BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

F. H. ARNOLD, Port Allegany, son of the Hon. A.S. Arnold, was born at Smethport, McKean Co., Penn., in April, 1834. He attended Smethport and Coudersport academies, and completed his education at Addison, Steuben Co., N.Y. His father, who was a native of Chenango county, N.Y., where he married Ellen M. Medbery, came to Smethport, McKean county, about 1832, where he was engaged in business, as a dealer in general merchandise until his removal to Port Allegany in 1836. He was one of the prominent and able men of McKean county, and his business career was one of uninterrupted success. He was honored by being made a member of the legislature, and was also associate judge of the county, and to him the citizens of Port Allegany are largely indebted for the proud position it occupies among its sister boroughs of the county. His death occurred in April, 1874, and Ellen M., his widow, still has her residence in Port Allegany. Judge Arnold, at the time of his decease, was the wealthiest man in Port Allegany. He was generous to the poor, charitable to the worthy, his aim being, in helping himself, to be of benefit to others, and his death was regretted by all. He was one of the very small number of men of whom it can be said: "Their works never die." The children of Judge and Mrs. Arnold were F.H. and V.A., the latter of whom died when twelve years of age. F.H. ARNOLD, subject of our sketch, when a young man became associated with his father in his large business interests, the firm being A.S. Arnold & Co., which continued until the death of the father. By the thorough business training received during the father's lifetime, the son was pre-eminently qualified to continue successfully the large enterprises his father had inaugurated. F.H. Arnold and E.B. Dolley, gentlemen now well known to the business men of McKean county, formed a partnership, purchasing the lumber and mercantile interests of A.S. Arnold & Co., and are still extensively engaged in business, affording employment to many men. Mr. Arnold has been prominently identified with all local improvements looking to the permanent prosperity of the borough, and upon the incorporation of the First National Bank, May 2, 1888, he became its first president, a position he still holds. He was largely instrumental in the organization of the Port Allegany water-works, becoming the first president of that company; is also a stockholder in the Coudersport & Port Allegany Railroad, and organization free from all indebtedness, and of which no stock is on the market. Mr. Arnold has, with others, three gas wells, and entertains designs to put down in the near future enough to afford a supply for the entire borough. It is almost superfluous to add that his influence and aid are cheerfully extended to any purpose having for its object the welfare and prosperity of Port Allegany. Mr. Arnold is a supporter of the Democratic party; is a member of Liberty Lodge, No. 505, F. & A.M., of Arnold Chapter, R.A.M., and of St. John's Commandery, K.T. He married (January 1, 1857) Justina P., daughter of Levi Coates, formerly of McKean county, Penn., and they have one child, Kate D., now Mrs. E.P. Dalrymple.

ASHBEL F. BARD, Port Allegany, son of Robert and Marion (Freeman) Bard, was born at Farmersville, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., in 1817. His parents were among the pioneers of that county, and for twenty-five years his father was proprietor of a hotel. His mother died about 1861, and his father about 1865. They had four children: A.F., Abigail (deceased), Margaret and Samuel P. Ashbel F. made his home with his parents until he became a merchant at Franklinville; afterward removed to Wisconsin, where he remained three years. He then returned to New York and engaged in farming, and in October, 1870, located at Port Allegany, where he embarked in the hardware trade. He married Julia A., daughter of William Waring, of Franklinville, and they have five children: Robert C., William H., Nathan R., Julia A. (Mrs. M.A. Lillibridge) and Carlton R. Mr. Bard has associated with him two sons, Robert C. and Nathan R., the firm name being A.F. Bard & Co. Robert C. was a soldier during the war of the Rebellion. A.F. Bard is a Democrat in his political view.

NATHAN R. BARD, Port Allegany, third son of A.F. and Julia A. Bard, was born in Franklinville, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., in 1848. He made his home with his parents until fifteen years of age, when he learned the tinner's trade, and in 1870, removed to St. Paul, Minn. In 1872 he married Mary F., daughter of Samuel Stevens, of Concord, N.H., and soon after returned to Port Allegany, where he became associated in the hardware trade with his father. In 1883, with Hon. A.M. Benton, he went into the lumber business at Roulette, the firm name being A.M. Benton & Co., Judge Olmsted, of Coudersport, being one of the firm. In 1888 his interest was purchased, and he retired; A.M. Benton's interest has now been bought, and the firm will become N.R. Bard & Co. Mr. Bard is a member of Liberty Lodge, No. 505, F. & A.M., and a charter member of Arnold Chapter, R.A.M. He was the second burgess of the borough, and has been one of the leading citizens. In politics he is a Democrat. Mr. Bard is an enterprising, public-spirited man, and is prominently identified with the business interests of Port Allegany.

SOLOMON H. BARRETT, Port Allegany, son of Nathaniel and Lydia Barrett, was born in Bethlehem, N.H. (near Mount Washington), in 1809. With his parents he removed to Paris, Oneida Co., N.Y., remaining there until his removal to Smethport, Penn., in 1831. He was both a miller and millwright, and speedily found employment at Smethport, where he remained several years. In November, 1842, he removed to Port Allegany, where he built a grist-mill for Sartwell & Arnold, and operated it four years; this mill was taken down in 1849, during which year Mr. Barrett erected the grist-mill now owned by Arnold & Dolley, and of which he was for thirty three years the proprietor. In 1836 he married Mary A., daughter of Charles Manning, formerly of Lisle, Broome Co., N.Y., and to them were born six children: Charles N., George C., Clarence G., H. Jay (deceased), Lettie (Mrs. F.L. Rhodes, in Dakota), and Nellie A. (Mrs. J.W. Kershner, in Port Allegany). George C. and Clarence G. are also in Dakota, married, and engaged in farming. Mr. Barrett is one of McKean county's oldest pioneers. When he first came to Port Allegany there were but three buildings in the place, with no residences between that town and Smethport, and the county was a comparative wilderness. He is a member of the Democratic party, and held the office of postmaster several years.

