Miss Minnie Shaver of 
 town. The- Messrs. DeFrehn tare all 
 good citizensi and interested in every 
 good cause in the community im 
 which they resid'e. . 
 
 WILLIAM KING 
 
 William King, a Mt. Union boy, 
 ' was born near town s.nd was raised 
 ^D this' vicinity. He got his ediica 
 "tion in our schools, and having grown 
 to manhood, he went on the Miiddle 
 Division of the P. R. R. as freight 
 brakeman, Dec. 4, 1901. Mr. King was 
 transferred to passenger brakeman 
 Dec. 5, 1903> and at the present time 
 is passenger flagman on the Middle 
 Division. Mr. King is la faithful man 
 and has been niuc'ii devoted to his du- 
 ties. He 'WL-is married Nov. 26, 1908 
 to Miss Ella Van Meter, of Harris- 
 burg. He is a member of the brother- 
 hood of Railroad Trainmen also of 
 the Relief. Mr. King is a son of 
 Newtou King of town. 
 
609 
 
 William King 
 
 CHARLES B. LUKENS 
 
 Charles B. Lukens, a Mount Union 
 toy \vaS'bora£nd raised in tliis place, 
 a son of George W. Lukens. He re- 
 ceived his early education here and 
 gradiiated from our sichools. Mr. Lu- 
 kens was employed with the Harbi- 
 son-Walker Company here for a n.um- 
 ber of years. He was married to Miss 
 Myrtle Johnson of Braddock. and is 
 the father of one child, deceased. Mr. 
 Lukens resides in Allegheny and is- 
 emplioyed wfh J. T. Lehman Company, 
 
610 
 
 wholesale dealers ia table condi- 
 ments. He en.Toys a s^ood position. 
 
 HARRY LUKENS 
 
 Harry Luksiis. son of George W. 
 Ltikens. is a, passenger brakeman on 
 Middle Division of the P. R. R., and 
 resides in Harrsburg. He received his 
 eduoation in cur schools, and was 
 brought up under Mount Union in- 
 nuences. Mr. Lukens' was married to 
 Mis'3 Blanche Piper, of Tyrone, and 
 is the father of one daughter, Mr. 
 Luken3 is an industrious young man 
 and has been making good. 
 
 J. RUSSELL BOWMAN 
 
 .J. Russel E'owman cf New York 
 City is one of the Mount Union boys 
 who has made his mark. He is a son 
 of Mr., and Mrs. G'ro. R. Bowman of 
 town and was bcrn in Mount Union 
 July 21, 1875. Un until 14 years old 
 he remained 'St heme, aftei; which 
 time he wav employed by Brown 
 Bros, and Simms, ccntnactors, in 
 the former bridge construction work 
 at this place. Pleased with his efforts 
 he became a reguldr employee of 
 this firm and went away with them 
 and consequently has- done work in 
 various states of the union, covering- 
 9 of them jn one year at one time. 
 At ])re3ent Mr. Bowman is interested 
 in the iron construction business in 
 New Yo: k City and has wen quite a 
 reputation for his efficient workman- 
 ship. At the present time Roy, his 
 brother, is employed with him, who 
 is also located in New York. 
 
611 
 
 Mr. Bcwman was n^arricd Sept. IT, 
 1954 to M:::=5 lLizzi<? Bishcip of Albany _ 
 N. Y. 
 
 THE HARRISON BROTHERS 
 
 Fred B. HarriscM. a Mount Union 
 boy, son of F. H. Harrison, was born. 
 in Mount Union on Sept. 20, 1872. 
 At Vne present time he resides in 
 Wilmington, Del., and is the private 
 secretary of the miazter mechanLe of 
 the P. &. R. He was married to Beu- 
 lah Borden of Penns Grove, N. J.> 
 and is the father of 2 boys. 
 
 FRANK H. HARRISON, .JR., was 
 born in Mount Union on Feb. 16, 
 1S7G. At the present time he is bag- 
 gag& master in the Philadelphia ter- 
 minal of the B. & O. Mr. Harrison 
 reddes in M^ilmington, Eel. He was 
 married to Miss Delia King of Mount 
 Union. 
 
 De FOREST HARRISON is now lo- 
 cated £t McKees Rocks, Pa., he be- 
 ing a native of Mount Union, born 
 on Sept, 21. 1866. Mr. Harrison occu- 
 pies the position of bo'SS' foreman for 
 the Pr&ssed Steel Car Co.. He was 
 married - to Miss Victoria Moyer. 
 
 WILLIAM K. HARRISON was born 
 in Mount Union on Aug. 16, 1870. At 
 ^he present time he is b 0^3 foreman 
 f""" the Ojio Oil Co., at their oil 
 ::: tipn near Aughwick, this county. 
 Mr. Hari'ison was married to Miss 
 Anna Ashman. 
 
 HARRY W. HARRISON, was born 
 in Mount Union .July 21, 1869. He 
 was associated with his father in 
 the tinning and plumbing business. 
 
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 later with his otlier biothers. and 
 succeeding this by himself. At the 
 present time Mr. Harrison is asso- 
 ciated with his father, F H. Harri- 
 son, and W. T. BeP in the insurance 
 business. A number of years he was 
 clerk in a store. iHe was married 
 first to Miss Jane McDonald in 1894 
 she having died in 1895. He was mar- 
 ried a second time in 1904 to Miss 
 Viola Beers. He is the father of 1 
 d'aughter and 1 son. Mr. Harrison is 
 a membe; of the Odd Fellows, and 
 was the first young man in tow'u 
 elected on the school board, being 2o 
 years old, at that time. He was for 
 a number of years secretary of the 
 school board. 
 
 CHARLES J. HAHRISON, young- 
 est son of F. H. Harrison and the 
 youngest of the Harrison brothers, 
 was born in Mount Union on Sept. 12, 
 1880. All his life has been spent in 
 this section. He is now employed with 
 the Oliio Oil Co.. near Aughwick. be- 
 ing boss fireman. He was. married to 
 Miss Alice Wilson of Orbisonia and 
 is the father of 3 children. 
 
 The Harrison boys were all at 
 times associated with their father in 
 the tinning, ijlumbing and stove 
 business in this place. Relinquiishing 
 that occupnt'on. they n-sve all enter- 
 ed 'X3tlier field.s of labor and- are doin-g 
 Avell. 
 
 RICHARD J. FAUST, JR. 
 
 One of the INIount Union boys who 
 has distinguished himself in the bank- 
 ing worJd is Richard J. Faust, Jr.. now 
 
613 
 
 R. J. Faust, Jr 
 
 located Avith the Irvin,^ National 
 Exchange Bank of Nev/ York City. 
 Mr. Faust is a sen of R. J. Faust, Sr., 
 and wife of this place and was born 
 here Aug. 22, 1877., He attended the 
 putlic schools and graduated in the 
 class of 1893 from the high school at 
 the age cf 1C. Desiring to equip him- 
 self with a business education he en- 
 tered the Pierce Schocl in Philadel- 
 phia in the fall of 1893 and graduated 
 in the spring of the following year. 
 His work while in school was of a 
 creditable nature and was acknowl- 
 edged frequently by the members of 
 
614 
 
 the faculty. After graduation Mr. 
 Faust became associated with his 
 father and uncles, The Faust Bros., 
 tanners, at Mount Union, and later 
 was admitted as a partner. While a 
 member of this firm he was placed in 
 charge of the supply department of 
 the Central Banking Company of 
 Mount Union and he performed sucli 
 creditable work here that in 1898 he 
 was made the. assistant cashier. Mr. 
 Faust here gained a thorough knowl- 
 edge of the banking business in all its 
 phases and his ability was noticed by 
 other financial institutions which en- 
 deavored to secure his services 
 through time. In October, 1902, he 
 became cashier of the Reedsville Na- 
 tional Bank. In .luly, 1903, Mr. Faust 
 resigned the Reedsville position and 
 accepted the cashiership of the Ply- 
 mouth National Bank at Plymouth, 
 Pa. For almost 6 years Mr. Faust dis- 
 tinguished himself as the cashier of 
 that banking institution and during 
 his adniinistraticn the business ex- 
 tended to wide proportions. April 1, 
 1909, Mr. Faust resigned this- ppsition 
 at Plymouth and accepted the presi- 
 dency of the First National Bank of 
 Appalachia, Va. This position he held 
 for a short time, after which he re- 
 signed to accept a position of man- 
 ager of the Transit Department of the 
 Irving National Exchange Bank of 
 New York City. His efficiency was 
 soon shown in this department and 
 on Jan. 14, 1910, Mr. Faust was elect- 
 ed one of the assistant cashiers of 
 
615 
 ^he Irving National Exchange Bank. 
 He was married in 1899 to Miss Mamie 
 J. Cowden of Altoona. He is the 
 father of two children: Richard Loth- 
 am, 3 years old, and Elizabeth Ca- 
 roline, 1 year old. Mr. Faust resides 
 in Westfield, N. .T., a suburb of New 
 York City, 19 miles from the Metrop- 
 olis. 
 
 HARRY H. HUNTER 
 
 Harry Hampson Hunter was born 
 ^t the Milnwood Academy in Shade 
 Gap, his father at the time having 
 been principal of that institution. A 
 little later the family moved to Shir- 
 ieysburg. where they remained 1 
 ,year. Following this they came to 
 Mount ITniou and in this town Mr. 
 Hunter spent his boyhood days. He 
 attended the public schools, and be- 
 ing interested in telegraphy, he learn- 
 ed the art with C. E. Hart, who was 
 then P. R. R. operator at Mount 
 fuion. Becoming proficient in this 
 line, Mr. Hunter worked at different 
 places on the Peansylvf^nia Road, 
 -after which he accented a position 
 on the B. & O. stationed in Pittsburg, 
 Resigning this, he accepted another 
 position as yard master for the Pitts- 
 burg & Lake Erie R, R., ft Braddock 
 and 2 years later he was transferred 
 to-'S-upt. J-.B. Yoke's office In the 
 dispatcher's office in Pittsburg. Mr. 
 Hunter was later transferred to Mc- 
 Kee's Rocks in the superintendent of 
 Motive Power's office,, where he 
 spent 16 year.s. On Oct. 12. 1909 he 
 resigned this iiosition tnd accepted 
 
616 
 
 H. H Hunter 
 
 jinothei' as main disijatcher for the 
 P. C. & Y. R. R. under Sunt. J, B, 
 'Safford and Train Master J, H, Powel. 
 Mv. Hunter is a member of the Miz- 
 pah Commandsry No. 366 Knights of 
 M.£.lt3. A.t the present time he is lo- 
 cated in McKee's Rocks-. Pa.. He is 
 a sen of Dr. and Mrs. W. A, Hunter 
 of Mount I'nlcn. 
 
 DR. HARRY L. BEERS 
 
 Dr. H. I.ynn Beers of Youngstown, 
 Ohio, was l:-orn in the Tus-carora Val- 
 ley near No;'sv.ille. Huntingdon coun- 
 tj', Pa., and was th? fourth son of An- 
 
ftn 
 
 H h. M)eprs 
 
 derson and 3.C;ry Beers. 
 
 He Kjjeiit mojt of his bov;:ood ou 
 the fs:;-;ii with his !)ai*ent3, coming 
 with th€ai to Mt. Unicn, in 1889, and 
 entering the Hi£?Ii school of which 
 h,e rem.zjned a duwI for two years 
 In 1891 he besan his career as a 
 teacher in wnat is known as the 
 Sher'idar. scho:;! in Tvcugh C/eek. 
 Th3 follov.ing yea;- he taught in Hen- 
 derson Townshii), then twio years in 
 Ivj'ifflin County. 
 
 The fall of 1895 found him installed 
 as a teacher in the schools of Juniata 
 IJorcugh, a suburb of Altoona, Pa. 
 After a year's work here he was re- 
 
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 felecte'd for lanotiier term, hut resign- 
 ed to accept is,! position in the gram- 
 Inar school of his home town. 
 
 Durin'g this: time he utildzed his 
 Vacations in studj-, attending two 
 spring terms of the Central State 
 Xormal School at Lock Haven, Pa., 
 and a few years later he receiveG 
 liom that institution .1. State certifi- 
 cate, after having pasisad a sati'sfac- 
 tory examination in aiU the studies 
 required for a diploma. At the end of 
 two years in the grammar school, he 
 was promoted to the principalship of 
 the Mount Union schools, which posi- 
 tion he held one year. 
 
 He had been steadily prepiairing fo:- 
 College with the aid of the Rev. Wil- 
 liam Brill as tutor in Latin, and in 
 the fail of 1899 he entered: Dickinson 
 College, and pursued his studies 
 there one year. 
 
 He was then elected principal of 
 schools of Osceola, Clearfield . county, 
 ^-'a. Here he remained for five years, 
 ^and wias instrumental in raising funds 
 ■ sufficient to purchase for the town a 
 library of nearly one thousiand vol- 
 \imes ia;& a beginning, other books 
 ''being £.ddied from time to time. 
 
 On June 27, 190(>, he married Misb 
 Hi^e E. Miller, of Newton Hamilton, 
 l^a.. and tney have one child, David 
 Lynn, born July 7, 1901. 
 
 In 1905, acting upon the advice of 
 Dr. J. A. Dickson., of Youngstown. 
 Ohio, he entered the Medical depart- 
 ment of the University of Michigan, 
 at Ann Arbor, and was graduated in 
 
(Jl!) 
 
 the f ijrr.g- of 1909. During hi? £eni;r 
 .yeiir ha was appointed a meniiber uf 
 Dr. Pet8:'30:i's hospital staff, a posi- 
 tion much coveted by Seniors, both 
 -on account ol' its difficulty zt attain- 
 ment, and becau;e of the superior 
 fdvantage:; it offers in hospital work. 
 Soon after h's graduation he moved 
 with his fam ly, to Youngstown, in 
 which thriving city he already enjoys 
 a lucrative and growing practice. 
 
 J. MORRISON EWING 
 
 .James Morrison Ewing was born 
 -at Graysville, Huntingdon county, 
 Pa., Dec. 2.5, 1864. He was the eldest 
 son of Hezekiah ind Margaret Ew- 
 ing, (both deceased). He received his 
 education at Fairbrook Public school. 
 Pine Grove Academy and Duff's 
 Commercial College of Pittsburg. He 
 'came to Mount Union in 1881. While 
 here he clerked in A. G. E-wing's 
 store. In .January, 1894 he went to 
 Mill Hai;. Clinton county, where he 
 \^ as as iociated in business with Mr. 
 A. 13. Garth, as "The Garth and Ew- 
 ing Co. On the 12th of .June. 1894, at 
 Wayne. Delaware county. Pa., hewas 
 n^arried to Miss'- Laura J. Postle- 
 tb-waite. In 189S he was elected an 
 elder of the Mill Hall Presbyterian 
 church. He moved to Newport, Pa., 
 in May, 1901, where he condu-cted a 
 general store for six years. He is 
 row a salesman for "The Wolfe Bros. 
 Shoe Co., of Columbus. In 1907, he 
 v.ai. sent by the Presbytery of Car- 
 lisle, as ccmmissicner to the General 
 
620 
 
 J. Morrison Ewing 
 
 Assembly, Avhich convened at Colum- 
 bus, Olro, -He has two children — Rus- 
 sell Postl"}tlnva:te, and Elizabeth Mar- 
 garet. 
 
 W. HARRY FIELDS 
 
 W. TIar y Fields, son of Joseph 
 Fields of town, new locrted in .Toliet. 
 TIL, is one of the town's boys. who. 
 it^ mcking good, Mr. Fields was born 
 at Ryde. Pa., Oct. 31, 1879, and at 
 the age of 3% years the parents 
 came to Mount Union, where the 
 father built the home in which he 
 and his wife still reside, on West 
 
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 W. Hnrry Fields 
 
 Shirley :-:treGt. Mr. Fields s'ttended 
 the Mount TInion H-chcols and gradu- 
 ated therefioni in 189G. Several terms 
 "'.vere t-pent at Juniata College, after 
 which, he entered Smelker's store as 
 a clerk, and succeeding this, he be- 
 came clerk for several years for R., 
 M. Lone;acre. In 1002 Mr. Fields ac- 
 cepted a position as ticket clerk tor 
 the P. R. R. Co., at the .".th avenue, 
 station. Pittsburg, and :it the expira- 
 tion of about G months, he wss offer- 
 ed H !."s:tic.i as foreman of the Har- 
 bison-Walker ComiKiny ))fick plant at 
 Uavs Station. lie wks later trans'- 
 
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 f erred to T>ayton and still later, in 
 the spring of 1904 was transferred 
 to the Mount Union Avorks, Mr. 
 Fields' remained here until the fall 
 or 1907 when he entered the service 
 of the American Refractories Com- 
 ].. :iy. a prosperous lire brick firm in 
 .ioliet. 111., and tliere Mr. Fields is 
 Icsalted today, -ar.d enjoying a lucra- 
 tive, ncsitioii. Ho \va^ married on 
 June 1st, ]904. to Miss Lavinia Copen- 
 liaver of R. nie:-, Pa. Mr, Fields as a 
 young- man has been achieving much 
 success. 
 
 THE PETERSON BROTHERS 
 
 Among the sons of Walker Peter- 
 son, of town, there are several who 
 have been raised here and have gone 
 out and are making good in the world, 
 
 GEORGE W. PETERSON, the eldest 
 of the boys, was 1 crn in Mt, Union, 
 Nov. 6, 1877. He spent hir earlv life 
 in town, and later attended the 
 Blocmsburg State Normal School, 
 where he graduated. Mr. Peterson 
 afterwards graduated at Dickinson 
 College. He married Miss Almeda 
 Fickle of Carlisle. At the present 
 time Mr.' Peterson is editor of the 
 Evening Register, of Torriugton, 
 Conn. 
 
 ■ CrOYD PETERSON was born in 
 town D-ec. 10. 1S84 and bvou^ht up in 
 this section. For some time he was 
 in the restaurant business here. At 
 present Mr. Peterson is located with 
 the Drake & Stratton Company, Con- 
 tractors, in Centerville, Ind. He was 
 married to Miss Jessie Kroft of Al- 
 toona. 
 
Cloyd Pt^terson 
 
624 
 
 ^George W. Petersoa. 
 
 "ROY PETERSON, another son of 
 Wa'lker Peterson of town, was born 
 March 7, 1881. At the present time 
 he is located in Philadelpihia, employ- 
 ed with an automobile firm. He was 
 married tO' Mrss Nellie Stier. 
 
 FRANK PETERSON, at the pres- 
 ent time located ia Swis&vale. . Pa., 
 wai.si Iwrn May 10, 18S2 in Mount 
 Union. I He rs" married to Miss Bes- 
 sie Erown. 
 
 THE APPLEBY BROTHERS 
 
 Among the Mount Union boy S', who 
 
625 
 
 «ire making their records in tiie busi- 
 ness world, are the Ai^pleljy boys, 
 Ihe sons of James Y. Appleby, deceas- 
 ed. These are George, Charles, Ros- 
 coe, Harold and John. We undersiancl 
 that George is with the Ferro-Concrete 
 Co., of Harrisburg-, Pa.; that Charles 
 is in the wholesale supply business in 
 Indiana. Pa., that Harold is with the 
 Eyre-Shoemaker Co., (Inc.) contractors 
 at Northumberland. Pa.;that lioscoe is 
 associated with Prank Murphy, (Mur- 
 phy and Appleby), and that .lohnissec- 
 retary and treasurer Keystone Supply 
 Co., Ltd,, Indiana, Pa. 
 
 ALTON FIE' DS 
 
 Alton Fields, the son of Eli-ha and 
 Annie Fieldi-:' of tcvvn wias l^ni'ii i.i 
 Cei'n.'.ny Valley on Nov. 8, 188(1. A 
 portlcn of l^i!;-; early life wa-^ s|)ent 
 in Meant Union, and when lie was 
 5 years old the family moved to Ty- 
 rone, wJiere they residisd'for eeve.al 
 yeai'H. AMcn attended the Tyrone 
 schawls and liar' almost completed 
 the coi'i'h;£; when tiiey returned to 
 Mount Union. Here he i-lso attended 
 school. He was'em'plo'yed' af varibus 
 -■ ()ecupation.s'/diirin^-''his time ia town, 
 andi for-two and a half years wias' a 
 tlerk in the Central Hrnk. "Mr. Fields 
 
 is at present emoloyed with the 
 
 -lones ^ Ijau^hlVn Co. ofWoodla-wn, 
 where lie is doin;'- well. He was mar- 
 ried in September, 1907 to Miss NaTi- 
 nie Ewiag of town. He is a membei' 
 of the Pres.byterian chu.ch, Mr. 
 r-'ields has alway.^ been interested in 
 hafseball and athletics. 
 
