such an appeal. With this sum added to his meager savings, just about enough to pay railroad fare both ways, with grip in hand he undertook, on foot, the journey of fifty-one miles to Olean, then the nearest railroad station. There was a good deal of struggle in his heart when, reaching the top of the hill, he turned to wave good-bye to the dear ones "still standing at the gate," for it was then that a whole chorus of voices persuasive seemed to say: "Fling to the winds thy ambition; there is no rest or peace whither thou goest; return to contentment and home.' This was no time to parley. A moment, and hesitation had fled, the command, “Young man, do your best," had come clear and unmistakable; he had waved his adieu, and was trudging on with firm, determined step, out into the conflict where men contend and faint and strug gle and conquer.

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By practicing the most rigid economy, working during vacation, at any labor offered, and teaching and clerking for a year, and sometimes borrowing money of his elder brother, he succeeded in reaching his place in the class of sixty-one. Two months more would bring him to his graduation day. was then that the thunder of guns in Charleston's harbor disturbed the dreams of many a college student. None responded sooner or more freely than the class of sixty-one, of Alfred University. On the day the Tribune brought full details of the surrender of Sumter, twelve students, mostly of his class, gathered in the room of "Brown and Dexter," and there, before separation, pledged each the other, to go and be a soldier for the Union. They started next day for Elmira, and at once enlisted to fill the ranks of the Southern Tier Rifles, a well-drilled and fully officered militia company, which, in due time, was incorporated in the Twenty-third New York Regiment. In this regiment, as private in Company K, he served until December, when he was transferred to the famous Pennsylvania Bucktails, serving the balance of his term of enlistment as a member of Company C. He participated in several hard-fought battles, among them being South Mountain, Antietam, the second battle of Bull Run, Shantilla and Fredericksburg. After his return from the war, he came to Smethport, Penn., and studied law under the instruction of the Hon. B. D. Hamlin, and while pursuing his legal studies served as register and recorder of McKean county and at the same time as deputy prothonotary. He was admitted to the bar at Smethport in 1866, and the same fall was elected district attorney. He also filled the office of county superintendent of common schools of McKean county by appointment of Gov. Geary. In 1869 he moved to Erie county, Penn., and for nine years was a resident of Corry. While there he served three years as city attorney, and two years in the city councils. From 1872 to 1876 Mr. Brown was a member of the legislature, serving on the judiciary committee two sessions. He introduced the first bill to establish fish culture west of the Allegheny Mountains, which became a law. He was appointed aid-de-camp to Gov. Hartranft in 1876, and has been connected with the National Guards of Pennsylvania ever since, serving upon the staff of the major-general. Coming to Bradford in 1878, he has since lived in that city, and has been an active worker in the ranks of the Republican party. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1882, and served in the XLVIII and XLIX Congresses. He took an active part in opposition to the Morrison horizontal tariff bill, and was the first member from Pennsylvania to oppose the bill for the stoppage of the coinage of silver. When President Cleveland's message was read to Congress, urging the measure, most of the Pennsylvania members were in favor of the bill, but before it came to a vote, over one-half agreed with Mr. Brown, and voted in opposition to the demonetiza

tion scheme. During his terms in Congress, Mr. Brown procured appropriations for the United States court-house and post-office now being constructed in the city of Williamsport, and, besides establishing a very large number of post-offices and mail routes in his district, secured free delivery of mails for Bradford, that being the youngest city ever securing free delivery of mails in the State of Pennsylvania. At the expiration of his Congressional term, Mr. Brown resumed his law practice and soon became a member of the firm of Stone, Brown & Sturgeon. He has always been active in the promotion of public enterprises; he procured the charter for the city of Bradford, organized and obtained the charter for the Bradford, Bordell & Kinzua Railroad and its branches, and has served as a director of the road since its comple. tion. For several years he has been a member of the Board of Trade, and is now its president. Since 1879 he has been interested in the production of oil, owning considerable oil lands in McKean county. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic; has served several times as post commander, and has been junior vice-commander of the department of Pennsylvania.

