Chapin, Charles Hall, son of Moses, first county judge of Monroe county, and a descendant of Deacon Samuel Chapin, who came from England to Massachusetts between 1635 and 1640, was born in Rochester, January 6, 1830. His mother's ancestor was Timothy Dwight, president of Yale College. Mr. Chapin first assumed the management of the Kidd Iron Works in his native city under the firm name of Chapin & Terry. In 1871 he established the banking house of Kidd & Chapin, of which he had entire charge. In 1875 this was merged into the Bank of Rochester and Mr. Chapin was president until his death, which occurred in Rochester March 16, 1882. In 1877 he organized the Rochester Car Wheel Works, which were established by William Kidd, and which now turn out annually from 30,000 to 40,000 car wheels, consuming about 10,000 tons of iron, He was also vice-president of the Charlotte Iron Works and a trustee of the Roberts Iron Works of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Mr. Chapin married, in 1854, Miss Elizabeth, daughter of William Kidd. Their children were William Kidd Chapin, Charles Terry Chapin, Mrs. William E. Marcus, Edward Hall Chapin, and Eleanor B. Chapin (who died in 1881).

Barhydt, Edwin, was born in Schenectady county, N. Y., December 16, 1820, son of Mathias Barhydt. Mr. Barhydt was for many years in the employ of the N.Y.C.R.R., and was conductor for twenty-two years, retiring in 1876. In 1880 he bought the hotel on the Lyell road in Gates, which he has since conducted. He has one son, James A., who is master mechanic of the B., R. & P. R. R. at Lincoln Park, N. Y.

McClintock, J. V., city engineer, is a son of John McClintock, and was born in Hallowell, Maine, April 22, 1853. He was educated in the public schools of his native town, at Hallowell Academy and Maine Wesleyan Seminary, and attended Bowdoin College one year in the class of 1872. After studying civil engineering in an office in Portland, Me., one year he became one of the civil engineers on the construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad, where he remained also one year. He was then engaged on city work in Boston and with the U. S. Coast Survey and U. S. Engineer Corps on the coast of Maine for one year, after which he was for eight years division engineer and chief engineer for the Boston and Maine Railroad with headquarters first at Portland and afterward at Boston. Following this he was for several years engineer for a construction company engaged in building and rebuilding gas works in various cities east of the Mississippi River, and in 1880, while acting in that capacity came to Rochester, where he had charge of the erection of the Municipal Gas Works, now a part of the Rochester Gas Works. When the Chamber of Commerce was established Mr. McClintock was elected its first secretary, an office he held a little more than three years. In 1892 he was made city surveyor and held that position ever since, the name of the office being changed to city engineer in the spring of 1895. Among the many important improvements which Mr. McClintock has designed and superintended since entering upon the duties of his office are the Clarissa street, Court street, and Andrews street bridges, the paving of Main and State streets and several others of equal importance. He has inaugurated numerous changes in the detail of street construction and public improvements which have greatly improved the character of the work and the appearance of the city.

Palmer, sr., James, was born in London, England, February 13, 1821, and came with his parents to America when nine years old. The family first settled in Utica, where he was educated. At the age of sixteen he engaged in the manufacture of fire works in that city. In 1842 he came to Rochester and resumed the same business on the site of the present Palmer block on East Main street, continuing successfully in the same until 1876, when he retired from active life. He was succeeded by the firm of James Palmer's Sons (James, jr., Sand Joseph W.), who still carry on the business under the corporate title of the Rochester Fire Works Co. In 1878 he removed to the town of Brighton, where he now resides. He built the present Palmer block in 1868. In 1842 Mr. Palmer married Eliza Gardner of Utica, who died in 1873. His second wife was Miss Abbie Baldwin of Rochester. Peter Palmer, his father, was also a pyrotechnist, died at Rochester in March, 1895, at the advanced age of ninety-six years. He has nine children living: James, jr., John P. (one of the managers of the Warner Safe Cure Company), Joseph W., Charles H. (cashier of the Traders' National Bank), Jerome B., George W., Fred D., Mrs. George W. Crouch, jr., and Mrs. Jerome Dietrich.

Leddy, Thomas J. - Thomas Leddy, senior, was born in Dublin, Ireland, and in early life came to Toronto, Canada, where he married Miss Ellen Montgomery, and later came to Rochester, N. Y., where Thomas J., the subject of our sketch, was born in 1861. While a child his parents lived in Rush and Caledonia, where he received the greater part of his education, in the common schools, which was finished at one of Rochester's parochial schools. After leaving school Mr. Leddy returned to Caledonia and worked on a farm by the month for several years. When about twenty one he went to Michigan, but not finding a great opening returned to Rochester, and in 1883 commenced to learn the stone mason and brick laying trade. In 1884 he bought property and built a house in the town of Gates, where he now lives. In 1887 he commenced business on his own account, as a contractor, which is his present business. In 1888 Mr. Leddy married Miss Margaret O'Brien of Canandaigua, and they have three children; May, Frank and Adelaide. He is a member of St. Patrick's church, Politically, Mr. Leddy is a Democrat and has held several minor offices, and is now serving his second term as justice of the peace of the town of Gates, and also represents his town as a member of the County Central Committee. As a man, Mr. Leddy is successful; the same energy and patience which enabled him to work so long and faithfully on a farm in his youth, when applied to his business is not only winning him success financially, but the confidence and respect of all who know him.

Tennison, John, jr., was born in Ogden, Monroe county, November 13, 1856. He was educated in the public schools and Rochester Business University, and is now engaged in farming. November 21, 1881, he married Hattie A. Bush, of Parma, and they had one son, Allen, who died in infancy. Mr. Tennison's father, John, was born in Greece, in August, 1824. He was educated in the public schools and then engaged in farming. He married Betsey Butts, of Greece, by whom he had eight children: two died in infancy, Frankie, John, Edward, Emeline, Anna and Minnie. Mr. and Mrs. Tennison reside in the town of Parma. Mrs. Tennison, jr.'s, father, Edward Bush, was born in New Jersey, December 2, 1805, and came to Western New York when a young man. May 11, 1842, he married Mary Bennett, by whom he had ten children: Elizabeth, Edward, Peter, George, Louie, Wesley, John, Harry, and two that died in infancy. Mr. Bush died January 22, 1887, and his wife, December 28, 1890. Mr. Tennison's grandfather, John, was one of the first settlers in the town. Mr. Tennison is a member of Clio Lodge, No. 779, F. & A. M., Rochester, N. Y. The family is of English, German and Scotch origin.

