. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. Club, havingbeen elected in 1907. Thi^^ is a clubof 1100 nienibers. Senatoi Adam-s isalso a charter nieanber and one ofthe directors of tlie Colorado GolfClub, having- been elected in is a country club with 250 mem-bers. a I\foun; Union boy, who hasmade good in lie far west, stands side side with MayorSpeer. He controls a large and lucra- tive law busine&s and is well andpopularly known not only in this city-hut throughout the State. Mountln,ion is proud of the fact thatshe has sent forth a man who isa-blet
. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. Club, havingbeen elected in 1907. Thi^^ is a clubof 1100 nienibers. Senatoi Adam-s isalso a charter nieanber and one ofthe directors of tlie Colorado GolfClub, having- been elected in is a country club with 250 mem-bers. a I\foun; Union boy, who hasmade good in lie far west, stands side side with MayorSpeer. He controls a large and lucra- tive law busine&s and is well andpopularly known not only in this city-hut throughout the State. Mountln,ion is proud of the fact thatshe has sent forth a man who isa-bleto soar so high in the political andcivic life of this great cijy, of theWefst. JOHN ALBERT SMITH •John Albert Smith, a son of theIate Philip and Margaret Smith, de-ceas;ed rt Mount Union, and brotherff Mrs. r;e>rge Lukens of toAvn, wasborn in Blacklog Valley, Oct. 26, was 4 years oM when his parentsmoved to Mount Union, and it washer^ that he sipent his boyhood days,and attended the public schools. learned telegraphy early in 582. Albert Smith life under Miss Rose Boyle, who wasthen in charge of the office at thispla-ce. He^^Teft Mou^it Union for at an early age. worked atdifferent places es operator He wasmarried to Miss Liiia Ferg and tothat union were born 5 children, 2girls and 3 boys. From the Westhe moved to Norfolk, Va., where hewas employed on the Norfolk & West-ern Railroad. He tater was employedon different railroadis as train disi-patcher anl yard master, Two yearsaigothe United States eovernp^ent senthim to Panama as Manager of the 583 Panama R. R,. and on Dec. 1,1909 promoted to be General Superin-tendent of the Panamia R. R. ; andSteamship Lines^. The success thatMr. Smith: has achieved is worthytlie commendation of the town ef hisboyhood. J. BRUCE DAVIS .J. Bruce Davis vms born in New-ton Hsmilton, Jan. 22, 1S70. is a son of Patrick and MaryDavis (deceased). The family cametc Mount Union, when Mr. Davis wasfour
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