C. N. BARRETT, contractor, Port Allegany, is a son of Solomon H. Barrett, and was born in Olean, N.Y., in 1838. His parents eventually removed to Port Allegany, with whom he made his home until August, 1861, when he enlisted in Company H, Forty-sixth Regiment, P.V.I., as private, and was afterward promoted to second lieutenant. He was wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville, and again at Cassville, Ga., during Sherman's campaign. He served nearly four years, and was mustered out of the service in July, 1865. Returning to Port Allegany, he built the planing-mill property he recently sold to C.E. Grover, and operated it up to that time, and was also engaged as contractor and builder. He has been a leading citizen of Port Allegany, being prominently identified with its organization as a borough, and is recognized as a stirring and enterprising man who works for the interest of the town. He and C.A. Larrabee were instrumental in the establishment of Henry Metcalf Post, G.A.R., at Port Allegany, in which he is an active worker. Mr. Barrett was married in October, 1862, to Caroline J., daughter of Jacob Wiederich, of Roulette, Potter Co., Penn., and to this union one son, Arthur, was born in 1873.

A. M. BENTON, Port Allegany, son of Noah S. and Nancy (Lampkin) Benton, was born in Livingston county, N.Y., in October, 1816, his parents being among the pioneers of that county. They were in Canada at the beginning of the war of 1812, but returned to the States, locating in New York State, where their last two children were born, two having been previously born in Canada and six in Vermont, ten in all, of whom but two are living: Tallman, a resident of California, and A.M. Noah S., father of A.M., died in Livingston county, N.Y., in 1829, after which his widow made her home with A.M. until her decease, which occurred in January, 1874, when she was aged ninety-nine years, nine months and four days. A.M. remained at home until his father's decease, and, although at that time only thirteen years of age, it became necessary for him to engage in some occupation. From then until 1838, he pursued various vocations, and during that year he located at Mill Grove, N.Y., on the Allegheny river; five years later he removed to Potter county, Penn., and in 1845 settled at Port Allegany, McKean Co., Penn., where he engaged in business as a lumberman. Then he purchased a mill, and, being successful, within two years he erected two others, and for a period of twenty-six years was extensively engaged in the pine lumber trade in Liberty townships, and in 1870 built in Eldred. In November, 1845, he purchased his first bill of goods for a general store, and became a merchant. Mr. Benton is one of that class of men who are indebted only to themselves for the successes they have achieved. Beginning his career as a poor boy, by his own efforts he secured a handsome competency, and, although deprived of the advantages of a liberal education, was a close observer of men, and found much of value in what many would have passed unheeded; in fact, in many spheres of life his success can be attributed to his habit of close observation, indomitable energy and honesty of purpose, united with abundant natural abilities. Among other things he was largely interested in the organization of the Buffalo & Washington Railroad, now known as the Western New York & Philadelphia, and was a director during the first three years of its existence, obtaining its first charter and perfecting its organization. Being the only director outside of Buffalo, he resigned to make room for one from that city, who could devote more time to its interests, and be more acceptable. He was also a director in the Coudersport & Port Allegany Railroad. In 1859 he received the nomination to and was elected a member of the legislature, serving during the winter of 1859-60; he again received the nomination in 1860, but was defeated by a small majority, that being the year of Lincoln's election to the presidency. In 1863 he was re-elected by a large majority from the same district, embracing five counties: Clearfield, Elk, McKean, Jefferson and Forest. In 1855 he was elected commissioner of the county, serving four years, and has frequently had the honor of representing his constituency as delegate to State conventions. As an illustration of his intuitive knowledge, a little incident is related in connection with his official life as a member of the legislature. It appears a railroad measure was about to be acted upon, the lobbyists were in force, and Mr. Benton was approached by one of the distinguished members from Philadelphia, who, extending the usual courtesies, asked Mr. Benton how he stood upon the Union Railroad bill. The bluntness of his reply is characteristic of the man: "I haven't stood upon it, sir," adding an adjective to make his meaning more emphatic, and continuing, said that the "morning papers could contain no article from a reporter stating that the member from the Wildcat district of Pennsylvania had been sold out," adding emphasis with more adjectives. But now, in the evening of his years, possessed of an abundance of this world's goods, on account of disease he is compelled to forsake and abandon the honors most men prize, and to retire fro m active busin ess life, having made a disposition of his large interests to afford relief from all business cares. In March, 1845, he married Beulah G., daughter of Freeman Hill, of Friendship, Allegany Co., N.Y. To them were born three children: Volney H., who was a resident of, and engaged in the coal business in, Ohio, but who, while in Michigan on business in March, 1888, dropped dead; Frances, now Mrs. H.L. Chapman, of Jackson, Ohio, and Kittie, now Mrs. J.F. House, of Buffalo. The mother died December 6, 1886. Mr. Benton has always been an active supporter of the Democratic party.