Aman, Joseph, was born on the old homestead, in the town of Irondequoit, N. Y., October 14, 1851. He was educated in the district schools, and is a small fruit grower, market gardener, and nurseryman by occupation. May 30, 1876, he married Josephine Marchand, formerly of Buffalo, N. Y., by whom he had six children: Flora S., Frederick J., Reuben E., William H., Gertrude B., and Joseph F. Mr. Aman is a justice of the peace, serving his second term. Benedict Aman, father of Joseph, was born in Alsace, France (now Germany), February 26, 1810, and came with his parents to the United States in 1831. They located in the town of Irondequoit, where his father bought a small farm. March 8. 1837, he married Barbara Moser, by whom he had eleven children: George S., Martin, Annie M., Benedict, Barbara G., Joseph, who died in infancy, Joseph No. 2, as above, Jacob, Margaret, Emma, who died in infancy, and John C. Mr. Aman died April 30, 1882. Mrs. Aman's father, Jacob Marchand, was born in Besancon, France, in 1827, and came to the United States when a young man, locating in Buffalo, N. Y. He married Frances Perriard, formerly of France by whom he had these children, Josephine, Eugenie, Mary, Frederick, Louis, Celcalia. and two who died in infancy. Mr. Marchand died in 1871, and his wife in 1889.

Allen, John, was born in Sweden, in 1825. Philemon Allen, father of John, came from Massachusetts and settled in Sweden, where he engaged in farming and speculating. John Allen lived for some time in Brockport, where he was justice of the peace for eight years, and later moved to Clarkson, where he was justice for four years. In 1889 he moved to Hamlin, where he is now engaged in farming. He married Livona, daughter of Amos Stickney of Sweden, by whom he had one son, F. J., and one daughter, Mrs. Alexander Ferguson. Mrs. Allen died, and he married for his second wife, Lettie Bragg, who died in 1894, by whom he had two sons, Leonard and Charles H., and one daughter, Lottie M.

Mann, Frank C., was born in West Bend, Wis., May 14, 1867, and was educated in the Schoharie Academy, and Gloversville High School. His first venture in the business world was as a newsboy, which he began at the age of ten years. This occupation he followed for about five years. At the age of eighteen he went on the road as a commercial traveler and continued two years. In January, 1888, at the age of twenty he took up life insurance work, and two years later was sent to Rochester by the National Life Insurance Co. of Vermont, to assume the duties of general manager of their agency, the successful establishment of which in a city and territory that was already apparently overcrowded by representatives of that line, marks Mr. Mann as an adept at the business. From the smallest agency on the company's list, under Mr. Mann's management it has grown to be one of the largest. His head offices at Rochester are said to be as beautiful and complete as any in the United States. June 11, 1890, Mr. Mann married Maud L., daughter of George E. Camm, of Johnstown, N. Y. They have one son, Herbert A. Mann, and reside at No, 14 Harper street.

Titus, Adelbert - German Titus, father of Adelbert, was born in Canada, March 3, 1822, and came to the United States with his parents at the age of two years. He was educated in the district schools, and has had a variety of occupations, among others farming, and in 1870 he began market gardening, his gardens being in ten-acre lots fenced with evergreen hedges. August 23, 1846, he married Augusta Roberts, of the town of Mendon, and they have three children: Adelbert, George B., and Seymour G. Adelbert married Eugenia Titus, and they have one daughter, Adrienne. George B. married Emma S. Sherry, of this town, and they have three children Leone, Carrie L., and German; and Seymour G. married Eudora B. Mawhinney, of Onondaga county. N.Y. Adelbert worked with his father in the market garden business until he was twenty-three years old, when he began on his own account. His methods are of the most approved style, and his hot houses are the best. He has one of the largest in the State, its dimensions being 50x234 feet, and it has twenty-three ventilators, which are operated with a crank on each side, and heated by a low pressure boiler, which beats 4,000 feet of inch and a quarter pipe. The entire cost of this greenhouse was $3,000. (For full history of Titus family see George Cooper's sketch.)

Cooper, George, was born in Yorkshire England, June 2, 1827, and came to the United States with his parents in 1830, settling in Rochester, where he was educated in the common schools. They came to Irondequoit in 1837, where he now has a lot of twenty acres fenced with evergreen. Mr. Cooper is a gardener of rare taste. December 4, 1849, he married Phoebe J. Titus, of this town, formerly of Scottsville, and they have three children: George, jr., G. Titus, and John M. George, jr., married Alice Johnson, and they have had eight children, seven of whom survive: Maud M., Florence L., Richard W., Winfred S., Anneta, Edith E., and George C. G. Titus married Anna Hendricks, of Rochester. John M. married Harriet E. Whitney, of Rochester. Mr. Cooper's father, Richard, was born at the old home, where he was born in 1801. He married Mary Gardam, of his native place, and they had six children: George, Anna, Sarah, Mary, Richard, and William. Mr. Cooper died in 1854, and his wife in 1838. Mrs. Cooper's father, Stephen B. Titus, was born in Schoharie county, N. Y., April 28, 1796. He married Mary Whitney in Hudson, N. Y., and they went to Canada, and they were the parents of eight children, four of whom died in infancy. They returned to Monroe county in 1823, and to the town of Irondequoit in 1834, where he died in 1877, and his wife in 1872. Both branches of this family have done much for the growth and prosperity of the town of Irondequoit.

Gates, Henry P., was born in Ogden in 1841, son of Henry Gates, born August 3, 1808, who came from Schoharie county, N. Y., to Ogden, where he engaged in farming, and later moved to Gates, where he died February 10, 1877, leaving one son and two daughters. Henry P. settled on the homestead, and is a farmer and carpenter. He married Elizabeth, daughter of D. A. Campbell, and they have three sons: Samuel W., William H., and Charles A.; also two daughters: Isabel W. andEdna L.

Standemnaier, Mary - Her first husband, George Serth, was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in 1823 and came to the United States in 1849, locating in Rochester, N.Y. In 1852 he married Mary Schneck, formerly of Germany, by whom he had eight children: Barbara, John, William, Catherine, Moneca, George, Louis, and Theresa. Mr. Serth died in 1869. In 1875 Mrs. Serth married John Standemnaier, of Wurtemburg, Germany, and they have one daughter, Louisa R. L. Mr. Standemnaier died in 1886. Mrs. Standemnaier's father, George Schneck, was born in Germany in 1800. He married Magdalene Leoffel, of his native country, by whom he had seven children: Mary, Jacob, Frank, John, Louis, Charles, and Anthony. The family came to the United States in 1851. He died in 1891 and his wife in 1852. Mrs. Standemnaier has a fine hotel near the Boulevard at the Rifle Range, situated on the Genesee River.

Weisner, Adam, was born in the town of Irondequoit, now Rochester, N. Y., November 1, 1843, and educated in the common schools. He is a dairy farmer, keeping thirty-three cows for the wholesale milk trade of the city of Rochester. May 23, 1867, he married Catherine Heberger of Rochester, and they have had twelve children: Anne B., who died in her sixth year; Martha J., Lawrence J., Henry P., Josephine E., Elizabeth E., Emma B., Mary L., George M., Cecilia A., Joseph L., and Frances A. Josephine married William Allenby of Rochester, and they have one son, Lawrence J. Martha J. is a sister in a convent in New York city. Mr. Weisner's father, Lawrence, was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1812, and came to the United States when a young man, and located in Irondequoit. He married Catherine Hinz of his native place, and they were the parents of five children: Catherine, Adam, as above noted, Barbara, Joseph, and Theresia. Mr. Weisner died March 24, 1871, and his wife September 28, 1890. Mrs. Weisner's father, George M. Heberger, was born in Bavaria, Germany, August 15, 1815. He married Anna M. Bieck, of his native place, and came to the United States in 1841, locating in Rochester, N.Y. They were the parents of nine children: John, Mary A., Catherine, as above, Jacob, Valentine, Elizabeth, Eva, Phillip, and Barbara. Mr. Heberger died in 1882, and his wife in 1877. Mr. Weisner and family are members of the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic church of Rochester. In politics he is a Democrat.

