Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county :also,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 . arried on the business until 1880. whenMessrs. Cooper and the other member with-drew, leaving Mr. Frisbee in exclusive own-ership. He continued to be engaged thereinup to 1897, when he established a hardwarebusiness exclusively,
Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county :also,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 . arried on the business until 1880. whenMessrs. Cooper and the other member with-drew, leaving Mr. Frisbee in exclusive own-ership. He continued to be engaged thereinup to 1897, when he established a hardwarebusiness exclusively, which is operated inconjunction with his son Herbert C. Frisbeeunder the corporate name of the FrisbeeHardware Co. The business of the mer-chandising house under the several firmnames above noted was for a number ofyears larger than that of any other store inFayette county, and the hardware companyrecentl)- established is the leading houseof its kind in the county. Mr. Frisbee tookactive part in the organization of the FirstNational Bank of Connellsville (opened forbusiness April 17, 1876); was elected the firstpresident and has since been re-elected presi-dent at each successive annual meeting ofthe banks directors. Mr. Frisbee was theprojector of the Connellsville, New Havenand Leisenring Street railway, owns a largeinterest in the stock of the company which. AND HISTORICAL REFERENCE BOOK OF PAYETTE COUNTY. 559 operates it, and is its president. He is a lead-ing stockholder in and director of the Con-nellsville Surburban railway. He was one ofthe projectors and founders of the Connells-ville Electric Company, which operates oneof the most complete and modern plants ofits kind in Fayette county, and has been oneof its board of directors ever since the com-panys organization. In addition to the busi-ness enterprises named. Mr. Frisbee has hadextensive farming interests and has met withmarked success in the breeding of importedJersey cattle, which he raised upon the Ce-dar Grove
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