. Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania: including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and many of the early settled families. or the next eleven yearshe turned his attention to merchandising, and heafterward devoted himself exclusively to farm-ing, though he has lived retired since 1898. prospered in all his business undertakings,by dint of perseverance and good management, andlie has been progressive as well as enterprising,keeping abreast of the times in his chosen v
. Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania: including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and many of the early settled families. or the next eleven yearshe turned his attention to merchandising, and heafterward devoted himself exclusively to farm-ing, though he has lived retired since 1898. prospered in all his business undertakings,by dint of perseverance and good management, andlie has been progressive as well as enterprising,keeping abreast of the times in his chosen vocationand matters of general interest. As above stated,he has been frequently honored with election to of-fices of responsibility, and he has served creditablyas postmaster (for fifteen years), supervisor, poordirector, auditor, member of the school committee,and justice of the peace, being first chosen to thelast-named incumbency in 1881, since when hehas acted continuously with the exception of oneterm. He was one of the poor commissioners whoestablished the Auburn and Rush township poor-house, located in Rush township. In 1863 he enlist-ed in the 36th P. V. I. as emergency man, andhelped to clear the battlefield and guard prisoners.
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