ARTHUR
W. PHILLIPS. - - Occupying a place of prominence and influence among
the prosperous and progressive citizens of South Sharon is Arthur
W. Phillips, a well-known contractor, and the president of the board of
council of the borough. He was born on a farm in Crawford county,
Pennsylvania, October 6, 1872, a son of Palmer and Frances
(Henry) Phillips, who were both natives of the Keystone state.
Reared
on the parental homestead, Arthur W. Phillips gleaned his first
knowledge in the district school, working with his father at the
carpenter trade as he grew to manhood. He attended the Allegheny
College, at Meadville, for three years. After beginning life on his own
account, he established himself in the hardware and tinning business,
in the fall of 1904 locating in South Sharon, where he was successfully
employed as a tinner and hardware merchant for two years, selling out
at an advantage in the fall of 1906. Soon after this he went into
business again as building contractor, his early training peculiarly
fitting him for this line of work. A man of excellent business
capacity, sound in his judgments, and wise in his investments, Mr.
Phillips has accumulated considerable wealth, owning a farm in Crawford
county, Pennsylvania, and valuable property in South Sharon.
On
June 25, 1896, Mr. Phillips married Miss Elizabeth E. Cummings, of
Geneva, Crawford county. Mrs. Phillips is a woman of culture, a
graduate from Allegheny College, class of '93. To this union were born
four children: Lucile, Evelyn, Earl and Mildred. In his political
relations Mr. Phillips is a straightforward Republican, and in 1905 was
elected to the South Sharon Borough Council, of which he is now the
president. He is active in religious circles, having been largely
interested in the building up of the Methodist Church of South Sharon,
of which he is a leading member, being one of its trustees, and a
steward.
Source: Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, 1909, pages 591-592
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