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166 HISTORY OP BEAVER COUNTY PAPERS. is a Past Chancellor of Social Lodge, No. 351, Knights of Pythias, of New Brighton. Besides this he has been a member of Pittsburg Typographical Union No. 7, Cleve- land Typographical Union No. 53, Woodland Circle No. 85, P. H. C, of Cleveland; Homewood Circle No. 119, P. H. C, of Pittsburg; and is a member of the National Letter Carriers' Association of the United States of America. On February 3, 1884, he was married at New Brighton to Miss Matilda V. Linder. This union was blessed with two children, Miss Hazel Dell Keyser, born July 3, 1886, at New Brighton, Pa., who is now employed in the offices of Drs. C. F. and W. S. Bingaman, Smith Block, Pittsburg, and Willa Colette Keyser, bom Decem- ber 10, 1897, at Cleveland, O., who died in infancy. Mr. Keyser is a nephew of United States Senator John Hippie Mitchell of Portland, Oregon, and is a full cousin of the Duchess de la Eochefecauld, (nee Miss Mattie Mitchell), of Paris France. He was succeeded by George E. Evans, who in turn was followed by W. J. Bishop. In April 1899, when the new office was fitted up after the fire, Orvis F. Johndrew was appointed foreman, and held the position until December 31, 1904, when he resigned to accept the position of foreman of the com- posing room of the "Beaver Falls Tribune," and was succeeded by Clarence C. Close, the present efficient head of that department. Clarence C. Close was born July 10, 1866, in Chariton, Iowa; started to learn the printing business when 15 years of age with the "Beaver Times," and has continued at the trade in various capacities since that time. Among the other well known printers who have worked on the paper, are John Lemmon; W. V. Winans now in business at Brovmsville, Pa. ; D. K. Johnson who wont to the Government printing office and later to