The National tribune., 1905-10-26
PERSONAL.

Maj.-Gen. Charles Miller, who was
Commander of the Department of
Pennsylvania in 1900, is millionaire
several times over, and is now the
ranking Major-General of the Penn
sylvania National Guard, obtained a
divorce some years ago upon the advice
OF his friends, and recently remarked.
He is an active member of the Baptist
Church, and has been for some time q
member of the Board of Managers of
the Pennsylvania Mission Society At
the Baptist Convention held last week
at Scranton he was removed from this
position, on the ground of having re-
married after being divorced. The &C
ton of the Convention was strongly OPP
posed by it's members. but the majority
voted for the removal.
Comrade Nelson p. Boyer, Of Coates
Vile, Pa, was the guest of honor at the
New Jersey State Fair at Trenton, and
also acted as judge at the livestock ex-
hibitions. COmrade Boyer has had
most eventful career. His father, An
drew Boyer, owned three fine farms
in Chester County Pa, and was noted
as raiser of bloOded stock. He did
much business in the South, making
| sales on long credit, and the breaking
out of the war ruined him. His son
two years, but later contracted typhoid
fever which left him such wreck that
he had to be discharged. He took
charge of his fathers farms and bust
| ness and saved what he could out Of
the wreck. He became very prosper
Gus and noted all over the country for
his fine blooded stock, and also started
the American Stock Journal, which
| reached a circulation of $4,000 copies.
The panic of 1928 swept away his for
tune and undermined his health so
that he was told by his physician that
would hr1f
tended tour in Europe and entire for
getfulness of business cares He came
back at the end of six months entirely
| recovered and full of energy. He re-
sumed the stock business and was as
successful as formerly. His horses, cat
dogs are known all over the country
and highly valued. The firm is N. p.
| Boyer & CO., and has two large farms
splendidly equipped with buildings.
sheds, stables, etc. While on his way
to the Worlds Fair in Chicago he was
terribly injured in a railroad accident
near Akron, o., which left him a Grip
| pie for life. While an earnest Repub-
| lican he never held any Office except
that Of School Director. The Japanese
Government tried to obtain his services
as Assistant Commissioner of Agricul-
| ture at a salary of $1,000 a year, but he
declined this, though he accepted a
| commission from the japanese Govern
| ment to travel through Europe in an
official capacity to buy stock, agricul-
tural implements, seeds. etc, for Japan
The Government appreciated his ser
vices highly and presented him with a
handsome gold watch and chain.
Brig. Gen. Joshua w. Jacobs, u. S.
A., retired. died at Los Gatos, Cal, Oct
Is. He was born i'm Kentucky in 1843,
enlisted in the 4th KY. Cav, and rose
through all the grades until he was
mustered out In August, 1855, as
Major Of the regiment He was given
q commission as Second Lieutenant in
the 18th u. s.. and became Captain and
A. 9. NJ. March 8, 1882. He was re-
tired In 1904, after 40 years service. as
Colonel and A. Q. NJ, and later pro-
NOTED 10 Acknowledgement. He was
given two brevets for galiantry I'm ac-
ton against the Indians IN Montana.