Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-02-19

abandon his studies before he gradn-
ated. He followed the profession Of o
teacher for awhile, but finding it un.
rcmunerative became clerk in a
Wholesale store in Pittsburgh This
pursuit also hc soon abandoned, and
having taste for mathematical pur.
suits, entered upon tho study of civil
engineering. He also subsequently
studied law, and was admitted to tho
bar, out never attained cminenco in
The profession. 81 ssas.. q a
\ eeAaEER AS a CIVIL ESGIHRER.
Having fairly qualified himself foi
the duties of civil engineer, he wen,
to Kentucky, where he was engaged
in makinga survey Of several import
ant lines Of public works, being in tn,
joint employment of the State gov
ornment and the Green River railroad
company. The compensation wbict
he received for this labor, and The
success of u small land speculation
embed him, on his return to Penn
sylvania, TO discharge fully che. IN
debtcd dness OF his father. lie also
found employment,in his native State
being made superintendent and engin
Ger of the Allegheny Portage railroad
PARTICIPATION IssTnF MEXICAN WAR
In May, 1916, when President Polk
asked Congress for men and money
TO carry on tho war with Mexico, he
was one Of the first TO enter the vol
untecr service in this State. lie
raised company in Cambria county
to which ho gave tho title Of the
"American llighlanders." His com
pany was Incorporated with the sec
ond Pennsylvania regiment, command
cd by Colonel Roberts, and hc was i'm.
mediately elected lieutenant colonel
i"0 f's'"s"' Jo'".u ''"''". s'o''
command At Vera Cruz, and served
s'"' :" x'"'"' '''V" N''''s
Wv "''"o''"o'v .' .'""0o 'po" '"V
Mexican capital Lieutenant Colonel
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businoss ot home be sailed with his
family. from New York February /,
andon he II, Of Anril landed A. San
rraocisco ood e,tered unon b;s now
dn,,cs A, mi. nor;od IN liz oorsor
uutcs' ht thiS pc'iou ln MS chrecr
Col,pcl Goarv was an extreme Demo.
cru, and no had scarcely norfectcd
his arrangements for irving the Pa.
ci6g coast full mail facilities when bc
lco,ncd ,ba, president Tav,or who
Ind .ncceeded polk lad removed him
fro N his office and appointed n Whiy
IN his nlace nVe :
Colooel C,carv,s lnck bovevcr did
,o, dssort him uo had rondered
himself nono,or wi,h tho noon,c of
san Francisco. and later in 1910 be
was unanimously elected rFirst Al.
cadee Of The city, and afterwards
nJudgo of ,ho rsirs, InstiIn,c" Mev;
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