Curry, John C., was born on the farm where he now resides, in 1838, son of Robert Curry, who came from Ireland to Rochester in 1811, and kept the first blacksmith shop in Rochester, where he worked until 1830, when he bought the farm where his son now resides. Mr. Curry married Margaret Lynn, and they have two sons, John and Lynn, also five daughters.

Yawman & Erbe. - This firm was organized in 1880 and consists of Philip H. Yawman and Gustav Erbe, the former a machinist by trade, the latter a scientific instrument maker. They first began in a small way the manufacture of various articles and employed five hands; now they manufacture light machinery, metal specialties, etc., consisting of fishermen's automatic reels, bottle washers, bottlers' supplies, etc., and employ nearly 300 operatives. They erected their present building at 340-348 North St. Paul street in 1884 and since then have enlarged it materially. Their trade extends not only throughout the United States and Canada but into Mexico, South America, Australian colonies, Great Britain, and Europe. Mr. Yawman, the senior member, was born in Rochester on September 1, 1839, and is a son of Nicholas Yawman, a cooper, who came here from Germany on the canal in 1832, being among the first German settlers of the city. Mr. Erbe was born in New York city May 23, 1852, and came to Rochester in 1877. He is a director in the Office. Specialty Manufacturing Company and a member of German American Bowling Club, the Mannechor, and the Monroe and Rochester Clubs. The firm is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Mechanics' Institute.

Whitcomb & Downs. - Alonzo G. Whitcomb was born in Pittsford, Monroe county, N. Y., June 24, 1824, and while still a young man began the business which subsequently made his name a synonym for hospitality throughout the Eastern States. His youthful life was passed in the country. After reaching his maturity he engaged in hotel keeping in Parma, afterward in Clarkson, and later in Brockport, whence he came to Rochester, where he first was proprietor of the old Exchange Hotel at 80 to 84 West Main street. He was afterward for nine years landlord of the old National, which occupied the northwest corner of West Main and Fitzhugh streets. In 1872 he erected the present Whitcomb House and conducted it until his death on December 13, 1880. Here he made a name which has ever since clung to that popular and widely known hostelry, and closed a career that placed him foremost among the landlords in Rochester. No hotel enjoys a better reputation among the vast army of commercial travelers. Since his death Mr. Downs, for a time his partner, has been its active manager. Mr. Whitcomb was supervisor one year and member of the Common Council several terms. He was one of the organizers of the Rochester Driving Park Association, for several years president of the Western New York Agricultural Society, and a member of Genesee Falls Lodge, F. & A. M. February 13, 1844, he married Miss Tursey S. Tillotson, of Parma, who survives him.

Walbridge, Edward N., was born in Rochester, where he has always resided, October 11, 1859. Silas Walbridge, jr., his grandfather, came here with his family from Vermont about 1830 and kept tavern at the junction of East avenue and Main street; afterward he conducted a tavern at Clarkson, and with his son ran a stage line from Rochester to Gaines. He died at the age of eighty-two; his father was a Revolutionary soldier. Silas Dewey Walbridge, son of Silas, jr. and father of Edward N., was both in Bennington, Vt., May 28, 1815, and succeeded his father in the stage and hotel business at Clarkson. Later he had a store at Eagle Harbor and finally came to Rochester, where he conducted a livery stable and afterward the Mansion House where the Mansion House block now stands. He purchased the old Eagle Hotel on the site of the Powers buildings and kept it twenty years, and there Edward N. was born. He sold this property to Mr. Powers about 1863, and since then has been largely interested in real estate. Edward E. Walbridge was graduated from the Free Academy in 1878 and after a short course at the Williams Business University entered the hardware store of Hamilton Matthews, where he remained about a year. Since then he has been associated with his father, and for a time was engaged in the wholesale grain business. September 29, 1891, he enlisted in the 2d Separate Naval Division, N. Y. S. N. G., and on November 22, 1891, was elected and commissioned lieutenant, which position he still holds. May 1, 1895, he was appointed special agent of canals of the State under the superintendent of public works. He was one of the organizers and a charter member of the Rochester Yacht Club, in which he has held all the offices, being now chairman of the regatta committee. He is also a member of the United States Naval Institute of Annapolis, Md., the Oswego Yacht Club, the Rochester Whist and Genesee Valley Clubs, the Rochester Athletic Club, the Chamber of Commerce, the Rochester Historical Society, and the Sons of the Society of the American Revolution, of both State and National organization. He is especially prominent in yachting circles. For several years he was librarian and secretary of the Sunday school of the First Presbyterian church, of which he also a member. December 2, 1884, he married Helen Velnette, daughter of Solomon F. Hess, senior member of the tobacco firm of S. F. Hess & Co., of Rochester. They have three children: Arthur Hess, Elsa, and an infant.

Teall & Sons - Isaac Teall, the leading caterer of Rochester, is a son of Philip Teall, and was born in England; April 3, 1844. He came with his parents to America in 1847 and settled in Rochester, where his father died in August, 1888, and his mother in August, 1895. His education was limited to the public schools of the city. In 1864 he enlisted in Co. E, 54th N. Y. Vols., and served until the close of the Rebellion. In 1867 he began active life for himself in a very modest way as a retail dealer in ice cream, and about three years later opened a small catering establishment in Plymouth avenue. From this insignificant beginning he gradually enlarged his business until it eventually became one of the chief enterprises in Rochester. In 1872 he moved to his present quarters at 25 North Fitzhugh street, and in 1893 his sons, William H. and George Nelson, were admitted to partnership under the firm name of Teall & Sons. Mr. Teall is not only the foremost caterer in the city, but enjoys a reputation which extends throughout the State. He has had charge of many notable gatherings, banquets, parties, etc., catering on such occasions to distinguished men of the United States and the best society in various centers of population, and probably doing more in this line than any other caterer between New York and Chicago. His business through his individual efforts and personal popularity has developed into the largest of its kind in this end of the State. He is a charter member of the Chamber of Commerce, and takes a quiet interest in the progress and welfare of the city.

Spader, Willard B., has been engaged in business in Rochester as a dealer in investment securities for several years. He has private wires with New York and Chicago, and is represented on the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade. He buys and sells outright all classes of local securities, and makes aspecialty of traction stocks and bonds.

Security Trust Company of Rochester was incorporated November 1, 1892, with Edward Harris, president; Granger A. Hollister, vice-president; and William L. Mercer, secretary, all of whom retain their respective offices. The company transacts a general trust business acts as trustee, receiver, administrator, executor, and guardian, allows interest on deposits subject to check, and has offices in the Granite building. It has a capital of $200,000 and a surplus aggregating $150,000.