March 16, 1862, while at home from the army on recruiting service, Mr. Brown married Miss Ellen Crandall, of Independence, N. Y., daughter of Nelson Crandall, and they have one daughter, Jessie Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are members of the Baptist Church, and have always been active in church and Sunday-school work, he having been superintendent most of the time for twenty-five years in Smethport, Corry and Bradford. He was graduated at Alfred in 1861, after he had entered the army (receiving, with others of his class, a furlough to return for that purpose) and from the same institution, the degree of LL. D., was conferred in 1886.

T. B. BROWN, a prominent merchant of Bradford, is a native of the Keystone State, born in Armstrong county, May 24, 1852, a son of Matthew and Kate (Foster) Brown, natives, also, of Armstrong county, of Scotch-Irish descent, former of whom now lives on a farm in East Brady, Clarion Co., Penn. T. B. is the youngest son in a family of four sons and two daughters. He was given good educational advantages, and in 1872 graduated from the Iron City Commercial College. He then clerked for a time in a store at Parker's Landing, and the same year became established in the dry goods trade at Petrolia, Penn., where he remained until 1881, when he removed to Bradford and opened his present place of business. He is a man of good business ability, whose gentlemanly demeanor and fair dealing have been the means of building up a large trade, and have placed him on a sound financial basis. He gives employment to eight persons, having one of the largest stores in the town and keeping on hand a complete stock of dry goods, notions, etc., which he sells at the lowest market price. Mr. Brown was married in Erie, Penn., January 1, 1877, to Rose F. Rolph, a daughter of Charles Rolph, and they have one child, Mary. Mrs. Brown is a member of the Presbyterian Church. In politics Mr. Brown is a Republican. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., both lodge and encampment.

JOHN N. BROWN, farmer, P. O. Custer City, was born in Blandford, Hampden Co., Mass., June 15, 1830, a son of Andrew and Tryphena (Sheppard) Brown, natives of Massachusetts and Columbia county, N. Y., respectively. William Henry Brown, the grandfather of our subject, was also born in Massachusetts, and was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Andrew Brown and family moved to McKean county, Penn., in 1844, and purchased the farm now owned by John N., in Bradford township; starting in life poor he worked hard and made himself financially well-to-do. In early life he was a Democrat, but afterward joined the Republican party. He and his wife were prominent

members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He died August 26, 1880, and his widow December 13, 1882. Their family consisted of seven children, six of whom are living: Amy (widow of William Chose, of Livingston county. N. Y.), J. W. (of Bradford township), Lavina (widow of Hiram D. Turner, of Bradford township), Jane P. (wife of Sylvester Blaavelt, of Nebraska), Henry W. (of Bradford township) and John N. (our subject, who came to McKean county when thirteen years of age and for three years engaged in lumbering). In 1851 he moved onto his present farm, which he has cleared and improved. November 7, 1849, he married Miss Samantha L., daughter of Samael L. and Roana Davis, of Bradford township, and formerly of Erie county, N. Y. By this union they have four children: Ella (wife of Roswell Smith, of East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y.; has four children: John, Blanche, Leola and an infant); Frank A. (of Bradford township, married Miss Lydia, daughter of Daniel Barr, of Cameron county, Penn., and has three children: Archibald. Clarence C. and Jennie Ada); Eva (wife of Frank H. Kreiner, of Bradford township, has one child, Theo), and Lewis E. E. (of Bradford township, married Miss Haley Barr). For many years Mr. Brown was a member of the Republican party, but now he is a supporter of the Democratic party. He has served as auditor and in various other township offices. He and family are

members of the United Brethren in Christ.

I. H. BURTON, farmer and driller, P. O. Bradford, was born in Bradley, Penobscot Co., Me., April 27. 1852, a son of Walter and Louisa (Smith) Burton, natives of that State, who went to Olean, N. Y., in 1856, and in 1857 moved to Bradford township, McKean, Co., Penn., where the father followed the lumbering business. I. H. Burton received an ordinary education, and worked at lumbering until the oil excitement, since which time he has been engaged in drilling wells. In 1876 he married Miss Addie, daughter of William S. Morris, of Bradford township, and they have had two children: Theo. W. (died October 2, 1888) and Eva Gertrude. Mr. Burton is identified with the Democratic party. He is a member of the Knights of Labor of Custer City, also of the Master Workmen and Well Drillers Union.

