The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-19

lied in the year 1S47 by Drs. N. F.
Marsh and w. w. Sanger, the latter
afterwards becoming greatly distin-
guished as medical author. In
1850 Marsh & Sanger sold the busi-
mess to Mr.. Anderson. The follow
ling year n. F. Marsh bought out An
Ederson and in 1858 again sold out to
wv. n, Purdon and DR.. Consider King.
In 1854 Purdon purchased Kings
Interest and remained sole owner un-
Xtil 1858 when he relinquished one
half interest to George D. Seely. The
firm of Purdon and Seely continued
until 1862 when it was purchased by
&c. C. Jadwin and o. H. Jadwin.
Mr.. Jadwin enjoyed a most lucra-
tive business in Honesdale and as a
business man has been successful in
that line, gradually building up his
business to its present standard.
F. NJ Spencer has been in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Jadwin for over thirty
four years. The pharmacy has been
most successful school for his as
sistants and during his business ca
reer Mr.. Jadwin hs seen men ad-
vance high in the business world af-
ter having received their business
training with him.
Cornelius G. Jadwin is a descend
ant of John Jadwin, a Quaker, who
came to America in the year 1852
with his brothers, Robert and Jere-
miah. The brothers settled in Vir-
ginia and John settled in Maryland.
The line of descent from John to
Ehe subject of our sketch is as fol-
lows: First, John, the eInigrant;
second, Robert; third, Robert;
Fourth, Robert; fifth, John; sixth,
Henri Broome Jadwin; seventh,
Cornelius Comegys Jadwin. The first
four generations were Quakers and
Planters. Henry B. was the first
hat chose a different occupation.
Z lie left his native state and located
n Wayne county, Pa, in 1880. He
married in 1882 Alice Griswold
& Plumb, of that place, a daughter of
ezra and Hannah Plumb, from
Iitchfield, Conn. Mr.. Henry B..
i adwin moved to Carbondale where
be passed the remainder of his life,
slying in 1876 at the age of 73.
= Cornelius c. Jadwin was born
March 27, 1885, in Carbondale, Lu-
erne county. (now Lackawanna
Eounty) Pa. He attended the public
chools of the place until he was
$Welve years of age, when his father
look him from school to assist him
1t his trade. He worked with his
Father until he was eighteen years of
ge. During these six years of labor
Is he spent his spare moments in close
|tudy, overcoming obstacles which
would have crushed a boy of less
hatural ability and force of charac-
Ter. At the age of nineteen he was
Elected a teacher in the Carbondale
Bchools. He was the two hundred
md eighty-seventh teacher examined
n the whole of Luzerne county by
he first county superintendent under
he new public school law, and OBJ
+ eined the seventh first-class certifi-
4 bate issued by him. He taught school
X |our years, during which he and his
= brothers, Orlando II. and Henry B.,
<<burchased a book store in Carbon
f. hale, and added a drug department
which business was conducted un-
Ter the name and supervision of Or
ando H. Jadwin, who was an educat-
d pharmacist. Here Cornelius took
bis first lessons in theoretical and
practical pharmacy. At the age OF
wenty-three he left the avocation oi
eaching and having sold his interest
n the drug and book store to his
brother, Orlando H., he entered the
employ of the Delaware & Hudson
canal Co. as a civil engineer, frs
arrying the axe and chain. At the
nd of three months he was promot
ID to the head of a party, and re
nained in the employ of the company
ptil he took a position as mining