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 Alton Fields 
 
 OTHER IVIOUNT UNION BOYS 
 Among- the other Mount Union boys 
 Xvhom we think about, who have gone 
 out from town and are making good 
 are: Samuel Snyder, Charles W. Hi- 
 ney, Alton Fields, Ambrose Shaver, 
 Nevin Shaver, Charles Wagner, 
 Arthur Heckert, George Heckert, 
 Howard Stewart, Herman Norris, 
 George Thompson. Harry Thompson, 
 Bert Shaver, Charles Norris. Bruce 
 Yocum, Noel Smith, Raymond Smith, 
 Jesse McGowan, Donald McGowan, 
 Bert Harris. Wilbur Cleaver, Frank 
 
627 
 
 McDonald, Hinkle . Rummel, Alex. 
 Sheaffer. Theodore Sechler, Sherman 
 Rogers, Bruce Shaver, Charles Sha- 
 ver, U. E. Baughman, Harry Long 
 acre, Herbert Shafer, Lewis Smith. 
 Alley Isenberg, Fred Smith and Ed- 
 ward Smith. 
 
 TH[ POST-OmC[ 
 
 Mouut Union enj3y.s a commodious, 
 roomy and modernly constructed pOEt 
 office building. The jjresent building 
 was erected in 1903 by Postmaster 
 1. Xewton Taylor, adjoining his resi- 
 dence, corner of Shirley a;nd 'Jfeffer- 
 son street:. It is made of pressed brick. 
 is two-story, tne lower story devoted 
 to the Dostoffice and the second story 
 being divided into the' office of Dr. W. 
 W. Rumberger and a dwelling. The 
 building is electric lighted and heat- 
 ed by hot water. The furniture in 
 the post office is all modern and we 
 believe that we have one of the fin- 
 est post offices in this section of the 
 State. Being third class, our office is 
 r;.pidly soaring to the front. The busi- 
 nr;;-: done here in the nostal depart- 
 irent in the last few rears has been 
 oonimerisurate with the progress and 
 / dfn- :lo]ini n: of the town. I. Newton 
 «^^&T'aylor, the postmaster, has filled this 
 lesijonsible jjosi^'Jon with much credit 
 dui-ing his administration. His as-sis^ 
 tants at the present time are: Geo. 
 W. Morgan, acting assistant, and Wil- 
 Lam D. Fuller. Ralph F. Taylor, son 
 of r. Newton Taylor, has devoted 
 
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 a 
 
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029 
 
 considerable- time to the assistance of 
 his father, in the past and also lends 
 some hell) when needed even to this, 
 day aside from his teaching. 
 
 We. learn from earlier history that 
 the first postmaster here was William 
 Pollock, the ofliee being located in 
 the vicinity of the Narrows. Accord- 
 ing to informiation given by Elias K. 
 Rogers, Pollock was siucceeded by 
 Jamesi Morgan. Joiin Sharrar was 
 the successor to Mr. Morgan. Follow- 
 ing S'harra.r were George Eby, E. R. 
 Foust. of the firm of Foust & Btnier, 
 and David Eltnier. At t'h.at time the 
 office was located in the bvick cor- 
 ner, whe s L. S. Xoble no-w has his 
 &tore. Thoni'.s A. Apideby succeeded 
 David Etnier as- ijostmaster, Mr. A])- 
 l)ieby was firiit appointed in 1867. but 
 because of the change in administra- 
 tion, he was succeeded shortly after 
 l)y T. H. Adams. Mr. Adams served 
 only a few months, and Mr. Appleby 
 wa.s again appointed in 1869 and S'ev- 
 r<*f3 nnfil 1SS5. .Tohn C. Rosig, and 
 j^.tter his death, his widow, Mrs. M. 
 R. Ros.s held fhe office until 1889, 
 when Mr. Appleby was re-aippointed. 
 and Mrs. Ross cind daughter continued 
 to run it. Charle? E. Har- became 
 postmaner. in 1893 Mr. Hart 
 ::'■-: the olics one te.-m. In 1897 1- 
 Newton Taylor took charge of the 
 office. 
 
 Among some of the clerks employ- 
 ed in the pa'st by Mr. Taylor were: 
 .John B. Sweigart. .Jesse H Wright, 
 Harry C. Stitt, and Adie E. Knepp, 
 
mo 
 
 deceased. Frank McKinney was extra 
 for sever a 1 months. 
 
 I. NEWTON TAYLOR 
 
 I. Newton Taylor, Mount Union's ef- 
 ficient postmaster, was born at Ottum- 
 wa, Iowa, May 24. 1859, the son of 
 John and Ann (Appleby) Taylor. His 
 early days were spent in the land of 
 the prairie, and in 1865, the same 
 year that Lee surrendered to Gram 
 at Appomailox, Mr. Taylor came with 
 his parents and other members of his 
 family to Pennsylvania, taking up res- 
 idence at Shade Gap. His education 
 was received ' in the public schools 
 and later at Milnwood Academy. Pre- 
 paring himself for teaching, he follov/- 
 ed this occupation for 7 years. Three 
 of these years he spent in the Mount 
 Union schools. In 1884 Mr. Taylor 
 entered the P. R. R. freight office in 
 this place as a ci-erk. He continued 
 in this deparluiont for several "years. 
 In 1SS7 he was married to Miss Viola 
 Fuller, eldest c.aughter of W. W. 
 Fuller, then freight agent at Mount 
 Union, and in 1S96, after serving 12 
 years in the interest of the railroad, 
 he abandoned that line of work and 
 entered the campaign as a Republican 
 candidate for Register and Recorder 
 of this county. Alvhoui;ii disappoidt- 
 ed in his ambi'Mou. Mr. Ta^'lnr became 
 in the following year (1897) postmas- 
 ter of our town, which office he has 
 held ever since with much accept- 
 ance and ability as well as enjoyed 
 the esteem of his constituency. He 
 is the father of 5 children: Ralph, 
 
I. Newton Ta^viur, Postmaster 
 
032 
 
 Rlith, Helen, Jane and Newton, Jr.. 
 Mr. Taylor has occupied several bor- 
 ough offices in his time, being at 
 present a member of the School-boards 
 He is a sincere and conscientious 
 man and exercises the duties of his. 
 office with grat care and discretion. 
 He is an elder in the Presbyterian, 
 church and superintendent of the pri- 
 mary department of the Sabbath 
 School. He is a citizen who is de- 
 voted to the best interests of the 
 town, viewed from a social, pclitical' 
 and religious standpoint. 
 
 RALPH F. TAYLOR 
 
 Ralph Fuller Taylor, was- born in: 
 Mount Union, August 1, 1888, the sob. 
 of Mr. and Mrs. I. Newton Taylor. 
 Ralph grew up under influences- con- 
 ducive to learning, and entering our 
 schools, he giaduatsd in the cl«iss of 
 190G. Returning the following year^ 
 Mr. Taylor took some graduate work, 
 which beca:i:3 of the advanced, 
 courses of study inaugurated previous- 
 ly in our high school, enabled him to 
 enter the Classical Department of 
 Juniata College in the fall' of 1908. 
 Mr. Tavlor Sv^ent two years in Juni- 
 ata Collegs, £nd this year is princi- 
 i;t-l o!! the Mill Creek schools. It is. 
 his aim to return later to the Col- 
 lege and completo his course in Arts; 
 and thus receive his B. A. degree. 
 
 Ralph F. Taylor has been associat- 
 ed with his father in the post office 
 ever since he took hold of it. He has 
 learned the work well, and during 
 his father's illness a few years £'£0. 
 
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 R,^lph F. Taylor 
 
 Ralph and M ■. Adie Knepp, (deceas- 
 ed) handle-^. t:i9 business with efficien- 
 cy. 
 
 Mr. Tarlor is a member of the 
 Presbyterian church, secretary of 
 the Sunday school, active in Endeav- 
 or and church work, and is a young' 
 man of considerable promise. 
 
 WILLIAM D. FULLER 
 
 William D. Fuller was born in 
 Newton Hamilton, Pa., Nov. 13. 1891, 
 the son of Charles I, and Elizaibeth 
 (Wharton) Fuller. He attended the 
 public schools of that town, also 
 worked in the store of H. C. Kinsloe, 
 
634 
 
 William D. Fuller 
 
 together with assisting hisi father 
 ■as station agent, prior to coming- to 
 Mount Union in 1906. William en- 
 tered our s-chools here and graduated 
 in tht classi of 1909. He also had 'at- 
 tended previously several terms at 
 • Juniata College. Mr. Fuller has been 
 'employed in the post office since 
 1906, up until June, 1909, as extra 
 tQiSvevev, He is a ycung man, who is 
 .ambitious to make good and improve 
 his opportunities. He is a member of 
 the Presbyterian church land a secre- 
 tary iii the Supnday schco^. 
 
6:'>o 
 
 GEORGE V/. MORGAN 
 
 Gecrge W. IMorgr.n, one of the effi- 
 <-ient cliangers of the U. S. Mail at 
 the pojtoffice here, was horn in Ma- 
 pleton, May 13, 1890. He was the 
 son of AVilliam H. Morgan. The fam- 
 ily remained in Mapleton for about a 
 year after his hirth when they located 
 in the ^yestern part of the State. Mr. 
 aiorgan came into p "eminence in 
 Mount Union after he entered the em- 
 ploy of the postoffice. under Postmaster 
 Taylor, which was Sept. 16, 1906. 
 Some time previous was spent in our 
 schools, where the subject of this 
 sketch gained some of his education. 
 
Mr. Morgan handles the mails with 
 considerable dexterity. He belongs to- 
 the P. O. S. of A. the Sons of Vet- 
 erans and tho Knights cf the Golden 
 Eagle. 
 
 ADIE KNEPP 
 Adie Knepp, deceased, was associat- 
 ed with the Mount Union post office 
 4'or a number of years, and was a pro- 
 llcicnt man in this department. He 
 was born in Tyrone, .July 22. 1S90. the 
 con of Emory and Amanda Knepp. 
 He died Dec. 19, 1909, after a long, 
 and serious illness induced by an ac- 
 cident on the base bail field. He was 
 a young man of ability and promise. 
 
<-,:!i 
 
 but Death closed his earthly career 
 at the early age of 19 years aad 6 
 months. 
 
 Town Officers 
 
 G. W. COVERT 
 
 G. \V. Covert, chief police of Mount 
 T'nion Borough, is a native of Spring- 
 field township, this county, having 
 been born Aug. 21, 18.58. Mr. Coverf 
 spent his early life \n the region of 
 his nativity. He worked with his 
 father for a number of years, he hav- 
 ing been a stone mason and brick 
 layer. Mr. Covert was married on 
 .liily 20 1882, to Miss Delia Gutshall, 
 a native also of Springfield township. 
 Some years were spent in Allegheny 
 county, when Mr. Covert and family 
 resided, he having had employment in 
 thai section of the State. They moved 
 to Mount T^nion in 1904. Mr. Covert 
 was made special police in 1905. He 
 was later made chief police, which 
 pcsLticn he hclds to this day. Mr. 
 Covert has distinguished himself 
 somewhat as a detective, his services 
 having taken liim to various parts of 
 the State and oven out of the State 
 at times. He is a member of the 
 :\Iethcdist church and also of the Sons 
 of Veterans. He is a Republican po- 
 litically and a citizen who is interest- 
 ed -in- the welfare and pro.gTes3 of the 
 town. He is the father of seyen chil- 
 dren, namely. Ralph, of Charleroi: S. 
 O. Covert of Toledo, Ohio; Minnie, 
 :Mrs. Raymond' Smith. Clairton, Pa.: 
 Ernest, cf I.ewi?town: Goldie, . Paul 
 
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 and Floyd, at home. Mr. Covert's 
 father name was John aad his mo- 
 ther's name was Eliza (Ramsey) Cov- 
 ert. He is of Irish and German an- 
 cestrj'. 
 
 PATRICK GERUGHTY 
 
 Patrick Gerught.v, the present liigh 
 Constable of Mount Union, was'boni 
 in County Clair, Ireland, Mar. 17, 1840^ 
 and came with his parents to Pennsyl- 
 vania, locating in Huntingdon county 
 in November, 1850. The Gerughty 
 home was in the region of Johnstown, 
 in Germany Valley. In 1852 lie, with 
 his parents, moved to the east end of 
 Kishacoquillas Valley, about 5 miles 
 east of Reeds ville. known then as 
 Locke's Mills, Mifflin county. Patrick 
 remained there with his parents until 
 1861, when he 'unlisted in the service 
 of his country, being a member of Co. 
 H, 49th Regiment, Penua. Volunteers. 
 He served for 3 years in the rebel- 
 lion. He was honorably discharged in 
 1864 at Rendtzydus where he had 
 been for some time on detached duty 
 under General Amberarombie and Col. 
 Samuel McKelvy. Soon after he came 
 home he went west. Returning to 
 Pennsylvania, he settled in Milroy in 
 ] 899 and some time afterwards came 
 to Mount Union and this has been his 
 home since that time. 1 year ago he 
 was elected to the office of High Con- 
 stable and since his taking charge he 
 has endeavored to look after the du- 
 ties of his office in a proficient man- 
 ner. He is a member of the Catholic 
 church. 
 
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 Patrick Gerughty 
 
 RUSSELL SMYERS 
 
 Russell Smyors., constable of the 
 first ws--.-d of Mount Union, and also 
 extra policeman 'of the borough, was 
 born in Saltirio, May 30. 1875. He re- 
 sided m that town until 7 years ago, 
 when he came to Mount Union. Prior 
 to coming to Mount Union lie was em- 
 Iploj^ed as an enginee:', ?3 a miner 
 ?3nd as a tanner. His early education 
 was received in the common schools 
 of Saltillo. He was married Apr. 2. 
 ]S96 to l.onai Weight of Three 
 Sprin^> He is the father of 5 child- 
 
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 Russel Smyers 
 
 ren: Aleatha, Freeda, Ralph, Lloyd 
 and Frank, all at home.. Mr. Smyers 
 is a member of the Odd Fellows' and 
 also of the John C. Ross Encamp- 
 ment. 
 
 ALONZO W. JONES 
 
 Alonzo W. .Jones, coaiSitable of the 
 second ward of Mount Union, was 
 born in Tell township, this county. 
 Jan. 26, 1847, and all his life practical- 
 ly until he csme to Mount Union was 
 spent in Shade Valley. Mr|. Jones was 
 a son of Jaccib J., and Hannah (G\>.5- 
 age) Jones. He attended the public 
 
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 A. W. Jones 
 
 schools of his township and also 
 assisted his father in farming. When 
 the war broke out Mr. Jonesi enlisted 
 F!eb. 13, 18(34, when he was 16 years 
 old, being a member of Co. G., 149tli 
 Regiment, Pemi'a'., Vahvnteers. t-I'-j 
 
 spent 7 months in Andersoaville Pri- 
 son, wliich truly has no pleasant 
 reminiscences foi him today. In 1S67 
 Mr. Jones went to Indiana, where he 
 remained until 1869, when he return- 
 ed to Pennsylvania. He was married 
 twice, first in 1870 to Mary Jane Duf- 
 field. who died in 1879. Three child- 
 ren were born to this union, namely: 
 Minnie. Charles and Decker; Minnie 
 
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 and Decker are at home; Cbairlesi re- 
 sides at Summer Hill, Pa. Mr. J'oues 
 was remarried in 1882 to Sophia M. 
 Campibell. and' to this miion laave 
 been horn 3 children; Roy, Mae find 
 Carson; the latter 2 are at home 
 while Roy is cashier of the First 
 National Bank of iVIildred, Pa. Mr. 
 Jones Wi.s school director of this 
 township for 21 years. He was elect- 
 ed jury conlimi^^sione^ of this county 
 in 1890. In 1899 he was elected coun- 
 ty conirnilssioner, which position no 
 filled faithfully. He moved to Mount 
 Union with his family in 1900.. Mr. 
 •Jones is a member of the G. A. R., 
 and a. trustea in the Methodist church 
 at the present tinif', In the past he 
 was interested v.-hile in Mount Union 
 in the contracting business, in which 
 occupation he erected a> number of 
 t'wellings and buildings in the town. 
 He is now associated with S. F. 
 BriggiS in the butchering business, 
 they having purchased the stand re- 
 cently occupied by W. W. Peterson. 
 Mr. .Tones ic-aa energetic and esteem- 
 ed citizen in the community. 
 
 J. E. HARPER 
 
 J E. Harper, at the present time 
 tax cf-^lector of Mount Union borough 
 is s nativj of Dublin township, this 
 county, having bee a born April 30. 
 1831.. He resided in the region of 
 his birth most all his life; in fact. 
 it was there thai he lived until 1896. 
 v,-hen he came to Mount Union. His 
 occupation was that of a farmer. 
 Squire Harper held various township 
 
offices, and was for 15 yeans Justice 
 of the Perce. Since coming to Mount 
 Union he has become one of our es- 
 teemed citizens. He is a member of 
 the Presbyterian church, having been 
 ailJli>ed with that faitli for a number 
 of years- He was married twice, first 
 to Mji&s Mi3iry Newell iand later 
 to Miss Miary McNeal. He is the fath- 
 er of 4 children: W. A. Harper of 
 Pittsburg; Mrs. Lizzie Graffius of 
 Petersiburg: Mrs. Margaret Bottorf 
 of Ashtabula. Ohio, and Miss Grace 
 of New York City. 
 
 Squire Hanger was for 21 years 
 school director in Dublin townsihi]). 
 He contracted for and built the Wat-^r- 
 loo Presbyterian Church in 1857. He 
 taught school in his early days and 
 holds to this day a certificate dated 
 Oct. 30, 1854, signed by .1. S. Ea.rr, th.- 
 first county superintendeTt. Squire 
 Harper attended school at Milnwoo 1 
 Academy, and also attended public 
 S'chool 'before the erection of the fir^t 
 sohool-ihcuse in Dublio towms'hiip, the 
 sessions 'being held in the former 
 Peterson heme now that cf Geo. Flool 
 near Ncelyton. The teacher was 
 .Jan^es Magee. He was for 8 yeai's 
 ipostmaster in E'dblin towiijshlp. 
 
 HOTELS AND TAVERNS 
 
 In the ecrly history of Mount Union 
 this town or village was an important 
 point for tiie traveler to stop at. 
 Situated along the canal, the great 
 rne-ans of traiisnortation in its day, 
 wagon lead after wagon load of grain 
 
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 and merchandise and various com- 
 inodities were brought to this place 
 from t'he south and soutihjwest out 
 through the Aughwick Valley and 
 even on toward the Tuscarora and 
 Shade Valleys and here it was' that 
 
 .these various cargoes were unloaded 
 and. shipped to the east and west. 
 
 , At the s:a.me time the farmers, who 
 brought their wares to town, took 
 back with them me;-chandise. clothing- 
 shoes and edibles, and through this 
 means of exehiange it was necessary 
 that Mount Union, though a small 
 ■pillage at that time, have some means 
 of taking care of the traffic. The dis- 
 tance covered in those days was by 
 no means so great as it is today, and 
 the man in the stage or in the wagon 
 who had driven his team or 25 to 30 
 miles was very willing to stop over 
 night in Mount Union. Thus we have 
 in the early d,ay& 3 taverns in. 
 Mount Uuion, and at one time all of 
 these were licensed hotels. It is a 
 gratifying state of evolution to know 
 that today with a poirulation of over 
 3.000^ ap.proxim'ately, there is no li- 
 censed saloon in the town, while back 
 in that day with a population of 
 probably 250 this village supported 3 
 licensed houses. 
 
 The pioneer tavern in Mount Union 
 was buiit in 1S4S by John Sharrar 
 and was known as the American 
 Hotel. .John Sharrar will be remem- 
 bered as the man who built the old 
 stone house still standing. The Amer- 
 ican Hotel has been changed consid- 
 erably according to its present ap- 
 
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 pearance, notwithstanding the fact 
 that in its altered condition it has a 
 number of years ago been vacated 
 and todiay has passed out of the list 
 of hostelries'. This ihotel was origin- 
 ally built and occupied as a dwelling 
 house and stood in front of the pres- 
 ent building on Water street.. When 
 the street was laid out it was moved 
 back to where it now stands and 
 the front or bar-room added, also 
 the wing extending southward. The 
 south wing or kitchen part was built 
 later by Joseph Watson, w^hen he 
 was ow-ner and proprietor of the es- 
 tablishment. The first landlord, ac- 
 cording to information received, in 
 this old hostelry was Adam Holliday, 
 w^ho ke])t it for several years. Among 
 some of the men w.ho succeeded 
 .Joseph Watson as keepers of the 
 American Hotel were: Bryson Shaver, 
 Dallas Wicks, Jacob Covert, William 
 X. Myers, James Mauls, John Moser, 
 George M. Spanogle, and George &ch- 
 •mittle. Among these who owned 
 the American Hotel in the past suc- 
 ceeding .Joseph Watson were: Israel 
 C. Caldwell. A.' R. Price, Mrs.' Kate 
 Price and the Central E-:nkin,g Com- 
 pany. On August 8, 1907, the stand 
 vi-as purclrased by Messrs. Shaffner 
 of Orbisonia. 
 