Martin, Bernard F., was born in the town of Gates, Monroe county, January 12, 1852. His father, Anthony H. Martin, came from what is now Alsace, France, to the Genesee Valley in 1812, and with Ezra Mason cut off the timber and opened a corduroy road from the upper falls to their farms along the present Lyell avenue. He died in 1853, leaving seven children: Anthony H., jr., alderman and poormaster, who died in 1883; George W., for several years engaged in wood turning and scroll sawing, who died in 1881; Andrew W., who went to Pike's Peak in 1855 and was never afterward heard of; Bernard F., and three daughters. H. F. Martin, after attending the district schools and Williams & Rogers' Business University, engaged in business as a machinist, mastered the trade, and continued for several years, contracting and manufacturing considerable machinery. In 1876 he opened the "Centennial Novelty Store" on State street, and in the fall of 1878 engaged in his present business in the Powers building, in which he has met with unqualified success, At first he had only a retail trade, but in 1881 added a wholesale grocery line, mainly teas, coffees, and spices, which has since developed into one of the largest enterprises of the kind in Rochester. Mr. Martin started in a small way, with little capital, but with an energy and enterprise which characterized his race, and from this modest beginning he has established a business which, covers the entire city. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Rochester Whist Club, and was one of the originators and a director of the Rochester & Glen Haven Railroad.

Lindsay, Alexander M., member of the widely known dry goods firm of Sibley, Lindsay & Curr, was born April 27, 1841, in Scotland, where he received a common school education. Before he had reached his fourteenth year he was apprenticed to the dry goods trade in Kilmarnock, where he served about six years, when he went to Glasgow and was for three years associated with a large retail dry goods house there. In 1865 he came to this country and accepted a position as clerk in Boston, where he remained until the spring of 1868, when he came to Rochester and organized the firm of Sibley, Lindsay & Curr, which has developed into one of the most extensive dry goods syndicates in the country. Mr. Lindsay is a talented business man, and thoroughly identified with the progress and welfare of the city of Rochester.

Laney, Calvin C., superintendent and engineer of parks of the city of Rochester, was born in Waterloo, N. Y., February 18, 1850, and received his education at the Friends Academy in Union Springs, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and at the Waterloo Union School. He taught school two years, and later was engaged with the engineer corps for about two years on the survey of the Pennsylvania and Sodus Bay Railroad. He was for a similar period assistant engineer on the construction of the four-track line of the Hudson-Central Railroad between Batavia and Rochester, and successively engaged on bridge building in Buffalo, on the topographical survey of the city of Rochester, and in locating a narrow guage railroad in Vermont. He went to Corning, N. Y., as assistant engineer in charge of the construction of a division of the Geneva and Corning Railroad, and had charge of the building of a part of the Geneva and Lyons Railroad, made the surveys for a line in Illinois running south from Chicago, and was engaged for three years in double tracking the Erie lines between Buffalo and Hornellsville, residing meanwhile in Warsaw and Castile. In these he served in the capacity of assistant engineer. As locating engineer he made surveys for the Bradford, Eldred and Cuba Narrow Guage Railroad; as division engineer he had charge of part of the construction of the Pine Creek Railroad between Wellsboro, Pa., and Williamsport, Pa.; and as superintendent of construction he had charge of part of the work on the Beech Creek Railroad from Jersey Shore to Clearfield in Pennsylvania. In 1886 he opened a surveyor's office in Rochester and the same year assisted in surveying the Lehigh Valley line from Buffalo to Geneva, but in the fall became locating engineer for the Kansas City and Omaha Railroad in Nebraska. He thence went to California, where he engaged for several months in surveying. In the spring of 1888 Mr. Laney returned to Rochester and reopened a surveyor's office, and in June of that year was appointed engineer, for the newly organized Park Commission. In 1889, when the work of the Park Commission commenced, Frederick Law Olmsted, the celebrated landscape architect, recommended him for the position of superintendent, to which he was immediately appointed, and since then he has filled both offices. The park system of Rochester is recognized as one of the finest in the United States. During the year 1894 the various smaller parks and squares and trees of the city were placed under Mr. Laney's supervision.

Hutchison, Merritt L., the well known superintendent of mails at Rochester, and son of William Hutchison, was born in Waterport, Orleans county, N. Y., where he received his preliminary education. He removed with his parents to Lyndonville, N. Y., and was graduated from the old Yates Academy in 1872. He learned the trade of shoemaking, which he followed for eleven years in Lyndonville. He then received the appointment of United States mail clerk, running between Syracuse and New York, which position he filled for eight years, when he was transferred to Rochester as superintendent of the mails, which position he now holds. November 26, 1876, Mr. Hutchison married Lizzie E., daughter of Francis Daniels, of Lyndonville, and they have one son, Roy D. Mr. Hutchison is an active member of the Rochester Whist Club and Corinthian Temple No. 805, F. & A. M.

Hoyt, David, was born in Rochester, and has had an experience in the banking business from his youth up. He first became connected with the Monroe County Savings Bank in 1865 as bookkeeper, and rose to the position of secretary and treasurer in 1883, a position he has held ever since. He was at one time a director of the Safe Deposit Company, and took an active part in obtaining a new charter. He is a trustee of the Chamber of Commerce, and has always been active in promoting the commerce and development of Rochester. He is also one of the governors of the Rochester Homoeopathic Hospital, and was for a time its secretary. Mr. Hoyt has always taken an active interest in athletic sports, has long been a member of the Bowling and other popular clubs, and is widely known and much esteemed as one of the progressive spirits among the young business men of Rochester. The Monroe County Savings Bank, of which he is secretary and treasurer, commenced business June 3, 1850, in the office of the Rochester Bank, on Exchange street. The first board of trustees consisted of Levi Ward, Everard Peck, Freeman Clarke, Nehemiah Osburn, Ephraim Moore, Daniel H. Barton, George W. Parsons, William W. Ely, William N. Sage, Alvah Strong, Martin Briggs, Thomas Harvey, Lewis Selye, Moses Chapin, Ebenezer Ely, Daniel B. Lewis, Amon Bronson, Joel P. Milliner, Charles W. Dundas, George Ellwanger and Theodore B. Hamilton.Everard Peck was the first president, and Freeman Clarke the first treasurer. In1854 the bank was moved to the building on Buffalo street known as the "City Hall Building,"" and in 1858 removed to the Masonic Hall block, corner of Exchange and Buffalo streets. In 1862 the premises on State street now occupied were purchased, and a handsome, substantial building was erected. In 1867 additional ground was secured and the building greatly enlarged and improved.

Edington, I. C., D.D.S., son of Abram P. Edington, was born in Parma, Monroe county, N. Y., February 11, 1864, and received his preliminary education in the schools of his native town. In the fall of 1886 he commenced the study of dentistry in the office of Dr. Charles A. Davis, in Rochester. lie was afterwards, for three years, with the late Dr. G. U. Gleason, of this city, and in the fall of 1888 entered the dental department of the Howard University of Washington, D. C., from which institution he graduated with high honor in 1890, being president of his class. The same year he resumed the practice of his profession in Rochester, N. Y., where he has since resided. He is a member of the Seventh District Dental Association and president of the Rochester Dental Association, which position he has held for two terms.

