Portrait and biographical record of Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaContaining biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens ..together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . mmenced his career as a teacherin Huntingdon County and continued there forseveral j^cars. In 1877 he went to Linn County,Iowa, and became Principal of a school in Wyom-ing, Jones County, a short time afterwards. In1880 he returned to this state and was offered theprincipalship of Lumber City Academy, a positionhe held for a year. In August, -1886, Professor Moore locate
Portrait and biographical record of Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaContaining biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens ..together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . mmenced his career as a teacherin Huntingdon County and continued there forseveral j^cars. In 1877 he went to Linn County,Iowa, and became Principal of a school in Wyom-ing, Jones County, a short time afterwards. In1880 he returned to this state and was offered theprincipalship of Lumber City Academy, a positionhe held for a year. In August, -1886, Professor Moore located inLancaster, where he had been appointed as Rectorof Franklin and Marshall Academy. He has fourassistant teachers and is meeting with an encour-aging degree of success in the management of theschool. He has charge of several of the higherclasses, being Professor of Mathematics, Latin andGreek. By a recent action of the Board of Trus-tees, ladies are entitled to admission into the regu-lar classes and are granted all advantages affordedthe other sex. In 1887 Professor Moore receivedthe degree of Master of Arts from Franklin andMarshall College. Mrs. Moore is Matron in theacademy, is a most excellent and deserving lady. A. H. HERSHKY. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 567 and endeavors to make the resident students feelat home and that she is speciall3 interested in theirwelfare. The marriage of Professor Moore was celebratedin Lisbon, Iowa, Februarj- 6, 1879, with Miss AdaDouglass, who was born in the same town as washer husband. Her paternal great-grandfather wasa native of Scotland, who, on his coming to Amer-ica, settled in central Pennsylvania and was oneof the pioneer teachers. Her grandfather followedthe calling of a blacksmith in McConnellstown,near wliich place Mrs. Moores father, Joseph Doug-hiss, was also born. He was a merchant for manyyears in that place and died in December, wife, formerly Nancy Johnston, was born inthe same locality as was her father, .J
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