. History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania . r-ing the season of 1886, intends erecting a silk-mill the present year on the site of the old saw-mill, and a (iueen Anne residence, together withlarge additions to his hotel. He is the ownerof the old Thomas homestead farm, whichhe carries on. In the Grant Presidential cam-paign of 1872 he erected, at an expense ofseven thousand dollars, a wigwam at Passaic,N. J., which, after it had served political ends,he turned into what was known as KilgourLyceum. Mr. Kilgour affiliates with theRepublican party, and has been closely identi-fie
. History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties, Pennsylvania . r-ing the season of 1886, intends erecting a silk-mill the present year on the site of the old saw-mill, and a (iueen Anne residence, together withlarge additions to his hotel. He is the ownerof the old Thomas homestead farm, whichhe carries on. In the Grant Presidential cam-paign of 1872 he erected, at an expense ofseven thousand dollars, a wigwam at Passaic,N. J., which, after it had served political ends,he turned into what was known as KilgourLyceum. Mr. Kilgour affiliates with theRepublican party, and has been closely identi-fied with its work of reform for many was an intimate friend of the late SenatorMadden, of Middletown, N. Y., who, at thetime of his failure, assisted him largely to re-engage in business and thereby attain his pres-ent success. Mr. Kilgour is a liberal supporter of churchand educational interests at his own home atPassaic, when his large contributions forbenevolent objects lighten the burdens of thoseless able, and secure to himself the satisfaction. PIKE COUNTY. 071 of feeling that, commensurate with liis pros-perity, the works of benevolent charity andevery object and enterprise calculated to benefithis fellow-citizens should also be built up andsustained. He has always been known as aprogressive citizen, large-hearted and generous,and has reached the royal road to wealth in thesame way other men have found it—by dint ofhard work, energy, patient perseverance anduntiring industry. A correspondent of thePort Jervis Gazette says of him,— He is known all over the country as the Blue-Stone King. Long may he enjoy the sobriquet, forhe has well earned it. At Shohola, and at ParkersGlen, iwhere the blue-stone works are located, shows himself the same generous, liberal-minded citizen he is in Passaic. At Shohola he hasjust broken ground for the erection of five cottagesand commenced building operations on the construc-tion of a switch-back gravity road that is t
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