Crossman Brothers. - Charles W. Crossman, the senior member of this well-known seed firm, was born in Rochester, January 13, 1847, while his brother, George F. Crossman, was born July 14, 1851. Their father, Charles F., born November 3, 1802, came to Monroe county from Vermont about 1838. He had at one time the largest market gardening business in this vicinity, and in 1840 founded what is now the great seed establishment of Crossman Brothers. He also conducted a nursery, and was one of the foremost citizens of the time. Upon his death in 1865 his two sons succeeded to the entire business, from which they soon sold off the nursery and gardening departments. Since then they have devoted their attention wholly to the production, handling and selling of all kinds of seeds, developing one of the most extensive concerns of the kind in America, enjoying a trade to which foreign lands contribute, and having retail stores in South Clinton street, and wholesale and general office headquarters on Monroe avenue. They also have two large houses in Canada, one being in Coburg and the other at Wellington. They have under cultivation, of their own or on contract, about 6,000 acres of land, keep fifty traveling men on the road, and employ during the busy season from 350 to 400 people, maintaining a business which extends all over the world. Keeping pace with the times and their extensive trade, they have put in all new and improved appliances, and are now making and pasting many millions of seed paper bags and envelopes by machinery. The firm is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Charles W. Crossman is a thirty-second degree Mason, being a member of Rochester Lodge and Monroe Commandery and intermediate bodies, and is also president of the American Seedsmen's Protective Association, of which he was one of the organizers. He is a member of the American Seed Trade Association, and a life member of the New York State and Western New York Agricultural Societies February 6, 1884, he married a daughter of the late Capt. Charles W. Godard, of Brooklyn, at one time captain of the Port of New York. They have two children: Lillie Louise and Helen Josephine. George F. Crossman is also a thirty-second degree Mason, being a member of Frank R. Lawrence Lodge No. 707, F. & A. M., Hamilton Chapter, R. A. M., Doric Council, Monroe Commandery, K. T., Mystic Shrine, and Veiled Prophets, and Master of the Lodge of Perfection of the Scottish Rite bodies. He is a member of the Rochester Club, and a life member of the New York State amid Western New York Agricultural Societies. In 1879 he married a daughter of Ira Todd, of Brighton, and they have two children: Clara M. and Beatrice E.

Belding, Dr. Homer, was born at Careyville, N, Y., in January, 1833, and is a son of Dr. Almond V. Belding, of Medina, Orleans county, one of the oldest practicing dentists in Western New York. He attended the district schools and finished his education at the old Millville Academy. Leaving home at the age of thirteen he followed the occupation of a wholesale drug clerk in Chicago and New York city for fifteen years, and then studied dentistry with his father, with whom he subsequently formed a partnership. He practiced alone for a time, and in 11465 came to Rochester, where he has ever since followed his profession. While in Medina he was a member of the Western New York Dental Society and also a delegate to the American Dental Association. November 6, 1861, Dr. Belding married Miss Amelia F. Sherwood, daughter of Guy Sherwood, one of the pioneers of Orleans county and ex-president of the Orleans County Pioneer Association. They have three children; Bertha, Dr. F. Sherwood, and Florence. "Dr. Belding has had an experience as varied and successful as any dentist in the country, and his work as a practitioner of the dental art has always received the highest approval of a discriminating public."

Brickner, Max, born in Welbhausen, Bavaria, Germany, May 4, 1842, was educated in his native country, and at the age of seventeen came to America and located in Alabama, where he remained until the breaking out of the civil war. July 2, 1861, he came to Rochester and entered a wholesale hat and cap store as salesman. In the fall of 1862 he engaged in the manufacture of clothing as a member of the firm of G. & J. Wile, Cauffman & Co., with which he has ever since been connected, and which is now styled, the Wile & Brickner Company, Mr. Brickner being its president and treasurer. This is one of the largest clothing manufacturing concerns in Western New York and is known throughout the country, and its almost unparalleled success is largely due to Mr. Brickner's management and enterprise. He is a business man of wide influence and one of the best representatives of the clothing industry in the United States. He is president of the Rochester Clothiers' Exchange, which includes every clothing manufacturer in the city. He was president of the Chamber of Commerce in 1892 - 93, and is now vice-president of the Rochester & Irondequoit and the Rochester & Lake Ontario Railroad Companies, president of the Photo Materials Company, a director in the Post-Express Printing Company, and the Rochester Safe & Trust Deposit Company, and a member of the Board of Health of the city.

Brown Brothers Company. - This concern was originally established in January, 1885, under the firm name of Brown Brothers, comprising Charles J. and Robert C. Brown, natives of Rochester and sons of John S. Brown, who came here with his father, Robert, when a boy, from near Boston, Mass., settling in the eastern part of the city. In 1890 the business having assumed extensive proportions, the present company was incorporated under the laws of the State, with a paid up capital of $100,000, and with Charles J. Brown, president; Robert C. Brown, treasurer; and Edward C. Morris, secretary, all of whom still hold their respective positions. They conduct one of the largest and most successful nursery establishments in the country, and have branch offices in Chicago, Ill., and Toronto, Canada, with headquarters in Rochester. Their American nurseries, comprising several hundred acres, are located in the town of Irondequoit, Monroe county, while the Canadian nurseries, containing between 200 and 300 acres, are situated in Ridgeville, Ontario. Their name and stock have reached the remotest parts of this country and even foreign lands. The company is also interested in the Herrick Seed Company, which was incorporated in 1894, and which had been operated for several years by Rufus L. Herrick, the present president.

Bartholomay, William, was born in Rochester, and represents the fourth generation of a family of brewers. His great-grandfather and father were manufacturers of lager, and he not only studied in his father's brewery, but also in Chicago and Milwaukee. Returning to Rochester in 1874, he was made head brewer, but subsequently supplemented the knowledge he had obtained by a course of practical studies in German breweries. Returning again to this city he became the brewer of the Bartholomay plant, and in 1889 was made general manager. The Bartholomay brewery, the largest concern of the kind in Western New York, was founded by Henry Bartholomay and Philip Will in 1852, the latter soon withdrew, but became a member of the Bartholomay Brewing Company upon its incorporation May 1, 1894. He died in 1887. On May 29, 1889, a company was incorporated with a capital of $5,000,000, and three breweries were consolidated under one general management, viz.: The Bartholomay, the Rochester (established in September, 1878), and the Genesee (established in June, 1878). The directors managing these vast interests are Frederick Cook, president; William Bartholomay, vice-president and general manager; Philip Bartholomay, treasurer; Frederick Goetzman, secretary; and Mathias Kondolf, Jacob Gerling, E. H. Satterlee and Russel H. Monro. The combined capacity of the three breweries is over 600,000 barrels of beer annually.

