. Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania biography : illustrated . studies in the year 1870, when,at the age of fifteen, he entered the busi-ness world and commenced his longcareer as a printer. He began as an ap-prentice in the office of John Young, edi-tor and publisher of the Pennsylvanier ;and served a three years term with him,mastering thoroughly the details and re-quirements of his trade. He then workedas a journeyman printer for a few yearsin Philadelphia, Lancaster, Harrisburgand Allentown, followed by a year spentin the same field at Olean, New York ;then, in 1875, he returned to Lebanonand pu
. Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania biography : illustrated . studies in the year 1870, when,at the age of fifteen, he entered the busi-ness world and commenced his longcareer as a printer. He began as an ap-prentice in the office of John Young, edi-tor and publisher of the Pennsylvanier ;and served a three years term with him,mastering thoroughly the details and re-quirements of his trade. He then workedas a journeyman printer for a few yearsin Philadelphia, Lancaster, Harrisburgand Allentown, followed by a year spentin the same field at Olean, New York ;then, in 1875, he returned to Lebanonand pursued the same vocation here fora brief period after which he interruptedhis connection with the printing and pub-lishing trade by entering on a mercantilelife in Lebanon, and also in May, 1892, he became connected withthe Daily News, of Lebanon, as partowner and business manager. The pa-per had been founded in 1872, justtwenty years previously, by the SmithBrothers, and was the first daily issuedin Lebanon. In 1875 the founders sold92. //Ma-m }/r,r,.r,t t ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY the plant to Messrs. Reinhard and Sharp,who continued publication. The pur-chase of the publishing business in May,1892, was made by ihe late Joseph , Adam li. Schropp and Jacob , the last mentioned partner, aswell as the first, being now Adam B. Schropp being thus leftalone in the business, it was incorporatedas the Lebanon News Publishing Com-pany, on January 1, 1912, under the lawsof Pennsylvania, Mr. Schropp being thechief stockholder as aforesaid, and con-tinuing the publication of the two issuesof the paper in the interests of the Re-publican party, of which he is an ardentsupporter. In the year 190J, Mr. Schropp wasnominated by his party as treasurer ofLebanon county, and was elected in thefall by a handsome majority, being theyoungest county treasurer ever elected inLebanon county up to that time. He wasthen only forty-seven years of age, hav-ing b
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