streets, as also others in different parts of the town, including an addition to the Montgomery National Bank building.

Recently his reputation as a skilled builder having extended beyond town limits, he has, in addition to home work, just completed for Mrs. Coffin Colket, of Chester Valley, an enlarged and palatial mansion, with extensive stabling, fitted up with all modern improvements, being one of the most magnificent suburban "establishments" in all the surrounding country.

Whilst Mr. Butz's life has been hitherto exceedingly busy, as described, he has otherwise filled the duties of husband, father and citizen well, as shown by what he has gathered about him.

Samuel and Teresa Butz, as we said, began life early and well, and there have been born to them four children, Mattie, William, Walter and Laura, all of whom have had a good common school education, the sons being in business for themselves in Norristown. They are intermarried as follows: Mattie with George Neiman; they have two children, Russel and Laura. William is married to Lizzie Snyder and have two surviving children, Franklin and Harry. Walter is married to Lottie Stewart and they have children, Lillie, Samuel and Walter. Thus in conformity with our premise, "that Mr. and Mrs. Butz set out in life early," to use a current solicism, they have now the satisfaction of seeing nearly all their children and grandchildren comfortably settled about them in prosperous circumstances, their immediate children having followed the parental example of "settling in life early."

PHILIP QUILLMAN.

There is a popular aphorism that a "boy should be always seen, but not heard," the point of the proverb being that the youth who is more ready to do than to talk, is the one who has the most true metal in him. The rule holds in most cases with men also; the quiet, thinking, industrious man surely climbs the ladder of a successful business life, while the noisy, vaporing fellow is only discussing how it may be done. The above little homily may not appear impertinent to the individual, whose name stands at the head of this sketch, when we shall have told what is known of him.

He was born at Zieglersville, Frederick township, Montgomery county, April 14, 1841, and baptized August 15, of the same year.

We turn back here to give what is known of the genealogy of the family, which is German-the earliest known ancestor having settled early the last century in northern Chester county, where our subject's grandfather, Jacob Quillman, was born July 10, 1784, his wife's maiden name being Margaratha Faust. He died at Norristown May 12, 1861. Their children were the following: Henry, Catharine, Daniel, Esther, Jacob and Jonathan; the first and last of these died in early life. Of this third generation just named, Jacob, the father of our subject, was born February 8, 1815, at Braunsweig township, Schuylkill county, where his father had removed; but a few years later, when the former was nine years old, he took up his residence in Marlborough township, Montgomery county, and when of mature age, February 14, 1836, married Catharine Auchy. He was by original occupation a tailor, at which he worked at Franconia, Sumneytown and Zieglersville until 1854, when he purchased and removed to the Cross Keys hotel, Lower Providence township, which he subsequently sold, after which he removed to the Veranda House, Norristown, April, 1857. Here he remained until January, 1865, when he quit business until the spring of 1868, when he purchased the Rambo House and kept the same until spring of 1873, when he finally retired from business.

Jacob and Catharine Quillman had the following children: Henry, born at Franconia December 14, 1836, was postmaster at Norristown a short time under President Johnson's administration, died at Royersford September 30, 1875, leaving children Amelia, Isaac Warren, and Annie Frances; Philip; and Benjamin, born at Zieglersville July 10, 1846, engaged in the stove and hardware business at Norristown, where he at this time resides, intermarried with Caroline V. Baird, and has had five children, Mary Catharine (died in infancy), Hannah Agnes, Charles Jacob, Ralph Kieffer and Alice Naomi. Jacob and Catharine Quillman's second child was Philip, our proper subject, born as before stated. When he was sixteen his father removed to Norristown, 1857, and thenceforward he had the best opportunities of education at our public schools, though he had profited previously by like opportunities at Zieglersville, Sumneytown, Lower Providence and in the private school of Benjamin Davis, and still later with Professor J. W. Loch.

His parents being attached to the Reformed church and their children attending the Sabbath school, our subject, on reaching his nineteenth year, was catechised and confirmed a full member by Rev. P. S. Davis, the pastor of Reformed Church of the Ascension, April 7, 1860. Soon after reaching his majority, also March 17, 1864, he was united in marriage, by Mr. Davis, to Susan T., daughter of Matthias and Eleanor Custer. The children of this union have been (1) Catharine, (2) Eleanor, (3) Clara Knipe, (4) Elizabeth, (5) Irene, (6) Philip Clinton, (7) Susan C. The sixth of this list died April 26, 1878, aged fifteen months.