Aldridge, George Washington, was born in Michigan City, Ind., December 28, 1856, and is the oldest son of George W. and Virginia (De Orsey) Aldridge, natives respectively of Chazy, N. Y., and Cincinnati, Ohio. He finished his education at Cary Collegiate Seminary at Oakfield, N. Y., and the De Graff Military Institute in Rochester, and was associated with his father, a noted contracter and builder, until the latter's death in 1877, when he continued the business on his own account. In politics he has been especially active and prominent, and has filled many of the more responsible positions within the gift of his party, the Republican. He was four times elected to the executive board, the first time in 1883, and in March, 1894, was chosen mayor of the city, which he resigned on January 22, 1895, to accept the appointment by Governor Morton of state superintendent of public works. He has been an active member of the Republican State Committee since 1887, and is also a member of the National Fire Association (of which he was for two terms vice-president), the Exempt Firemen's Association of Rochester (of which he has been president five years), the Rochester Club, the Rochester Whist Club, the Rochester Athletic Association, the Rochester Historical Society, and the new Manhattan Club of New York city. He is a trustee of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce and of the Firemen's Home at Hudson, and was a leading candidate for lieutenant-governor at the Saratoga Convention in 1894.

Gardiner, Richard F., was born in Rochester, N. Y., November 6, 1867. He was educated in the common schools, finishing at No. 6, and then learned the shoemaker's trade. In the spring election of 1892 he was elected school commissioner and at the same time was appointed city overseer of the poor by the Common Council, resigning as school commissioner. He is now serving his second term.

Langslow, Fowler & Co. - This firm consists of H. A. Langslow, P. A. Fowler, and S. C. Langslow, and was established in 1886 for the business of manufacturing all kinds of rocking chairs. In 1887 they utilized 700,000 feet of hardwood lumber; since then they have used as high as 2,000,000 feet, and now employ about 200 hands. The firm, whose trade extends throughout the United States, is one of the most extensive manufacturers in this State, and is a member of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce. Its members are all furniture men of long practical experience. H. A. Langslow has been continuously the financial manager, while the other partners are the traveling representatives. Mr. Langslow was born in England and has been engaged in the furniture business for twenty years. His father, Capt. Richard Langslow, made a journey through the Genesee country in 1817, and kept a journal of this and other trips in various parts of the United States. Mr. Langslow came to Rochester in 1860 from New York city, where he had lived eleven years.

Roth, George F., was born in Rochester, N. Y., September 7, 1856, and is a son of Frederick and Frederica Roth. He received his education in this city, where he has been prominently identified with business and other matters. He is a director of the Rochester Carting Company, a corporation doing the most extensive business of its character in this city. Mr. Roth is a member of the Monroe Club, the Rochester Whist Club, the Rod and Gun Club, the Masonic order, and the Chamber of Commerce.

Brown, Henry B., was born in Austerlitz, Columbia county, N. Y., July 14, 1841, was educated in the public schools, and came with his parents to Rochester, N. Y. For many years he was a farmer and market gardener, and for the past six years has been foremen of the men who are working on the new Seneca Park. January 24, 1865, he married Elizabeth A. Thomas, of Rochester, and they have seven children: Henry T., Mary M. Ida E., Burt D., Lottie E., Elizabeth A., and Branch S. Mr. Brown's father, Gilbert, was born at the old home in 1815, and he married Malinda Spencer, of his native place, and they had four children: Henry B., Anson G., George D., and Lottie M. Mr. Brown died in 1881, and his wife, in 1891. Mrs. Brown's father, John W. Thomas, was born in Devonshire, England, and he married Mary Cox, by whom he had eleven children: John R., Samuel W., William C., Joseph W., Henry W., David W., Charles W., Mary J. George W., Elizabeth A., and Robert W. The family came to the United States and located in Rochester in 1834. The ancestry of the family is English, Welsh, and Scotch.

Potter, Everett O., was born on a farm in the town of Le Ray, Jefferson county, N. Y., April 15, 1856. His grandfather, John Potter, settled there very early in this century, where Orris J., son of John, and father of Everett O., was born in 1826. The Potter family in that section subsequently became prominent and influential in various parts of the United States, and many of its members are noted as wealthy, enterprising citizens. Everett 0. Potter received a classical education at the Pottsdam (N. Y.) State Normal School, and after leaving that institution taught district school for two years. Reared on a farm he acquired not only a strong constitution, but habits of thrift and frugality which have characterized his life. In 1881 became to Rochester without money, but with energy, perseverance and enterprise, and for one year was a clerk in a physician's office. Following this he was for five years chief bookkeeper for Michael Doyle & Co., and afterward for about two years acted as salesman for H. F. Drake & Co., coal dealers. In May, 1892, he associated himself with the Miller Brewing Company, and six months later was elected its secretary, which position he has since held. In the fall of 1894 he was also made a member of the Board of Directors. He has been very successful; starting without a dollar, he has accumulated a competency. In the spring of 1804 he was elected secretary of the Ale Brewers Association of Rochester, a position he still holds. He is a member of Yonondio Lodge, No. 163, F. & A. M., and of Hamilton Chapter, R. A. M. November 3, 1886, he married Clara E. Hancock, of Rochester, by whom he has two daughters: Fannie B. and Hazel G.

Perrin, William H., was born on the old homestead, April 21 1835. He was educated in the district schools, Genesee Wesleyan Seminary at Lima. N. Y., and two years at their college. He is engaged in farming, surveying, and carries on a nursery. June 13, 1865, he married Marion J. Bailey, of Ludlow, Vt. She was a school teacher in the public schools of Rochester, N. Y. They have had five children: Carrie, Norman, Roy, Jessie, and William, who died in infancy. Mr. Perrin is superintendent of the Irondequoit Central Sunday school. His father, Ransford, was born in Rehoboth, Mass., in 1798 and came to Western New York with his parents when a child, settling in Palmyra, Wayne county, where they died. He was then bound out and lived in Brighton for a while. - He was educated in the schools of the day, afterward teaching school for several terms, then engaged in farming. He married Harriet Dinsmore, a daughter of one of the first settlers of the town, by whom he had eleven children: Gertrude, Abel, Maryetta, Mary A., Ransford. Esther, William H., Russell, Harriet, Edward, and Winfield. Mr. Perrin died July 23, 1892, and his wife in September, 1873. Mrs. William H. Perrin's father, Ira Bailey, was born in Ludlow, Vt., September 25, 1806. He was educated in the district schools and engaged in teaching for several terms, afterwards followed farming. He married Julia A. Martin, of Baltimore, Vt., by whom he had two children: Marion J. and Louisa A., who died in St. Paul, Minn., May 16, 1894. Mr. Bailey died May 30, 1870, and his wife February 24, 1885. The ancestry of the family is Scotch and English.

Livingston, Henry C., was born near the homestead, Slay 14, 1846. His education was obtained in the public schools and he has since been engaged in gardening and farming. March 27, 1865, he enlisted in Co. G, 8th Cavalry. N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. August 12, 1868, he married Malinda Burnett, of the town of Webster. Mr. Livingston's father, Henry, was born on Navy Island, Canada, in 1809. He married Emily Dinsmore of this town. She was a member of one of the oldest families in the town. They had six children: Aurelia, Monroe, Betsey A., Harriet, Silas, and Henry C. The latter died in 1846 and his wife December 18, 1891. Mrs. H. C. Livingston's father, Robert Burnett, was born in Phelps, Ontario county, N. Y., in 1814. He was educated in the schools of his day and was a farmer. He married Caroline Mesick, of Utica, N. Y., by whom he had ten children, five of whom grew to maturity Eliza, Samuel, Bradley A., Malinda, and Mary E. Mr. Burnett died in 1887 and his wife in 1882. Mr. Livingston is a member of Thomas Farr Post No. 275, G. A. R., department of New York. He is of Scotch and Dutch descent.

