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in coal land he finds himself quite wealthy. He is a democrat, and served several years at Carrolltown as a school director, which office he has held for the last thirteen years. He is an active member of the Catholic church, and married for his second wife Maria Long, whose father was a native of Switzerland, and settled near New Germany, this county. To their union have been born eight sons and five daughters: Joseph, now deceased; John B., a farmer of Carroll township; Aloysius; Paul A., a member of the firm of Strittmatter Bros.; Barbara, who was a member of the Benedictine Order and is now dead; Helena, wife of Leonard Holtz, a farmer, of Susquehanna township; Anthony C., a member of the firm of Strittmatter Bros.; Elizabeth, a member of the Benedictine Order; ______ a farmer; Cecilia, a member of the Benedictine Order; Thomas, who read law, and is now an attorney of Philadelphia; and Peter and Annie, at home. Mr. Strittmatter's first wife was Magdalena Koch, who died and left two children: Kate, wife of Simon Schrift, of New Germany; and Mary, a member of the Benedictine Order and is now deceased.     Aloysius Strittmatter was reared on the farm, received a common-school education, and learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed from 1876 to 1888. During a part of that period of twelve years he was engaged in contracting and building, as a member of the firm of Peter Strittmatter & Sons, but in 1888 his father retired, and he formed the present firm of Strittmatter Bros., of Hastings, associating with himself his brothers Paul A. and Anthony C. The new firm started in business with a capital of $4000, which they have increased to $6000. They own an excellent planing-mill, manufacture and deal in all kinds of worked and rough lumber, keep all kinds

of building supplies on hand, and make a specialty of all kinds of contracting. They secured a large patronage, and do a business of about $12,000 per year at the present time.     On September 25, 1888, Mr. Strittmatter married Roselie Helfrich, a daughter of Peter W. Helfrich, of Hastings. They have three children: Rudolph Edwin, Modestus Peter and Leo Anthony.     In politics Mr. Strittmatter has always been an unswerving democrat. He is a councilman and a school director of his borough, and while ever active in the interests of his party, yet gives his time chiefly to his business affairs. He is a member of the Catholic church. He has won the reputation of being a sound and careful business man of energy and practical judgment. PAUL A. STRITTMATTER, a member of the firm of Strittmatter Brothers, is a good business man. He is a democrat and a Catholic, and on October 29, 1889, married Sophia Hoover, a daughter of Justin H. Hoover, To this union have been born three children: Dennis, Amadeus and Clair. ANTHONY C. STRITTMATTER, the remaining member of the firm of Strittmatter Brothers, is an active business man. He received a good common-school education; learned the trade of carpenter, and has been engaged in contracting and building ever since. He is a democrat and a Catholic, and at the present time is serving as a member of the town council of Hastings. ARTHUR L. DIMOND, owner and proprietor of the hotel "Ehrenfeld," and a member of the Star Bottling company of South Fork, is the oldest son and child of Charles A. and Malinda C. (Cullen) Dimond,

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