CHARLES W. BURR, farmer and lumberman, P.O. Port Allegany, is a son of Edgar W. and Jane (Hardes) Burr, and was born in the county of Kent, England, in 1840. His parents married there, and came to America in 1848, where they located on a farm on Portage creek, Liberty township, McKean Co., Penn., in 1854, and in 1856 removed to the place Mr. Burr now owns on Lillibridge creek, and which he cleared. To them were born three sons and six daughters: Charles W., Edgar, Jane, Ellen, Charlotte, Orsavillia, John, Viola and Rose. The mother died in 1888, and the father now makes his home with this son, Charles W. Charles W. Burr remained at home until 1862, when he married Eliza M., daughter of William Grigsby, of Liberty township; then in 1868 located on the farm he now owns in Liberty township, which he cleared and improved, and he is now one of the successful farmers and lumbermen of the township. Mr. and Mrs. Burr have five children: Willie L., Elmon, Mart, Freddie and Grace. Mr. Burr in politics is a Democrat; has been supervisor, school director, and has held various other official positions.

MAHLON JOSEPH COLCORD, attorney at law, Port Allegany, was born in Eulalia township, Potter Co., Penn., July 4, 1853, a son of David D. Colcord. He attended the district school during the winter season till sixteen years of age, and then moving with his parents to First Fork, Cameron county, same State, he worked at farming and lumbering until twenty-one years of age. Mr. Colcord then attended the academy at Coudersport, a part of two terms, and began teaching, in which work he rose to some prominence in Potter and Cameron counties. In 1879 he attended the Central State Normal School at Lock Haven, Penn., where he graduated at the head of his class the following year. After teaching two years more, he began the study of law with Snyder & Dornan, at Port Allegany; was admitted to the bar June 1, 1883, and at once became a partner in the office of his preceptors. In 1886 Mr. Colcord married Edith Haskell, of Coudersport, eldest daughter of Edwin Haskell (editor of the Potter County Journal), and a graduate of the Central State Normal School. Starting in life with no other capital that good parentage, wholesome early training, and a good stock of pluck, Mr. Colcord has won his way to success by diligence, integrity, and an ambition to excel in what he undertakes. Unassuming always, but determined, and true to his convictions of the right, he is an excellent example of a self-made man. He has a lucrative and increasing law practice, being always reliable, and faithful to the interests of his clients. Mr. Colcord is a member of Liberty Lodge, F. & A.M., of Port Allegany, and of Amos D. Colcord Camp, S. of V., of Coudersport.

J. B. COLCORD, physician and surgeon, Port Allegany, was born in Thurston, Steuben Co., N.Y., August 12, 1862, a son of Albert and Elizabeth (Shearer) Colcord, who settled in Eulalia, Potter Co., Penn., in 1868, where the father, a blacksmith by trade, still resides. J.B. Colcord was reared in Potter county from six years of age, and was educated in the graded schools of Coudersport. In 1882 he began the study of medicine with Dr. E.S. Mattison, of Coudersport, entered the College of Physicians, of Baltimore, Md., in the fall of 1882, and was graduated in the spring of 1885. He began the practice of his profession in Coudersport in the same year, where he remained until August, 1886, when he located at Turtle Point, where he had an active practice, but April 1, 1889, he moved to Port Allegany, where he is now permanently located. He is a member of the Sons of Veterans, and in politics is a Republican.

HORACE COLEMAN, farmer, P.O. Port Allegany, a son of Dr. Horace and Sally (Cone) Coleman, was born in 1821 on the farm he now owns in Liberty township, McKean Co., Penn. His father was of English descent, his mother a native of Connecticut. They were married in Pittsfield, Mass., and located in Otsego county, N.Y.; then removed to Liberty township, McKean Co., Penn., January 18, 1817, when this county was a wilderness. Here Dr. Coleman built a log house and engaged in farming, being also associated with Capt. Dwight for a number of years in the lumber business. The Doctor was one of the first practitioners in McKean county, and was the first postmaster in Liberty township, having the office at his residence for about twenty years. He and his wife reared a family of ten children: Joseph, Margaret (the late Mrs. Willis Barrett), Sarah (Mrs. David S. Hall, of Kane), Horace, Dwight (deceased), Julia A. (Mrs. John Crozier), William H., Caroline (Mrs. John Brewer), Orlando D. and Hannah H. The Doctor died August 20, 1859, his wife having preceded him January 19, 1857. He had suffered many of the privations incident to pioneer life. He packed and transported provisions on horseback from Jersey Shore, eighty miles distant, to his home in Liberty township. Horace Coleman was reared and educated in Liberty township, and has always lived on the old homestead. He is a member of the Democratic party, and has been road commissioner, supervisor fifteen or twenty years, and has held various other official positions.

WM. H. COLEMAN, farmer, P.O. Port Allegany, son of Dr. Horace Coleman, was born in Liberty township, McKean county, Penn., in 1827, and was reared and educated in his native township, which has always been his home. In 1852 he married Sarah A., daughter of Andrew Fortner, after which event he located on the farm he now owns, and has since been engaged in farming and in the lumber trade. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman have four children: Thomas G., Andrew H., May A. (Mrs. Elden McDowell) and Willie F. Mr. Coleman is a Republican in politics. He is a prominent and influential citizen, and has occupied several official positions in the township.