Miller, Ransom, was born in Brighton, on the land where the county house now stands, in 1819. He is a son of Eli Miller, who came from Connecticut in 1812 and had four sons. Ransom married at the age of twenty-one and settled in Gates, where he was engaged in farming until 1891, when he retired from active business and moved to Rochester. By his energy and perseverance he has accumulated a large fortune, owning farms in Riga, Chili, and Gates. He has six sons, five of whom are living on farms their father has given to them.

Harris, Selah M., is the only son of the late Prof. Joseph Harris, and the grandson of James Harris who came from England to Gates in 1849, and settled on the farm where S. M. Harris now lives. He had three sons: Edward, Joseph and Thomas. Joseph Harris graduated from Cornell University, and was widely known as a writer. For several years he was editor of the Genesee Farmer, and also associate editor of the American Agriculturist.

Renouf, William, was born in Gates, in 1842, 500 of Benjamin B. Renouf, who came from Troy, N. Y., and settled on the farm where his son now lives. He died, leaving one son, William, who married Hattie Luttindton, and they have three sons: Benjamin, William J., and Edward; also five daughters: Caroline E., Martha, Hattie, Grace and Alice.

Robinson, William L., was born in Morristown, St. Lawrence county, June 16, 1832. He was educated in the common schools, then learned the carpenter's and joiner's trade, which he followed until 1871. January 28, 1854, he married Annie Harris, by whom he has five children: Willette B., who married Eva Gale, of Erie county, by whom he has three children: Pearl, Gale, and Alice; Benjamin L., who married Mary Hyland, of Buffalo, by whom he has six children: William, Thomas, Edward, Joseph, Benjamin, and -----; Dowaine E., who married Lottie Greshmier, of Chicago Thomas J., who married Jennie Jiles, of Batavia, by whom he has two children: Anna L. and Francis A. and Annette, who resides at home. Mr. Robinson came to Charlotte in 1871, where he is engaged in contracting. His father, James, was born near Little Falls, Herkimer county, and married Lucy Goodwin, of Morristown, by whom he had fourteen children, six of whom are now living: James, Lydia, Gardiner, William L., Benjamin, and Reuben. Mr. James Robinson died in 1874. Mrs. Robinson's father, Thomas Harris, was born in Ireland in 1804, and married Bedelia McKehoe, by whom he had seven children. The family came to the United States in 1846. He died in 1883 and his wife in 1882.

Porter, Chauncy, was born in the town (if Riga, Monroe county, N. Y., December 9, 1858, and came to the town of Irondequoit, with his parents, in 1859. He was educated in the district schools, and in early life learned to be a market gardener. He married Susie B. Fisher, of Parma, by whom he has two children: Charles F. and Aura M. William Porter, father of Chauncy, was born in Cambridgeshire, England, July 3, 1837, and came to the United States, with his parents, when sixteen years of age. He married Phoebe Howard, of this town, formerly of England, by whom he had seven children: Chauncv, as above, Sarah, Mary, Charles, Hattie, Alfred, and Phoebe. Mr. Porter has ten acres of garden in a thorough state of cultivation. He is a member of Garden Tent, No. 365, K. O. T. M. Mrs. Porter's father, John Fisher, was born in England, in 1836, and came to the United States, when a young man, locating in the town of Greece. He married Mary Burling, of Greece, by whom he had five children: Susie E., as above, Clara L., Anna M., William J., and Raymond.

Penney, Benjamin F., was born in Ellisburg, Jefferson county, N. Y., in 1822, and came with his parents to Rochester when he was ten years of age. He was educated in the public schools and for forty years has been engaged in various occupations, chiefly in the wood and coal business. He is now retired, residing in this town, near Sea Breeze. In 1842 he married Alvira, daughter of Henry Ordway, by whom he had five children: Francis A., Sanford A., Wilber G., George S., and Mary. Mrs. Penney died in the fall of 1864, and for his second wife he married Emeritta, sister of his first wife, by whom he had one son, Irving A. His two older sons were soldiers in the late war, and the youngest of the two was wounded in the battle of Shiloh and was honorably discharged by General Grant when he was sixteen years old. Mr. Penney's father, Edward, was born in Jefferson county, N. Y., in 1794. He was an inventor by occupation, and was in the battle of Sackett's Harbor in the war of 1812. He married Amanda Spencer of his native county, by whom he had nine children: Harriet, Daniel, Benjamin, Oliva, De Loss, Helen, Mary, Laura and Caroline. Mr. Penney died in 1836 and his wife in 1856. Mrs. Penney's father, Henry Ordway, was born in the town of Bow, New Hampshire, in 1790. He married Harriet Walker, by whom he had nine children: Almira S., Mary J., Caroline, Lavina, William W., Emeline, Emeritta, Cornelia, and one baby, who was not named. Both parents are dead. The family came to New York State and to Batavia in 1821.

Pease, George M., was born in 1855, son of Charles and Ann Pease, who came from Yorkshire, England, and settled on the farm, now occupied by his son George M., in 1845. Charles Pease was killed by a horse in 1885, leaving two sons, George and Gilbert, and two daughters. Mr. Pease is a farmer and runs a dairy, as did his father, who furnished milk for the first milk peddlers in Rochester. Mr. Pease has never married, but lives on the farm with his sister.

Perry, William S., was born in Genesee county, N. Y., in 1838, son of Rowland Perry, who came from Vermont and settled in Genesee county among the early settlers, and was in the war of 1812. He died in 1872, leaving one son, William S., who remained on the homestead until 1870, when he came to Gates; he settled on the farm where he now lives in 1880, and engaged in farming. Mr. Perry has been poormaster of the town for five years, a position which he still holds. He married Eunice Raymond who died leaving one daughter. He married again.

Smith, Jeremiah, was born in Hamlin in 1849, son of Warren and Matilda A. (Lockwood) Smith, and grandson of Abraham Smith, who settled in Gates in 1824, and died in 1828, where Mr. Smith has lived since 1883. Mr. Smith, after attending the district school, took a course of study at the Cazenovia Seminary, and later attended the State Normal School at Oswego, N. Y. He taught school for several years, and in 1880 was elected superintendent of schools, which office he held until 1890, when he resigned to take the principalship of No. 17 school of Rochester, which he still holds.

Schwartz, Jacob F., was born in Germany in 1856 and in 1862 came to Chili with his father, who is a gardener. Jacob F. came to Gates in 1880 and bought a farm, carrying on market gardening. He married Mary Schafer, of Rochester, by whom he has two children: Fred C. and Pearl.

