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 COI-UMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES music, having studied music while young and also while working at his trade. M r. Price possessed a beautiful voice. W hile a resident o f Danville. Pa., he organized a quartet comjK>sed o f John A. Jones. Robert Jam es, Joseph P arry and himself. T his quartet ac­ quired wide reputation and popularity, and in 1865 took a trip to England and Wales, where they were cordially received. Mr. P arry received numerous prizes for his e x ­ cellent compositions and w as made professor o f music in the College o f Swansea. Wales. M r. Price became successful!)' engaged in the musical profession in New A ork C ity, where he remained until his death. He is buried at Danville. T o him and his w ife -Mary (R o b erts), daughter u f Thumas Rolierts. a native o f W ales, the following children were Itorn: John T ., .su|)crintendent of the Spuyten Duy vii Steel Foundry o f New Y o rk C ity; Oeorge T .. assistant su|)crintendent of the Spuyten Duyvil Steel Foundr)', o f New Y ork C ity; Ella w ife o f T h on u s Hoskins, of N'ew Vork C ity; Frank S ., a lieutenant of the New Y o rk City police, in which service he has gained distinction; M ary A ., a teacher of m usic; Sarah, who died when three years o ld; Jeannette, a music teacher and stein^raphcr, residing at Rome. .N. Y. : and Thom as J. The mother of this fam ily died ill 1867. at the age o f thirty-four years, and is buried at Danville. M r. Price w as an indqicndcnt Republican, and while in Danville took an active part in the elections. Thomas J. Price came to the United States with his mother in [856 and passed his boy­ hood in Danville, Pa., where he received his schooling. A t Syracuse, N. Y .. he assisted his father in the iron works, learning the iron and steel trade. In 1879 he went to New Y o rk C ity, where he was engaged in the Spuyten Duyvil Rolling Mill for a few years, and in 1883 relum ed to Danville to accept the position o f boss roller at the (ilendower Rolling Mills. In 1885 he went to llarrisInirg. Pa., and engaged as a boss roller in the l.ochiel Steel W orks until 1886. when he resigned the position and returned to Dan­ ville to accept the sniwrintendency of the Mahoning Rolling Mill Company. In 1896 the Ninhoning Roiling M ill Com ­ pany was sold out. and Mr. Price entered into partnership with F. P. Howe and R . K. Polk, under the firm name o f Howe & Polk. T his partnership continued until the death o f M r. Porte, in iqoz. when M r. Price, William (I. Pursel and Daniel M. C u rry purchased the interests o f Howe & Polk and organized the tt

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Danville Structural Tubing Company. Mr. Price and M r. Pursel became sole owners of (he business and property in i90(>, after Mr. C u rry’s death purchasing his interest, and under the present regime the development of the business and growth of the establishment have gone on so vigorously that the men at the head are deservedly ranked among the most progressive business men in their line. Mr. Price’s good judgment and executive ability have played a leading part in promot­ ing the advancement of the concern, and he is recognized as one of the up-to-date, live men in his line o f manufacture by all who have kept track o f industrial progress in this field. M r. I’ rice is justly regarded as a public spirited citizen o f Danville, where his good intentions liave been tested in various offices. He served as chief burgess from 1890 to 1896, w as school director one year, and on A pril 1, 1899, entered upon the duties of postmaster, to which office he had been ap­ pointed Feb. 15th. O riginally an ardent Republican. Mr. Price contributed time and money to the ad­ vancement o f his party. In 19 12. like mil­ lions o f others. iKlieving in the Progressive principles promulgated by Theodore Roose­ velt, he joined that party, and has since taken an active part in the encouragement o f its interests in his State. H e was tendered the Congressional nomination of the Washington party, but fo r business reasons declined the honor, consenting, however, lo serve as a State committeeman. Mr. Price is a member o f Danville 1-odgc. No. 224. F. & A. M .; Danville Chapter, No. 239. R. A. M .; C alvary Commandery, No. 37. K. T. : Caldwell Consistory, thirty-second degree. Rloom.sburg; Irem Temple. A. A. O. N. .M. S ., W ilkes-B arre; and also belongs to I.odgc No. 754. B. P. C). Elks, the I. C>. O. F . lodge at Danville, and the Imjirovcd O rder o f Hcptasophs o f Danville. M r. E’rice wa.s married to Sarah Foley, daughter o f Edw ard Foley, o f Danville, ami they have had three children: Jolm . who died when two years o ld : Annie I*1orcncc. a grad­ uate o f W'cileslcy College, class o f 1 9 1 2; and Edw ard F ., who graduated from I.ehigh U ni­ versity. and is now engagetl as a mechanical engineer. C I U R I . E S T H O M A S V A N D E R S L IC E . senior member of the firm o f Vanderslice & Eyerly, publishers of the Bloomsburg M orn­ ing Press and the Berwick Enterprise, has been