. Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania: including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and many of the early settled families. eans he se-cured, in i860, funds for one term in the HonesdaleNormal School, then conducted by Prof. he was residing near the present site of Clemo,and had to walk five miles to Honesdale, there werestill many difficulties to overcome, and at times,owing to bad weather, he was unable to attend at made good use of his time, however, at th
. Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania: including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and many of the early settled families. eans he se-cured, in i860, funds for one term in the HonesdaleNormal School, then conducted by Prof. he was residing near the present site of Clemo,and had to walk five miles to Honesdale, there werestill many difficulties to overcome, and at times,owing to bad weather, he was unable to attend at made good use of his time, however, at the endof the term obtaining a teachers certificate, and hetook charge of a school in South Canaan three terms as a teacher, he, in February, 1864,entered the Quartermasters department of the En-gineer Brigade, under Rufus Ingalls, andserved until discharged in March, 1865. In June,1865, he rented a building at Varden from ButlerSwan, putting in a planing-mill plant, and began themanufacture of lumber, his capital at the timeamounting to about $500. During the followingwinter, finding that Mr. Swan desired to sell, heborrowed $1,350, and purchased the plant. He hasever since carried on business there with a con-.
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