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vaiiiu 'olunteer$, and assistant surgeon and surgeon o f United States Volunteers, he re­ mained in the service lo the close of the w a r H e served with the 75th and 23d Pennsylvania Regiments, and as executive officer and sur­ geon in charge, successively, in general hospi­ tals at H arrisburg, Pa., Covington, K y ,, M ad­ ison, Ind., and Columbus, Ohio. Here he re­ signed as superintendent o f hospitals at the close of the w ar in 1865. H e then returned to Harrisburg, and w as in active practice from 1865 to 1868, when he w as appointed by the commissioners of the hospital to come to Danville and take charge of the construction and the superintcndcncy of the Danville H os­ pital, and from the commencement of the work on the building until his death he was its efficient and able superintendent, to the great advantage of the ^tate in its vast ex­ penditures here, and to the blessing of the poor im fortunalcs who were dwellers in this l>cnevolcnt home. T hat part o f his profes­ sional career in which Dr. Schultz became best noted commenced W'ith his connection with this office, and his histor)* and that of the institution, the conscientious carc he gave to all its wards, arc practically one and the same, l i i s death w as regarded as an irreparable loss. Dr. Schultz married Sept. 23, 1872, Hannah L . M agill. daughter o f William H . and M ary (M ontgom ery) M agill, and a granddaughter o f Gen. Daniel Montgomery. M rs. M agill w as torn M ay 6, 1805, and died Ja n . 7, 1882. T hey had two children: lidw ard M agill, torn Ju ly 22, 1873, who is now engaged in the brokerage business in Philadelphia; and W ill­ iam M agill. Si.D ., born Feb. 15, 1878, now a medical missionary in China. Dr. Schultz w as an honored member of the l^rcsbyterian Church, and (he committee on resolutions of the session passed the following unanimously Oct. 23, 18 9 1: “ It is with sorrow wc cannot express that wc record the death o f Dr. S. S. Schultz on Sept. 27, 18 9 1, who for many years was a faithful and devoted member o( this church and for over eleven years a member o f this session, and because wc knew* him and loved him and can attest to the interests o f our church wc tlcsirc to place on record an ex­ pression o f our appreciation o f his worth as a man. one o f efficiency as a ruling elder. Dr. Schultz w as called hy the State and entrusted with arduous duties and high responsibility which occupied his time and fdled his heart, yet ever w as active in the work of the church, and rc.idv to respond to her every* call o f duty. Upon al( his official life he stamped the im­

press of a pure, .simple, honest and consistent d iristia n life. He loved the institution to which he gave the best and busiest years of his life. H e loved the work and responsible though it was which devolved upon him as the head o f that institution, yet above alt he loved the Church o f God and delighted to sit in the Sanctuary where in the providence o f God he was led years ago to enroll his name a s a ruling cider. He w as intelligent, thoughtful, wise, kind, active, generous and devoted, and in the council of the church we deeply feel his loss. H is vacant chair, his huslicd voice, his absent fonn all sadden, but our hearts are thankful that so precious a memory is ours, and that for years past this church has felt the |)ow*cr o f his life, and for years to come will look with love upon the toau tifu l record o f his devoted service. “ TTierefore, Resolved, that this paper be placed upon the records o f this session and a copy forwarded lo the family o f our devoted brother, who are assured o f our deep syml>athy with them in this thcir bereavement. “ H . M . lIlNCKLKY, “ C lerk.” J A M E S L A W R E N C E B R A N N E N, pres­ ident of the Farm ers' National Bank, o f E x ­ change, Momour county, is a native-torn citi­ zen o f that place who has made a substantial name for himself as one of the leaders in the public life and financial affairs o f his section. He is at present associate judge, to w*hich honorable position he w,*i$ elected in 1 9 1 1, and he lu s many other evidences of the high esteem in which he is held by his fellow citi­ zens. Mr. Brannen w as to m at Exchange, .Anthony township. Ju ly 2 1. 1855. and is o f Irish extradion. H is grandparents. John and Ju lia (M c(iu irc) Brannen, lived and died in Ireland. Jam es Brannen, father o f Jam es Lawrence Brannen, w as born in 1803 in County Meath, Ireland, and lived in that country until eigh­ teen years old. He then came to America, the passage from Liverpool to New Y o rk taking eight weeks and three days—not an un­ usually long voyage in (he days o f sailing ves­ sels. W'hen he landed he had but $7 .50 in money, and he had neither friends nor ac­ quaintances to n u ke his start in the New Vorld anv easier. Coming directly to Pennsvivania, fic found work on the canal at Nanticoke Falls, beginning with Barnum & Brown, by whom lie w as employed one year. Thcncc he went to Pottsville, Pa., where he became employed on the Schuylkill railroad, then in