W. J. DAVIS, postmaster at Port Allegany, is a son of Urian and Louise Davis, and was born in Otsego county, N.Y., in 1814. He made his home with his parents until 1835 (they having removed to Allegany county, N.Y., in 1833), and began his business life as a clerk, eventually becoming a merchant until his removal in 1844 to Farmers Valley, McKean county, where he continued his former business, and also was engaged in the lumber trade. In 1847 he removed to Smethport, where he was engaged in the mercantile business; in 1850 he came to Port Allegany, engaging in mercantile business and dealing extensively in lumber. February 21, 1848, he married Helen M., daughter of Joel Sartwell, and they have had two children, one of whom is living, Marion. Mr. Davis was elected a member of the legislature in 1868, serving one term; was also elected county commissioner, and has served as justice of the peace. He received the appointment as postmaster May 26, 1885, and Port Allegany was made a third-class postoffice August 10, 1888. Mr. Davis' father was in the war of 1812. He lived until ninety-three years of age, and died in Allegany county, N.Y., in 1884.

E. B. DOLLEY, Port Allegany, son of Daniel Dolley, was born in Oxford county, Me., in 1826, where he was reared and educated, remaining there until 1845, when he took a trip around the world on a whaling vessel. In 1849 he located at Port Allegany, where he was engaged in the hotel business, having also a tannery and general store. In 1868, with F.H. Arnold, he purchased the lumber and mercantile interests of A.S. Arnold & Co., and the two have since been constantly associated in business. He and Mr. Arnold were instrumental in the establishment of the Port Allegany water-works, and they are and have been heavy operators in the oil fields of Pennsylvania, having had twenty wells in the Rixford field, a portion of which was destroyed by fire, and a part has been sold. He also, with Mr. Arnold, started the gas-works here, having six wells, and ultimately design to supply the necessities of the borough in that direction. Mr. Dolley is one of the wealthy and prominent men of McKean county, and was elected treasurer of the county in 1868. Politically he is a Democrat. He is a member of Liberty Lodge, No. 505, F. & A.M., Arnold Chapter, R.A.M., and St. John's Commandery, K.T. Mr. Dolley married Louisa M., daughter of Isaac Vinar, of Massachusetts; and to them were born two children, of whom but one is living: Mina (Now Mrs. C.R. Bard, of Port Allegany, to whom one child has been born, P.F., now a boy of eleven years of age.).

CHARLES A. DOLLEY, Port Allegany, son of Daniel and Sarah (Foster) Dolley, was born in the town of Wells, Me., in 1840, and, with his parents, came to McKean county in 1849, locating on Lillibridge creek, Liberty township, where they engaged in clearing land, it being a wilderness at that time, with but few buildings in the township. His father devoted the balance of his life to farming, and was also a lumberman. Their family consisted of thirteen children, ten of whom are living (the youngest being now forty-five years of age), and for forty-five years remained unbroken. The children are named as follows: Christina (wife of J.C. Goding), Judith (wife of Alonzo Thomson), Fannie (wife of Joel Stinchfield), Enoch B., Leonard H. (deceased), Elijah, Oris, Izates, Charles A., O.P., Linas, Otis and Edward Payson. Charles A. made his home with his parents until 1859, when he went to California, where he remained three and one-half years. He then returned to Port Allegany and commenced business as a farmer, merchant and lumberman, in which he is still engaged. He is a Prohibitionist and a member of the Sons of Temperance. He was married, in 1865, to Martha J. Grigsby, and they have four children: Ida, Dora, Chester and Alsa. Mr. Dolley has held various official positions in the borough and township, and is one of the representative citizens. He is well to do and is public-spirited, using his means liberally for the promotion of all worthy enterprises.

MANLEY C. FIELD, superintendent, Port Allegany. The extensive tanning establishment of Root & Keating, located at Port Allegany, has for the past twelve years been under the superintendency of Mr. Manley C. Field. This gentleman was born in Rushford, N.Y., May 16, 1846, attended the common schools of the place, and Olean and Franklinville academies, and afterward taught school twelve terms, when he entered the service of Jewett & Keating, of Buffalo, in their leather store. He spent several years there, and about a year before the firm became Root & Keating he moved to Port Allegany, where he became their superintendent. Mr. Field was married, in 1868, to Mary E. Covell, of Allegany, N.Y., and they have had five children, four of whom are living: Stewart L., J.M., Zua C. and Howard. Their eldest child, Bessie, died in infancy. Mr. Field has served the town as school director and auditor, and has been one of the borough council. For about twenty-five years he was a member of the Christian Church, but is now serving as Sunday-school superintendent, trustee and treasurer of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Port Allegany. He has been prominently identified with temperance work for many years, and is a thorough-going member of the Prohibition party.

