ADDISON L. BECK,
druggist, was born near Curllsville, Clarion Co., Penn., February 5,
1859, and is a son of Dr. J. N. and Ella (Boyles) Beck, the former a
native of Centre County, and his wife of Clarion County, Penn. Dr. Beck
practiced medicine in Curllsville till 1873, when he removed to Sligo in
the same county, where he continued practice until 1881, being actively
engaged in his profession for a period of twenty-two years. In December,
1874, Addison L. went into the drug business in Sligo and carried on the
same until 1882, when he sold out and came to Sharon in August of that
year. He purchased his present store and has since done a successful
business, devoting a portion of his time to chemical analysis. His
parents joined him in the spring of 1884, his father assisting in the
drug store until his death in June, 1888. In 1885-86 our subject
attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, taking a special course
in chemistry, in addition to the regular studies, and was graduated in
the class of 1886-87. In a class numbering 148 Mr. Beck was awarded
three of nine prizes given for merit, and was named as distinguished in
the contest for the Proctor prize of a gold medal. He was awarded half
of the H. C. Lea prize of $100 for the best thesis; the chemistry prize
of an analytical balance for original quantitative analysis; and the
theoretical pharmacy prize of a fine prescription balance and
certificate for the best examination in theoretical pharmacy. Mr. Beck
was married January 30, 1884, to Miss Julia E. Lowe, of Sligo, Penn., of
which union one son, Harold, has been born. Mr. Beck is a Republican, a
member of the P. H. C. and N. U., and with his wife belongs to the
Presbyterian Church.
Source: (History of Mercer County, 1888, page 706)
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