We must now turn back again to record the business career of Philip Quillman, who, as soon as qualified by education, set forth on the business of life with his eye on the polar star of success. He did not first dissipate or waste time, as some young men do, but within a little over four years, joined church, entered matrimony, commenced the study of law with George W. Rogers, Esq., but was offered and accepted a more remunerative position-Prothonotary's clerk. Here he was known as the quiet, attentive and unflagging assistant under Jared Evans, then holding that responsible office. Here also,

with an interval of one year, from April, 1863, to 1864 (when he filled the office of Deputy Recorder), he remained in the Prothonotary's office until December, 1873, a period of nearly twelve years. In this long tour of duty Mr. Quillman had not only acquired the whole minutiae of office work, but an extensive familiarity with the bar and people of the county, and so became the prominent Democratic candidate and was nominated for that office for the term commencing 1872, but was defeated before the people by the diminutive majority of 13 votes by William F. Reed, Esq. Mr. Quillman's motto, however, had now become nil desperandum, and he did not abandon the field, but three years later was nominated again (1875), and chosen over Comly Jenkins, the Republican candidate, by 756 majority, and served three years, to the end of the term, December 31, 1878.

He had previously, however, March 17, 1873, bought the grocery business of Daniel Longaker & Co., at Main and DeKalb streets, being associated for the time with Colonel D. M. Yost, the firm being "Philip Quillman & Co." About a year later, January 1, 1874, Mr. Q. bought out his partner's interest and continued the grocery alone. September, 1877, Mr. Quillman purchased the famous Odd Fellows' Hall property, where he designed to make extensive improvements and repairs, including the added superstructure of a Mansard fourth story. Here, into a magnificent store room, occupying three-fourths of the ground floor and much of the cellar, with storage apartments above, Mr. Q. removed his business. In this building he has what must at this time be rated the finest and largest sales-room in Norristown, where possibly he is doing the heaviest retail business of his line in the town.

In the midst of the foregoing detail of business activity Mr. Quillman has not neglected religious duties, but at various times has served his church in the capacity of trustee, deacon and elder; also as superintendent of Sabbath school.

Humanly speaking, much of Mr. Q.'s life lies before him. Now only at prime of life, he has already achieved a conspicuous success, and with children well grown and educated to help him-quiet and undemonstrative in all that he has done -he doubtless has an honorable future before him. His record surely vindicates our introductory homily.

ABEL FITZWATER.

Among the sturdy English Friends who, 1682, accompanied William Penn in the ship Welcome, was the earliest known progenitor of him whose name stands at the head of this sketch. It is shown by the record that Thomas Fitzwater and wife Mary, came from Middlesex, England, as above, and with them two sons, Thomas and George, from one of whom Joseph Fitzwater, Sr., the father of the subject of our sketch, was a descendant, probably in the third or fourth generation. Upon the death of his mother, Abel, while yet in his infancy, was taken by his uncle, Moses Hobson, a well known resident of Upper Providence township, Montgomerycounty, and by him reared and fitted for a teacher, which profession he successfully followed for some years. Subsequent to the death of Abel's mother, his father, Joseph, again married, and as a result left six daughters, who in turn were all married, and became the maternal heads of as many worthy families throughout the county.

On February 17, 1825, Abel Fitzwater was married to Isabella, daughter of Jonas Umstad, of Upper Providence township, where the village of Green Tree now stands. He then relinquished his business of teaching and bought a farm known as the "Thomas Homestead," along the Schuylkill, where since the village of Lumberville-more recently called Port Providence-sprang up. Soon after his marriage both he and his wife attached themselves to the Dunker or German Baptist Church, a branch of which was organized in the neighborhood, and of which her brother, John H. Umstad, and brother-in-law, Isaac Price, became noted ministers. To the devoted piety and powerful influence of Isabella Fitzwater, who was the first to join the church, much of the success of the new organization, now known as the Green Tree Church, is justly attributed. Abel and Isabella had three children, namely, Albert U., Joseph and Anna. The last died at the age of four years, and Albert, who was an exceptionally promising young man, at the age of nineteen. The loss of so promising a youth