Henry Wilson Storey's History of Cambria County, V.III, p.551

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History of Cambria County, V.3

HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY. 551

the rank of corporal, before Petersburg, Virginia, and there honorably discharged at the close of the war. For a long period after his discharge he was laid up by reason of sickness. When finally recovered sufficiently he resumed his trade.
    Mr. Smith followed his trade until he accepted a position as car inspector at East Conemaugh, which place he held for ten years, then went back to his trade again. He also worked at carpentering for the Cambria Steel Company until the flood of 1889, after which he helped to erect the Gautier Mills and was the company's watchman for a time. About 1902 his health failed, since which time he has practically been retired, although being ambitious, he has served as janitor of the school building and of the municipal block three years. Notwithstanding Mr. Smith is close to three score and ten years, he recently completed a combination book-case and desk, all hand work, out of red oak. He is also the patentee of a slaw cutter and is now perfecting a new one. His work shop and work room are equipped with up-to-date machinery. His own house and those of two of his sons are heated from boilers, and his engine runs clothes washers, lathes, etc. Mr. Smith and wife are members of the Progressive Brethren church. He has been the assessor for Franklin township. He is a member of Grand Army Post, No. 30, at Johnstown.
    In 1863 Mr. Smith came home on a twenty day furlough, and was married to Sarah, daughter of Samuel Varner and wife, whose maiden name was Giffen. They went to housekeeping on Main street, Franklin, a place he bought from Peter Eubertz. Mrs. Smith died in 1866, leaving one child, Frank Smith, now of East Conemaugh, who married a Mrs. Layman. Mr. Smith married for his second wife, January 20, 1867. Mary Ann, daughter of Isaac and Barbara Ann (Brown) Horners. She was born on the old homestead in Richland township, Cambria county, August 27, 1845. She attended the Hoffna school until fifteen years of age. Their children are: Amanda, died in infancy. George W,. of Franklin borough, married Jennie Pergman, children: Irma and Lillian. Curt J., a teamster in Franklin, married a Mrs. Berkey.
    WILLIAM C. COVER, one of Johnstown's enterprising business men, was born April 4, 1850, in the fourth ward of the city in which he now resides, son of William and Mary (Savior) Cover. At the age of six years he became a pupil in the public school taught by Miss Mary Gageby, who is still engaged in her labors as an educator. From this school he was gradually advanced, and at fifteen graduated under the instruction of Miss Brookbank.
    He was then employed, at a compensation of fifty cents a day, at grinding bark in the tannery of Peter Levergood, and adhered to this occupation one year. At the end of that time he went to work in the livery stable of David Fulton, having always taken great interest in horses. He then spent one year in the liverv establishment of Charles Zimmerman, after which he was with Ben F. Orr in the undertaking business one year, and then engaged in the dray business for ten years. Meanwhile he purchased the livery business of S. B. Arthurs, situated where the King livery now stands, and at the end of ten years abandoned the dray business with the intention of devoting his entire time to livery, and to the study of veterinary surgery.
    In 1885 he took his brother, Charles B. Cover, as a partner, and erected a business building on lots on Main street, adjoining the Cover

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.	551
the rank of corporal, before Petersburg, Virginia, and there honorably discharged at the close of the war. For a long period after his discharge he was laid up by reason of sickness. When finally recovered sufficiently he resumed his trade. Mr. Smith followed his trade until he accepted a position as car inspector at East Conemaugh, which place he held for ten years, then went back to his trade again. He also worked at carpentering for the Cambria Steel Company until the flood of 1889, after which he helped to erect the Gautier Mills and was the company's watchman for a time. About 1902 his health failed, since which time he has practically been retired, although being ambitious, he has served as janitor of the school building and of the municipal block three years. Notwithstanding Mr. Smith is close to three score and ten years, he recently completed a combination book-case and desk, all hand work, out of red oak. He is also the patentee of a slaw cutter and is now perfecting a new one. His work shop and work room are equipped with up-to-date machinery. His own house and those of two of his sons are heated from boilers, and his engine runs clothes washers, lathes, etc. Mr. Smith and wife are members of the Progressive Brethren church. He has been the assessor for Franklin township. He is a member of Grand Army Post, No. 30, at Johnstown. In 1863 Mr. Smith came home on a twenty day furlough, and was married to Sarah, daughter of Samuel Varner and wife, whose maiden name was Giffen. They went to housekeeping on Main street, Franklin, a place he bought from Peter Eubertz. Mrs. Smith died in 1866, leaving one child, Frank Smith, now of East Conemaugh, who married a Mrs. Layman. Mr. Smith married for his second wife, January 20, 1867. Mary Ann, daughter of Isaac and Barbara Ann (Brown) Horners. She was born on the old homestead in Richland township, Cambria county, August 27, 1845. She attended the Hoffna school until fifteen years of age. Their children are: Amanda, died in infancy. George W,. of Franklin borough, married Jennie Pergman, children: Irma and Lillian. Curt J., a teamster in Franklin, married a Mrs. Berkey. WILLIAM C. COVER, one of Johnstown's enterprising business men, was born April 4, 1850, in the fourth ward of the city in which he now resides, son of William and Mary (Savior) Cover. At the age of six years he became a pupil in the public school taught by Miss Mary Gageby, who is still engaged in her labors as an educator. From this school he was gradually advanced, and at fifteen graduated under the instruction of Miss Brookbank. He was then employed, at a compensation of fifty cents a day, at grinding bark in the tannery of Peter Levergood, and adhered to this occupation one year. At the end of that time he went to work in the livery stable of David Fulton, having always taken great interest in horses. He then spent one year in the liverv establishment of Charles Zimmerman, after which he was with Ben F. Orr in the undertaking business one year, and then engaged in the dray business for ten years. Meanwhile he purchased the livery business of S. B. Arthurs, situated where the King livery now stands, and at the end of ten years abandoned the dray business with the intention of devoting his entire time to livery, and to the study of veterinary surgery. In 1885 he took his brother, Charles B. Cover, as a partner, and erected a business building on lots on Main street, adjoining the Cover