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. Medbury), George B., Ellen A. (Mrs. Nelson Cole), and Frank A. Willie (the last named deceased). Mr. Fitch affil iates 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 they 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 25x60 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 in 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 poineers 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, aud 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

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. Medbury), George B., Ellen A. (Mrs. Nelson Cole), and Frank A. Willie (the last named 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 they 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 in 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 poineers 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.

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ARTHUR J. HUGHES, Port Allegany, son of Joab B. and Lucy (King) Hughes, was born in Belfast, Allegany Co., N. Y., August 27, 1845. 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 for the same position, and in 1880 was selected by Tioga 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 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