John E. Gable's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.1123

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over 900 acres called the "Old Shot Factory," where shot was made during the French and Indian Wars. This farm is near Johnstown. Among the winning horses which Mr. Rose has owned are: "American Beauty" and "Lady Watkins," winners of the Kentucky Derby (saddle events); "Bob White" (gelding); "Nutwood Rose" (stallion); "Ben Dover" (stallion, head of stud), and many others of which they are equally proud.
    Mr. Rose is a member of the County, State and American Bar Asssociations, the Sunnehanna Country Club, Johnstown, the Commonwealth, West Moreland and Richmond Country Clubs of Richmond, Va.; Elks Club, No. 175, and Psi Upsilon fraternity. Mr. Rose is vice president of the Title Trust & Guarantee Company and is counsel for other large corporations. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

    Dr. Paul E. Lavelle is a prominent young physician and surgeon of Moxham, Johnstown. He was born in this city, Oct. 20, 1896, and is a son fo Patrick and Mary Frances (Maurey) Lavelle.
    Patrick Lavelle, deceased, was born at Mount Savage, Allegheny County, Md., Aug. 25, 1851, the son of John and Mary (Heneghan) Lavelle. He was educated in the public schools of his native town and started out to earn his own living when 14 years of age. His first employment was in a brick yard in connection with which a rolling mill was operated. It was in the latter that he gained his first knowledge of mechanics. Subsequently he was employed in the offices of the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad but he could not withstand the fascination of mechanics and he returned to the shops, where he worked for 15 years. In time he became foreman of McKeig's foundry at Cumberland, Md., and came to Johnstown in 1887 to accept a position with the Cambria Steel Company as a machinist. Six months later he was made a foreman of the machine shop of the Johnson Company and held that office until 1889, when the plant was destroyed by the flood. Mr. Lavelle then became master mechanic of the switch works in Moxham and served in that capacity for several years. Later he became works manager of the switch works, which position he held for five years. In 1900 he was elected vice president and general manager of the Lorain Steel Company and until the time of his death was a shareholder in that corporation. He was for a time president of the Johnstown and Stony Creek Railroad, and a director in the Union National

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY	1123
over 900 acres called the "Old Shot Factory," where shot was made during the French and Indian Wars. This farm is near Johnstown. Among the winning horses which Mr. Rose has owned are: "American Beauty" and "Lady Watkins," winners of the Kentucky Derby (saddle events); "Bob White" (gelding); "Nutwood Rose" (stallion); "Ben Dover" (stallion, head of stud), and many others of which they are equally proud. Mr. Rose is a member of the County, State and American Bar Asssociations, the Sunnehanna Country Club, Johnstown, the Commonwealth, West Moreland and Richmond Country Clubs of Richmond, Va.; Elks Club, No. 175, and Psi Upsilon fraternity. Mr. Rose is vice president of the Title Trust & Guarantee Company and is counsel for other large corporations. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Dr. Paul E. Lavelle is a prominent young physician and surgeon of Moxham, Johnstown. He was born in this city, Oct. 20, 1896, and is a son fo Patrick and Mary Frances (Maurey) Lavelle. Patrick Lavelle, deceased, was born at Mount Savage, Allegheny County, Md., Aug. 25, 1851, the son of John and Mary (Heneghan) Lavelle. He was educated in the public schools of his native town and started out to earn his own living when 14 years of age. His first employment was in a brick yard in connection with which a rolling mill was operated. It was in the latter that he gained his first knowledge of mechanics. Subsequently he was employed in the offices of the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad but he could not withstand the fascination of mechanics and he returned to the shops, where he worked for 15 years. In time he became foreman of McKeig's foundry at Cumberland, Md., and came to Johnstown in 1887 to accept a position with the Cambria Steel Company as a machinist. Six months later he was made a foreman of the machine shop of the Johnson Company and held that office until 1889, when the plant was destroyed by the flood. Mr. Lavelle then became master mechanic of the switch works in Moxham and served in that capacity for several years. Later he became works manager of the switch works, which position he held for five years. In 1900 he was elected vice president and general manager of the Lorain Steel Company and until the time of his death was a shareholder in that corporation. He was for a time president of the Johnstown and Stony Creek Railroad, and a director in the Union National