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Hrsahtd, T h a i in ih ii dispensation o l o u r Creator, w h ile w c com m it tu H is m ercifu l hands the dise m U ^ ic d spirit o f o u r broth er with to p e ihat he m ay have join ed, in the precious blood o f our S avior, an en u an ce into the blessnl regions o f licht and l if e eternal, yet w c rcm em tor that as K nights Tem p lars w e are again admonished Uiat in the midst o f l if e w c a re in death, and that it is our du ly ev e r to persevere in the path o f honor, truth and integrity. Hfsolved. T h a t t o the fa m ily of the deceased wc tender our deep sympathy io ihetr bereavem ent, and may the Go<l of the w id ow and (h e orahan g iv e them strength lo bear up under the tria ls which th eir loss occasion. Resolved, T h a t a copy of these rcsotutions be presented to the w id ow, and another t o the news* papers fo r publication. In testim ony w h ereof wc have hereunto sci our hands and seal o f this cnm* m andcry to t o affixed a t Ifioom sburg, t^ ., this sst] day o f D ecem ber, 1871. T h o m a s E . G rodis. R v d o l tii i l . R c n c it, Jo H x T h o m a s . C ' I'. K x A i'f,

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On Ja n. 14. 1869, General Ent was married lo M ary E. Petrikin, daughter o f Dr. William II. and Sarah A. (Snyd er) Petrikin, and granddaughter o f I Ion. Daniel Snyder. They had one daughter, .Anna M. Ent Post, (J. A . K,. o f Hloomsburg. was named in honor o f General Em . J A M E S T U R N E R F O X, D .D .S., president of the First National Bank o f Catawissa, cxassociate justice o f Cxtlumbia county, and a prominent dentist of the borough, w as bom in Greenwood tow*nship Ju ly 2, 1847. H e is a member of the famous F o x fam ilv o f Penn­ sylvania, whose ancestor w as o f English e x ­ traction. George F o x, great-grandfather o f Dr. Jam es T. F o x, emigrated from England to Am erica, settling in Shamokin towmship, Northumberland Co., P a., where he farmed for a time, and later moving to Berks county. H e had six children: Joseph, Matilda, Susan, Rachel, Polly and Jacob. Jacob F o x, grandfather o f Dr. F o x, w as torn in Berks county^ where he learned (he trade o f stonemason. A t an early stage of his career he came to Catawissa. where he obtained the contract to build a church. On the completion of the contract he decided to remain, and buying a farm entered upon agri­ cultural life, plying the stonemason’s trade in the intcr*als between harvest and seedtime. H e died in 18 5 1, his w ife having preceded him by fifteen years. H e married Rachel M. M clntire, and to them came children as follow's: W illiam, Hannah, (w ife o f Isaac I r ­

w in ), M ary E ., Price, Jacob, Jam es and Daniel. Daniel F o x, father o f Dr. Jam es T, Fox, was a farm er and school teacher in Cata­ wissa and Greenwood lownshii>s, where he taught in the subscription and public schools in the W'intcr and farmed in the summer. His home w as in Grccnivood township, where he died in i84<). still in the prime o f manhood. H e n u fried Jan e M orris, who died M arch 26, 187X, at Shenandoah City, Schuylkill Co., Pa. Jam es T urner F o x and his brother Jolm C. were (wins, and but one year old when thcir father w as taken by death. The widowed mother w as compelled to face the world atone, und bravely took up the task, and the result o f her w ork and training is to be seen in the career o f her son. When he w as five years old she moved to Hemlock township, retnaining there two years, then going to Jerseytown and later to M illville. H er to y allended the public schools at Millvtlle and Jerseytow n. and the M illrille Academy. On leaving school he took up the study o f dentistry, completed the course required, and began practicing in the summer and teaching school in the winter, continuing thus until iSoO. In 18 )^ he located in lieavcr township, where he practiced his pro fession, moved thence to Bloomsburg. where he made his home fo r three years, and finally came to Cataw*tssa in 1893. Opening an office on Main street, he soon built up a laTge and lucrative practice, in 1898 Utking his only son, John C., into partnership, under the firm name of J. T. F ox & Son. In tmlitics Ju d ge F o x has alw ays hccn a loyal l)cmocrat, supporting the principles of the old and new leaders, and has served as a memtor of the Democratic County committee. While residing in Beaver township he was tax collector, also school director, assessor and auditor, and served as justice of the peace for eight years. In 1886 he w as elected a member of the State Legislature, and again in 1888. during his two terms toing a member of sev­ eral important committees. In i 8 ^ he was elected associate judge o f Columbia county, having for his colleagues President Judge Ikclcr and Associate Ju d ge Millard. He served a full term of five years and in 1902 w as rcclcctcd, serving until 1907, in company with Judges Little and Evans, Kurtz and Krickbaum. Altogether he was on the Ixwh for ten years. Ju d ge p o x w as school director o f Cata­ wissa township for nine years, and during that time held the office o f treasurer of the t»oard. For many years he has been a director of the