 The old hotel or tavern, to the east 
 end of town, and now owned by Mrs. 
 W. T. She-.ffer, Mrs. John S. Bare, 
 and Mrs. R. S, Heller, was formerly 
 Tjnown as the "Exchange Hotel of 
 Santa Fe," and w^as built by James 
 Kelley and Dr. William Brewster in 
 
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 1851. This hotel .was conducted by 
 Kelley & Company- the builders, for 
 2 years, it being a licensed house, 
 after which, in 1853, William Shaver, 
 father of Mrs. W. T. SheafEer of town 
 took charge and ran it as a temper- 
 ance house, he being much opposed to 
 license. About 1864, Col. John G. 
 Stewart became proprietor, and he 
 had charge of the hosteilry until 1870. 
 After 1870. the old tavern ceaised to 
 be a hotel, and became a dwelling 
 It is Etanding- today, in rather good 
 state of ])re£ervation, and is contin- 
 ued as a dwelling house. 
 
 This old hctel just mentioned was 
 in its early days, situated in the 
 nlarket and busineEs center of this 
 section. The boats on the canal 
 stopped in the vicinity, at the old 
 warehous'e nearby and just below, 
 near the stone mansion of Mrs. W. 
 T. Sheaffer. The first store in this 
 section flourished in the late thirties, 
 and was loc.;ted along the canal just 
 north of the Sheaffer home. The. pio- 
 neer keeper of that store was a Mr. 
 Pomeroy, he beins an uncle to the 
 Rev. S. W. Pomeroy, former Presby- 
 terian ))astor here. In that day the 
 rosd from Shirleysburg and the south 
 came across what is now the E. B. 
 T. "green" and yard and that way, 
 much of the traffic by stage and wa- 
 gon went, to connect with the boat 
 lines on the caiial. 
 
 The former Broad Top House, 
 which was: one of the earlv hotels in 
 Mount Union in its day, located on 
 
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 the comer of Jefferson Street, and 
 Railroad Avenue., having been super- 
 seded by the Crum building, standing 
 today, was built by .James G. Doyle in 
 185S. Among some of the keepers of 
 tile Broad Top House were: Mr. 
 Doyle, Elijah, Aultz, Bryson Shaver, 
 B'Cott Wo'llett the Hackadorns and Mrs. 
 Withers. This tavern, located as it 
 \vas along the railroad opposite the 
 &ta,tion, was a center for much 
 trade in its day. Torn down, tne ma- 
 terial of the structure has been re- 
 erected on the North Side, being 
 utilized now by Mr. Crum in lan es- 
 tablisbmeut built for the manufac- 
 ture of concrete blocks. 
 
 The Seibert House was originally 
 a dwelling owned by Mrs. Belle Sha- 
 ver. It was ■&• frame dwelling and 
 V'as built in the early sixties. A por- 
 'tioii of it was until recent years' in- 
 ' corporated in the Beers Hotel in tliis 
 place. William Seibert,, father of R. 
 S. Seibert cf Rockhill, put nn addi- 
 tion to this primlitive dwelling In 
 J8S1 and opened a hotel. After iii.? 
 '"death the hostelry was continued by 
 -'his widow, Mrs. Seibert. In 1889 siie 
 "sold out to Anderson Beers, who 
 came to Mount Union at that time 
 from Tell township. As the town nas 
 developed this stand has also been en- 
 larged. For awhile it wi-'s known ^as 
 the Commercial Hotel. After Mr. 
 Beers' death, it was conducted by his 
 son E. M. Beers, and Ixis widow, Mrs. 
 Mary Beers, Today the Beers Hotel, 
 having been remodeled in the past 
 
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 lyear. additions ni.de to it and a com- 
 plete third slor^^ added to the one 
 I'laced thereon bv A. S. Welch several 
 years ago. ranks among one of the 
 best in this yart of tlie State. With 
 the modem equipment, with a commo- 
 dious ofTiee, with a good table, with 
 
 ■ steam heat and electric I'ight and 
 comfortable ■ rooms, this hostelry 
 meets the approval of the traveling 
 ])ublic. E. M. Beers is the efficient 
 ])roi)rietor and the clerk c,t the pres- 
 ent time is W. T. Howard. The Beeis 
 .Hotei lias 4-5 rooms. 
 
 There is another hotel in Mount 
 Union today besides the Beers Hotel, 
 known as the Keiimar, the stand hav- 
 ing been in the nast that of Thomas 
 W. Pyles. which on Jan. 18, 1904 
 Cf.me under the management of Mrs. 
 B. B. Mirier. The Kenniar Hotel, 
 v'hile not so larse as the Beers 
 Hotel, ranks hi^'h for its splendid 
 accdmniodaticns and the excellent 
 table which is set before the public. 
 The Kenmar is heated by steam and 
 lighted by electricity, up-to-date and 
 modern in all it^ equipment. Mrs. 
 
 ^ .Aliller, the proprietress has a thor- 
 ough knowledge of the busineasi and 
 aims at fll times to meet the de- 
 mands of laer many patrons. 
 
 Two hotels is the extent of Mount 
 Union's, hostelries today, but we are 
 glad to state that these are both 
 nourishing smd enjoy a large trade. 
 It is gratifying to note here that 
 "neither of these public houses has a 
 saloon attached, and it is a strong ar- 
 
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 gument against the licensed hotel, 
 when we note the prosperity enjoyed 
 by the Mount Union hotels, which 
 are succeeding nicely without enter- 
 ing into the dictribution of alcoholic 
 beverages. We can be yroud o£ 
 Mount Union in the fact that she 
 sujjports no saloons, and we trust 
 that as the years ccme and go and 
 as this Dresent history becomes the 
 history of the ^as-, that the genera- 
 tions; who come ui) to follow in our 
 steps can also make . this statement 
 that Mount Union is still a dry town. 
 
 Prominent Residents of the Past 
 
 FRANK D. STEVENS 
 Frank D. Stevens of Pasadena, Cal., 
 a prominent resident of that city, was 
 in former days one of the leading and 
 most 'esteemed citizens of Mount 
 Union' Mr. Stevens was born in 
 Springfield township, this county, Mar. 
 30, 1841. On his father's side he wjis 
 of Scotch and on his mother's side of 
 German ancestry. His father's name 
 was Benedict Stevens, he having been 
 born in Shirley township, this county, 
 Feb. 28, 1802. Benedict Stevens mar- 
 ried Miss Eve Orr, Oct. 8, 1822, and 
 they were the parents of 8 sons and 7 
 daughters. 5 of the sons were in the 
 Rebellion, serving from 2 to o years, 
 among them the subject of this 
 sketch. Benedict Stevens was a local 
 preacher of some distinction and pro- 
 claimed the gospel of peace to many 
 in his vicinity. Frank D. Stevens was 
 the twelfth child of this large family. 
 
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 Frank D. Stevens 
 
 Slid being one among so many, had 
 only the advantages of a common 
 school education and two terms addi- 
 tional at the Rahishurg- (Bedford 
 county) Academy. Mr. Stevens learn- 
 ed the carpenter trade which he follow- 
 ed for about 3 years before the break- 
 ing out of the Rebellion. In April. 
 1861, he enlisted in the 3 months' ser- 
 vice, but .the company was not accept- 
 ed. The spring- of 1862 found the 
 country awake to the great struggle 
 that was before it, a crisis that tended 
 to test the patriotism of its young- 
 
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 men. Mr. Stevens was again fired', 
 with patriotic zeal and on Mar. 24, 
 1862, he enlisted as a private in Co. 
 I, 12th Regiment. Penna. Reserves, as 
 did his brother, David W. Stevens, 
 who was Ivilled on May 8, 1864, in the- 
 Battle of the Wilderness. The regi- 
 ment or 9 companies in it. had been 
 enlisted in 1861 under the command 
 of Col. John .11 Tygert, who was lying 
 at Alexandria, Va., where they were^ 
 joined by Co. I, commanded by Capt. 
 .James Baker of O.bisonia. In June, 
 1862, the regiment with many others, 
 was ordered to join Gen. McClellan in 
 front of Richmond. They went to 
 White House Landing on the Paymun- 
 key River, where they landed .fane 
 10, and the next day joined the main 
 army in the works in front of the Con- 
 federate Capitol. Mr Stevens passed 
 through a very thrilling career in the 
 Rebellion. Their first battle was at 
 Mechanicsville, when Mr. Stevens and 
 tv numtier of hi^ comrades wore c-ap- 
 tured and taken to Riclimond, where 
 they remained 4 weeks at Castle 
 Thnnder. He w&s then paroled and 
 sent to Camp Parole at Annapolis, 
 Md., from whence he was sent soon 
 after to the convalescent camp near 
 Alexandria. Va. Mr. Stevens says in 
 a recent communication: "A number 
 of us were returned from Camp Pa- 
 role to our regiment by proper author- 
 ity, but as our colonel had not receiv- 
 ed official notice of our exchange, he- 
 would not order us on duty. It vrac 
 only 2 days before the Battle of Fred- 
 
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 ericksburg and we all knew what was 
 coming, at least we smelled the bat- 
 tle, and my comrades, I think to a 
 man, who had returned with me, were 
 wise enough to obey their colonel and 
 stayed out of the scrap. The boys of 
 my company had an extra gun, so i 
 took it. put mysif on duty and wunt 
 in. It well nigh . cost me my life, for 
 I came out with two wounds and 
 spent the winter in a Rhode Island 
 hospital." Mr. Stevens also nartici-- 
 pated in the Battle of Gettysbur,^- \r< 
 18&.3 Ilis iegiiae.at was with (".en- 
 Grant and participated in the skir- 
 mishes and battles of the Wilderness- 
 campaign. During this time he wtis 
 placed in command of the company, 
 as he had been most of the time after 
 he was made a lieutenant, his promo- 
 tion to that office having been made 
 some time previous. He was a v/eek 
 in Libby Prison and then was senT 
 to Macon, Ga, where he was coniined 
 two months in the officers' prison. Ho 
 was one of the 600 Union officers who 
 Avere confined in the jail yard under 
 fire from the Union guns during the 
 bombardment of Charleston, S. C., 
 being removed only when our Govern- 
 ment retaliated by placing rebel offi- 
 cers under rebel fire. He was com- 
 missioned as First Lieutenant to date 
 from June 6, 1864, and he was mus- 
 tered out of the service Apr. 17, I86r1. 
 Lieutenant Stevens was married to 
 Annie C. Hiney in December. 1883, 
 and on account of his wife's health, 
 he went to California In October, 1884, 
 
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 settling first in Los Angeles. In May, 
 1886, Mrs. Stevens died, and in Octo- 
 ber, 1887, he was re-married to Dora 
 M. Bucher, of Philadelphia, who is 
 ^till living. Mr. Stevens Avas engaged 
 in the hardware business in Mount 
 Union, he having established the first 
 liardware store in the town in 1867 in 
 the building now occupied by T. H. 
 "Adams. Mr. Stevens and Peter Sha 
 ver were in business in the Adams 
 'atbre room, corner of Jefferson and 
 Water streets, for some time pre- 
 vious to Mr. Steverjs' taking exclusive 
 charge. Mr. Stevens built, and occu- 
 pied for several years, the stand noAV 
 owned and occupied by H. W. Max- 
 well "in the center of town." H. W. 
 Maxwell took charge of the stand in 
 1886. Locating in Pasadena Mr. Ste- 
 vens continued the hardware business 
 (October 1885), and has continued 
 that occupatio, in fact, to this day. 
 Mr. Stevens has been a stockholder 
 ^nd director in ons of the largest 
 Vater companies in s^asadena for the 
 past 15 years. He is also a stock- 
 holder in several good-paying oil com- 
 iDanies. When he first went to Los 
 Angeles it was a small country town; 
 now it is claimed to have in it more 
 millionaires for its size than any other 
 city in the Union. He enjoys the dis- 
 tinction of being the first ranking mer- 
 chant of Pasadena, the hundreds of 
 other merchants in the city all hav- 
 ing started since Mr. Stevens. He is a 
 staunch member of the Methodist 
 church, having been an official mem- 
 
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 \>ev of that denomination continuously 
 since 1886. While in Mount Union 
 he was one of our esteemed and hon- 
 ored citizens and during his citizen- 
 ship he was one of the most energetic 
 members of the Methodist church, his 
 efforts having been an important factor 
 in the erection of the present church 
 building. The bell which rings every 
 Sunday, calling the members of the 
 Methodist church to worship, is the 
 result of the generosity of Frank D. 
 Stevens of California. 
 
 THOMAS J. CHILCOTT 
 
 Thomas J. Chilcott the father of H. 
 €. Chilcott of Mount Union, was born 
 in Huntingdon, this county, in 1845, a 
 son of Darby and Susan Chilcott, 
 pioneer settlers in Huntingdon county. 
 He attended the public schools in his 
 early days and being an apt pupil he 
 attained an education beyond the av- 
 erage country school boys. During 
 the summer Mr. Chilcott worked on 
 the farm. When about 18 years old 
 (June 1863), he enlisted in Co. A, 22d 
 Penna. Cavalry, and he served his 
 country until honorably discharged at 
 the close of the war. After the war 
 Jhie located in Huntingdon and entered 
 into the red brick business. He mar- 
 ried Miss Harriet Thompson, a daugh- 
 ter of John and Rebecca Thompson, 
 and from that union were born 10 chil- 
 dren, namely. Horace C, of Mount 
 Union: Guy, Bruce, Walter, Otis, Min- 
 nie, Annie, Currence, Olive and Edna. 
 Annie, Currence and Edna are dead. 
 After about 7 years' residence in Hun- 
 
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 Thomas J Chilcott 
 
 tingdon. ^Iv. Chilcott bought a farm in 
 Smith Valley, \Yhere he farmed during 
 the summer and taught school in the 
 wintei-. It was about 1881 when he 
 moved h's family to Mount TTniou, lo- 
 catiug in the vicinity of the Ewing 
 brick Iciln, the site of which was in 
 close proximity to the Harbison- 
 Walker Plant today. i\Ir. Chilcott fol- 
 lowed brick-making- in the summer 
 and continued teaching in the winter. 
 He taught school all told 23 years. 
 He was also a minister of the gospel, 
 being an ordained minister of tne 
 progressive Dunkard church. About 
 
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 1890 he moved his family to Philacl?!- 
 phia. Shortly after taking up resi- 
 dence there he secured "a position as 
 superintendent of a large biyek plant 
 ii> Richlands, Va., and thence the fam- 
 ily went. Mr. Chilcott remained in 
 the Old Dominion until 1894, when he 
 again moved his family to I'hi'edel- 
 phia, where he secured a position with 
 Tygert & Allen, Fertilizer Manufac- 
 turers, as an accountant. He remain- 
 ed there for several years. In 1904 
 the family moved to California, locat- 
 ing at Glendora, Avhere they reside to- 
 day. Mr. Chilcott is engaged in the 
 manufacture of wire goods with two 
 of his sons, Guy and Otis. Ho will 
 be remembered by many of the xMount 
 Union people. 
 
 R BRUCE BARE 
 
 R. Bruce Baie of Washington, D. 
 C- a Mount Union boy, is a son of 
 John £nd Elizabeth (Ricketts) Bare. 
 and was born in this town, Dec. 19, 
 18.58. He resided here, until 1877. 
 when he tcok a course in the Wil- 
 liamsport Com:ii?;cia.l College. After 
 graduating IVom that ])lace he accept- 
 ed a !)C7Ji:ion as bookk83'.)er for the 
 "g-snerali insurance firm of Thompson 
 & dinger in Williamspcrt, Pa. About 
 2 z'es?.; 3 af 'e ■ this the fi.m was chang- 
 02 and y.:\ Bare accepted a position 
 in the car record office of the P. R. 
 R., located in Altoona. While there 
 the new insu;-ance firm in Williams- 
 lO'i't c;ffered better Inducements to 
 return and thns Mr. Bare "elinquished 
 the Alioona posiLiuo and yoia>{ back 
 
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 R. Bruce Bare 
 
 tc Williamspcrt spent several j-ears 
 with the insurance people. He went 
 to Washington, D. C, in October, 
 1881. where he became bookkeeper and 
 cashier lor the Herdic Phaeton Com- 
 pany, iwhich pcsiticn he filled for 
 several years. After this Mr. Bare 
 secured a :)osition in the United 
 States Treasury Department through 
 Civil Service examination f s book- 
 keeiie;-. and in November, 1SS7 he 
 took w) the work. He has been em- 
 ployed in the Treasury Department of 
 Lncle Sam ever since. In December, 
 1890 he was married to Selina M. 
 
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 Middleton, a daughter of William and 
 Catharine Middleujo of Wa^riinifton 
 
 He is' the father of 2 children: Alice 
 Marjorie and Helen ChriHtine. , Mr. 
 Bare is a. member of ti:e Lafayette 
 Lodge F. A. A. M. He tea been iden- 
 tified with the Methodist cliurch 
 since lovhcod and for several years 
 lias bce;i a trustee of the Waug-h M. 
 E. clLur:-h, of which he and his' familv 
 are members. Mr. Ba.'e s'Jent his- boy. 
 hood daYo in Mount Union and hss 
 proved to be of some interest to the 
 writer in the preparation of this his- 
 tory. 
 
 JOSEPH P. ISENBERG 
 
 .Joseph P. Isenb9-,g, now located in 
 Br2ddock, is one of Mount. Union's 
 former residents. Mr. Isienbers- is- a 
 native of Cromwell townsihip. a son 
 of the late Daniel Isenberg of Sihir- 
 leysburg: He was born near Colgate's 
 S'ciioolhouse in old Cromwell on the 
 farm later known a^s the Joel Isen- 
 berg fi-n-m, in the year 1852. When 
 lie was' a b^cy his fat'lier moved" to 
 Germany Valley and there he spent 
 his' boyhood and youth. Mr. Isenberg 
 attended the school in tihe winter 
 time, hisi teacher being line late Midh- 
 fiel H. Kyper. He was married in 
 "S":; to E ^i3 M. Gla£i3 and is the 
 fatier of 4 children: Allie.' married 
 and living in Monesisen, wihere 'he is 
 employed in the office of the Pitts- 
 burg Steel Company; Flora, married 
 and living- in Pitts'burg; Elsie, miar- 
 ried 'and living in Braddock, and 
 Fanny at home, an attendant in the 
 
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 public sc'hools of Braddock. 
 
 T.i 1880 Mr. Isenberg located in 
 Mount Union and iierf- he spent 3 (5 
 years. Four years he was- employed 
 ill the EsE't Broad To)) yard and the 
 other twelve years he worked for 
 Oliarles Stratford in the marble yard. 
 While in Mount Union ihe attended 
 the Methodist churca, was a consis- 
 tent member of this denomination 
 and was a- teacher in the Sabbath 
 school. Mr. Isenberg- is a member of 
 the Mount Union I.,odg"e Odd Fellows 
 also a member of the Woodmen of 
 the World. He moved to Braddock 
 ill .July, 1896 and since that time has 
 been working for the Oarnesie Steel 
 Company, he having charge of the 
 gas ovens in the foundry department. 
 
 DAVID HANCOCK 
 
 David Hancock, formerly of Mcunt 
 TTnion. was born April 29, 1839 in 
 Cromwell town^hij). He was fibout 2 
 years old when the family moved to 
 Shirley township to the old Hancock 
 homestead in Hill Valley, where Dy- 
 son Hit, cock, :<. brother, now resides. 
 David Hancock enlisted in Co. I. 12th 
 Regimert. P. R V. c., Capt. Baker's 
 Company. He served 3 years in the 
 army of the Potomac. On Jan. 30, 
 1865 Mr. Hancock was married to 
 Margaret C. Wogfn, In the spring of 
 1869 he came to where John Roberts 
 now resides near town and later he 
 built the house now owned by A. S. 
 Welch, we=t of town, where he resid- 
 ed- unti' March, 1909, Mrs, Hancock 
 died Dec, 2, 1908 and since March. 
 
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 1909, the subject of this sketch has 
 been nofiking his home with his 
 daughter, Mrs. John Stubbs, at New- 
 Castle. Pa.. Mr. Hancock while in 
 Mount Unica was an earnest memljer 
 of tlie Metliodist churcli as also was 
 bis wife, end during his tinie in our 
 midst was a highlj- esteemed resi- 
 dent. 
 