EPHRAIM FITCH, farmer and lumberer, P.O. Port Allegany, is a son of Ephraim and Athalia (Smith) Fitch, and was born at Ellicottsville, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., in 1817, and was the first white child born in that town. His father was a native of Oxford, Chenango County, N.Y., and his mother of Butternut, same county. They located in Cattaraugus county in 1816, and reared a family of ten children: Ephraim, Caroline (the late Mrs. Burlingame), James L., Ophelia (the late Mrs. Smith), Hannah (the late Mrs. Chamberlain), John O., O.B., Mrs. Lydia Diltz, Charles D. (who died in the army) and Mrs. Harriet Laten. Ephraim remained with his parents in Cattaraugus county until 1836, when he removed to Port Allegany, and was employed by Harry Bryan, a lumberman, in the erection of a mill. In 1839 he married Cornelia A., daughter of Daniel Wright, and located in Liberty township, where he purchased a farm, and has since been engaged in business as farmer and lumberman. For thirty-seven years Mr. Fitch rafted down the Allegheny and Ohio rivers, but, there being no railroads in the earlier days, he was compelled to find his way back from Pittsburgh on foot, the round trip occupying about two weeks. From 1836 to 1845 there was but one road in Liberty township, in which Mr. Fitch now resides, and up to 1840 groceries and provisions were very high, as well as scarce, although wild game was quite plentiful, Mr. Fitch having killed hundreds of deer and bears and any amount of small game. Sartwell & Arnold, the lumbermen of Port Allegany at that day, were in the habit of sending a four-ox team to Jersey Shore every year for a load of corn, which, on reaching the home market, was worth $2 per bushel, the distance traveled being over one hundred miles, and the time consumed in making the trip from ten to twelve days. Mr. and Mrs. Fitch, who have now been married over fifty years, and are still in good health, have had six children: Albert, A.M., Ophelia (Mrs. W.C. Medbery), George B., Ellen A. (Mrs. Nelson Cole), and Frank A. Willie (the last named being deceased). Mr. Fitch affiliates with the Democratic party, and has held all the township offices. He has been for twenty-five years justice of the peace.

L. J. GALLUP, farmer and lumberer, P.O. Port Allegany, is a son of Orrin W. and Nancy H. (Corwin) Gallup, and was born in Norwich township, McKean Co., Penn., in 1836. His paternal grandfather, Nathaniel Gallup, who was one of the pioneers of the county, located in Norwich township, and reared a family of eleven children: J.F., Andrew, Orrin, Nathaniel, Daniel, Ebben, Orlando, Alfred, Philetus, Arnold and Calphurnia. Of these, J.F., Daniel, Alfred and Ebben are still living. Edward Corwin, maternal grandfather of L.J. Gallup, was also one of the early settlers of McKean county, and a resident of Norwich township. He had a family of eleven children, three of whom are living: John, Esther and Eliza; Benjamin, Bister, Gordis, Philetus, Edward, Nancy, Diana and Olive are deceased. Orrin W. Gallup, father of L.J., was born in Connecticut, and came here with his parents, where he was reared, and was married to Nancy H., daughter of Edward and Olive Corwin, after which event he located in Norwich township, and engaged in farming. Their children were Clarissa (deceased), L.J., Olive (deceased), Viletta, Dorton, Alba (deceased), Esther, Florence, Charlotte, B.C., Delos, and Dora (deceased). They eventually removed to Smethport, where they passed the remainder of their lives. L.J. Gallup was reared and educated in Norwich township, and married, in 1861, Polly A., daughter of C.R. Burdick, after which they located on a farm, where he has since been engaged in farming, and is also interested in the lumber business. To Mr. and Mrs. Gallup have been born four children: Purdie A., Clayton E., Glennie, and Ella (who died when five years of age). Mrs. Gallup is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Gallup is a Democrat, has held most of the township offices, and has served on the Democratic County Committee. Mrs. Gallup's father, C.R. Burdick, who is still a resident of Norwich township, is a son of Rowland Burdick, also a pioneer of McKean county. Her mother was burned to death by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. They had a family of six children: Charley, Elmer, Alvira, Ellen, Alice and Polly A., Ellen and Alice being now deceased.

H. H. GARTHWAIT, Port Allegany, son of John S. Garthwait, was born in Borodino, Onondaga Co., N.Y., in 1839. His parents removed to Bolivar, Allegany county, where the still live. Their children were Harriet H. (now Mrs. H.W. Eaton), H.H. and John J. H.H. Garthwait lived with his parents until 1866, when he married Sophia S. Mead, and he and his wife made their home at Bolivar until 1873, when they moved to Olean, and from there to Port Allegany. He was engaged in milling and in the lumber trade until 1883, when he built the store he now owns in Port Allegany, and commenced in the furniture trade and general undertaking. The main building is 28x60 feet, over which is a hall, where nearly all public entertainments in the borough are held, and which has a seating capacity of about 250. Mr. and Mrs. Garthwait have one child, Cora. Mr. Garthwait is a member of the Knights of Labor. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party.

C. E. GROVER, proprietor of planing-mill, contractor and builder, Port Allegany, is a son of Converse and S.A. (Clark) Grover, and was born in Liberty township, McKean Co., Penn., in 1847. His father was a native of Great Bend, on the Hudson river, in New York, and his mother of Tioga county, Penn. After their marriage they located at Ulysses, Potter Co., Penn. Converse Grover was one of the pioneers of Potter county, where he was engaged in building and followed coopering. In 1847 he removed to Liberty township, McKean county, where he purchased and cleared a tract of land. Their children were Mrs. Catherine Acre, C.E., William I., Mrs. Dweilly Falk and Oren W. C.E. Grover was reared in Liberty township, where he received his education. While he was yet a boy his father died, and he made a home for the others until they arrived at maturity. Being a millwright by trade, he bought, in 1885, of C.N. Barrett his planing-mill at Port Allegany, which was destroyed by fire in 1887, and which he at once rebuilt. In addition to superintending his mill, he does a good business at contracting and building. In 1879 Mr. Grover married Alice, daughter of John K. Burt, who was the first male child born in Potter county. Mr. and Mrs. Grover have four children: Orrilla, Letha, and Martin and Mabel (twins). Mr. Grover is a member of Liberty Lodge, No. 505, F. & A.M.

