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 COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES pastor of the Mahoning Presbyterian G n irch, took a great interest in the young man. and through his influence he was prci>aring to enter Princeton C o llw c with the view o f be­ coming a minister of the gospel. Impaired health, coupled with defective sight, com ­ pelled him to give up his studies, and he was advisetl that to save his life he must follow some outdoor occupation. .Accordingly he learned the carfwnter's trade, and w as em­ ployed on several of the local buildings still standing. Jam es Oglesby taught in the local schools, and fo r one year in Dickinson Sem ­ inar)-, Williamsport. D r. W illiam Thomi>son. the noted eye specialist o f Philadelphia, in a ncws|>apcr article described an instrument fo r detecting astigm atic defects in the eye. Jam es Ogle.sby, seeing the article, was able to make the instniment and learned the cause o f his defective vision, which Dr. 'Hiompson corrected. .A friendship developed between the two which terminatiffi only with the death o f Dr. Thompson. W ith perfect sight and improve*! health Jam e s Oglc.sby dcci*leil to take u]i the study o f medicine. H is preceptor was Dr. Sharji Snytlcr. and he graduated from Jefferson M edical College in i8(«8. .After graduation he entered into partnership with Jam es D. Straw bridge. M. D.. a noted s ilic o n o f his day, and the ]>artnership conliimed until dis­ solved by mutual consent. Dr. Straw bridgc iKlieving il to be for the younger doctor's interest to branch out fo r himselt. O n Sept. 23, 1873. Jam es Oglesby and Elizabeth .Ann, daughter o f W illiam and ElizalK th (H ursh I A'asline, were imitc*l in m arriage by Rev. .Samuel Donicr. D. 1). They ha*l two children, W illiam A'astine and G eorge Bell, the latter, l»om .Aug. 16, 1878. dying Jan. 1 1 . i886. T h e shock o f his death cast a shadow over his |Kirents which time, the great restorer, w as unable to remove.^ In 1887 the fam ily residence, at .No. 8 East M arket street, w as completed, the Doctor h avin g surrendered his option on the north­ w est com er o f F e rry and M arket streets in ord er that the Thom as Beaver Free Library m ight be built thereon. Dr. Oglesby w as a m em l«r of the Mahoning Prcsbylcrian O u irch. o f which he w as a niling elder, serv­ ing as treasurer of the session for several years. H e w as a member of the .Masonic fraternity, licing a past master o f IXanville i-odge. N'o. 224. I’olitically he was a Re­ publican. D r. O glesby's interest in photography re­

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sulted in several pictures which arc now highly^ prized by their possessors. When sixty-five years o f age he took up the study of Esperanto, the "w orld 's au xiliary language.” which afforded him much enter­ tainment. H is correspondents were located all over the globe. Declining health made it necessary fo r the Doctor to withdraw from the active general practice o f his profession, whereupon he made a specialty o f diseases of the eye. .After a lingering illness he died Feb. 2 1, 19 12 . The M orning .V «tu in recording his death s a id; " H e w as one of the leading physicians not only o f Danville, but o f this section. H e was fond o f research; he w as thorough and pains­ taking in his nieihoils, under all circumMances keeping fully abreast with the times. .Along with his deep knowledge and love for his profession he combined a genial disposi­ tion and gentleness o f manner that ma*le him an ideal ]>ractitioncr. T o the victim o f dis­ ease in the moments o f stress and weakness as well as the jfliysician he w as the tender, sym|>athizing friend. It was thus that he cam e to stand so near to the people. It is thus that the news o f his death will cause genuine sorrow not only among those who have felt his kind ministrations but also among all in the community who appreciate the example o f his blameless and devote*! life." Wii.i.i.M '.STiNK Oni.Ksiiv, son o f Dr. Jam es and Elizalietli .Ann (V astin e) Ogles­ by. w as liorn in Danville Oct. 13. 1874. His ccacc. C H A R I.F .S .S U M N E R W A Y N E F O X . cashier of the Catawissa National Bank, was Imm Jan . 25, 1857. at Numidia. I/K u st town­ ship, Columbia Co.. P a. H is father. H. Haines F o x, w as one of the leading physi­ cians o f Columbia county. It is not known where the emigrant ances­ tors were Imrn or the *late of their coming to .America. It is supposed that they reside*! in N ew Jerse y, as the grandfather o f G tarles