M. H. BYLES, member of the firm of McSweeney & Byles, attorneys at law, Bradford, was born in Pleasantville, Venango Co., Penn., April 1, 1851. the youngest in the family of ten children of W. D. and Maria (Smith) Byles, natives of Erie county, Penn., and of Scotch-Irish descent, former of whom died in 1883. M. H. Byles was given good educational advantages, graduating from the Western Reserve College, at Cleveland, Ohio, in the classical course, in 1875. He then went to Erie City, Penn., where he studied law in the office of J. Ross Thompson, and was admitted to the bar in 1879. In the winter of 1879 he came to Bradford, and for a time was a partner with Henry McSweeney, and later the present partnership was formed. The firm is composed of energetic young men, destined to stand at the head of their profession. Mr. Byles was married September 20, 1882, to Miss M. Agnes Axtell, and they have one child, Ralph. Mr. Byles is a member of the Knights of Honor, Royal Arcanum, and the I. O. O. F. lodge and encampment. In politics he is a Republican. Mrs. Byles is a member of the Episcopal Church.

HENRY BYROM is a native of Lancashire, England, where he attended school during his boyhood, but finished his education at the commercial schools of Bremen, Germany. He first visited the United States in 1848 on his way to the California gold fields, but sickness prevented the execution of his plans, and he returned home. In 1852 he again arrived in New York and was engaged in the importation of Russia goods until 1864, when he went to Pennsylvania, leasing the celebrated Blood farm on Oil Creek, Venango county, of

which he afterward became the owner. In 1870 he went to live at Titusville, taking great interest in the municipal affairs of that city, and filling the office of president of the council. Mr. Byrom was prominently identified with all the earlier movements of the producers' councils. He removed to Bradford in 1885, and took charge of the interests of the Tide Water Pipe Company in that district. Mr. Byrom is married, and has two children. He is Republican in politics, and the family are members of the Episcopal Church.

CHARLES P. BYRON, oil producer, Bradford, is a native of Ireland, born in 1844, a son of Thomas O. and Bridget (McGraw) Byron. His mother died in 1849, and in 1850 his father came with his family of seven children to the United States, and settled at Little Falls, N. Y., where he died in 1875. Charles P. commenced working in the paper-mills when a child, going to, school a half day and working the other half. When fourteen years old he left home and went to sea, and from 1858 to 1876 he followed the life of a sailor, being both on the ocean and the lakes. In 1861 he enlisted in the United States Navy, and was assigned to the "Penguin," one of the first naval vessels to do duty in the war, and went to Port Royal. In 1862 he was transferred to the United States Ship of War "Oneida," and was at the battles of Vicksburg, New Orleans and Grand Gulf. After the war he returned home for a time, and then once more sailed the lakes; subsequently he became interested in the production of oil, and has drilled several wells in the oil fields of Pennsylvania. He also has interests in the gas districts, and is president of the Smethport Gas Company. He was married June 9, 1874, to Miss Anna Buckley, daughter of William Buckley, who was a native of Ireland. In politics Mr. Byron is a Democrat, and was a delegate to the State and national conventions of 1888. He and his wife are members of the Catholic Church

A. B. CAMPBELL, agent for the Bradford, Bordell & Kinzua Railroad at Bradford, was born in Iowa City, Iowa, January 20, 1862, a son of John D. and Elizabeth (Rutherford) Campbell, former a native of Scotland and latter of Allegany county, N. Y., of Scotch descent. Mr. Campbell's education was mostly received at Angelica, N. Y., and after leaving school he studied telegraphy at Derrick City, Penn.; in 1883 he obtained his present position. He is a young man of good business ability, and as he is industrious and trustworthy, has the promise of a prosperous future.