H. P. HAGAR, farmer and lumberer, P.O. Portage creek, is a son of Richard Hagar, and was born in Vermont, February 10, 1830. His parents removed to Bradford county, Penn., in 1834, engaged in farming, and there lived and died. Their children were H.P., Sarah (deceased), Jane, Richard (deceased), and Joseph (deceased). H.P. Hagar, at the age of nine years, on account of the death of his mother, found it necessary to find some employment to relieve his father of the burden of his care, and from that time became the arbiter of his own destiny. In 1852 he married Phebe M., daughter of D.S. White, of Norwich, McKean Co., Penn., and located at Liberty township. Afterward he lived for a brief period in Norwich, but returned to Liberty township and purchased the farm he now owns, which he cleared. He has since been engaged in farming, and also quite extensively in the lumber business. Mr. and Mrs. Hagar have had six children, three of whom are yet living: David, Eleanor and Belle; Rosella, George and William are deceased. Mr. Hagar is a supporter of the Democratic party, and has held several official positions in Norwich township. D.S. White, father of Mrs. Hagar, was one of the pioneers of Norwich township, and was the father of six children: J.O., Clark, Phebe M., Edwin (who was killed while at work in the woods, when thirty years of age), George (deceased) and one that died in infancy. The parents of these children are both deceased.

CHARLES W. HOOKER, merchant, Port Allegany, son of William M. Hooker, was born in Mill Grove, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., March 10, 1838, and soon after his father moved to West Genesee, Allegany county, located on Dodge's creek and engaged in farming, also lumbering; here he died in the fall of 1884. His children were Anna, widow of Henry Wright, of Portville; Fannie, wife of Abner Tubbs, of Farmers Valley; William; Charles W., and Lafayette, who died of typhoid fever at the age of twenty-one years. Amy, in consideration of the care and services given to her parents in their later years, inherited the estate, and is now a resident of the old homestead. Charles W. was educated in Allegany county, N.Y., and married, October 12, 1865, Sarah L., daughter of C.G. McKay, of Allegany, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y. He located at Olean, where he was engaged in running a gang mill; thence removed to Portville, becoming proprietor of the Portville House, and two years later he accepted a position offered him by Miller Bros., at Bay City, Mich., as foreman, and remained with them eight years. He then came to Port Allegany in 1877, and became associated with his brother, William, in the boot and shoe and grocery trades, the firm name being Hooker Brothers. Mr. Hooker is a member of Liberty Lodge, No. 505, F. & A.M., of which he has been secretary for the last seven years. Politically he is identified with the Union Labor party. William, his brother, also a native of Mill Grove, born in 1836, made his home with his parents until 1868, when he removed to Forest county, where he remained seven and one-half years. Coming to Port Allegany in 1874, he here embarked in business as dealer in boots and shoes. He married, in 1868, Lucy L., daughter of Henry Champlin, of Genesee, Allegany Co., N.Y., and has two children: Nettie A. and Bessie E.

ARTHUR J. HUGHES, Port Allegany, son of Joab B. and Lucy (King) Hughes, was born in Belfast, Allegany Co., N.Y., August 27, 1845. The father died in 1855, leaving two children: A.J. and Florence, the latter of whom died October 7, 1889. A.J. Hughes was educated at Friendship Academy and Genesee Valley Seminary at Belfast, and being obliged to rely largely on his own resources he taught school, clerked in a store, and was otherwise employed to obtain the money to defray his expenses. He began newspaper work with George W. Dickinson, on the Allegany County Reporter, then published at Belmont, N.Y., as collector and traveling correspondent, continuing with him five years, first working on the Reporter and later on the Olean 'Times. May 27, 1874, he established the Port Allegany Reporter, and has been its editor and proprietor ever since. In 1887 Mr. Hughes also established the Autograph at Austin, Potter Co., Penn., but after publishing the paper a year he sold it. In 1878 Mr. Hughes represented McKean, Tioga and Potter counties on the Democratic State Committee. In 1879 he was the choice of Potter county to represent the district. For the past five years he has represented McKean county on the same committee. During the presidential campaign in 1880 he was one of the secretaries of the Democratic State committee. He received the nomination of his party for State senator in 1880, and, although defeated, ran ahead of his ticket, the vote in his district for Hancock being 7,118, his being only 7,840. He has been a delegate to State, congressional, senatorial and county conventions many times, but has only once, in 1880, been a candidate for a salaried office. In 1884, in company with E.P. Dalrymple and C.R. Bard, he built the largest opera house in the county, which was burned in December, 1887. He was one of the organizers of the First National Bank in 1888, and is one of its directors. Mr. Hughes was married in August, 1875, to Alice, daughter of Johnson Higgins, of Friendship, N.Y., and they have two children: Mary, wife of Frank R. Utter, of Friendship, N.Y., and Julia, wife of William C. Carter, of Renovo, Penn. Mr. Hughes is a member of Liberty Lodge, No. 505, F. & A.M.

B. KERSHNER, foreman, Port Allegany, son of Conrad Kershner, was born in Hersfeld, Hessen-Cassel, Germany, in 1822, where he was reared and educated, and where his parents died. Their family consisted of six children: George, Mrs. Lenora Mains, John, Mrs. Doretha Hetler, Justina (deceased), and the subject of our sketch, who came to America in 1852, locating in Wayne county, Penn., where he was employed in a tannery. He removed to Newark Valley, Tioga Co., N.Y., where he was foreman in a tannery for a period of twenty-two years, and in 1877 accepted a position as foreman of Root & Keating's tannery, at Port Allegany, where he is still engaged. In 1854 he married Caroline Henderson, and they have four children: George H., J.W., Tilda and G.K. Mr. Kershner is a member of Liberty Lodge, No. 505, F. & A.M. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is serving as steward and trustee of the same. He is a Democrat in politics.

