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 COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES David B., Robert I'., Christina, Nancy and Caroline B. John G. Montgomery w as born Ja n. 28, 1805. A fte r reaching his maturity he studied law under the direction o f Judge Cooper, o f Danville, l>ccamc a prominent law yer o f that place, and led an active life until his demise, in 1857. H is first marriage w as lo Deborah B. K e rr, a daughter o f Jacob K e rr, and after her death he married H en­ rietta Cooper, a daughter o f his form er pre­ ceptor, Ju d g e Cooper. T o this union were b o m : A gnes, A lk e, Elizabeth, Henrietta C., M argaret, Jo h n C. and Caroline. M rs. Ualdy died in 18O4, leaving five children: Sarah H urley, the w ife o f D r. Irving H. Jennings, a record o f whose life is given below; Dr. Jo h n Montgomery, o f Hhitadclphia; .Mice, who m a r r i^ P au l A. Hartmann, o f Paris, F ra n c e; H enry W aller; and Henrietta Cooper. Edw ard H. Baldy w as again m arried, hts third w ife being A lice Montgomery, sister of his second wife. D r. I r v i n g H. J r n m n u s, dentist, o f Dan­ ville, Montour county, w as born in H arris­ burg. P a., N ov. 24. 18O0, son o f John C. Je n ­ nings. H e obtained his early training in the public and high schools o f H arrisburg, after which he w as prepared fo r the dental pro­ fession in the U niversiiy o f Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1883. Imme* diately thereafter he began practice in H arris­ burg. remaining there until 1885, when he came to Danville, where he has since con­ tinued to practice. D r. Jennings married S arah H urley Baldy, and they have three chil­ dren, ^ w a r d Baldy (born Sept. 4. 18 9 7), Henrietta Cooper and A lice Montgomety. D r. and M rs. Jennings are members o f Christ Episcopal Church at Danville. E o w a h d H u r l e y B a l d y, J r ., eldest son of the late Edw ard H urley Baldy, w as bom at Danville Dec. 7, 1849. and received his educa­ tion in the E xeter School and Andalusia Col­ l i e, Philadelphia, where he s t u d i^ law under Charles E. L e x. H e w as admitted to the bar. and began to practice in Phil.idelphia, where he w as regarded as one of the brightest minds in the legal profession in that city at the time o f his death, which occurred when he w as but twenty-six years o f age. _ Even at that time he had attained Ihc position of assistant district attorney, under W illiam B. Mann. W tt .L iA M J e n n i s o n B a l d y, second son o f Edw ard H urley Baldy, S r., was bom at Dan­ ville M arch 27. 1853. and obi.iincd his early education at private schools there. H e then attended Andalusia College. Philadelphia, 3t

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after w liidi he look up the stuily o f law in the uftice o f John C. Bullitt, o f that city, for two and a half years. H e visited the South with his brother Edw ard, and after the lattcr’s death returned lo Danville, where a fte r com­ pleting his legal studies he w as admitted to the bar in 1877. From that time to the pres­ ent he has been practicing law in the courts o f Montour county, with more than usual success. H is principal work is in connection with the Danville National Hank, o f which he was elected president on Oct. 2, 1807, hold­ ing the office continuously s i i K C. Ilis inter­ ests arc identical with those of the Iwrough and he has given active and valuable 8cr'ice as water commissioner. Since the completion of the Thom as B eaver Free L ib ra iy he has been one of the trustees, and has proved a stanch and valuable friend to the institution. H e is also a member of the A rt Club o f Philadelphia. J a m e s M o n t g o m e r y B a l d y, M. D., son of E d w ard II. Baldy, S r., by his second m ar­ riage, w as bom in Danville. P a., Ju n e 16, i860, and attended at first the private schools of that place. Later he w as sent to St. P au l’s School, Concord, N. I I. H e b ^ n his med­ k a l studies under D r. Jam es D. Strawbridge, o f Danville, subsequently taking the regular course at the U niversity o f Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1884. He first located fo r practice at Scranton, but remained only a year, going thence to Philadelphia, where he is now located. Su rg ery is his specialty, and he has done much work at the S t. Agnes, the Pennsylvania and the Gynecean hospitals. H e lias been prominently con­ nected with the Post Graduate College of Philadelphia, and in spite of the heavy drafts made upon his time by his large private prac­ tice and hospital work has found opportunity fo r active membership in the various medical and su rgkal societies of the countiy. H e has served a s president of the .American Gyne­ cological S ^ ie ty, and has been president of the Pennsylvania Bureau o f Medical Educa­ tion and Licenses, to w'hich he w as appointed by Governor Tcncr. W IL L IA M W H IT E E V 'A N S, Columbia county .'u]>erintendent o f schools, has held that position by rqieated rcelcctions since he w as first chosen, in M ay, 1902. The record o f progress and development which the schools o f ffie county have made under his guidance is the best evidence o f his interest in his work an<] his fitness fo r the fulfillment o f its requirements.