Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county :also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies,family histories and biographies of representative men of the county :illustrated . 20, 1888, and resigned from serviceof the B. &. O. R. R. December i, was appointed trainmaster of the Atlan-tic and Danville railway, with headquartersat Norfolk, Aa., January 21, 1891; continuedin that position until Sep
Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county :also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies,family histories and biographies of representative men of the county :illustrated . 20, 1888, and resigned from serviceof the B. &. O. R. R. December i, was appointed trainmaster of the Atlan-tic and Danville railway, with headquartersat Norfolk, Aa., January 21, 1891; continuedin that position until September I, 1894, whenhe resigned to go into business for entered the service of the Chicago andAlton railway as train dispatcher April i,1895, at Bloomington, 111.; resigned and en-tered the service of the Toledo, St. Louisand Kansas City railway December 25, 1895,as train dispatcher; appointed chief train dis-patcher November 25, 1896. He re-enteredthe service of the 3. & O. R. R. November15, 1897, as chief clerk in the assistant gen-eral superintendents office, Pittsburg, Pa.,and was appointed trainmaster of the Con-nellsville division, B. & O. R. R., with head-quarters at Connellsville, Pa., January i,1898, which jiosition he now holds. standing with his superior officersis high and he is regarded as a coming rail-. AISID HISTORICAL REFERENCE BOOK OF FAYETTE COUNTY. 797 road man in his line of the profession. was married November 30, 1899, toEdna Roberta Johnston, daughter of Captainand Mrs. Loyd Johnston, of Connellsville,Pa. He is a member of Connellsville Lodge,No. 503, B. P. O. Elks, of which he was thefirst exalted ruler; is also a member of Clin-ton Lodge, No. 54, A. F. & A. M.; ClintonChapter, No. 82, R. A. M.; Frankfort Coun-cil, No. 46, and Frankfort Commandery, , Knights Templar, of Frankfort, politics he is independent. He and hisfamily are members of the Methodist churchand he is a member of the board of trusteesof
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