Statt, John, was born where he now lives in 1848. Adam J. Statt, his father, came from Germany in 1839, and settled on the farm now occupied by his son. He died in 1892, and left three sons: John, Joseph, and George A. John bought and remained on the homestead, and is a farmer and milkman. He married a daughter of Charles Ming of Rochester, and they have five Sons: Theodore, Sylvanius, Joseph, Charles and Clarence; also six daughters: Cora, Bertha, Rose, Lucy, Hilda, and -----.

Titus, Stephen B., was born on the homestead in the town of Irondequoit, January 22, 1849. He was educated in the public schools and has been a market gardener all his life. His father, George W. Titus, was born in Canada in 1820, and the family came to the United States in 1823, locating near Scottsvil1e where he was educated in the public schools, and in 1834 they moved to the town of Irondequoit. He married Sophia Oyler, of London, England, by whom he had six children: Julia L., Stephen B., Frank C., Emma E., Jennie (deceased), and Samuel (deceased). Mr. Titus died June 12, 1891. Mrs. Titus's father, Samuel P. Oyler, was born in Kent, England, in 1793, was educated in the public schools, after which he was postmaster in Burnett's distillery, England. In 1814 he married Sophia Ralson, of London, England, by whom he had eight children: John, Elizabeth, Samuel P., Charlotte, Sophia, Charles, Caroline and Eliza. The family came to the United States in 1834, and located first in Irondequoit and afterwards in Indiana. Stephen B. Titus has about twenty-two acres of garden in a high state of cultivation, and is in partnership with his brother, Frank C., under the firm name of S. S. Titus & Bro.

Reichel, Rev. George Valentine, was born in the city of Brooklyn on June 6, 1863. He is a son of Richard L. Reichel, a native of Cassel, Germany, who came to America in 1850 and settled in this country, where he soon became engaged with the Bureau of Emigration in New York city. George V. was educated in Boston and New York, and in 1883 entered the Auburn Theological Seminary, from which he was graduated with honor in 1886. In the same year he located at Dryden, N. Y., as pastor of the First Presbyterian church. In 1890 he received a call from the First church of Brockport, where he now is, and where his efforts have met with much success. His church has a membership of over three hundred, great activity prevailing in all its departments of work. He is an entirely self-made man. Some years ago he received several honorary degrees in recognition of special attainments, and in 1895 received the degree of Ph.D. He is also a well-known writer on religious subjects and a contributor to our current literature. In 1895 he published a work on abject teaching, entitled "What shall I Tell the Children?" In 1885 he married Miss May L. Arnett, of Auburn, N. Y., daughter of Silas H. Arnett. Their children are May, Haines, Paul and Christabel. Mrs. Reichel is a graduate of the Auburn Young Ladies' Institute, and is an efficient co-laborer with her husband in church work.

Weston, John Porter, was born in Youngstown. Niagara county, New York, October 25, 1854. His parents were of New England origin, and have always taken an active part in national and State affairs, as the following testifies. Mr. Weston is the eldest son of the late Sidney Owen and Evaline Hill Weston. Upon the outbreak of the war in 1861 Mr. Weston's father enlisted in Co. F, 151st Regiment, New York Volunteers, Colonel Emerson commanding, serving as sergeant (afterward being promoted to lieutenant) throughout the war, passing through some of the most exciting battles. His grandfather, William Andrews Weston, was in the war of 1812, and six brothers of his great-grandfather's family were in the war of the Revolution. Edmund Weston, the progenitor of this branch of the family, who settled in Plymouth colony, came to Boston in the shi,~ Elizabeth and Ann in the year 1635. In 1640 be had a grant from the colony of four acres of land at Stony Brook, Duxbury, and a tract of laud near Green Harbor. From this time his name frequently appears in connection with town affairs and in various public matters. Mr. Weston received his education in his native county. His first venture was buying and shipping the famous Niagara county fruit to Canadian ports. The years 1872 and 1873 were spent in Michigan and the West. In 1878 he entered the employ of E. & B. Holmes, lumbermen of Buffalo, and on March 6, 1881, came to Rochester, when he engaged in the manufacture of ladies' hats under the firm name of Whiting & Weston, afterwards changed to Weston & McDonald. In 1885 he accepted a position in the office of the late Henry S. Hebard, and upon the latter's death, March 11, 1890, he purchased the business, which was established by Zebulon Hebard, father of Henry S., in 1831. It is the oldest establishment of the kind in Western New York and has continued in the family for more than sixty-four years. Mr. Weston is an extensive dealer in mantels, tile, grates, and granite and marble monuments, etc., and does all kinds of contracting work in his line, marble floors, wainscoting, etc. He is a prominent member of the First Methodist Episcopal church, vice-president of its board of trustees, chairman of its building committee and first assistant superintendent of its Sunday school. He is a member of Valley Lodge No. 109, F. A. M., and is also president of the Maple, Birch and Beech Flooring Company, which was incorporated in July, 1894. June 10, 1886, he married Emma J. Hebard, eldest daughter of Harriet M. and the late Henry S. Hebard.

SAMUEL RICH

The subject of this sketch was the youngest son of Captain John Rich and Mary Chipman of Province Town, Cape Cod county, Massachusetts. Some time previous to his birth his parents removed their residenceto the interior, purchasing a home at Hardwick, Worcester county, where his birth occurred April 25, 1786. At the age of fifteen, in the beginning of the present century, Samuel Rich came to Western New York in company with his sister and her husband, Squire Blodgett, settling in Northfield, now known as Pittsford. While here he met the Rev. Joseph Case and family, who were among the early settlers of this section, and shortly after attaining his majority married the daughter, Mary, returning with his wife to Massachusetts, where his eldest son, the late Joseph T. Rich of Penfield, was born, also his son, Giles B. Rich—now residing on East avenue with his daughter, Mrs. John H. Hill—and a daughter Mary, the wife of the late Mr. Raymond of Penfield and mother of Mrs. Ira L. Otis of this city. When hardly thirty years of age he concluded to return to Western New York and settle here permanently; accordingly he brought with him his family, first settling in Perrinton, and in 1817 he built his mill in Penfield and rebuilt the same in 1820. Shortly after this he erected his home in Penfield, where one of his grandsons resides at the present time. Some years afterwards he sold his interest in the mill to his partner, Thomas Lincoln, and purchased a tract of land of upwards of a thousand acres a few miles to the north, adjoining the town of Brighton, and constructed what is known in that locality as the dug-way road. His wife's death occurring in the meantime he concluded to further develop this property by erecting a mill and a number of adjoining buildings. Aside from the elder members of his family, the death of two occurring when they were upwards of fifty, he was survived by his three younger daughters, Helen, the wife of Professor James Phinney of Appleton, Wisconsin; Jane, the wife of the late John C. Sherwood of Dartford, Wisconsin, (her death having occurred some years since) and his daughter, Lucy G. Rich, residing in this city, who is the widow of the late William Corning. Samuel Rich married for his second wife the sister of the late William Otis and located on his lands, and after managing his milling interests for a number of years he decided to retire from busines and purchased a residence on Monroe avenue, adjoining that of his brother-in-law, the late Stephen Otis, where his death occurred in his ninetieth year, July 15, 1875.