 JACOB FLASHER 
 
 Jacob Flas'aer, now of Shelb,v. Ohio. 
 Is one of the former residents of 
 Mount Union. Mr. Flasher came here 
 from Shade Gap in the sixties, he SiCt- 
 tled. He moved to Harrisburg some 
 time after, and residing tliere awhile, 
 he returned to Mount Union. Mr. 
 Flasher was a blacksmiih and wagon 
 maker. He built the residence now- 
 belonging to W. T. Bell, and hisi shop 
 was r<5n the corner on the lot, it hav- 
 ng been removed in years gone by. 
 Married to Miss Rhoda Stitt, of 
 Shade Gap, now deceased, he is 
 the father of the following children 
 living: Newell, Annie. Mrs. W. J. 
 Higgins. Myrtle. Mrs. C. E. Coburn. 
 and Nora. Mrs., Frank Clemens. From 
 Blount tnion Mr. Flasher moved to 
 Everett, Pa., thence to Plymouth, 
 Ohio, and then to Shelby. He of late 
 years has been in the real estate 
 InusineS'S. He has reached the three 
 score and ten mark. Jacob, is a sis- 
 ter of Diana Flasher of Shirlevsburg. 
 
 JOHN GAYTON 
 
 John Gayton of Lewistown, mail 
 'Clerk, is one of the former residents, 
 
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 of Mount Union. He is a brother ot 
 tjie late Wm. C. Gayton, of this place. 
 He was first married to a daughter 
 of Henry Shaver, deceased, and 
 there is one daughter living to the 
 first wife, Miss Alda Gayton of Lock 
 Haven, Pa., The second time he was, 
 marritd to Miss Rothwell, and to 
 the second union there is one son,. 
 Fred. 
 
 DR. E. M. RHODES 
 
 Dr. E. M. Rhodes, of Portland, Ore- 
 gon, is a former Mount Union resi- 
 dent. Going to the West, he a few 
 years ago located in Portland, where 
 lie has been coiiducting a successful 
 business. I^e at the present time is. 
 interested in Bay City, a thriving town 
 that is located near Portland and is 
 just opening up to prominence. Dr. 
 Rhodes kept a drug store in Mount 
 Union for many years. 
 
 JOHN COULTER 
 
 .John Coulter, now a resident of Ty- 
 rone, was a former Mount Union citi- 
 zen. He lived here v/hen the town 
 was young, and is thus acquainted 
 with the LeEinnings of Mount Union., 
 Mr. Coulter is a upright citizen and 
 has many warm friends in this com- 
 munity. 
 
6(r> 
 Prominent Residents 
 
 ISAAC TAYLOR 
 
 Isaac Taylor, probably the oldest 
 re-sident of Mount Union at the pres- 
 ent time, was born in Oxford, Pa., 
 April 18, 1821. When he was quite 
 small the family moved to Coates- 
 ville, Pa., where- they resided until 
 March, 1827, when Dublin township. 
 Huntingdon county, became their 
 home. Mr. Taylor has practically been 
 a resident of this- county ever since 
 that date. Married February 20, 1855 
 to Mis® Ann Ashman, he started in 
 housekeeping- at Fort Littleton, 
 
666 
 
 where he resided for some time. In 
 1S6S he moved to near Shade Gap, 
 where he entered into farming. Mr. 
 Taylor and wife moved to Mount 
 I'nion in September, 1873. He has 
 heeu associated with the town since 
 that date and has been a man of Im- 
 portance in the community. In his 
 time Mr. Taylor taught school, was 
 interested in the lumber business for 
 a number of years, the lumber inter- 
 ests being located near Osceola, Pa. 
 His wife died in 1902 and during his 
 latter years he has been making 
 his home with his niece,. Mrs. Dr. A. 
 ^x. McCarthy of town and his nephew, 
 Mr. I. N. Taylor, Isaac Taylor has in 
 his- time been an authority on mat- 
 ters of business importance and even 
 to this day possesses a clear, keen 
 intellect indicative of the fund of 
 knowledge that he has accumulated 
 in his early days. 
 
 ^ MICHAEL HINEY 
 
 Michael Hiney is one of the oldest 
 men of Mount Union, he having been 
 hora Oct. 27, 1S29 in Lancaster coun- 
 ty, a son of Isaac and Susan (Laub) 
 Hiney. In 1839 his parents moved to 
 Mifflin county, rnd it was there he 
 attended the puhlic schools. Squire 
 Hiney learned shoemaldng early in 
 and followed that vocation until 
 six years ago when the war broke 
 out he enlisted in September, 1861. 
 m Co. C, 4.5fh Penna. Volunteers, 
 He served 3 years and re-enlisted 
 in December. 1863, and served until 
 
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 Michael Hiney 
 
 the end of the war. He was three 
 time-i woiin<it-(i m t. Cold Fla'- 
 bor, first, the second time on July 
 30, 186-1 at the mine explosion at 
 Petersburg, Va.. and the third time 
 slightly wounded, struck in the 
 breast by a bail in the la&:; fight at 
 Petersburg. He was promoted to 2nd 
 lieutenant in October. 1864 prior to 
 his receiving hi? second wound, but 
 being In the hospital could not ac- 
 cept. In the following, March he was 
 K second time in'omoted to the rank 
 of second lieuteiant, which he held 
 
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 until flually discharged July 3, 1865. 
 Wh'ile in the amiiy .vhis wife died. Af- 
 ter his discharge |!iie returned to 
 Mifflin county. Inte/t'tr.ting himself in 
 polities', he was ele.ctad register and 
 recorder of that county. In 1870 and 
 '71 he W3S employed in the door- 
 keeper's depaitment,:of, the House of 
 Representatives at-i^^ashington. In 
 April 1S71 Mr. H'Mey,: mov;d to Mount 
 Inion and resumed his trade. In 
 February, 1892 he... was elected Jus- 
 tice of the Peace aad has filled that 
 office up to the present time. He is ^a 
 memibsr of the Odd Fellows, He is a 
 Republican in politics and a member 
 of the Methodist church. Squire Hiney 
 was first married u Mary S. Wolfkell 
 and a second time married to Mary 
 S. Kriuer also dece-ased. He has 4 
 children dead and one son, Charles 
 W.. living in Alteon a. 
 
 ALEXANDER MAXWELL 
 
 Alexander Maxwell was born at 
 Fairview, Sherrasn's Valley, Perry 
 county. Pa., Jan. 11, 1849, a son of 
 Andrew and Hannah (Kelly) Max- 
 well. His father was a tsnner. When 
 he was young the family moved to 
 Juniata county, where they remained 
 for 7 vears. From Juniata county 
 they came to Huntingdon county and 
 settled in Tell township. After ,^ 
 year-' stay in this county, the Max- 
 well family returned to Perry, locat- 
 ing in Horse A^'alley, and it w'as 
 there that the father, Andrew Max- 
 well, resided until his death. Alex- 
 
(ifJO 
 
 AleX'<nder Maxwell 
 
 Maxwell at the age of 15 left home 
 and went to McVeytown. where he 
 worked in the tannery. He returned 
 to the homestead, however, prior to 
 coming to Mount Union, he having 
 landed here Feb. 3 1867. After com- 
 ing to Mount Union. Mr. Maxwell 
 worked in the tannery for awhile 
 and finally went into the teaming 
 business. This occupation he made a 
 succes'3 and he is known far and 
 wide around this section in connec- 
 tion with that business in the past. 
 He did a great desl cf contracting 
 V ork. necessitating heavy hauling. 
 
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 He bought the forme:- Smawley farm, 
 or previously the Pollock farm, Aug. 
 15. 1882. This land he kept and fann- 
 ed until 1905, niien he sold to the 
 Tnion Re::lty Corpcration, and it 
 ■was this., organi/.atiun that laid .off 
 Jefferson Heights. Mr. Maxwell 
 ibought the former Speer farm, now 
 ■a Dortion of North Mount Union, and 
 the ground ad.l3in:n:i' to the north- 
 west, ^the deed for this property be- 
 ing daite:! .July 2 j. 18S3. Mr. Maxwell 
 .;was ninrried fir.'-:t to Ch:;rlctte Kough 
 Pel). 10. 1874. His first wife died 
 March 17, 1897. He was married a 
 second time on April 13, 1898 to 
 Miss Annie F. Morgan, daughter of 
 the late l.ewis Morgan of Mount 
 X"'nion. Mr. M.ixwe'll has be^n a hard 
 working man> in his time. He has 
 ;\ow accumulated considerable of 
 this world's gcods and is able to re- 
 tire from active work. He owns 3 
 farms in I^ong Hollow, which are 
 among- the best of that section. He 
 owns ccnis'iderrble property in Mount 
 Union as well as a portion of the 
 North Side. He has handled and sold 
 quite a lot of real estate during his 
 time here. He stili keeps 6 head of 
 stock, 2 of which are good drivers, 
 and ha,3. a comfortable home on Wa- 
 ter Street. Alexander Maxwell is a 
 brother of the hardware merchant, H. 
 Wilson Maxwell, of this place. 
 
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 GEORGE W. LUKENS 
 
 George W. r.ukens, the only child 
 and son of John and Sarah E. Lukeiisv 
 deceased, was torn in Wayne town- 
 ship, Mifflin county, _ Pa., Aug., 20. 
 1846. In 1857 his parents moved to 
 Harvey farm at Aughwick Mills, 
 where they remained 4 years, at 
 v»'!hieh time a high flood overflowed 
 the farm and swept away his father's^ 
 crops. Relinquishing farming, 'his 
 father moved up to the mill, where 
 lie resided for .5 years. In 1869 Mr. 
 Lukens bought out .the grocery of 
 .John Roues and .'since that time has 
 been engaged in the mercantile husi- 
 
672 
 
 ness. His fstlher, John Lukens, built 
 the store property now owned by H. 
 S. Smelker in 1871. In December, 1869 
 George Lukens was married to Miss 
 Elizabeth Hoffman of Spruce Hill, 
 Juniata county. Pa. To this union 2 
 children were born ; Pearl and John, 
 the last named having died in in- 
 fancy. Pearl is living and is the 
 Avife of George E. Long, Mount Union. 
 Mr. Lukens' first wife died in August 
 1.874, and on June 15. 1876 he was 
 married' to Mlsb Annie C. Smith, 
 daughter of Philip and Margaret 
 Smith of town, and to the second 
 union 7 children have been born: 
 Walter and Deemie, deceased; Char- 
 les, the eldest living son, who re- 
 sides in Allegheny; Harry, who lives 
 in Harrisburg, and Olive, Fred and 
 'Gerald, who are ait home. George W. 
 lAikens. has served as school direc- 
 tor and assessor of this borough, in 
 the past and has also been secretary 
 of the Town Council for 30 years, 
 'occupying this position at the present 
 time. He took the census of this 
 borough lin 1880, at which time the 
 enumeration was 812 inhabitants. 
 
 MORRIS KIEL 
 
 Morris Kiel, one of our oldest 
 residents, was born in Greensburg, 
 Dec. 19, 1831. He s]>ent 22 years of 
 his early life in thiat town, a portion 
 of the time be being keeper of the 
 prison. From Greens'burg he went to 
 Johnstown, where be resided about 
 7 years. In company with hils brother 
 Jacob, Mr. Kiel opened up and con- 
 
673 
 
 Morris Kiel 
 
 ducted the first livery stable in 
 Johnstown. Relinquishing the liveTv. 
 he entered into the grocery business, 
 which he ccn'cinued for some time. 
 From Johnstown Mr. Kiel went to 
 Wilmore, Pa., he Imving been post- 
 master of that town for awhile. He 
 wias a soldier in the late war, a 
 member cf Ratttry D, .5th Penna. Ar- 
 tillery. At the close of the war he 
 was honorably discharged (1865), af- 
 ter which he returned to Wilmore 
 nnd continued busines's. From that 
 place he came to Mount Union. Re- 
 siding in Mount Union for a little 
 
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 while, the family mioved to lo-v^a^ 
 They returned' to Mount Union about. 
 1882. Mr. Kiel was twice married,. 
 first to Sue A, Brady of Wfljimore, to 
 which union he liad' 2 children: Mrs. 
 Sadie Noon of Johnstown and Mrs. 
 Molly Noon of Wilmore.. He was- 
 married a second time to Margiaret 
 Shaver, daughtc!- of Henry Shaver, 
 deceased. Taere were six children to 
 the second wife, 3 of whom are living 
 namely: Mrs. Edward Preston, Frank 
 and Richard, .Jr., of town. 
 
 MOSES EVERETT. 
 
 Moses Everett, the congenial clerk 
 in Longacre's store, vv'as born Dec. 
 !^ 1840, in Fanne':tsburg. At an early 
 age his father boight a farm one mile 
 north of that towi, and here he resid- 
 ed until his death. Moses Everett 
 spent his early life on the farm Avith 
 his parents, followed that occupation 
 until the time of the war, when he- 
 entered into the mercantile business- 
 in Fannettsburg, being engaged in 
 that for four years. He came to Shir- 
 ley township about 1881, residing 
 about four miles from Mount Union. 
 He follov/ed farming for some time 
 and 18 years ago entered the emrloy 
 of R. M. Longacre, merchant. Mr., 
 Everett was luarried to Maggie B. 
 Shearer on April 19, 1865. He is the- 
 father of 6 children: Annie, Mrs. Wil- 
 liam Snyder, dead; .Jennie, Mrs. Hor- 
 ace Chilcott, Clara, Mrs. Thomas Rip- 
 ple and .John, all of town; Sadie, Mrs. 
 John Rummel. deceased; Edith, Mrs. 
 O. S. Copenhaver, oi Chestnut Grove,. 
 
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 Moses Everett 
 
 Mr. Everett has been an energetic 
 clerk in Lonsacre's store and has 
 won many warm friends in this com- 
 munity as w-ell as throughout the 
 township. He is a member of the 
 Presbyterian church and in his life 
 has neA-er chewed tobacco, has nev- 
 er smokec. has never been intoxicat- 
 ed, and in fact has never been sick 
 until about a year ago. when he suf 
 fered an attack of la grippe. 
 
 HARRY H. FiELD§. 
 
 Harry H. Fields, one of the older 
 residents of town, was born in Mif- 
 
676 
 
 H. H. Fields 
 
 ■flin county, just east of town, on the 
 former Fields homestead, July 29, 
 lS44..He was a .~Jon of Elislha Fields, 
 deceased. He Dpent the time until 21 
 years old, principally on the farm, 
 helping in the lasricultur:,! pursuits. 
 Six niomths weve soent in the War. 
 He was ma'ried in 1865 r-nd after 
 marriage came to Moiuit Union, 
 where he has since resided. Mr. 
 FLclds has been employed for 3^ 
 years in the t.-naery. He is a mem- 
 ber of the Odd TTellows, also of the 
 .John C. Ross Encampment of Odd 
 
677 
 
 Fellows. He is the father of three 
 children, Milton N., Cora, Mrs. W. F. 
 F;bernian and Annie, Mrs'. Charles 
 Klingei* all of town, Five children 
 are dead. Mr. Fields is an esteemed 
 resident of this place and for years 
 has been a faithful member of the 
 Methodist church. 
 
 WALKER PETERSON 
 
 Walker Petsi'son, one -of the old 
 residents of Mount Union, was born 
 in Sihade Gap, Aug. 2G, 1850, son of 
 David and Haunah (l^ai:-) Peterson. 
 Mr. Peterson remained in that sec- 
 tion until sibout 1867. wihen 'he remov- 
 ed to Gei-many Valley and took up 
 farming. While a young man, how- 
 ever, he foll'Gwed agricultural jtur- 
 Huits in the steps of rnis fatlher. Mr. 
 Peterson resiided on the Harper farm 
 for 2 years and here it wiaisi that his 
 father died in 1869. The Petenson 
 family, however, lived in Aughwiek 
 imtil 1870. Mr. Peterson attended 
 'he public schoolis of the towns'hiu, 
 also Milnwood" Academy, equipping 
 himself for teaching. Tihe summer of 
 1872 he sipoat in Illinois. Mr. Peter- 
 son taught for o years in Mount 
 I'nion Borough. All told he taught for 
 11 ys-; s. He came to Mount Union 
 cii"'-i;t 187". He w£3 married to Eliza- 
 beth Buckley in August, 1875. For a 
 number of years he has been employ- 
 ed on the railroad;. Several years 
 Avere spent islso in Mifflin county just 
 east of Mount Union. He is the fath- 
 er of 11 children, one deceavsed. 
 
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 Wtilker Peterson 
 
 Tihosie surviving are;- Grace, Mrs. Ed- 
 ward Palmer of Ceiiterville. Ind. ; 
 Gecrge W., ol Connecticut; Roy of 
 Philadelphia; Frank of Swisisvale; 
 M3ud. Mrs. A. A. Cunningham of town 
 Clcyd. Arthur and Scott of Center- 
 ville, Tnd.; .John and Alma at home. 
 
 EDWARD F. BROWN. 
 
 Edward F. Brown was born in Ad- 
 ams county, September 18. 1849. 
 When a boy the family moved to 
 York county. Thence they went to 
 Maryland and finally back to York 
 county. From York they removed to 
 
679 
 
 Edward F. Brown 
 
 Perry county, where Mr. Brown grew 
 to manhood. He was in the war, a 
 member of Co. D, 101st Reg. Penna. 
 Volunteers. He followed farming to 
 some extent when a young man. He 
 married .Jennie Smiley and they lived 
 nine years in Newport, prior to com- 
 ing to Alount Union, about thirty 
 years ago. Since in Mount Union 
 Mr. Brown has been employed in the 
 tannery and the Harbison-Walker 
 Brick Plant, principally. He has been 
 with the latter people three years. 
 He is the father of five children, 
 Prank, Ammon, Morris, Minnie, Mrs. 
 
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 John Showalter, all of town, and Wel- 
 come of Philadelphia. He is a mem- 
 ber of the Odd Fellows. Mr. Brown 
 is a good citizen. 
 
 HENRY McGARVEY 
 
 Henry McGarvey, an esteemed citi- 
 zen of Mount Union, for a number of 
 J ears was born May 2, 1845 near 
 Shirleysbui-g- in Germany Valley. Hits 
 father's name wasi David McGarvey 
 and his miother's name was Sarah 
 (Adams) McGarvey. His early train- 
 ing was on the farm in summer and 
 in the district s'Chool in winter. At 
 the age of 15 he spent 5 winter 
 ternis at the Shirloysburg Seminia.ry, 
 under Prof. .J. B Kidder, Mr. Mc- 
 Garvey taught for 3 terms , after 
 which he entered the store of his 
 uncle, Hon. T. H. Adams, and 'has 
 filled the position with great accep- 
 tance nad ability. During his resi- 
 dence in Mount Union he has held 
 most all the local cffices, such as 
 council, auditor, school director and 
 burgess. In the centennial year or 
 1876, May oO> he was married to 
 Mary A. Po^tlethwaite, daughter of 
 the late .J. A. .1. Pcstlethwaite, -nd 
 to this union have been born ?, 
 children: Edna, Nellie, both of whom 
 are deceased, and Albert G.. who is 
 employed with the Westinghouse 
 Machine Co. , in East Pittsburg-. Mr. Mc- 
 Garvey is the eldest of 9 childi-en, 2 
 brothers and 1 sister living, namely: 
 Edward A., -Samiu'I A., and Anna 
 Vesta, the latter two of whom re- 
 side in Mount Union while Edward 
 
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 Henry McGarvey 
 
 is a resident of Shirleys;burg. Mr. Mc- 
 Garvey is a staunch and active mem- 
 ber of tlie Catliolic church. He is> al- 
 so a member of the Knights of Colum- 
 bus. 
 
 CHARLES E. -HART 
 
 Charles E. Hart was born in Mc- 
 Veytown, Pa.. Aug. 27, 1862. He spent 
 liis early life there, being a son of 
 William Hart. .He learned the print- 
 ing trade and worked in the .Journal 
 office of that town for seA'eral years. 
 His education was received in the 
 
Charles E.jHart 
 
 public schools of McVeytown, where 
 he graduated. Mr. Hart came to 
 Mount Union in 18S1 and since that 
 time this has been his home. He 
 learned telegraphy after coming to 
 Mount Union and entered the ser- 
 Tice of the Pennnsylvania Railroad 
 as an operator in 1882. Since that 
 time he has distinguished himself in 
 this line of work with the exception 
 •of 4 years that he sipent as postroas- 
 tei- of Mount Union.. Mr. Hart was 
 postmaster of Mount Union from 1893 
 to 1S97 during Cleveland's second ad- 
 ministration. In that time he proved 
 
liinu:e!f an pflicient postnir.Eter, 
 'vv-herein lie wan the esteem of the 
 town's many i)atrons. Mr. Hart is a 
 nicniher of the Odd Fellows, also of 
 tlie Pre.sbyteriaii cliurcli. He was; mar- 
 ried to Miss .leiinie A. Cowden and 
 is the father of 4 children, ^.^ of Whom 
 .tne living, namely: Miss Edna at 
 home, Mrs. Wm. Keane of Harris- 
 Inirg, and Eugene at home. Mr. Hart 
 has been a life Icng Democrat and 
 an industrious and energeitic citizen 
 vm\ has always been interested in 
 the welfare of Mount Unicn. 
 
