History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania . he repre-sented Northumberland county in the legislature, and in 1842 he was electedto the Senate. He was a stockholder and director in the Bank of Northum-berland. FebruaiT 6, 1820, he married Harriet Ford, daughter of Dr. Sam-uel Headley, of Benvick, by whom he had two children: Annie Maria, M. Gougewer, of Washington, and Mrs. Harriet Westler, of wife died, June 17, 1823. He was again married, December 12, 1825,to Mrs. Martha Cooke, daughter of James Lemon, of Northumberland children were born to this union,
History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania . he repre-sented Northumberland county in the legislature, and in 1842 he was electedto the Senate. He was a stockholder and director in the Bank of Northum-berland. FebruaiT 6, 1820, he married Harriet Ford, daughter of Dr. Sam-uel Headley, of Benvick, by whom he had two children: Annie Maria, M. Gougewer, of Washington, and Mrs. Harriet Westler, of wife died, June 17, 1823. He was again married, December 12, 1825,to Mrs. Martha Cooke, daughter of James Lemon, of Northumberland children were born to this union, two of whom are living: Mary C, andAmelia H., wife of Anthony Simpson, of Michigan. The second wife died,July 25, 1S80. Mr. Horton was a Democrat in politics. He was active ingetting the public school system established and an active worker and sup-porter of any enterprise conducive to the welfare of the general public. Hewas well kno\vn throughout Pennsylvania, and had an extensive and intimateacquaintance with the prominent men of the ^£r^,^</^^<^a^. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 1101 C. W. GuTELU-s, editor niul publisher of the Public Press, was Ijorn inMifflinburg, Union county, Pennsylvania, November 4, 1S:57, son of Israeland Sarah Gutelius. The father was bom in ]s<)2 at Mifflinburg, Penn-sylvania, and the mother in Trajjpe, Montgomery county. They were theparents of ten children: Louisa; Henrietta; Sarah: Percival; Mary; Emma;H. Clay; Clara; Florence, and C. W. The last named received a commonschool education and began his Inisiness life as a printer. From 1803 toISOn he edited and published the Post at Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, andfrom January I, IbTO, to the latter part of 1ST2 he edited and published theDemocratic Guard at Sunbury. He established the Public Press at North-umberland in 1S72, and has made it a paying institution. Ho went out inan emergency company during the late war, is a Democrat and a member ofthe S. P. K., and was janitor for the Pennsy
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