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a two-story building, 24 x 60 feet. Here he keeps a well-selected stock of general merchandise. He is a man of much business ability, and, by discreet and judicious methods, has established a large and increasing patronage. In 1876 a post-office was granted to Glasgow; Mr. G. L. Glasgow became the postmaster, and has held the office continuously to the present time. In political faith he is identified with the Republican party, and has always taken an active interest in political affairs, and has served as school director three terms. Fraternally he is a charter member of Coalport Lodge, No. 574, F. and A. M., of Coalport, Pennsylvania, and a member of Allemansville Lodge, No. 900, I. 0. 0. F., of which he is treasurer. He is a prominent and consistent member of the Lutheran church, in which organization he has been an officer for twenty years.     October 8, 1874, he was united in marriage with Miss Julia L., daughter of John Ellis, a native of Wales, who emigrated to America, and located near Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. To this marriage four children have been born: John, deceased; Bertha 0.; Luther E.; and Sarah M. M. L. GLASGOW, a brother of G. L. and J. H. Glasgow, whose sketches appear above, was born on the old Glasgow homestead, June 6, 1858. Being reared a farmer boy, he adopted the pursuits of his father and grandfather, and has followed farming all his life. He owns one hundred and eighteen acres of farm land, underlaid with coal, which is a part of the original tract of land that belonged to his grandfather, John Glasgow. His farm lies in a fertile belt, is well improved and is one of the most desirable farms in the township. He is a member

of the Lutheran church, and in politics affiliates with the Republican party.     June 4, 1881, he celebrated his marriage with Miss Sue Fulkerson, a daughter of Dan. Fulkerson, a farmer and millwright, of Smith's Mills, Clearfield county, Pennsylvania, and their marriage has resulted in the birth of three children: Dan. F., John Guy, and Eleanor. JOHN HUDSON GLASGOW, a merchant of Fallen Timber, this county, is a son of John and Sarah (Leamer) Glasgow, Reade township, this county, and was born March 17 1861. The ancestral history appears elsewhere under the sketch of his brother, G. L. Glasgow.     He was reared a farmer boy and received a common-school education. He remained on the old homestead until he attained to his majority, and in 1884 embarked in his present mercantile business at Fallen Timber, this county. He is active, energetic, and progressive, and has already attained a fair degree of success. He is a member of Coalport Lodge, No. 574, F. and A. M., of Coalport, and of Mountain Chapter, No. 189, of Altoona. He is a charter member of Coalport Lodge, No. 781, I.0.0.F., and in politics advocates the principles of the Republican party.     September 18, 1890, he married Miss Eunice Ewing, of Mansfield, Ohio. They have three children: Genevieve Grace, John Edward, and Helen Elizabeth. DR. GEORGE E. CONRAD, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is one of that city's most successful practitioners and most public-spirited citizens. He is a son of George and Jane (Gahegan) Conrad, and was born January 3, 1854, at Scalp Level, a hamlet some seven miles southeast of Johnstown, celebrated for

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