 B. F. MARLIN 
 B. Frank Marlin, who luis been a 
 resident of Mount [inion since 1.866, 
 was born in Gilboa, near Shirleysburg, 
 Sept. IS, 1S40. The first Vi years of 
 his life were spent in the vicinity of 
 the old Brewster tannery. With his 
 parents he went fi'oni that place to 
 the Kishacc)i|iiilln.s Valley, wliere liis 
 father farmed for 2^ years. In 18.'.'. 
 the family Avent to Hartslog Valley, 
 his father having died in the mean- 
 time. Mr. Marlin heard the call of his 
 country when tlie war broke out and 
 in 1.S6I he enlisted in Co. B, 11 0th 
 Regiment, Penna. Volunteers. He 
 
 was in the service nearly 4 years. 
 After the war he railroaded a few 
 months, worked in Mapleton sand 
 quarries for avk'hile and in 1866 came 
 to Mount Union. This town his since 
 that date been his residence, although 
 6 years were spent in the lumber re- 
 gions of Cambria county in the mean- 
 
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 time. Mr. Marlin married IMiss Alice 
 Scott of Sliade Gap in September, 
 1872. Thej- reside on West Market 
 St., Mount Union. Mr. Marlin has 
 seen the development of Mount Union 
 from a small village to an enterpris- 
 ing town. 
 
 HENRY SHAFFER 
 
 Henry Shaffer, cae cf the old resi- 
 dents of Mount Unicn. wiiis born at 
 the Brewster Tannery in Hill Valley. 
 Nov. 13, 1S41. He re.sided all his 
 life in toat vicinity until 'he came 
 to Mount Union in the spring of 1873. 
 Mr. Shaffer followed farming in liis 
 early days, and was married in 1873 
 to Kezziah Shaver, a daughter of 
 Peter Shaver, in hiS' day a prominent 
 resident of Hill Valley. Henry Shaf- 
 fer was a son of David and Zilla Flan- 
 nigan) Shaffer. Since coming to 
 Mount Union Mr. Shaffer has worked 
 all the time in the tannery. He was 
 a soldier, a member of Co. I, 12th 
 Penna. Reserves. He is an earnest 
 member of the Methodist church. He 
 is the father of three children, name- 
 ly: Blanche, Mrs. T. F. Pierce, of 
 McKee's Rocks, Bower of Pittsburg, 
 and Zilla, Mrs. .1. A. Meade, of Cora- 
 opolis, Pa. 
 
 A. F. H. KIEFERLE 
 
 A. F. H. Kieferle was born Feb. 15, 
 1S40 in Germany and st the age of 
 70 years, resides in his home on 
 .Jefferson Street, Mount Union. Mr. 
 Kieferle spent his ejrly days in 'hU 
 native land up until 1866. when he 
 
•came to America. He was married 
 tc Miss Elizfibeth Shade in Middle- 
 town, Pa.. Oct. 17, 1868. They resided 
 in Newi)ort. Perry county, for awhile, 
 and in 1876 they decided to make 
 Mount Union their home and came 
 liere. Mr. Kiefe'le fcr many years 
 was emijloyed in the tannery at 
 Mount Union. He hfis been a hard 
 T orking man in his day and an esti- 
 mable citizen in the community. He 
 is a member of the Presbyterian 
 church, and also of the Odd Fellows. 
 He is the father of 3 chlidren: Harry 
 of New York City, Willifai cf Lewis- 
 town and Annie dece;&e;l. Of late Mr.. 
 Kieferle has been considerably afflict- 
 ed with rheumatism. 
 
 GEORGE D. SHAVER 
 
 George D. Shaver was ^-crn in Hill 
 \ alley, this county. March 22, 1848, 
 a son of Peter .".nd Cathiarine (Klingt 
 Sl:?ver. His early ijfe v/a.s spent on 
 the farm, whei'e he attended the . 
 public schools in winter up until 
 the age cf ir,. in October, 1863, Mr. 
 Shaver enlisted in Co. F, 22nd Penna. 
 Cavalry and served for 20 months. 
 He was under Sheridan, when he took 
 part in the engagements of Cedsr 
 Creek, Winchester and others of the 
 Shenendoah Campaign, A^'ter the war 
 Mr. Shaver went to Clearfield county 
 imd was in the logging business for 
 about 4 months.. He returned to Hill 
 Valley and engaged in teaming for 
 some time! Following this, he spent 
 a year on the railroad. After 'his mar- 
 
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 I'iage in 1867 he rented liis father's 
 farm and cultivated it for 4 years on 
 his cwn account. He afterwards mov- 
 ed to Mount Union. From here he 
 returned to the homestead and engag- 
 ed in farmihig for a number of years. 
 Today Mt. Eiiaver i? a resident ^r 
 Mount Union, having been here for 
 a number of yei.us, He was married 
 Aug. 11. 1867 to Maria E. Queary now 
 living. Their children are: Forest 
 W., Martin L., .James L.. and Wil- 
 liam P. M. Mr Shnver is a brother 
 tf the following: .Jacoib Siiaver of 
 Fairfax, Iowa; Bower Shaver ajid 
 .John S. Shaver, of town; also Mr. 
 Thomas Gal'braith a,nd Mrs. Henry 
 Shaver of this pLsice. 
 
 CYRUS FIELDS. 
 
 Cyrus FieVs was torn in Wayne 
 township, Mifflin county, December 7, 
 1847, son of William A. and Kezziah 
 Fields, well known in this section in 
 his day, he being one of the origin- 
 ators and early stockholders of the 
 Central Banking Company. Cyrus re- 
 mained at home until 16 years old 
 and then entered the railroad as a 
 division hand. On May 1, 1865, he 
 went to Venango county during the 
 oil enthusiasm in that part of the 
 State and there he remained for near- 
 ly three years. Returning he spent 
 some time at the Kishacoquillas Sem- 
 inary. Succeeding this he was in bus- 
 mess for three years k. Mattawana. 
 In 1874 he came to Mount Union and 
 has resided here ever since. Mr. 
 Fields married Rebecca A. Kauffmao 
 
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 in 1S71. His children are: Clark of 
 town; Alice, deceased; Myrtle, Mrs. 
 Amnion Brown, and Annie, Mrs. Em- 
 ory Long of town: William and Char- 
 lie, also of Mount Union; one infant 
 son is deceased. Mr. Fields worked 
 at Lucy Furnace for a number of 
 years, and since 1883 has been inter- 
 ested chiefly in the butcheri:ig- busi' 
 ness in Mount Union. 
 
 W. E. KOUGH 
 
 W. E. Kough, at pressi.t mail 
 clerk, was born May 7, 1858 in Hunt- 
 ingdon county. He is a son of .Jacob 
 and Catharine (Enyeart) Kough. His 
 grandfather, George Kough. came to 
 America from Germany early in 
 life and was a farmer. Mr. Kough 
 leceived his early training- in the 
 common schools and also spent some 
 time at Milnwcod Academy at Shade 
 Gap. Having been bred on the farm, 
 he continued this work with his 
 father until he was 20 years old, after 
 which he went to farming on his own 
 account. Eight years were spent in 
 this occupation, after which he enter- 
 ed the United States miail service 
 and he has been engaged in this ever 
 since. Mr. Kough's run is from New 
 York to Pittsburg, and in adkiition 
 to the time devoted to the mail ser- 
 vice he is lat times interested in 
 I'vestock, buying and selling of 
 horses to some extent. On Sept. SO^, 
 ]88o he was married to Miss Maggie 
 C. Roth'well of Smyrna, Del., Mr. 
 Kough is the father of 1 daughter, 
 Kathryn. He is an energetic citizen 
 in the community. 
 
William E. Kouo;h 
 
OWEN J. CASSADY 
 
 ()W(Mi .1. (';iss;ul.v \v;is lioni IVIiiy S, 
 IKr)4, ill Newport, Veriiiont, ;i son ol! 
 'riioiiiiis ;iii(l CntliariiMi ( DoiiiKii'i ) 
 (^iisHJuly. His ratluM'. riiomiiH ('dhs- 
 ady, was l)oiii in Ireland and waH a, 
 rarinor. At tlie a,K<^ of 1(5 lie e;inie to 
 America, landing at, Qiiel)ec, Canada, 
 where lie riMiiained lor some lime 
 prior to Koin;; l<> Lowell, Mass. I'Moiii 
 Lowell tlie family returned lo Canada, 
 settling at Maj^of;, tlienc.c; I hey (•auuf 
 to Cold Sj)rinR', N. Y., and I'rom that 
 plueo! to Pennsylvania, in Aiignsl,, ISC'), 
 when they setthid in IVIilllin connly. 
 Owen J. Cassady's I'athcu' was a, niinei 
 at the Matilda mines and also at. the 
 • WayiK' li'iiiiiace in Wayne t,ownsliip 
 I'or a luimher of years, lie iiad 12 ehil- 
 rtren as rollows: Charles; David; Kd- 
 ward, now of Mount, Union : l<]lleii, 
 Mrs. Daniel I!. SnydcM', of town; An 
 ie, Mrs. William h]\>y; i). .1., ol' town; 
 .lames; l<:ila, Mrs, William Halt; .Jen- 
 nie, Mrs, .lohn Mall; I'hiiip, of town; 
 .Joseph and l<]dward, who difui in ia- 
 I'aney. O. .J. (;a,ssa,dy received his 
 (Hlucation in the i)iibilc schools oT 
 V^ermoiil, and of Wayne townsiiii). Mil- 
 Hill county. As a, hoy h(^ stalled fariii- 
 iiiK Oil a Vermont larm, hut at, IIk; u.^e 
 of k; he cl(MUed in a store at Muse^', 
 f'anada, remaining S(!veral yfnirs. He 
 taught school for a niunher of years 
 of his {-areer. For X years he farmed 
 for shares on one of the fiong Hol- 
 low farms, after which he bought a 
 halt interest in the l.iicy l''nriiaces, 
 which has 25 acres of land atta,('hed to 
 
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 it. He was married in 1879 to Mattie 
 Barben, also of Wayne townsliip. To 
 this union 4 children have been bom, 
 one of whom survives, Ralph B., wliO' 
 is now clerk in the office of the Har- 
 bison-Walker Brick Company of this 
 place. O. .J. Cassady is a public spir- 
 ited citizen, having been tax-collector 
 for 3 terms during his career. He is 
 a member of the Methodist church, 
 being a trustee. Of late years his 
 time is devoted principally to the su- 
 perintendence of his real estate inter- 
 ests in and around Mount Union. 
 
 FRANZ HEIDEL. 
 
 Franz Heidel was born in Freiden- 
 berg, Baden, Germany, Feb. 16, 1843. 
 iMr. Heidel's birthplace is what was 
 known as "The Temple,'* it being an 
 adjunct to an old castle and the house 
 as well as castle stood previous to his 
 iDirth for five or six hundred years. 
 Communication was effected from the 
 house to the castle by means of a 
 tunnel. At the age of 9 years his 
 parents died and, being the only child, 
 he went to Neustadt, Hessian, Darms- 
 tadt, Germany, where he made his 
 home with his aunt and also attended 
 the public schools until 14 years old. 
 At the age of 14 Heidel went to 
 Worth, Bavaria, where he learned the 
 trade of ca)jinet-making. which occu- 
 pation he follows to this day. Mr. 
 Heidel remained in that city until he 
 was 22 years old, at which time, in 
 1865, he came to America His trans- 
 portation covered a period of 80 days, 
 starting from Antwerp with a friend 
 
691 
 
 Franz Heidel 
 
 who was a sailor. A serious storm 
 almost destroyed tlie vessel eiiroute 
 and for many days their lives were 
 in peril. He located first after coming 
 to America in Newark, N. .J. Remain- 
 ing there for 1 year, he moved to Phil- 
 adelphia and was 4 years employed 
 with .John Hinkle, a leading furniture 
 dealer and upholsterer of that city. 
 Succeeding this, 2 years were spent 
 in partnership with Gottlieb Rodfus in 
 the furniture and cabinet-making bus- 
 iness. In 1873 he went into business 
 for himself in the city. In 1894 he be- 
 
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 came cabinet maker in the City Hall 
 under the administration of Mayors 
 Warwick and Ashbridge. Mr. Heidel 
 was an officer in a large German 
 charity organization in the city; was 
 -a member of the 17th Ward Republican 
 Executive Committee and was also 
 President of the Republican Club of 
 the 17th Ward of the City. He was 
 greatly interested in politics and gain- 
 ed considerable prominence in politi- 
 cal affairs. He was one of the organiz- 
 ers of the German Republican League 
 and devoted considerable time to 
 "stumping" in the German districts of 
 the State in heated Republican cam- 
 paigns. His children are: Joseph, 
 Frank, Annie in Texas, Mrs Maggie 
 Taylor and Mrs. Fred Stahl of Bur- 
 lington, N. J. 
 
 ISAAC BAUGHMAN 
 
 Isaac Bsughman, one of the old 
 veterans of town and one -of the old- 
 est citizens, was born Oct. 26, 1834 
 in Paradise township, Lancaster 
 county. He remained there until 1857, 
 at which time he csme to Perry 
 -county. In 1862 Mr. Baughman enlist- 
 ed in Co. G. 133 Regiment, Penna. 
 Volunteers. At the exi)iration of his 
 enlistment he re-enlisted in Co. I, 11 
 Penna. Cavalry. He was mustered 
 out after the close of the war in 
 Au -c-" is;"" 'H':' residrd hi .Tun>^,ia 
 county for some time and in 1875 he 
 *ame to Huntingdon county. In 1888 
 Mr. Baughman and family moved to 
 Mount Union end have resided here 
 since that date He wa;s married to 
 
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 Ma;-y C. Bcoher of Adams coiuiLy and 
 is the father of 9 children, 3 sons and 
 G daughters; William, one of the sons 
 is in Wes't Virginia, and Urbannus is 
 in Washing-ton; Harry, a stone ma- 
 son, is at home. Isaac B'aughman has 
 followed the trade of stone m.ason 
 a:d biick layer during his time m 
 Mount Union. He is retired now from 
 active work. 
 
 GEORGE R. BOWMAN 
 
 George R. Bowman was born in 
 Shirleysburg. Dec. 30, 1853. His early 
 life was spent in Shirleysiburg and 
 vicinity, being interested in farming 
 particularly. With his parents lie 
 came to Mount Union when 14 years 
 old. the family having lived in the 
 Sheaffer mansior; at the east end of 
 town. He was married May 7, 1874 
 to Margaret A. Collins. He is the 
 father of 6 ohildiren; namely, Russell 
 of New York; Grace, Mrs. Frank 
 Erb. cf town ; Mary, Mrs. Fred Wen- 
 /el, of Johnstown; Maud, Mrs. .John 
 B. Faust; and Myra, Mrs. Charles 
 Barnes cf town; Roy of New York 
 City. Mr. BoM'man has been a butcher 
 and farmer most of his life. At the 
 jiresent time, however, he ig employ- 
 ed by the Mount Union Silica Brick 
 Cnnviauy. H^ is a member of the Odd 
 Fe.lows. 
 
 A. L. DAVIS 
 
 Abram L. Davis was born near 
 Otelia in Germany Valley Sept. 2, 
 1860, 8 son of Benjamin and Eliza- 
 beth (Copenbaver) Davis. On his. 
 
cm 
 
 A L. Davis 
 
 father's zide lie is of Scotch extrac- 
 tion and on his mother's side he is 
 of Gerniiaa. ancestry. When 4 years 
 old the family moved to another 
 ]3art of the township along the Juni- 
 ata river near Mount iTnion. When 
 TO years old Mr. Davis started out 
 for himself. For awhile he was em- 
 ployed on the East Broad Top grad- 
 ing at the time of the building of 
 the road, his position oeing that of 
 cart driver. He was later employed 
 on the Broad Top as water boy for 
 2 years. Being hired in Hill Valley 
 
695 
 
 on la farm, he had the privilege of 
 attending school in winter and 
 there he received his education. Mr. 
 Davis came to Mount Union at the 
 age of 18 and for 9 yearsi he was em- 
 ployed in the East Coard Top yard. 
 Succeeding this, 3 years were spent 
 working on the Pennsylvania tracks. 
 Thirteen years were spent in the em- 
 ploy of the Chair Factory at this 
 place. Mr. Davis worked for 1 year 
 with the Simms Company, contrac- 
 tors, and 2 years for the Drake & 
 Stratton Company during the erection 
 of the construction work at this 
 place. Since that time ne has been 
 employed with the Silica Brick Com- 
 pany of our town. He was married 
 Jan. 5, 1880, to Miss Ellen Latherow. 
 At the present time Mr. Davis is a; 
 iiiemiber of the Odd Fellows, also a 
 charter member of the .John C. Ross, 
 Encampment, I. O., O F. He has been 
 an active member of the Methodist 
 church for a numbe • of yearsi, 'having 
 occupied the position of steward and 
 trustee in the past. He belongs to 
 the- Fraternal Protoctive Association 
 of the Odd Fellows also. At the pres- 
 ent time Mr. Dav's is secretary of 
 the Methodist Sunday school and he 
 enjoys the extraordinary record of 
 missing only 2 Sundays in 14 years. 
 Mr. Davis is a self-made man. He has 
 accumulated ouite a bit of ''this 
 ^^orld's goods," having started with 
 -nothing at the age of 10. Through in- 
 terest, integrity and economy today 
 he owns 7 properties in Mount Union, 
 
696 
 
 has considerable property iii' Cam^bria 
 county as well as some gold stock in 
 Colorado. 
 
 JOHN HECKERT. 
 
 John Heckert was born at Hickory 
 Corner, Northumberland county. Apr. 
 24, 1844, a son of John and Sophia 
 (Leitzel) Heckert. In 1849 the Heck- 
 ert family moved to the upper end 
 of Northumberland county. His father 
 being a farmer, John Heckert worked 
 for some time when a boy at this 
 occupation. He learned coach-making 
 in Luzerne county, however, during his 
 young manhood, which trade he work- 
 ed at until called into the service of 
 the rebellion in 1864. From that 
 
 time until the close of the war Mr. 
 Heckert remained in the service of 
 his country, a member of Co. C, 200th 
 Regiment, Penna. Volunteers. Mr. 
 "Heckert was under Col. Diven of Shir- 
 leysburg, who was well known in his 
 day to many of our readers. Mr. 
 Heckert moved to Danville after the 
 war, he having been married in 1862 
 to Sarah Ann Beacham. At Danville 
 he worked in the mines for 13 year?-. 
 In 1883 he moved to Millerstown, Pa., 
 where he followed coach-making, his 
 trade. In 1886 he noved to SJiad'^' 
 Gap, and It was in 1890 tl;at the fam- 
 ily came to Mount Union. Sinc^e in 
 Mount Union Mr. Heckert has follow- 
 ed carpentering principally until in 
 recent years he has been employed 
 in the carpenter shop of the Mount 
 I'nion Silica ^rick W "ks. His chil- 
 
697 
 
 dren are: Elmer, of Harrisburg; An- 
 nie, Mrs. John Zigler, of Harrisburg; 
 Jennie, at home; Grant and Melvin, of 
 Enola, Pa.; Edward, of Altoonr^ Ar- 
 thur, of Harrisb'-'rg, :ind George, of 
 Port Royal. Mr. Heckert io a mem- 
 ber of the General Kane Post of Mount 
 Union, and also of the Presbyterian 
 chur^T. He is a citizen of Mount 
 Union wlio iv ambiviosis i(.\vi;rd l-h<?" 
 success and progress of the town.- 
 
 W. M. JAMISON. 
 
 W. 'M. .Jamison was horn in Cen- 
 tre county, Oct. 12, 1S55. He remained 
 in that section until about 18 years 
 old, being occupied as a farmer. He 
 came over into Huntingdon county, 
 locating in Franklin township, where 
 he taught school for 4 years. At that 
 timie Mr. Jamison went to Joliet, III., 
 (1878), where he worked on, a farm 
 for 2 years. In 1880 he came to 
 Mount Union and located on Water 
 street. He was married in 1875 to 
 Miss Jennie Deeter of Graysville, 
 this county. He worked in the E. B. 
 T. yard for 3 years, worked at the 
 sanid bank at Vineyard las foreman, 
 traveled on the road selling books 
 for 5 years, and since that time he 
 has! been employed in the 'brick 
 v.'orks of this place. He is ^a member 
 •of the Presbyterian church and 
 teacher of a large class of men in 
 the Sabbath school. He is interested 
 in church work. 
 
