History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. John C. Anderson, stationer and bookseller, Meadville, was born in Meadville, September 28, 1856, and is the son of Joseph D. And Jane (carr) Anderson, natives of this county. His father was born in 1819, and is now a resident of Wisconsin. Of his four children, John O. Is the youngest. Our subject, who has been in a bookstore since thirteen years of age, went into business for himself in Meadville in 1876, and has continued here ever since. He is an active member of the fire department, being at one time Assistant Engineer. He takes a deep interest in whatever will promote the general prosperity of the citizens. In politics he is a Republican. He keeps, besides a full stock of books and stationery, wall paper and school supplies, also school furniture of all kinds.