Leading Citizens

Dawn Potter

                       1917

Mr. Bair was elected principal of the Scottdale schools.

In 1881, after two years of work,

He resigned and moved to Greensburg. For many years

Mr. Fairchild, whose home is at Scottdale,

Was a leader in the coal and coke industry.

He never sought or accepted political favor

For himself. The Honorable Abraham Lincoln Keister,

of Scottdale, lived in an atmosphere

Of righteousness. His earthly efforts were an inspiration.

The remains of the late Mr. Wilson were interred

Beside those of his forebears at Scottdale this afternoon.

Admirers from every part of western Pa.

Attended. When Mr. Kough outgrew the Scottdale gallery

Of H. J. Springer, he went elsewhere and under better

Artistic conditions developed a rare skill.

He had few other hobbies.

Mr. Zimmers is one of those all-around men.

His tastes are of the wholesome out-of-door variety.

He is devoted to motoring. Benjamin Harrison Willard

Presides over the Grocers’ Protective Association.

A staunch Republican, he supports his party’s principles

Ardently. Domestic instincts: such is Mr. Willard,

And Scottdale might surely be proud.

He is also interested in the Boy Scouts.

Mr. Hill removed to Scottdale and established

The Model Laundry Co. He is an active

Member of the Good Roads Club. Albert Keister

Enjoys all of his faculties at their full powers.

Frank V. Perry is first cousin of Commander

Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the North Pole.

Scottdale may well congratulate herself

Upon the acquisition of so energetic a citizen.

Mr. Hardy organized and taught

The Scottdale Narcissus Mandolin Band,

Though it is doubtful whether his neighbors could give

A satisfactory answer to the question here implied.

[first published in Hawk & Handsaw (2012)]