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 E. RAY STRATFORD 
 
 E. Ray Stiatl'ord was born Dec. 1, 
 1872 in Lewislown, He is a son of 
 Charlesi and EU/.abetli (Gray) Strat- 
 ford. He came to Mount Union with 
 Ms paren'ts in 1880. Mr. Stratford at- 
 ' tended the public schools as a boy 
 ■find in 1889 he attended Dickinson 
 ^■-Seminary at Williamsiport where he re- 
 "ruaifeeii for four years. After 
 "«:-M"cla he entered Dickinson College, 
 Xvlhere hie spent 2 years also. Return- 
 ing to Mount Union, he became asso- 
 ciated with Harry A. Thoini'pso'n, who 
 at that time was editing and pub 
 lisMnig the MOUNT UNION TIMES. 
 Mr. Stratford was for giome time 
 eddtor exclusively of this journal. He 
 was married Feb. 14, 1894 to Blanche 
 L. Hicks, daughter of Rev. W. W. 
 
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 and Clara (Hart) Hicks. Mr. Strat- 
 ford is. the father of 8 children, 4 
 bovis and 4 girls. He is aliso a licensed 
 Ex'horter of the Methodist church. 
 Two of his children are dead 
 
 BRYSON SHAVER 
 
 Bryson Shaver, a son of Samuel 
 Shaver, was born near Mount Union 
 May 11, 1832. He is one of our oldest 
 residents, having resided the greater 
 portion of his life in Mount Union 
 and vicinity. Mr. Shs,ver"s early 
 life was spent on the farm. after 
 which in 1858 he took charse of 
 the Amsrican Hotel at Mount Union 
 and was its efficient proprietor for 10 
 years. The American Hotel has been 
 unoccu];ied for a number of years. 
 Mr. Shaver also kept hotel in the 
 former Broad Top House in this 
 town, remaining in business at that 
 stand for fboTt a year. Following 
 this he railroaded for' 10 years as 
 brakeman, conductor and flagman on 
 :he Middle Division. He worked in 
 :he shops at Altocn?,, for some time. 
 Going west, Mr. Shaver and family 
 settled in Missouri, where he farmed 
 for 2.5 years. They returned to Mount 
 Union 7 years ago and since that 
 lime this has been their home. Mr. 
 Shrver was married in 1859 to Ellen 
 Harmoney of uear Shirleysburg. He is 
 the father of 1 son. George Shaver 
 of Johnstown, and 3 daughters: Mrs. 
 
 Gertrude Theile :!f .Johnstown, Mrs. 
 Hayes Wharton of Orbisonia, and 
 Misis Marv at home. Mr. Shaver is 
 
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 one of our esteemed citizens, a mem- 
 ber of the Methodist church, and at 
 the present time janitor of the Mount 
 1 nion Schools. 
 
 WILLIAM LOVE 
 
 Wliliam Love was bnrn in 1S47, 
 Ocit. 31. in Tell township, this coun- 
 ty. His^ early days were spent on 
 the tai-m. He farmed also for some 
 time in Dublin township. He was 
 married to Miss Matilda Kling. Mr, 
 LoA-8 and wife moved to Mount LTnion 
 in 1893. He has taken plo-isure dunng 
 hiS' time here in raising choice fruits 
 and was in the poultry business for 
 seme time. Mr. Love is a member of 
 the Methodist church. 
 
 EDWARD PRESTON 
 
 Edward Preston, at the present 
 time one of the foremen at the Har- 
 bison-Walker Br:ck Plant, was born 
 in Wllliamsport. Md., March 24, 1864. 
 'M years of his life were spent In 
 that vicinity, he hiavin.g been a. mule 
 driver on the canal as well as an 
 employee in the Cl'.?.ir Factory of 
 William DcFrehn & Sons. Mr. Pres- 
 ton also fired on the railroad. In 1892 
 he came to M'ount Union and has 
 been located here ever since. When 
 the Chair Factory flourished at this 
 place lie was a steady employee of 
 that industry. He was married to 
 Miss Gertrude Kiel and is the father 
 •of 3 children; Fanstine, Alvin and 
 Gertrude. Mr. Preston is a member of 
 the Methodist church •^nd 1= an u/)- 
 right citizen in this community. 
 
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 ELISHA A. FIELDS. 
 
 Elisha A. F^ields of Mount I'nioii 
 was a son of the late Elisha Fields, 
 Sr.. and was born in Mifflin county. 
 June 10, 1860. He was one of a fam- 
 ily of eight children. Mr. Fields as- 
 sisted his father in farming on the 
 old Fields farm one mile east of 
 Mount Union, at the present time be- 
 ing owned by Mr. Gearhart. On Mar. 
 22. 1882, he was joined in marriage to 
 Miss Annie Youtzy of Mount Union. 
 In 1890 Mr. Fields moved his family 
 to Tyrone, they having previously lo- 
 cated for a number of years in Mount 
 Union. In Tyrone he secured employ- 
 
702 
 
 ment with the Morrison Cass Paper 
 Mill Company, serving almost twelve 
 years in the capacity of machinist and 
 railhvright. JMr. Fields became very 
 proficient as a machinist while work- 
 ing in that department. He returned 
 to Mount Union in 1902 and since that 
 time has been engaged in various oc- 
 cupations, also being interested in 
 building. Today ho owns a fine .es- 
 idence on Jeiterson street and has 
 recently completed the erection of a 
 line throe-story bi'ick building adjoin- 
 ing his residence. He is a member 
 of the I. O. O. F., also belongs to the 
 Presbyterian church. 
 
 SIMON FOREMAN 
 
 Simon Foreman was born in Shade 
 Ga.p Oct. 5, 180 J, the sen of George 
 and Elizabeth (Zaigler) Foreman. His 
 early life was spent in that vicinity, 
 after which th'-r family moved to 
 the Etnier farm near Shirleysburg. 
 From that place they came to the 
 Patton farm. form?i-ly that of Wil- 
 liam Kough, now in the possession 
 of Lloyd Ba.-e near Aughwick. Mr. 
 Foreman resided there 14 yeans. His 
 fatihi&r ilizi in 1889, after which th-3 
 f£mily -mjaved to ]\[ount Union in 
 1891. Mr. Forman worked in the East 
 Broad Top yard for 5 years, after 
 \vh::h 11 years were fpcnt in the 
 Chair Factory. Since that time he 
 hss been a carpenter in this communi- 
 ty. He was married Oct. 8, 1891 to 
 Ida Buckley and is the father of 1 
 daughter. 
 
703 
 
 J. A. ROSENSTEEL. 
 
 J. Albert Rossnsteel was born in 
 town, May 27. 1872, the son of John 
 and Eliza.be^th (Kough:) Rosensteel. 
 In the fall of 1872 ^he familv moved 
 to Tyrone. In 1873 they moved to 
 .Johnsto'wni, and in 1874, thev came 
 back to Huntingd'on county residing- 
 in Shiiieys'burg.. When yet a boy. 
 Mr. RoKenstcel went with his uncle, 
 Alex Maxwell and with him remained 
 until 1892. While with Mr. Maxwell 
 he assisted in teaming and hauling-. 
 Sever'al years were al&o.,sDent as clerk 
 in Eiwing's Store. Mr. Rosensteel was 
 married to Miss Luella Chilcote at" 
 
704 
 
 Smith ViRlley in 1894. In 1899 he 
 bought o«'t Alex Maxwell, and con- 
 tiniued the teaming business. Up to 
 this day, he lias made this business 
 a decided success and his teiams 
 have been kept busy. Mr. Rosensteel 
 i's a practical teamster, -and today 
 carries 12 ihead. His wo:-k is prin- 
 cipally he'avy hauling. He is the 
 lather of T children. Agnes M., Jos. 
 A.. William R., Theodore A., Max- 
 well D., (dead) Luella E., Robert R. 
 Mr. Rosensteel has in the past been 
 a councilman. He is a steward in 
 the Methodist church, also la member 
 ^->f the Sons of Veteran®. 
 
 JOSEPH W. LONGACRE. 
 
 Joseph W. Lougacre Avas born in 
 Mouiit TTnion. Apr. 30, 1871, and has 
 spent all his life in this place. He at- 
 tended our public schools and in fact 
 early in life he applied himself to 
 hard work. He was employed in the 
 'East Broad Top yard for about 12 
 yeai'S. Later he worked for the Har- 
 bison-Waiker Company 5 years and 
 succeeding this for, the Mount Union 
 Silica Brick Company, M'heve he is 
 employed at the present time. Mr. 
 Lougacre married on Aug. 28, 1890, 
 Carrie Jones, daughter of R. B. Jones 
 of Nossville. He is a member of the 
 Methodist church, having been affiliat- 
 ed with this denomination for many 
 years, being at the present time a 
 trustee. Mr. Longacre is a son of 
 Peter and Margaret (Fry) Longacre, 
 deceased. He belongs to the P. O. 
 S. of A. 
 
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 PHILIP CASSADY. 
 
 Philip Cassady, now employed at 
 the Harbison-Walker Brick plant hen; 
 was born in Vermont May 22, 1848. 
 When a young man the family moved 
 to New Yorlc State, where thev re- 
 
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 sided for some time at West Points 
 wliere tlie fatlier woiiied in a found- 
 ry. Mr. Cassady was about 14 years 
 old when the family came to Mifflin 
 county and located in the vicinity of 
 Matilda Furnace. He remaineJlTiere 
 v.ntil about 21 years old, when he 
 went to Orbisonia. He was married 
 first to Fannie Fraley, and to that 
 union, there wa-s oae son, John. He 
 was asain married to Mrs. Belle 
 Kyle and to the second 
 union tnere is one son, Edward. .Mr. 
 Cassady has shifted about consider- 
 ably in his time, having traveled and 
 worked throughout thirteen different 
 states. He is a stone mason and brick 
 layer by trade. He has been with the 
 Harbison-Wallver people since they es- 
 tablished their plant here; He is a 
 stalwart Republican, a member of the 
 M. E. church, Presideiit of the P. O. 
 S. of A., first Sachpm of the order of 
 Red Men, as well as a charter membei-. 
 also a member of the Haymakers. In 
 the past, Mr. Cassady was policeman 
 of this town and proved during that 
 time to be a very efReient officer. He 
 owns considerable property in Mount 
 TTnicn and is a good upright citizen.. 
 
 J. NEWTON McCLAIN 
 
 .J. Newton McClain was bovu in 
 Smith Valley. Sept. 4, 1852, son of 
 Samuel and Esiither (Eiarnett) Mc- 
 Clain. Fo; 28 vea-si Mr. MIcClain re- 
 sided in Smith Valley, Ms: occupation 
 being that of a farmer. On April 16, 
 1876 he married Meliasa C. Horton. 
 daughter of .John and Marv Horton 
 
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 J N. McCIain 
 
 of Trough Creek Valley. In 1880 Mr.- 
 McCIain bou-ht a farm in Trough 
 Creek Valley n-^,i moved ther'eto, 
 \«-he;-e he re?::d2d for' '24 yecrs. imor 
 to coming to Mount Union. M,r. Mc- 
 CIain and famih' have been in this 
 town since 1904. he having erected 
 a b"T.'.tif-ii home for himself on the 
 f-r-nar of Milford and Jefferson 
 Streets-, as well as several other 
 dwellings in Mount Urrjon. Since 
 here McClain has been interested in 
 farming, building and lumbering. He 
 is one of the Mount T'nion Lumber 
 Ccmi)any at the Dresent time. Some 
 
70S 
 
 moiitlis ago he purchased the former 
 G. D. Shaver farm- wj the Valley 
 about 2 miles from Mount Union, he 
 having- previous to thi: t time disposed 
 of hiS' farm in Trough Creek Valley. 
 He is an ex]jert farmer and stock 
 raiser. He has been a member of 
 ■the Methodist dJurch for many years 
 an<d i:j staunch su!)i)orter of the faith. 
 He also belcags to the Grange. Mr. 
 McClain i's the father 'of 2 daughters: 
 Mary Esther and Myrtle Arzilla, both 
 at liome. M:i-. McClaia was one of la 
 family of 5 sons and 3 daughters 
 living, besides himself: Oliver W.. of 
 AVa&seon, O., David L., Columbus, O., 
 .James A., and John W., cf Trough 
 Creek Valley, Katherine A., Mrs. 
 Samuel Keith, of Bedford county, 
 Amanda Belle, Mrs. Clayton Houck, 
 of Saxton>, and Ida .J., Mrs. Thomas 
 Shaver, of Pittsburg. Three sisters 
 are de.;d. ^J 
 
 LEWIS W. POWELL 
 
 Lewis W. Powell was born in Perry 
 county, Pa., Nov. 28, 1843, the son of 
 •lohn and Mary Powell. He was one of 
 a family of 7 sons andonedauorhter, all 
 but two being- now deceased. He was 
 brought up on a farm i miles west of 
 Newport. When the war Drokeout, in 
 1861. four of the bjys enlisted. Mr. 
 Powell enlisied, however, in 1862, and 
 thus served 9 months in tnearmy. He 
 returned home after the enlistment had 
 expired and in 1864 re-enlisted, the 
 second lime remaining- until the close 
 of the vvar. In 1866 he went to farm- 
 inar and followed that until 1876 when 
 
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 he came to Mifflin county, locating at 
 the Old Bell Furnace. There for one 
 year, he went to Matilda furnace where 
 he worked 4 years. In 1880 Mr. Powell 
 moved to Aughwick Mills where he 
 resided 11 years. Since that time he 
 has been located in Mount Union. He 
 has served various political offices such 
 as, supervisor, assessor and judge of 
 election He married Mary Jane Drom- 
 gold of Loysville, Perry county, on Feb. 
 21, 1867, [fiowgj^iBswwi*] Of these bro- 
 thers in the army, Solomon was shot in 
 the Binks Raid up the R^d River;. John 
 died at Key West, Florida: Andrew 
 starved to death at Chancellorsville, 
 and William and Lewis returned hume. 
 Mr Powell is the father of '■> cdildren, 
 Dessie, Mrs. Alex. Crowe of town, and 
 two children deceased. 
 
 J. O. ISENBERG 
 
 Jerome G. Iseiicerg was born in 
 Alexandria, Pa.. Oct. 28. 1850, gion of 
 Samuel z-ri'l Elizabeth (Stoneroad) 
 . Isenbevg. H? was 8 i-'ears old when 
 the family moved to Shirley town- 
 ship, settling in the vicinity of Gil- 
 boa, la tl:at r action Mr. Isenberg 
 g:3w to manaood. He a&sii'sted his 
 tat'^er in farmiag. later farmed for 
 }i:..ii:elf for :;' numbe.- of years. He 
 was' in the farm imolemsnt businesis 
 t-1 ;"or -- 19 time. Mr. Isenberg mar- 
 ;::d Eliiabeth Spancgle on Dec. 2.5, 
 1882. The family came to Mount 
 Union i:i the spring of 1894, wihere 
 the father was employed in the 
 Chai" Factory. Mr. Isenberg entered 
 the employ cf the Ha:biEo:i-W:lker 
 
710 
 
 people at the beg'imiiiis of their 
 career in tlhis town and has been en- 
 gaged with them up to the present 
 time, be beiniS now in the carpenter 
 shop. Mr. Isemberg is the father of 
 4 chldren, namely: Ethel, Mrs. C. H- 
 Weyant, of town, Katharine. John 
 '?.nd Mary at home. 
 
 WILLIAM J. WELCH. 
 
 William J. Welch was born in Shir- 
 leysburg, May 5, 1865, a son of Dav- 
 id G. and Eliza (Spanogle) Welch. 
 JMost of his earlier life was spent on 
 the farm in the assistance of his fa- 
 ther. His father having died in 1881, 
 with his sister, brothers and mother 
 he came to Monnt Union in 1886 i\\6. 
 since that time this has been his 
 home. Mr. Welch worked in Potter 
 county, this State, for some time, 
 also was employed in the East Broad 
 Top yard for a number of years. He 
 Avas married in 1894 to Miss Laura 
 Ewing, daughter of the late ,)ohn Ew- 
 ing of town, and is the father of five 
 children: Edna. Mary, John, Clyde 
 and Blanche. At present Mr. Welch 
 owns the farm adjoining that of John 
 Roberts in Hill Valley, about a mile 
 from Mount X^nion, and his chief oc- 
 cupation is that of tilling the soil. 
 He resides on Shirley sti'eet, and In 
 addition to his a.gricultural pursuits, 
 does considerable hauling at times 
 for his brother, A. S. \Telch, and oth- 
 ers in this community, lur. Welch 
 is somewhat of an expert at farm- 
 inj;. 
 
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 William J. Welch 
 
 C. B. ROBERTS 
 
 C. B. Roberts was born in Hill 
 Valley near Singers Gap, Oct. 1, 1868, 
 son of John Roberts, at the present 
 time an old resident of this place. 
 Mr. Roberts sipent practically all his 
 life in this section. He was interest- 
 ed in Harming in the early jiart of 'hl.s 
 life, later on prepared himself for 
 teaching and taught school for several 
 winters. He alsi) attended the Shi])- 
 pensburg State Normal School. 
 Launching into the barbering busi- 
 nesig', Mr. Roberts eonitinued this 
 
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 occupiation for a number of years, 
 selling out fin alii' to Herman Schmit- 
 tle. Mr. Roberts has also been inter- 
 ested in the Imnberins' business. He is 
 a member of the Masonic Order, also 
 of the Presbvteriian church. At pi-es- 
 ent he is intere-sted in electrical work 
 and is devoting some time to electric 
 massage trei;.tment. He married 
 l.aura E. Drake in 1S93 and is the 
 father of 3 children: Alma, Lornra 
 and T.r.Rue. 
 
 HORACE C. CHiLCOTT 
 
 Horace C. Chilcott was born in 
 Huntingdcn, June 22, 1867, the son 
 of Thomas and Harriet (Thompson) 
 Chilcott. When 7 years old the family 
 left the County Ssat and moved to 
 Smith Valley, where they spent 7 
 years. Mr. Chilcott's early life was 
 given to farming, in which occupa- 
 tion he assisted his father. In 1881 
 the family came to Mount Union and 
 it wa-, here that liia father, Thomas 
 Chilcctt and wife resided for a num- 
 ber of years,, bein.g located near the 
 former brick kiln, ov/ned in its day 
 by W. G. Ewing, no'.v deceas'ed. H. 
 C. Ch.ileott Vv-ent to Philadelphia sev- 
 eral years after moving to Mount 
 Union, where he engaged in the bi- 
 cycle bu&ines:3 for 6 'years: From 
 the Quaker Citv he went to Virginia, 
 whore he was employed with the 
 Tazwell Company for 2 years. Return- 
 ing to Philadelphia, he took up work 
 with the Pope ManufR,eturin.g Com- 
 pany as foreman cf the shops. Mr. 
 Chilcott came back to Mount Union 
 
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 ini 1900, having been married Dec. 9, 
 1899 in Luzerne county, N. J., to. 
 Miss Jennie Everett. He is the father 
 of 2 children: Chalsmer and Helen. 
 Mr. Chilcott worked for awhile when- 
 in Mount Unio;! at the brick-making- 
 business, also taught school for 4^ 
 years, having started teachdng at the 
 age cl 17. He is a member of the' 
 Presbyterian church, and at the 
 present time is engineer at the Mount ■ 
 T^nion Silica Brick Works. He is an- 
 upright citizen in this community. - 
 
 Harry Oppel. 
 Harry Oppel was born in Philadel 
 pnia, SopL 2G, 1869, the ^on of Adol- 
 i-hus and Hedwit (Swovoda) Oppo'. 
 hie was one of a family of five bro'-'i- 
 ers and one s'ster. When about twc 
 vears old, the family moved from ui - 
 city up into Blacklog Valley. Here 
 Mr, Oppol wa^ -■aiscd and experienced 
 the sterner educa',;.lon of the farm and 
 ihe moantain. lie was interested wiih 
 tiis father and other brothers in farm- 
 ing extenLively flso in lumbering, tiie 
 Oppels being known far and near for 
 their enterprise ana industry at 0,v 
 jjelsville, Pa. Harry Oppel left the 
 farm, in 1899 and witli his family 
 moved to Mt. .)e^\ett, McKean county, 
 Pa. Two years were spent in I'.ie 
 northern part of the state and in 
 1901 the family came back and sol- 
 tied in Mount Union. For almost 
 three years Mr. Oppel worked for the 
 Harbison-Walker Company. On A'' '- 
 
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 Harry Oppel 
 
 list 26, 1004, he entered the eniploj* 
 of A S. Welch, and has been engage-l 
 ever since that date as his efficie t 
 teamster. Mr. Oppel was marrio'l 
 April 29, 1895 to Miss Matilda G.;"- 
 trude Briggs. He is the father )f 
 three daughters : LillLsn, Edna and 
 Guila. Mr. Oppel has built for hin. 
 self a comfortable home on Halls"' 
 street. He is esteeured by many 
 friends, and is a member of the Met!;- 
 odist church also the f. O. S. of A. 
 
