Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-14


shire, England, on August 13, 1881. He
received his education in England, and
learned the stone masons' trade.
In 1854 he came to the United States,
located at Reading, Pa, and worked a
short time for the Lebanon Valley Rail-
road company in building bridge near
the city of Reading.
He came to Williamsport in August,
1854, and worked on the dam on the
Susquehanna in this city.
He next found employment with the
Water Mill company for few years,
and in 1857 he went into the lumber
woods and engaged in that business.
Some time later he organized the firm
of @. b. & w. Howard, and then en-
gagged in the lumber business as log
stockers. In 1863 he purchased land
in Cameron county and operated there
until 1887.
In 1866 Mr.. Howard went into part
nership with John R. Cooke & Co.,
purchased the saw mill now operated
by Howard s. Perley, and engaged in
the manufacture of lumber He was
later member of the firm of Slonaker,
Howard & Co, which was merged into
that of Howard, Perley & Howard, and
finally became How ard & Perley.
Mr.. Howard was one of the pioneer
lumbermen of Wi!liamsport, and had
been prominent in the lumber interests
of this section of the State for many
years, dividing his time between Will
iamsport and Cameron county.
He was staunch Democrat, and
while living in Emporium, was burgess
of that borough for two terms, and
served two terms as county commits
sioner of Cameron county. He was
also a member of the borough council
of Emporium for several years, and has
served two years in the common coun-
Gil of Williamsport.
Mr.. Howard was one of the organiz-
ers and is stockholder and director in
the First National Bank of Emporium,
and was one of the organizers of the
Emporium Water company, and was
director in that institution.
He was stockholder and director in
the Lycoming Rubber company, of
which he was one of the organizers.
He was active in securing the Demorest
sewing machine works to Williamsport,
and gave literally of his means in fur
therance of that project. He was
stockholder in the West Branch Ma
tional Bank, Of this city, a member of
the Merchants association, Board of
Trade and Ross club. He organized
and was president of the William How
ard Land and Lumber company, oper-
ating in Idaho. He was stockholder
in the Central Pennsylvania Telephone
company and president ofthe Williams
port Furniture company. He was also
president of the Williamsport Wood
Working company.
Mr.. Howard was first married Decem-
ber %, 1853, to Mary Woodhead, ma
tive of England, and has one son
Samuel t., who is employed with the
firm of Howard & Perley. He and his
wife were members of Trinity Episco-
pal Church, and he was vestryman in
that organization. After the death of
Mrs. Howard, he married Mrs. Amanda
Crane, of Emporium, who survives him,
and who was with him when he died
Mr. Howard was a thirty-second de-
gree Mason and was prominently iden-
tilted with all the Masonic bodies. He
was member Of the Blue lodge at EN-
porium, of Lycoming chapter, No. %,
R. A. M of this city; of Baldwin II
commandry, No. %, Knights Templar,
also of this city, and of Williamsport
consistory. He received the Scottish
Rite degrees at Blooomsburg and be-
came one of the charter members of
the new consistory when organized
here recently. He was elected its
treasurer and was such at the time of
his death.
He was an enthusiastic Scottish Rite
Mason and only recently purchased the
Piper property, adjoining the Masonic
temple, for the consistory, and perfect
ed plans to build the cathedral upon it
for that body.
He was member of the Temple club,
the name of which has only recently
been changed to the William Howard
Temple club in his bonor. The Piper
residence is his gift to the club as club
house and permanent home.
Local Institute.
A local institute will be held in the
High School room, in Emporium, on
Saturday, March 23d, 1901. The ses-
sions will open at 10 o'clock a. M, and
1:30 o'clock p. m. All friends of edu-
cation are cordially invited to attend