HARRIS ANSEL CANFIELD, M. D., Bradford, Penn., was born May 1, 1852, in Chautauqua county, N. Y., son of Lewis and Harriet (Huling) Canfield. He early chose the profession of medicine, and after completing a highschool course, began his medical studies. He spent a few months at Sherman, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., with Drs. Osborne & Ames; then entered the Michigan University at Ann Arbor, took one course there, one course at Rush Medical College, Chicago, Ill., returned to Ann Arbor and graduated from the medical department, University of Michigan, in 1877. He then went to Dayton, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., and began practice; staid there a few months, when the oil excitement broke out in McKean county, Penn., and the Doctor located in the village of Gillmor, McKean county, where he had an extensive and lucrative practice. He was married March 12, 1879, to Miss Flora C., daugh ter of Wesley and Lovinia (McArthur) Flint. They have at present two children: Clyde C. and Clair C., aged nine and seven years. The Doctor's parents were both born in New York State, and as far as known of purely Anglo-Saxon or Yankee extraction. Mrs. Canfield's father was of same, but her mother was of Scotch extraction. The Doctor's family are not members of any church. The parents of both were of the Baptist faith. In 1887 the Doctor took a course of lectures at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York

City, and removed to Bradford, McKean Co., Penn., in 1889, where, his record as a successful physician having preceded him, he is now established in a good practice. He is a prominent member of the McKean County Medical Society, and was one of the founders of that society. He is also a member of the Masonic and several other fraternal societies. In politics Dr. Canfield has always been a stanch Republican.

C. L. CASTERLINE, dealer in torpedoes and oil producer, Bradford, was born in Allegany county, N. Y., a son of G. S. and Marietta (Moorehouse) Casterline, of German and English descent, respectively, and both deceased. He was reared a farmer, but when he started in life for himself he followed teaming. In 1877 he came to Bradford, embarking in the coal business, and in 1879 began dealing in torpedoes; he also became an oil producer, and has since had the entire oversight of all his interests. He also, in 1886, became interested in a livery stable at Bradford, Penn., which is superintended by his partner, C. S. Corthell; he also engaged in the same business the following spring, at Findlay, Ohio, having several men in his employ at Findlay, and also at Bradford. Mr. Casterline has made his own way in the world, and from a small beginning has become one of the leading citizens of Bradford. He is a Republican in politics. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias.

WILLIAM CHAMBERS, one of the worthy representative citizens of Bradford, was born in Erie county, Penn., November 10, 1839, a son of David and Mabel (Nash) Chambers, natives of Pennsylvania and of Irish descent. His grandfather located in Erie county in an early day, buying, in company with his brother, several hundred acres of land; and his son David (father of the subject of this sketch) became heir to a part of the property. Here David Chambers died in 1878. He had been twice married, and had a family of ten children, William being a son by the first marriage. William Chambers was reared on his father's farm, where he was taught lessons of thrift and self dependence. When he commenced for himself he embarked in the grocery business, which he continued in until 1868, when he sold out and moved to the lower oil country, where he was employed two years. In 1877 he came to McKean county, where he bought property and began drilling wells for himself, in which he has met with good success. On October 20, 1872, Mr. Chambers married Harriet E. Burgess, a native of Erie county, Penn., daughter of L. A. and Clemanda (Hitchcock) Burgess. In politics Mr. Chambers is a Prohibitionist, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Chambers is an active member of the W. C. T. U., and is president of the county organization; in 1888 she was a delegate to the national convention at New York.

CAPT. W. B. CHAPMAN, attorney at law, Bradford, is one of the oldest practicing lawyers of the bar of McKean county. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, October 8, 1826, the second of five children of Daniel S. and Margaret (Burt) Chapman. His ancestors were of English and French origin. His paternal grandfather was in the war of the Revolution, and his father in the war of 1812. The latter was wounded at the battle of Lundy's Lane, but lived to the advanced age of eighty-six years, and died May 22, 1882. W. B. Chapman was reared and educated in Ashtabula county, Ohio, and graduated from the academy at Conneaut in 1846. He began the study of law in the office of Gen. Brewster Randall, at Conneaut, and was admitted to the bar at Columbus, Ohio, in February, 1852, to practice in the supreme courts. He soon won a good clientage, which he held until the breaking out of the Rebellion, when, in July, 1861, he enlisted in the Second Ohio Light Artillery,