 ROBERT O. JOHNSON. 
 
 Robert 0, Johnson was born ar; 
 
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 R. O. Johnston 
 
 Lucy Furnace near town, Aug. 2Z. 
 ISTT, the son of James M., and Miss 
 ouri (Chilccte) Johnson. He iui^ 
 spent most all his life in Mount Union. 
 His father being a blacksmith, Robert 
 ^re^v up within the sound of the anvil 
 and the blaze of the forge, and i."-! 
 consecuence is somewhat of a machin- 
 ist. He worked for the Telephone 
 ' 'ontpany, at Huntingdon, for sonio 
 ime also was in business there. Sianc 
 returning to Mount Union he h.is 
 been in the employ of A. S. Welch, 
 and at the present time has char.:;e 
 of the planing mill and automobiJo 
 
716 
 Tepairing dcpartir.ent. Roliert is .i.a 
 e^.pert witli .machinery. He was nu.r 
 ried to May Phillips, of HuntiiigcIO;'., 
 on Oct. 9, 1S9S, raid is the father of 
 one son deceased. He resides on Wa- 
 ter Street. 
 
 WAYNE V. FULLER 
 
 Wayne V. Fuller, zon of W. W, 
 Fuller oi this iiiace, was horn in 
 Thoniysoatown, P?... Aug,-, 17, 1873. 
 The"' family resided in that place for 
 nearly 3 years, after wr.ich they 
 came to Mount Union in 1S7G, at 
 which time the father rook charge of 
 the P. R. R. station at this^ place. 
 Wayne V. Fuller attended the public 
 schools of Mount Union and gradu- 
 ated in- the clcs'S of 1893. He after- 
 ward 'took a term 'at Juniata College, 
 rollowing' this h^ spent 2 . yedrs as 
 clerk in the sto o of W. G.' Ewing, 
 after which he crnr.ucted the mercan- 
 tile business for himself for 1 year 
 and in succe'Sflon spent 3 years in 
 the P. R. R. Freight OfTice. Mr. Ful- 
 ler was then employed with the Har- 
 bi&cn-'Wrlker Company here, being a 
 foreman in the moulding department. 
 In thiS' department he s^psnt 14 
 months, after which, becauE'e of poor 
 health,, he reentered the .service of the 
 raih"a'l end since that time has been 
 engaged in the P. R. R. Freight 
 Office. He hS'S spent 10 years in the 
 service of the "Pennsy," He was mar- 
 ried Sept 5, 1906 to Mi^'s Juniata C. 
 Eoyer of Tuscarora Valley. near 
 Pert Royal and is 'he father of 1 
 
W. V. Fuller 
 
 daughter, Esther Elizabeth. During 
 his time he has been an active work- 
 er ill the Presbyterian church, was 
 for spveral vear.s leader of the IVIount 
 T'liion Cornet Baud and is at the 
 present time Treasurer of the Pres- 
 byterian Sunday sichocl.. 
 
 WILLIAM F. EBERMAN 
 
 William F. Eberman. son of the late 
 Augustus Eberman, at present paper 
 hange;- and painter cr town, was born 
 here, Dec. 10, 1871. He has resided 
 here most all his life, wit hthe excep- 
 tion ff some time spent in stores in 
 
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 Wm. F. Ebernijin 
 
 Philadelphia and Shenandoah, re- 
 spectively and in the steel mills' at 
 Homestead. Mr. Ebermaii entered 
 the general store of his father when 
 quite young, a^id worked with him for 
 a number of years. He was married 
 to Miss Coj'a Fields of town, and is 
 the father of six childreiv four of 
 whom are living: Lester, Ralph, Ray- 
 mond and Rebecca. Those deceased 
 are Chester and Heroert. In the past, 
 Mr. Eberman has been one of Mount 
 Union's base ball men. 
 
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 HARRY E. HANAWALT 
 
 Harry E. I-Ianawalt, at the present 
 time employed in the Freight Depart- 
 ment of the P. R. R. in this place, 
 •was born oa the former Savior farm 
 acrc.3s the river from town, March 11, 
 1S75. He is the son of Samuel R. 
 Hanawalt, deceased, and' Tillie 
 (Pultz) Hanawalt. He is of German 
 ancestry. Mr. Hanawalt got his edu- 
 cation in the Mount Union Schools, 
 He started out early in life to do for 
 himself, having clerked about 5 
 years' in Smelker's store, worked for 
 a number of years in the Chiair Fac- 
 tory and later havins been in the 
 
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 'emploj^ of the Harbison-Walker Com- 
 ]>any nearly 4 years. Mr. Haiia.walt 
 entered the service of the railroad in 
 SeDtember, 1906. and has since that 
 .date shown his usefulness' in this de- 
 jja'rtment., Mr. Hanawislt is a member 
 of the Odd FellovYs, also of the Pves- 
 byterian church. He was married Oct. 
 ' »>, 1909 to Miss Annie T. Zeigler. 
 daughter of James Zeigler of near 
 Mount Union. Samuel R. Hanawalt,. 
 the father of Harry E. Hanawalt, 
 ,was one of the earlv residents' of 
 -MoWM U*iiCK*i, 'and was a representa- 
 'tive of k family distinguisihed and 
 well known for their extensive set- 
 tlements in the adjoining sections oif 
 Mifflin county years ago. 
 
 WALTER JENKINS 
 
 Walter /tonkins, son of John E. Jen- 
 kins, d^cfeased, was born and raised 
 ■in -?fR)*ivt Union. He attended the pitli- 
 ^.iFc ^^'ohools until 14 years of age^ 
 ^A%en he started out to work for hita- 
 &Q\f. Mr. Jenkins was employed in 
 the chair factory here for 6 years, 
 after which he entered the brick 
 works here and in 1901 where he 
 has since been employed. For 5 
 years he was shipper, and the rest 
 of the time he has been foreman of 
 the molding room at No. 1 works, Mr. 
 Jenkins is a responsible and faithful 
 young man. He is an earnest member 
 of the Methodist church being a mem- 
 oer of the Board of Stewards. He be- 
 longs to the P. O. S. of A., and the 
 Sons of Veterans. He is Borough 
 Auditor in the 2nd ward. 
 
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 Walter Jenkins 
 
 JOHN S. KIRK. 
 
 John S. Kirk was born in Moun: 
 
 TTnion. Jan. 9, 1S85, son of Thomas 
 
 H., and Anna (Shaver) Kirk. His 
 
 rather was a tinner, and worked tor 
 
 ti while for F. H. Harrison of town. 
 
 He was killed prior to his son's birth. 
 
 Having fallen froiv. a :?cari:"o1d while 
 
 working on a building in Roanoke, 
 
 V'a. John S. Kirk attended the 
 
 schools of the town for several yea ^^ 
 
 and in February. 1900, entered r.i'e 
 
 County Bulletin office, then run by 
 
 Orthellu Z. Shaver The Bu'letin lia;-. 
 
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 John S. Kirk 
 
 bince passed out. of existence. Mr^ 
 Kirk entered the Mount Union Times 
 office in October, 1900, and is viDn' 
 loreman in this establishment. l- ;. 
 Kirk is an expert compositor and quite- 
 accurate. 
 
 FRANK H. SEIBiilRT. 
 
 Frank H. Seibert was born hi Mt.. 
 •Icwett, Pa.. .Jan. 22, 1891. Ho is a- 
 son ot. Robert M., and Margaret 
 t^Briggs) Seibert. His early lii'e was- 
 spent in the above to"ivn Avhere he 
 attended the public schools. The 
 family came to Mount Union ir, lOOr,. 
 
Frank H Seibert 
 
 where they have since resiclevl Mr. 
 Seibert attended the Mount Tnroif 
 schools and graduated therefrom in 
 the class of 19"!}. He entered t!ie ^xt: 
 ploj' of A. S. Welcli in tlie la;.' >:' 
 lOOa and is engaged \vi:h Mr \\eL'i 
 to the present time He is a moinber 
 of the Metliodist chuich and a y-.-.nit, 
 ■ :n of con.?iderable tnergy and affa- 
 uiiity. 
 
 WILLIAM H. SEIBERT. 
 William H. Seibert, an employe of 
 the Times otnce at the present tiuu' 
 is a son of Robert M., and Margaret 
 
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 William H. Seibert 
 
 (Briggs) Seibert. He was born la 
 Mt. Jewelt, Pa , Nov. 23, 1892 He 
 y;rew to youth in the above town al.s> 
 attended the public schools thci'e. The 
 family came to Mount Union in 190^ 
 and William with his brother Frauiv 
 entered the Mount Union schools, ho 
 also graduating in the class of 190;>. 
 iue entered the Times printing offico 
 in the spring of 1906 and has learnod 
 his trade under the Times' jurisdi - 
 tion. He is a young man of capa- 
 bilities. He is a member of the Meth- 
 odist church. 
 
725 
 
 TH[ CONCLUSION 
 
 In the closing pages of this his- 
 tory iit is our purpose to touch briefly 
 upon ■ some of the matters' of interest 
 hitherto omitted as Well as to reiter- 
 ate somewhat a few of the incidents 
 which have previously been mention- 
 ed in this skeitch. This work has- as- 
 sumed far greater proportions than 
 was anticipated at the start, and the 
 care and anxiety connected with the 
 effort, inefficient though it may be, 
 hrve been, more, than we could tell to 
 the reader in this limited soace. To 
 ascertain information that Avould en- 
 dure the test of reliabilitv and auth- 
 enticity, has been one of ou" most 
 difficTilt tasks. The great care and 
 v.orrj^ associated' with an undertaking 
 of this kind is truly enoug'h to dis- 
 turb nervous eouilibriun; at times. 
 The establishment of dates and justi- 
 fication of dait.a. havs necessitated 
 volutni-noug correspondance and fre- 
 quent con&nltations with the oldest 
 residents of town today, as well as 
 those of the imst, who in recent years 
 have gone out -o make their abodes 
 in ether pla-ces. Many of those who 
 knew well this land in and around 
 lount I'nion, knew it as it was 
 A'hen the wigwam flourisiaed amid 
 the beautiful valley of the Juniata, 
 have long ago passed to their reward, 
 and of their knowledge, little is 
 known, save the traditional and most 
 thrilling portions, left to the muta- 
 
726 
 
 tiOns of an uninterested posterity. 
 It is indeed unfortunate tliRt little 
 is known of tills immediate portion 
 of territory where now Mount Union 
 is lodated, prior to the establishment 
 of the town, and its growth into a 
 good-sized ylllage. The pioneer set- 
 tlers, whose memories date back to 
 the struggle of these infant colonies 
 for liberty,, whcse recollections are 
 vivid of Indian butcheries, devasta- 
 tion, and the stipulated price paid 
 for "rebel scalps," have passed out, 
 hut thoug'h they have not left to 
 the present generation much data 
 relative to a now irrevocable past, 
 they have left more, the impress of 
 courage, determination, genius and 
 ii;trepidity, together with the ade- 
 quate representation of an immacu- 
 late manhood and womanhood. Those 
 v.iho labored and toiled in the found- 
 ing .of this ,. town, whose .energies 
 were wholly commensurate with 
 their ambiiLi ens and hopes, men and 
 women, many of whose names are 
 monuments to our primitive aspira- 
 tions and' our present igichieved glor- 
 ies — such of our local ancestry shal! 
 never be forgotten. Praise, then 
 the sturdy ininiigrEait, representa- 
 tive of the best, blond of German, 
 Scotch and ■ Irish, characteristic of 
 the Teuton and the Celt, who brav-ed 
 the wilds of Pennsylvania's soil and 
 lai'd here the foundftions of the 
 fereatesit State of the Union, the Key- 
 stone in the struggle for liberty, for 
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 knew, and their diligence has truly 
 reaped its- rewaid. 
 
 Mount Union hsis endeared herself 
 tc many, for within her bounds^ have 
 been nurtured mien and women wha 
 have gone out into the world and 
 made life a succes,s'. Recollections of 
 the town, of their boyhood and girl- 
 hood, bring back to them in vivid 
 retrospect the charms of the paist, 
 the convi'viality of youth and the 
 tender reminiscences of other days. 
 To all these people, this history com- 
 mends iteslf, regardless of the inef- 
 ficiency of the writer and the super- 
 ficial reference to detail. The illus- 
 trations given in this history will 
 bring tizick old memories, and have a 
 tendency to perpetuate the scenes of 
 'Home Sweet Home" while the por- 
 traits produced in these pages will 
 bring back to mind old friendships, 
 former school mates, friends and 
 citizens of the nast. ■ 
 
 Nature has endowed us with a 
 superfluity of grsndieur, for every- 
 where we look, th? eye rests upon 
 the phenomenal Sipleadors of the 
 great Creator Hand. The town is 
 surrounded by a panorama of moun- 
 tain scenery, and becaiuse of this. 
 fact comes the name Mount Union, 
 mentioned in the earlier pages ol 
 thi's history, .lack's Mountain to the 
 v.est and north, Chestnut Ridse ta 
 the southeast, the intervening ridge 
 extending parallel with Jack's Moun- 
 tain southwestward into Hill Valley,, 
 the ridges .iust across the river in 
 
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 Mifflin county, Blacklog Mountain^ 
 Blue Ridge, and Johnstown Ridge to 
 tlie soutli and e?-st in the distance — 
 all these contribute to our stupendous 
 and magnificenL mountain environ- 
 ment. In everv season of the year, 
 whether -t be spring, summer, autumn 
 or winter, our admiration goes forth 
 and dissipates upon the beautiful 
 landscape, and in our appreciation;- 
 our love for and close relation to' 
 Nature, we ccn live abroad when we' 
 v.'ish and mingle frequently amid 
 the "great-out-of-doors.'" The song 
 of the bird, the murmur of the stream 
 the ripple of the brook, the frag- 
 rance of springtime, the voluptuous- 
 ness of summer, the golden pomp of 
 Mutumn, cannot help but have their 
 chairms. if we are williing to open the 
 windows, of the soul and look be- 
 yond the bounds of Mount Union. In 
 the springtime, when earth takes on 
 its mantle of refreshing green and 
 the trees are clothed in glorious 
 foliage, when tue skv takes on its 
 deep delicious blue— all these tend to 
 fill us with a mute, but exquisite de- 
 light and we "revel in the luxury of 
 mere sensation." But when the snows 
 of winter hide the green of spring 
 and summer days, when Nature lies 
 devoid of evry charm, and clothed 
 in her shroud of snow the landscape 
 is still free from desolation, for the 
 picture 'has changed and we can also 
 say of winter — How beautiful. 
 
 We revert once more to those pio- 
 neer days when the Indian roamed 
 
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 Ihe forests and this section cf coun- 
 try was nionojjolized as his happy 
 huntinig- ground. We haive pus'hed 
 the savage out, in cur endeavor to 
 estaibli.&h civilization; we have taken 
 frcm him his lands; we have mur- 
 dered him and iiis fnd even burned 
 his po3£8i;sLons; we have incurred 
 his wra.'^h and bitterest animosity In 
 return, and all this exchange of plun- 
 . der, rapine and blccd-shed bas been 
 characteristic cf the westward trand 
 of prog- re 33. The wuite man has 
 with fearless energy, as lie confront- 
 ed the dangerous attacks of the sav- 
 age, sacrificed many a life, and many 
 a settlement too went up in flames 
 because of the e£gernes3 for gain 
 ■and the desire for liberty. The terri- 
 fying incidences of those days have 
 now gone dcwn to make history. 
 
 By nature the Indian was stern, 
 ■simple and enduring. He was fitted 
 to gr2p])le with the roughness cf 
 the forest. He exliibited at times a 
 proud stoicism and an habitual tisci- 
 turnity. At times he became intrepid 
 and destructive and greatly to be 
 feared. A degenerate race today, tbat 
 proud independence, which formerly 
 was the main pillar of s^ivage vir- 
 tue, has practiically been destroyed. 
 The Wiiite man has advanced upon 
 him, ccnfisc-ted his property, and 
 planted instead the seed of a pro- 
 gressive civilizaticn. 
 
 Jack's Narrows and Jack's Moun- 
 tain are among the most interesting 
 
732 
 
 places in the Juniata Valley, but we 
 regret that there clusters about these 
 points of interest practically a dismal 
 early history. Jack's Narrows is the 
 great incision cut by the Juniata Riv- 
 er through the mountain. It is three 
 miles long and joins Mapleton on 
 the west to Mount Union on the east. 
 The scenery of this mountain pass is 
 inexplicable, and it is no wonder that 
 in the past the Indians roamed here, 
 and that it has become distinguished 
 through the splendid manhood and 
 valor of Jack Armstrong. There has 
 been some diversity of opinion as to 
 who Capt. Jack really was, wheth- 
 er tL-e Indian trader. Jack or John 
 Armstrong, or Jack Culberson, or 
 some ether person. Authoritieo! are 
 uncertain in this matter, and it will 
 probably never be known just what 
 relation this man bore to the fictiti- 
 ous "Captain Jack." .Jack's Narrows 
 is traversed bv the old Dike leading 
 in early days fiom Fort Shirley to 
 Standing Stone, now Huntingdon, also 
 by the.. PennSiylvania Railroad today. 
 Through this mountain pass goes a 
 network of telephone and telegraph 
 wires, carrying the news of the world 
 and despatching the business of a 
 great people as well as a great rail- 
 road system. Jack's Narrows has 
 been famed in poetry through the pen 
 cf Mr. W. W. Fuller, of Mount Union, 
 who has written as follows: 
 
J.J.) 
 
 -AH liaii: :.hiiii .loi'i) and mighty gurye, 
 That luakhc In, man a wa\ ; 
 Thoii \vo..d rous work of nature's hand, 
 -On old eiealion's day; 
 With awe 1 view th\- rugged slopes, 
 j^nd mark thy tow'ring- heights, 
 Where niountain grandeur clothes each 
 
 view 
 "With wild and lonely sights. 
 
 And proud thou art that at thy feet 
 As peaceful measures glide. 
 The Juniata's limpid ••rv-aves 
 Th\- rock\- sleeps divide; 
 And mirror from their ])lacid dei)ths 
 Thy pines and oaks so old. 
 Whose mossy trunks and eone-clad 
 
 boug-hs 
 Heed not the heat nor cold. 
 
 T'uon the gray and hoary cliffs 
 
 That crown thy winding wa\-. 
 
 1'hat .stand like castles, old and grim, 
 
 T'ntouched by rude decay. 
 
 The eagles rear their helpless young 
 
 From all their foes secure. 
 
 And teqch their timid wings to range 
 
 To ether clear and laure. 
 
 Wlien vernal skies dispel the chill 
 
 Thfft wintry winds have bi'ought. 
 
 And heal the wounds with piteous hands 
 
 Tnfeeling- hands hath wrought. 
 
 Then woodland beauty hastens forth 
 
 Thy bleak dehles to hide. 
 
 And leaflets sining from tree and shrub. 
 
 And llow'rs on every side. 
 
 If summer surs, with melting ray. 
 
 Make hills and ^•alleys glow. 
 
 And fling tlieir beaming radiance down 
 
 Alii-ce on fi'iend iind foe; 
 
 Witl"! gentle bie^zcs thou art fanned, 
 
 AVith balmy zephyrs l)lest, 
 
 Refreshing to the languid ones. 
 
 And to the weary rest. 
 
 So, too. when autumn's mellow diiys 
 
 ]5egin their busy hours. 
 
 And hang their gOigeou.s drapings wide 
 
 O'er all th\' sylvan bowers. 
 
 Then man.v a low and ladened bough 
 
 And many a statelv tree, 
 
 AYith gen'rous yield their fruits bestow 
 
 A bounty rich and free. 
 
 T'.ut whTi the storms of winter come 
 Thy solitudes to claim. 
 Old Hore-js rides in -.vrathful mood 
 O'er all thy Ideik domain; 
 Ke fieicely binds thv fai-famed stream, 
 Yfn Tv-dlv seals it fist. 
 And ."weeps athwart thy dark ravines 
 In m:!n\- a. ro-iii-irg blast. 
 
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 An hiindrcHl years Kieat chinse halh 
 
 wrought 
 To thy primeval state. 
 And in thy t'ttttiiv's liiddeii years 
 Still greater wonders wait; 
 Uh, g-iorious gateway for the world. 
 So kind to i-oming liCe. 
 ■Bring not the wries of CJIeiico's vale. 
 Nor old 'rhermoi'X lie s strife. 
 
