. Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania biography : illustrated . several years, employed a large forceof men in these various disposed of his interests in theseundertakings, Mr. Parkhurst establishedhimself in the mercantile business, whichhe conducted successfully for a numberof years, but in 1903 disposed of this andpurchased a general insurance business,in which he is engaged at-the presenttime (1913). For some years Mr. Parkhurst was amember of the board of directors of theAddison & Northern Pennsylvania Rail-road Company, in which he was electedto the office of vice-president,
. Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania biography : illustrated . several years, employed a large forceof men in these various disposed of his interests in theseundertakings, Mr. Parkhurst establishedhimself in the mercantile business, whichhe conducted successfully for a numberof years, but in 1903 disposed of this andpurchased a general insurance business,in which he is engaged at-the presenttime (1913). For some years Mr. Parkhurst was amember of the board of directors of theAddison & Northern Pennsylvania Rail-road Company, in which he was electedto the office of vice-president, but de-clined to serve in this office. Like hisfather, Mr. Parkhurst has always had thewelfare of Elkland deeply at heart, andgives liberally of his time and means toforward its interests in every cause of education has had a morethan ordinary attraction for him, andfor almost a quarter of a century he hasserved continuously as a member of theschool board, and during this time hehas greatly advanced the cause he hashad at heart. • .. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY Mr. Parkhurst married, October 7,1896, Marian M. Moon, born in Bain- •bridge, New York, daughter of the S. H. Moon, a Presbyterian clergy-man who preached at Bainbridge andPeckville, and who was the pastor ofthe church at Elkland for more thaneighteen years. The work he accom-plished was of the highest order. Hewas a scholarly gentleman, and while atElkland received many nattering offersto accept other pastorates, but preferredto remain with the people to whom hehad become so deeply attached in thecourse of the passing years. His lastyears were spent in Brandt, Susque-hanna county, Pennsylvania, where hisdeath occurred at the age of seventyyears. Mrs. Parkhurst took specialcourses in language and music in WilsonCollege, and being possessed of a mag-nificent soprano voice was the recipientof a very fine musical education. Hertalent has been called into requisition inthe churches of New York City, Broo
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