C. A. LARRABEE, jeweler, Port Allegany, son of Willett and Rosanna (Smith) Larrabee, was born in Almond, Allegany Co., N.Y., in 1844. His parents removed to Whitesville, N.Y., and he made that his home until the commencement of the Civil war, when he enlisted in Company H, Eighty-fifth N.Y.V.I. He was captured April 19, 1864, at Plymouth, N.C., and was held prisoner for a period of eight months, being confined at Andersonville, Charleston and Florence, where he incurred disabilities from which he never can recover. He was exchanged December 13, 1864, and mustered out of the service July 6, 1865. Returning to Whitesville, he here married, July 15, 1866, Eugenia E., daughter of Rev. Joseph W. Selden. They made Whitesville their residence until March, 1870, when they removed to Port Allegany, where he engaged in the jewelry trade, and has a very pleasant and remunerative business. In 1871 he was appointed postmaster, a position he held until July, 1885. Mr. and Mrs. Larrabee have five children: Pauline, Effie, Allie, Florence and Lawrence. Mr. Larrabee is a member of Liberty Lodge, No. 505, F. & A.M., and of Arnold Chapter, R.A.M.; he is a member of Star Hose Company No. 1, of Port Allegany. Mr. Larrabee is a supporter of the Republican party, and has been a member of the county committee several times; he has held various official positions in the borough, and at present is a member of the council and justice of the peace. With C.N. Barrett, he was instrumental in organizing Henry Metcalf Post, G.A.R., at Port Allegany.

ALVA N. LILLIBRIDGE, Port Allegany, son of Lodowick and Anna C. (Stanton) Lillibridge, was born August 19, 1823, in what is now Port Allegany, McKean Co., Penn., on the place he now owns. His maternal grandfather, Samuel Stanton, was born at Mount Pleasant, Wayne Co., Penn., and was afterward judge of that county, and one of its able and prominent men, extensively engaged in various enterprises. There he married Martha Morse, and they came to McKean county, at a very early day, where they purchased 1,700 acres of land on Marvin creek, in what is now Hamlin township, and a tract of 300 or 400 acres now owned by W.J. Davis, in Liberty township. At the latter place he erected a store and log houses, having plans made for many buildings. He returned to bring his family to Port Allegany, but, on arrival at Jersey Shore, found seven of his children prostrated with typhoid fever. He had previously been to Philadelphia, and made plans to bring a colony of 200 families to Port Allegany, the purpose being to make that the county seat of McKean county; but before his plans were fully executed he discovered that the county was losing large sums of money appropriated for road purposes. He proceeded to Bellefonte to have justice done, accomplished his design, was taken with croup and died there. The colonists, having lost their chief, proceeded to Ashtabula county, Ohio, and located there. The widow of Samuel Stanton went to McKean county, where she remained until her decease. Their children were Samuel, Polly, Anna C., Lucy, Rebecca, Lydia, Daniel, Abel and Hannah, of whom Samuel, Abel, Anna C. and Hannah became permanent residents of McKean county, all of whom are deceased but Hannah. Anna C. Stanton married Lodowick Lillibridge, and located in what is now Port Allegany, where they were among the first settlers, engaging in most anything to make a living. They reared a family of eight children: Elias, Samuel, Alva N., Phebe A. (Mrs. Rennselaer Vanderhule), Hannah (Mrs. Terrance Green), Amy (Mrs. Hiram Baker), Lucy (Mrs. G.M. Hull, of Oliphant, Lackawanna Co., Penn.) and Lowell L. Lillibridge. Alva N., the third son, made his home with his parents until his marriage, June 24, 1847, to Leoria S., daughter of Isaac Viner, of Port Allegany. They located on the place he now owns, where, with the exception of three years, they have since resided. He is engaged as farmer and lumberman, and has been prosperous in his pursuits. In 1863 he was elected sheriff, which necessitated his removal to Smethport for the term of three years. To Mr. and Mrs. Lillibridge have been born two children, Mason A. and Ora, now Mrs. O.L. Snyder, of Buffalo. Mr. and Mrs. Lillibridge are members of the Baptist Church; in politics he is a Republican.

S. C. SARTWELL, proprietor of the Sartwell House, Port Allegany, is a son of Joel and Elizabeth (Otto) Sartwell, and was born at Farmers Valley, McKean Co., Penn., in 1840. Solomon Sartwell, his grandfather, who was a native of New Hampshire, where he married, removed to McKean county, Penn., at a very early time, and located at Farmers Valley, where both he and his wife resided until their decease. Joel, son of Solomon, and father of S.C. Sartwell, was also a native of New Hampshire, and removed with his parents to Farmers Valley, where he married Miss Elizabeth Otto, after which they located at Farmers Valley, where he was engaged in the lumber trade, and where they raised a family of ten children, of whom but six are known to be living: Helen (who married the Hon. W.J. Davis), Joseph, Sylvia (now Mrs. J.L. Behn), S.C., Henry and Lucy (now Mrs. Dean Cheadle). Wilbur, who was born before these, went to California in 1857, and is probably deceased, as no tidings have been received from him. S.C. Sartwell was reared and educated in McKean county, and in 1865 married Rose Thomson, after which they located at Portville, where he was engaged in business. He afterward purchased a farm near Port Allegany, which he sold in 1874, and then removed into the borough where he became the owner and proprietor of the Sartwell House, a hostelry noted for the excellency of its management, and which has the exclusive patronage of the traveling public. Mr. and Mrs. Sartwell have two children living, Grace and Stephen (twins); two children, Willett and Winifred, are deceased. Mr. Sartwell is a member of the Democratic party, and one of the able and representative citizens of Port Allegany.