 Long ere Magellan iaiilt for fame 
 
 -By sailing 'I'ound iho earth. 
 
 In .years iiiikiiown in History's jiage — 
 
 Befoi-e ('oliimliia's liirtli. 
 
 The trihvil children here did dwell 
 
 In freed.';ii's happ.x' dream, 
 
 And ^'ou,ght their i'ood amon.g the giens. 
 
 And fi'om thy fi-iiitful stream. 
 
 But tlu\\ hAvo l;-ft ili\- wf)0ded wastes. 
 And sii,iighl an unknown sti'aud: 
 Their lires arc out, theii- wi.gwams gone,- 
 To rise in spirit-land: 
 They tread no nnn'e thy mazy tiaths. 
 Nor cro.'^^s th.\- rocky hounds. 
 But trejd in lilissful ti-staeies 
 Their haiJii.\- hnntin.g groiind.''. 
 
 And then a race su|icrior came 
 To wake ili:i' sli'ci)ing si'enes. 
 To hew .a passage- throu.gh th.\' haiglh 
 And bridge Ihy dai'k ra.vines; 
 Their beasts of. burden came and went 
 Their wide and beaten wa.v. 
 While " great and lumbci'ing wa.gon.s 
 _ jiassed 
 In haste balh right and dtiy. 
 
 They smoothed still nn.re their .great 
 highway 
 
 With most untiring skill, 
 'And sent tlie darin.g .- ta.gecoacdr 
 , To speed along at will; 
 
 And . when th<' echoin.g Innai rang out, 
 ■ Tn din both wild and new. 
 
 Thine Alpine peaks and deep retreats 
 
 Soon, f.i.ded from the view. 
 
 Bitt greater works thou wast to see 
 
 Along thy rnck.y feet, 
 
 A graceful son th\' river .gave. 
 
 The st7-an.ger's w;ints to meet, 
 
 AVho on his gentle bosom bore 
 
 Tn craft of wise design. 
 
 The tr'easures of the field and mill, 
 
 And riches of the mine. 
 
 Anon the i)acket sped along 
 
 In haughty, boastful pride. 
 
 Her i^recions load of .ioyons life 
 
 Road soft as zephyrs .glide; 
 
 And swiftly l>y thy wond'ring hills 
 
 She carried man and wealth, 
 
 To distant fields they .ionrneyed all. 
 
 For fortune or for health. 
 
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 Ves. mark the wonders still to rise 
 i^o man's progressive will: 
 The iron way traversed thv length. 
 Man's wishes to fulfill; 
 And where thy ([uiet years have slept, 
 The thund'ring- train now flies. 
 And millions of the striving- race 
 J.-iave swept heneath thy skies. 
 
 ,Yea. ev'ry land that shares the sun 
 .Contributes to thy throng. 
 That day and nignt between thv slopes 
 Is swiftly borne along-; 
 And treasure, too, from ev'rv clime 
 Comes lumbering- in the wake. 
 "And Ijoth are grateful for the way 
 ''J'hy Ivindly openings make. 
 
 "And stretching- all thy dreary length 
 ■ The iron nerves are hung. 
 That gather thought.^; from all the world 
 And speak with lighfnihg's tong-ue; 
 What greater works hath man to boast 
 'I'han these immortal peers — • 
 The telegraph, the telephone, 
 That bless the rolling years. 
 
 And last, let mem'ry's deep impress 
 Record the deeds of yore, 
 Qf him. who sleeps in peaceful rest 
 Upon thy river's shore; 
 A friend to friend, a foe to foe, 
 To stand he was not slack. 
 And thou dost wear this hero's name — 
 -The name -of CAPTAIN JACK. 
 
 Nobody knows just where .Jack 
 Arnistrons is buried. Joliin Hiirris in 
 his diary mentions that liis remains 
 were interred eight mdles from AugTi- 
 wick and ten miles from Standing 
 Stone, or Huntingdon, which would 
 be in the vicinity of Mapleton. A 
 few years ago some of the residents 
 of that town, according to an account 
 published in the Local News of Hun- 
 tingdon in February, 1889, and re- 
 printed in the later edition of .Jones' 
 History of the .Juniata Valley, beheld 
 a peculiar light near the top of Rocky 
 Ridge at Bridgeport, a short distance 
 west of Mapleton. This light was 
 more conspicuous in January of each 
 
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 year. Those who noticed it were 
 rather superstitious, knowing" that it 
 vvas a strange Diace for siich a thing 
 to occur. It was left for a party of 
 three, says the article, A. K. Skip- 
 per, Joseph Grove and Thomas M. 
 Logan, citizens of Mapleton, to fit 
 out an expedition, visit the place and 
 investigate. These men saw, when, 
 nearing the spot, to their astonish- 
 ment, three lights which had the ap- 
 pearance of rockets.. Each one would 
 come up out of the ground and re- 
 main for a few minutes about three 
 feet above the surface and then dis- 
 appear in succession. Curiosity de- 
 veloped, and believing that there 
 might be somthing buried beneath 
 the surface, which gave rise to this 
 luminous mystery, picks and shovels 
 were urovided and a depth of six feet 
 wais reached, when they ctaime upon. 
 a pile of loose stones which covered 
 two large flat stones, that formed a 
 lid, and upon lifting them discovered 
 what, s-eemed to be the remains of a 
 human body in a hole about three feet 
 long. The remains were decomposed 
 into a blackened powder and the 
 bones when exposed to the air crumb- 
 led into dust. The explorers made a 
 thorough examination, and were of the- 
 opinion that some one had been mur- 
 dered near that place many years ago, 
 and that the body had been secreted 
 into that secluded spot, and the only 
 thing to mark it was the sing-ular 
 light, which had disappeared' after the 
 discovery was made. What caused" 
 
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 the light Avas as much of a mystery 
 aftei- as it was before. 
 
 Drake's Ferry, which was' located 
 at the east end of Jack's Narrows 
 just west of town, mentioned preA^imis- 
 ly in this history, was founded by 
 Samuel Drake in 1783. This Samuel 
 Drake seems to have been a descen- 
 dant of Sir Francis Drake, the En- 
 glish Admiral. Sir Francis Drake 
 left a fortune of $200,000,000 to his 
 brother, he having no cliildren himself. 
 His brother's name was .John Drake, 
 and John Drake had three sons who 
 came to America about 1700. One of 
 thes-e sons settled in New Jersev, an- 
 other in Virginia and a third some- 
 where in the south. Samuel Drake, 
 the founder of Drake's Ferry, was ev- 
 idently in direct lineage with the 
 nephew of Sir Fi-ancis Drake who set- 
 tled in New Jersey, because Samuel 
 13rake wa's a native of that State, be- 
 ing born in 1754. After taking part 
 in the Revolutionary war, he came 
 to the vicinity of Mount Union and 
 established the ferry which bears hiis 
 name. This " Samuel Drake is the 
 grandfather of Franklin Drake of 
 Newton Hamilton and Mrs. Rebecca 
 Ross of Mount Union and the grea-: 
 granfather of D. S. Drake of Huni- 
 in^Jon, Pa., who trace, back their 
 l)robable lineage to the distinguished 
 Admiral of the English Navy. 
 
 History tell us that Sir Francis war^ 
 born about 1540, in Devonshire. Ho 
 was a remarkable seaman in his day. 
 In 1567, he went with Sir John Haw- 
 
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 Sir Francis Drake 
 
 kins to the West Indies on a Trading 
 Voyage, which gave its color to the 
 rest-of his life. He was the first cir- 
 cumnavigator of the globe, of v,ho:n 
 V e know, and his course was vit^ the 
 Straits of Magellan, thence nortu- 
 Avard along the coast of Chili and 
 Peru, then to Port San Francisco, anv! 
 thence across the Pacific, through th<; 
 Indian Ocean, and back to England 
 via the Cape of Good Hope, or the 
 southernmost point of Africa. 'inis 
 cruise rendered Drake much booty, 
 and brought him into great favor. with 
 Queen Elizabeth. The voyage lasted 
 from 1577 to 1580. Drake was also 
 one of the leaders in the great naval 
 struggle of England against the "In- 
 vincible Armada," wherein Philip of 
 
741 
 
 Spain, was defeated and the great 
 squadron destroyed. He also made 
 later expeditions to the West Indies, 
 and even to Panama and Vera Cruz, 
 bAt these were of little importance 
 He was a representative in Parliament 
 from, Plymouth in 1593. 
 
 It should be mentioned as a proof 
 of his judicious., benevolence, that in 
 conjunction with Sir .John Hawlvins, 
 he procured the establishment of tlio 
 Chest at. Chatham for the relief of the 
 .aged and sick seamen, out of their 
 (wn voluntary contributions. 
 
 In person, Drake was a low. bn- 
 strongly m.ade, "well favoured, fayre. 
 ,and of a cheerful countenance." 
 
 His. .death occurred at sea, off tho 
 coast . of Porto Bello, Januai-y 28, 
 1596. ' 
 
 Mount Union is one of the most 
 enterprising and progressive towns 
 along the Middle division of the Penn- 
 sylvania Railroad, in fact it is one of 
 the most thriving towns in the .Juni- 
 ata Valley.. It is tr:ue that she has at- 
 tained her present state of industrial 
 derelopment in the past ten years. The 
 population has tripled. and duiing 
 the past decade her most important 
 industries have been established. The 
 progressive citizen^' have reached a 
 ]}{./iiit where they have an interest in 
 . the .srrcwth as well a.s the beautifying 
 of the town. New and larger build- 
 ings have been erected in the past 
 few years. These buildings, especially 
 along the business section, have been 
 built with respect to their permanen- 
 
742 
 
 oy as well as to their permanent loca- 
 tion. Tlie railroad facilities here are 
 indeed noticeable, the town having 
 excellent train service, and since tfie 
 removal of the main line to the north 
 section of town, a great deal of the 
 danger to the public has been elimin- 
 ated. From our marvelous industri- 
 al enterprises, in consideration of the 
 size of the town, together with the 
 railroads, is paid out large sums of 
 n-.oaey esch raontih, approximately 
 $45,000. A recent two weeks' pay 
 at the Harbison-Walker Brick Plant 
 alone netted the enormous sum of 
 $13,500. During the past few years 
 several hundred thousand dollars 
 have been spent here toward the bet- 
 ter equipment and extension of our in- 
 dustries. Messrs. Greene, tanners, 
 have thoroughly renovated as well as 
 extended the former Faust tanneries, 
 until now it is one of the most com- 
 plete industries of the kind in this 
 section of the State. A Creosoting 
 Plant has been built here in the last 
 few years, operated by the Pennsyl- 
 vania Railroad Company, from which 
 industry alone thousands of ties are 
 treated daily and sent out as well as 
 received into the plant. The Harbi- 
 son-Walker Brick Company has, since 
 this volume has been started, nego- 
 tiated for the erection of twenty ad- 
 ditional dwelling houses, for employ- 
 es, west of their large plant, and we 
 understand that in the near future 
 the works at this place, now the larg- 
 est of the kind in the world, will be 
 greatly enlarged. The Mount Union 
 
743 
 
 Silica Brick Company is also making 
 extensive improvements since the be- 
 ginning of this history, and they are 
 enlarging their daily output so as to 
 be on a par with the rapid improve- 
 ment of the business interests of the 
 country. With these various indus- 
 tries, from which there goes forth 
 large sums of money monthly, much 
 of which enters into the business and 
 boom of the town, and in view of the 
 fact that additional progress is antic- 
 ipated by the operators, we have rea- 
 soa to believe that Mount Union en- 
 tertains hopes for a remarkably suc- 
 cessfully future. 
 
 Commensurate with the industrial 
 progress, more people have come into 
 the town, and some steps have been 
 taken toward making Mount Union 
 one of the most conspicuous towns 
 of the State. It is to be regretted 
 however, that in proportion to our in- 
 dustrial progress some things condu- 
 cive to our municipal government 
 have been neglected. Our sewerage 
 system is inefficient for the size of the 
 town. Our Fire Department is not 
 properly equipped with apparatus to 
 meet the demands which in the fu- 
 ture will likely be made upon it. Our 
 streets, none of which is paved, are 
 dusty or muddy most of the year, 
 making it very undesirable for the 
 people to live along the main thorough- 
 lares. These are some of the defic- 
 iencies of Mount Union, but it is to 
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 enterprising citizens, who are inter- 
 ested in our progress, will succeed in 
 the conversion of those as yet unin- 
 terested, and that out of this transac- 
 tion will come paved streets, a com- 
 plete sewerage system, municipal' 
 ownership of electric light and power 
 as well as water, ana that the town 
 may take a prominent place among 
 the others of the State from a sani- 
 tary as well as a picturesque point 
 of view. 
 
 , We are under many obligations, as 
 citizens of Mount Union to the ear- 
 :ly settlers of this town, for because 
 of their indefatigable effort, zeal and 
 sacrifice. Mount Union exists today. 
 Those early settlers Avere, as a rule, 
 good, honest people, pious in their 
 religious devotions, and sincere in 
 their relations to ^their fellowmen. 
 Many of these have passed out, but 
 they have left their impress upon the 
 present generation, and their influ- 
 ence will be extended with the devel-r 
 opm^nt of Mount Union in the years 
 to come. Among the ' first institu- 
 tions of this town was the Christian 
 church, w^hich is undoubtedly one of 
 the fundamentals of any successful 
 community. Amid the hardships and 
 deep snows of winter the earlier cit- 
 izens plodded their ^\'ay through the 
 forest in order that they might wor- 
 ship in the little old church which 
 they had erected. At the present 
 time Mount Union has four churches, 
 and these churches are wielding an 
 influence for laetterment and for gooiff* 
 
746 
 
 A little more than a year ago, 
 iVTouut Union Borougli was divided 
 into wards. Tiie First ward includes 
 tiiat part of_town lying- north of the 
 old Pennsylvania Railroad line. The 
 Second ward is all that ]>art of town 
 south of the' old railroad' line and 
 west of Jefferson istreet. The Third 
 ward includes tli'at portion of town 
 lying south of the old railroiid line 
 and east of Jefferson street. The 
 principal streets of Mount Union are: 
 Water, Pennsylvania. Avenue, Shirley, 
 Markets Milford, Halley, Grarher and 
 Vaudevander : Division, Jefferson and 
 Wa-^itigton. 
 
 As the years shall come and go in 
 the future, it is our hope that Mount 
 Union will progress and continue 
 to develop and that her de- 
 velopment will be along all the lin-es 
 of successful activity. May our citi- 
 zens always be wide awake to our 
 tatmicipal needs, and select men. for 
 ^he different borough offices who are 
 •cagtftble and eligible to discharge tK© 
 iesponsibilitiel of the various posi- 
 tions. Let the idea of political fac- 
 tion be destroyed, and the good of 
 the entire people together with the 
 eligibility of the men be made the 
 great and important features in our 
 selection of officers. Put men into 
 office ^Vho know what to do when 
 they get there. In doing this our 
 town will have made great strides 
 toward successful government. 
 
 Let our schools continue to retain 
 there present standard, and .in addi- 
 
747 
 
 tion to this, show marked improve- 
 ment each successive year of their 
 life. "Knowledge is Power," but this 
 is au axiom that many of our school 
 children have not yet learned. Old 
 knowledge vanishes away and new 
 knowledge rises to take its place. El- 
 ectricity is a dilTerent subject today 
 than what it was when Franklin tied 
 the key to the kite string. Astron- 
 omy has discovered worlds and sat- 
 ellites today that Isaac Newton nev- 
 er saw in his day. Psychology is op- 
 ening up today the intricacies of our 
 raehtal fabric, a subject practically 
 unknown in the days of some of the 
 greatest scholars of the past. New 
 developments and new experiments 
 are coming to light every day. We 
 must know thern and to a great ex- 
 tent our schools are the media 
 thfough Avhlch this advanced learning 
 mlist come. Let our schools be on 
 a par with the best public schools 
 of the State. 
 
 Let our industrial evolution con- 
 tinue, for Mount Union has abundant 
 resources here and close at hand, 
 which should be an extraordinary In- 
 ducement to the manufacturer and 
 the business man. We are located in 
 the midst of the coal lands of the 
 Broad Top; we are situated along 
 the Juniata river, which fact guaran- 
 tees abundant water power; and av- 
 ailable building sites are still at hand 
 for the individual or the corporation 
 looking for a place to locate. We 
 have reason to stretch our optimism 
 
748 
 
 so as to predict that in these moun- 
 tains around us here, there are valu- 
 able minerals, perhaps gold hidden, 
 which have not yet been discovered 
 bj' man. The future may reveal the 
 mystery and thus make Mount Un- 
 ion famous. 
 
 Let the future, and may that future 
 not be too faf distant, bring to Mount 
 Union paved streets, a sewerage sys- 
 tem that is complete in every par- 
 ticular, a water power and a pressure 
 that .will; not be disturbed by slight 
 drought, municipal ownership of light 
 as- well:, as water, and some system 
 about -the laying of sidewalks and 
 erecting of buildings and dwellings. 
 These things are greatly needed in 
 Mount Union, and the town can nev- 
 er expect to be an ideal modern city 
 or- even a town conspicuous among 
 the best of the State until these nec- 
 essary demands have been satisfied. 
 They must come in the future if we 
 expect to keep abreast with the times. 
 They have really got to come if we 
 expect to conlinue to grow. 
 
 Let the temperance enthusiasm con- 
 tinue to reign in Mount Union in the 
 future as it has in the past, notwith- 
 standing the wholesale distribution 
 of beer and whiskey now prevalent. 
 May the license question in the future 
 be just as improbable here as it is 
 today. Let the right thinking people 
 be against license ana remain against 
 it, and if they do this the matter will 
 never become an issue. The people 
 can get what they want, and if they 
 
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 want the right thing- they will get 
 it. Statistics show that towns where 
 the sale of rom is forbidden are more 
 prosperoTis than these where intoxi- 
 cants are sold. You cannot expect 
 to have a good wholesome citizenship 
 evolve out of habitual drnkards any 
 more than the hi.ghest type of man 
 can through centuries of evolution 
 develop from an ape. 
 
 Then, we have this great plea to 
 make in the closing of this volume, 
 that our churches may continue to 
 mold the life of th;; community, and 
 that as the population increases the 
 number of church edifices may in- 
 crease in corresponding proportion. 
 May the influence for good never be 
 lax in Mount Union. The church is 
 responsible for the moral and religi- 
 ous growth of the town, and in many 
 instances for the industrial life of the 
 community. As is the church life in 
 Mount Union, so will be our develop- 
 ment and success in every activity. 
 The church will determine our relig- 
 ious and moral destiny. Our spirit- 
 ual development is one of the first 
 things to be looked after as a com- 
 munity. In addition to the churches, 
 let the newspapers of Mount Union 
 tand for good as well as righteousness, 
 and may they fill the popular mind 
 with that which is edifying rather 
 than what is sensational and trashy. 
 May there be good, religious men, 
 godly and honest men, at the head of 
 our city, men who are interested in 
 the good of everybody and not so 
 
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 much in theii- own personal welfare, 
 and then will Mount Union continue 
 to be a great town and her influence 
 be felt throughout the State, country 
 and perhaps the world. 
 
 We started this historical sketch of 
 Mount Union last summer. The first 
 installment of it was printed in the' 
 Mount Union Times September 10,- 
 1909. At the beginning it was ex- 
 pected that only a brief history would' 
 result and no thought of making a 
 book was entertained. As the hid- 
 den treasures of interesting historical 
 narrative have unfolded, the prospect 
 has widened, and it has been deemed 
 worth while to enlarge upon the prim- 
 itive expectations, thus reaching the 
 limitation of a volume of several hun- 
 dred pages, setting forth some of the 
 historical facts of Mount Union, 
 Shirleysburg and Shirley township. 
 This history does not enter into de- 
 tail as extensively as the writer would 
 desire, if more time and space were 
 available, but from the superficial 
 data, and despite the inefficiency of 
 the effort, it is hoped that this work 
 will meet the approbation of the pub- 
 lic. We write these closing lines this 
 eighteenth day of February, nineteen 
 hundred and ten. We write them as 
 we have written the entire volume, 
 because of our love for Mount Union, 
 in view of the fact that we have been 
 born and bred within, her borders. 
 Unto many who have been nurtured 
 here and who have felt the effects of 
 
752 
 
 the town's influence, in tlie present as 
 well as in the past. Mount Union shall 
 'ever be held in precious memory. 
 May her prosperity never wane; may 
 ■the smoke from her wheels of indus- 
 try never cease to rise; may her mor- 
 al and religious life as well as her 
 highest standard of living and ethics 
 never become lax, "Dut far out even 
 into the dim future, untold, unseen 
 and untried, may Mount Union con- 
 tinue to live as one of the best, 
 cleanest and most successful towns 
 in the Juniata Valley. 
 
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