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M r. Ammerman wa$ married Nov. it* 1891* to M iss Be$$ Gearhart. Four children have been bom to them. W i L i. i A u V. OcLES&Y* son o f Dr. Jam es Oglesby, was bom at Danville* Oct. 13* 1874. H e attended the schools of Danville and grad­ uated in 189O from Friiicetoii University. In 1899 he graduated from the law school of the U niversity o f Pennsylvania. H e read law with Robert J. Williams and S. M orris W ain, o f Philadelphia* and w as admitted to the practice o f law in Montour county in 1899. Mr. Oglesby was elected justice of the peace in the year 1902, which position he still holds. C h aklks F. C k a k k a r t * son o f C* F. G ear­ hart, was born in Rush township. Northumber­ land county* June 15* 1862. H is literary edu­ cation w as gained in the public schools and at the Danville Academy. H e read law with I L M. Hinckley and was admitted to the practice o f law in Montour county in 189a. JIc was elected justice of the i^ace in Riverside* Northumberland Co.* P a., in 1890, which po­ sition he held until November, 1004. H e was again elected justice in 19 13. M r. Gearhart ser>*ed as district attorney of Montour county from 1906 to 19 12. H e served as captain o f Company F, 12th Regiment, P. V. I., in the Spanish-American war, and was m ajor of the 12th Regiment of the National Guard o f Penn­ sylvania from 1899 to October* 1909. A t pres­ ent he is j u ^ e advocate assigned to (he 3d Brigade. National Guard o f Pennsylvania. CuARLES V . A m exm am * a son o f Jcssc Amerman* w as bom in Cooper townsnip, Mon­ tour Co., Pa.* ,*ug. 9. 1872. Mr. A merman was educated in (he public schools of the county and graduated in the class o f 1890 from (he Slate Normal School at Mansfield, Tiogu Co., I'a., and from Cornell University law school in 1898. H e read law with Hon. Lemuel A m crnun and after his decease with the law lirm o f Willard* W arren and Knapp, in Scranton. H e w as admitted to (he practice o f law* at Scranton in 1898 and later came to Montour county, where he lias been practic­ ing since. Mr. Amcrman w as married Aug. 16, 1905* to Flora A. Mettler. One child has been bom to these parents. Ruth A.* 1 >orn Nov. 2 j, 1906. T hoxias C. w.as lK>m at Danville Dec. 17, 1867. H e attended the public schools o f Danville and graduated from the High School in June* 1 ^ 5. H e attended L a Salle College and graduated from Bryant and Strat­ ton’s Business College in 1887. M r. Welsh read Law wiih Hon. R. S. /Smmemian* and w as admitted to practice in March, 1897. lie

served as district attorney from 1900 (0 1902, and was again elected to that omce in 1 9 1 1, for a term o f three years. C ii A X L E S C If A L F A N T* son o f Thomas and Eliza Chalfant* w*as bom at Danville Oct. 4* 1855. Ilis early education w as obtained in (he common schools of Danville and he a fte r­ wards attended Dickinson C o l l i e at Carlisle, Pa., being in the class o f 1877. Mr. Q u H an t published the Danville Sun, a daily paper, for a number o f years. H e studied law with Jam es Scarlet, E ^ ., and w*as admitted to the bar o f Montour county in 188c. On Sept. 30* 1885, M r. Cnalfant m arried Gertrude Gearhart, daughter o f Peter G ear­ hart, o f South Danville. In 1895 Mr. Q ialfant was installed grand master of Pennsylvania, I. O. O. F, M r. Chalfant practiced law for some years with marked ability. He was a young man o f many brilliant parts. In 1906 he suffered a stroke o f paralysis which has laid him aside in the prime o f life. In the midst of his in ­ firmity, however, which has completely disa­ bled him for any professional work, he still takes a keen interest in all public affairs. B. F r a n c e s M c H e n r y * the only female member of the Montour county bar* w*as bora at Exchange, that county, Oct. 22. 1870. H e r parents were Dr. M ontraville and D orcas F. Sfcllen ry. Miss M cH enry attended the common schools* Muncy Normal School and Buckncll Institute. She read law w ith Ikeler and Ikeler at Bloomsburg, and w as admitted to practice M ay 5, 1897, in Columbia county. Subse­ quently she was admitted to the bar o f M on­ tour countv. K a i .ph ^Cksner w as born at M illville, C o­ lumbia Co.* Pa.* A pril 6, 1878* w*as educated at Greenwood Seminary, Millvtlle (a private school under the control and supen*t$ion of the yearly meeting of the Society o f Friends o f Pennsylvania), and is a graduate of the Dloomshurg State Normal School* and o f Peirce’s business college, Philadelphia, Pa. He read law with Jam es Scarlet and w as adm it­ ted to the practice o f law Oct. 15, 1900. Mr. Kisner held (he office o f district attorney of Montour county from 1903 to 1906. H e has been solicitor for the Danville school district since 1901* and on Jan . 1, 1912* w as chosen solicitor fo r Montour county and for the bor­ ough of Danville. On Ju n e 19 (2, M r. K isner m arried H an­ nah M arie Pettcrman. H arry C B are, son o f Jonathan P. B are, of Danville* read law with Edw ard Sa>Tc G ^ r -