F. P. SHANER, formerly of Port Allegany, son of Matthias and Margaret J. (Stewart) Shaner, was born in Freedom, Venango Co., Penn., in 1859, where he remained until fifteen years of age, when, with his parents, he removed to Clarion county, same State. His father's family consisted of eight children, viz.: John L., David G., Emma (Mrs. William U. Over), Daniel C., Horace C., Ella (Mrs. Jerry Weter), F.P. and Ambrose C. F.P. Shaner began his educational course in the schools of Venango and Clarion counties, and after attending school several terms at the academy in Rimersburg and West Freedom, he taught school for four years, and in 1883 accepted the position as book-keeper for Root & Keating in their tannery at Port Allegany; he is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees, Tent No. 11, of Port Allegany; He is an active worker in the ranks of the Republican party, and has served as a member of the county committee, and of the borough council. He is also a member of the Methodist Church. He was married June 12, 1889, to Miss Jennie F. Simar. He has now moved to Olean, N.Y., where he has accepted a position as superintendent of Root & Keating's tannery.

WILLIAM J. TEMPLETON, merchant, Port Allegany, is a son of James and Sarah Templeton, and was born in the County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1837. When thirteen years of age he came to America, and located at Buffalo, N.Y.; afterward he was employed as manager of A. Rumsey's farm for several years. In 1873 he married Agnes S. Mills, and located at Colton, N.Y., where he owned a farm and also carried on the lumber trade. Removing to Keating Summit, he here engaged in business as lumberman, and in 1887 located at Port Allegany, where he became a dealer in general merchandise. Mr. and Mrs. Templeton have four children: George D., James F., Charles S. and Edward Ray. Mr. Templeton is a member of Erie Lodge, No. 161, F. & A.M., of Buffalo. In politics he votes with the Union Labor party.

V. R. VANDERHULE, farmer and lumberer, Port Allegany, son of Gersham and Lavina (Mead) Vanderhule, was born in Bainbridge, Chenango Co., N.Y., in 1831. His father was born and reared in Dutchess county, N.Y., near what is now Poughkeepsie. Gersham Vanderhule's father helped to gain our independence, having served as a soldier four years in the Revolutionary war; he was in many hard-fought battles, and one of them was the great battle of Bunker Hill. He was once taken prisoner by the British, and died soon after the war closed, through the effects of a wound received in battle. V.R. Vanderhule's mother was born and reared near Albany, N.Y. The famous Gen. Meade, who commanded a portion of the Union forces in the late Civil war was a relative of hers. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderhule reared a family of twelve children, six of whom are deceased; those living are Samuel, Elisha, V.R., Robert, Mrs. Adelia Penrith and George. V.R. Vanderhule was reared and educated in Chenango county, N.Y., and made his home with his parents until 1846, when he was employed in Susquehanna county, Penn., remaining there until 1852, when he removed to McKean county, Penn., and was employed by Jacob Coss, a lumberman, until 1856, and then went into lumbering and other branches of business for himself, and in 1865 purchased a farm in what is now the borough of Port Allegany, and has since been engaged in farming and lumbering. In 1856 he married Phebe A., daughter of Lodowick and Anna C. (Stanton) Lillibridge; they became the parents of three children: Alice, who died at the age of fifteen years; George and Rose. Mr. Vanderhule is emphatically a self-made man. Beginning his business life under adverse circumstances, he has by his own exertion secured a competency and is now one of McKean county's representative men. He is an active member of the Republican party, and cast his first vote in Port Allegany, then called Canoe Place, and when there were only seven Republican votes cast beside his own in the whole township.

IRA WEIR, P.O. Portage Creek, son of John and Sally Weir, was born in Kanesville, Wyoming Co., N.Y., in 1837, and was reared in his native county, remaining there until manhood. He came to McKean county, Penn., in 1863, and located at Liberty, being engaged as farmer and lumberman, and a year later his parents followed him. Mr. Weir was married, in 1861, to Adeline Johnson, and they have had two children: Alva M. and Charles E. Alva M. married William Moore, a farmer near Tallmage's mill, Liberty township. Mrs. Weir dying, Mr. Weir married, for his second wife, Miss Hattie B. Ferguson, and by this marriage has two children: Walter and Ernest. When Mr. Weir located in Liberty, being a natural mechanic, his services were sought in all directions, and for a time he was the general blacksmith, carpenter, wagon maker and sleigh maker. He has been an enterprising man, and merits the success he has had. He is public spirited, and a liberal supporter of all worthy enterprises. CHARLES E. WEIR, son of the above, was married October 1, 1884, to Adelia Elliott, of Portville, N.Y. He located at Liberty, and in May, 1888, became owner and proprietor of the store, and has since been successfully engaged as a dealer in general merchandise. Both he and his father are supporters of the Republican party.