. Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania biography : illustrated . to per-form the duties of Circuit Judge, butthere being two additional Circuit Judgesfor the Third District, his presence asCircuit Judge was only required at Pitts-burgh as a general rule. Judge Acheson married, June 9, 1859,Sophie Duff, daughter of Dr. William Eliza (Reynolds) Reiter of Pitts-burgh. Judge Acheson died June 21, 1906, withno argued case undecided. One couldask for future generations nothing betterthan that the law continue to be admin-istered by judges as fearless, able andjust as was he. CRAIG, John B., Educator,
. Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania biography : illustrated . to per-form the duties of Circuit Judge, butthere being two additional Circuit Judgesfor the Third District, his presence asCircuit Judge was only required at Pitts-burgh as a general rule. Judge Acheson married, June 9, 1859,Sophie Duff, daughter of Dr. William Eliza (Reynolds) Reiter of Pitts-burgh. Judge Acheson died June 21, 1906, withno argued case undecided. One couldask for future generations nothing betterthan that the law continue to be admin-istered by judges as fearless, able andjust as was he. CRAIG, John B., Educator, School Official. Professor John Bradford Craig, nowserving in his ninth term as Superinten-dent of Schools, at Beaver, Pennsylvania,has gained much distinction as an edu-cator in this section of the State, and,during his long connection with theschools of this locality, has succeeded ingreatly raising the intellectual standardand promoting the efficiency of the sys-tem as a preparation for the responsibleduties of life. Indeed, the constant aim II I I. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY and general character of ProfessorCraigs life-work are summed up in thefamous dictum of Sidney Smith: Thereal object of education is to give chil-dren resources that will endure as longas life endures: habits that time willameliorate, not destroy; occupation thatwill render sickness tolerable, solitudepleasant, age venerable, life more digni-fied and useful, and death less terrible. The founder of the Craig family inAmerica was John Craig, great-grand-father of the subject of this review. Hewas born and reared at Craigshire, Scot-land, whence he immigrated to Americain the colonial epoch of our national his-tory, settling in Clearfield county, Penn-sylvania, where he engaged in agricul-tural operations. He was a gallant andfaithful soldier in the war of the Revolu-tion and, while he did not participate ac-tively in public affairs in his home com-munity, he was ever alert and enthusias-tically in sympathy
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