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 COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES at Washingtonville. H is sketch is gia'cn else­ where. Daniel D e Long died Jan. 13 . 1889, and is buried at Philadelphia, I ’cnnsylvania. Frank Emerson Dc Long was bom at Dan­ ville, where he attended the public schools and completed his education at the Kelso Academy. While a young man he entered the employ o f a mining and engineering company in New Y o rk City, where he remained for five years. He then removed to Philadelphia, where he engaged in the business o f lire insurance. In he began to devote his entire time to in­ vention, working on various articles and de­ vices, the most successful o f which were a folding paper box and an electric stcnc^raph. He perfected the hook and eye known as the De Long in 1890, the sales o f which have been phenomenal an<l world-wide. T he In­ genious phrase, "S e c That Hump,” served to call the attention of the public to its merits, and it proved one of the most successful ad%-ertising hits of the trade; and as the article itself w as found to be beyond what was claimed fo r it the demand rapidly increased. The business which” Mr. De Long built up, with (he production o f this one article as a nucleus, now includes the manufacturing of numerous articles fo r women’s use, each of which maintains the high standard of the hook anil eye, and their sale extends over the civilized world. Mr. Dc Long is vice president of the De I.ong Hook & Eye Company, whose home factory is in Philadelphia; he is also a direc­ tor of the Canadian company, a branch of the parent company. Besides his interests in manufacturing, he us one of the laigest real estate ojieraiors in Pliiladelphia, making a specialty o f plots in the central and business portions of the city. Ilis offices arc located in the Dc Long building, at the southeast com er o f Thirteenth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, which is said to be the busiest com er in the entire city. M r. Dc Long is one of the well known club­ men o f Pliiladelphia, liclonging to the l.inion League. Racquet. Philadelphia Country and Philadelphia Cricket Clubs. H e is also a mem­ ber of the Union I.,eagiie Club o f New Y ork, and the Country C lu h jjf Williamsport. H e is a member o f Christ's Memorial Church of Danville and one o f its most liberal support­ ers. In politics he is a Republican. M r. D c Long owns the ohl homestead near W’ashingtonville and has gradually atlded to it until he has over three hundred acres, where he carries 011 general scientific farm ­ ing. He has erectetl a beautiful residence and ts

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various outbuildings, making one of the finest country homes in this part o f Pennsylvania. T he grounds surrounding have been laid out by landscape artists and present unusual beau­ ties. H e has also planted a large grove of pines, which adds much to the beauty o f (he ilace. T he home overlooks an extensive valey, lioundcd on all sides by a high range of hills, making as picturesque a scene as m ay be found in man}* of the most famous European localities. William IIenr>* De Long, son o f Daniel and Jan e (Em erson) D c Long, w as bom Dec. 14, 1859, at Danville, and died Dec. 14, 1902, at Washingtonvillc. H e i.s buried in the fam ily lot at South Laurie Hill, Pliiladelphia. Charles Foley De Long, son o f Daniel and Jan e (Em erson) Dc Long, w as bom Dec. 4, 18 6 1, at Danville, and died Oct. 2 t, 1899. H e was a member of the firm o f RicharcEon & D e Long Brothers, pioneer manufacturers of the De Long hook and eye. H e was married to Ida Sherborne, a daughter o f William Sher­ borne, o f Philadelphia, who w as a member o f a steamship transportation company. Three children were born to this m arriage: Blanche S .. now M rs. Paul Alexander, of Giatoulcnco, V cvay, Sw itzerland; Dorothy M a y; and Charles Foley. Jonathan D c Long, brother to Daniel De Long, w as bom at Washingtonville and at­ tended the public schools at that phce. He learned the trade o f mason while a young man, a calling which he followed Uiroughout his acth'c years. In 1857 he was married to Jan e Cotncr, o f D erry townsliip, and two chil­ dren were bom to them; John Clinton, s-ho became a weaver, and Sarah Jan e, who was • married to Frank Courscn, postmaster at Washingtonvillc. M r. and Mrs. Coursen have two children: Jennie Bcm icc, who Is married to Rev. O iarles G. HclTner. a Luihcran min­ ister. o f Reading. Pa., and Dorothy Johanna, residing at home.

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G E O R G E ^ fc C O N N E I.L. o f D erry town­ ship, Montour county, genera! manager of the De Long estate at Washingtonville. is a native of Toronto. Canada, bom March 3, 1877. H is father, M. McConnell, also a native of Toronto (bom March 23. 18 5 1), passed all his life in that citv, where he w as fo r years en­ gaged in the wfiolesalc cigar and tobacco busi­ ness. building his trade up to large propor­ tions. In 1902 he sold out. thereafter living retired until his death, which occurred in No­ vember. 1906. when he was fifty-five years old. Ills w ife, whose maiden name was M ary D al­