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- John was an attorney at law, and president of the Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit Company, at Mount Carmel,
PA.
He attended public schools of his native township and Central Pennsylvania College, at New Berlin, PA. He
then went to the Ohio Normal University, at Ada, Ohio and graduated in 1886. With this preparation he felt
fitted for the duties of schoolmaster and was employed as teacher at the Shipman school in Rockefeller Twp,
holding that engagement for one year. He was next in Union County, near Mifflinburg, teaching there one term;
then went to Point Township, where he taught four terms, concluding his career in the field of teaching as a
normal school instructor for four succeeding terms at Dalmatia and making his final bow on retiring from his
profession after three years engagement in the high schools of Mount Carmel.
He then took up the study of law with Hon. Voris Auten as preceptor and was admitted to the Northumberland
County bar in 1892, In 1895 he located his office in the Samuel building at Mount Carmel, doing general law
practice in connection with his numerous and varied enterprises.
He was one of the original directors of the Mount Carmel Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company, which
was established in 1902, he serving as president since 1906, and also a chairman of the finance committee. He is
president of the Mount Carmel Gas Company, and was at one time president of the Mount Carmel Iron Works
and also a director. He was also solicitor and a director of the People's and Central Building and Loan
Associations of Mount Carmel.
Upon the formation of the Bastress, Vought & Co. organization in Brooklyn Real Estate, in 1906, he assumed
the management. Since then the Bastress Vought Company has merged with another concern, forming the
largest and strongest real estate concern within the limits of the Empire State. The management of which rested
upon the shoulders of John E. Bastress. The Light and Power Plant of Cambridge, MD, was built and personally
owned by Mr. Bastress, who sold it in 1910.
Socially Mr. Bastress belongs to the I.O.O.F., local lodge of Elks, K. of M. and P. O. S. of A. and a member of
the Lutheran Church. Politically he is a Republican, served one year as county chairman, and for a time was one
of the executive committee. For twelve years he was solicitor for the borough of Mount Carmel.
After his first wife's death he married Blanch M. Green, January 16, 1900, daughter of John Green, of
Bainbridge, Lancaster County, PA.
JOHN E. BASTRESS, attorney at law, and
presiden! of the Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit
Company, at Mount Carmel, Pa., was born in
Shamokin township, Northumberland county,
Nov. 29, 1865, a son of Milton Bastress. His
grandfather, Solomon Bastress, resided in Mont-
gomery county. Pa. On April 6, 1830, he mar-
ried Rachel Miller, of Bucks county, Pa., and
they had one son, Milton, who was horn April 16,
1833, in Montgomery county, where he spent his
early life. Coming to Northumberland county he
located in Bush township, following his trade at
Wolverton's tannery, near Snydertown. He was
also a rural mail carrier in Bush township and be-
came well known. He was a member of the Re-
formed Church and in politics a Republican. He
married Catherine Brocious, of Schuylkill county,
Pa., in 1857. Mrs. Bastress now makes her home
with her daughter, Mrs. B. F. Culp, near Snyder-
town. Mr. Bastress died May 35, 1900. They had
these children: Minerva E., deceased wife of L.
R. Parry; William, living in Shamokin township:
Samuel, living in Williamsport, Pa.: Alice, the
wife of Benjamin Culp. and John E., whose
name introduced this sketch.
John E. Bastress attended the public schools of
his native township and Central Pennsylvania Col-
lege, at New Berlin, Pa., thence going to the Ohio
Normal University, at Ada. Ohio, and graduating
From the latter institution in 1886. With this
preparation he felt himself fitted for the duties of
schoolmaster, and was employed as teacher at the
Shipman school in Rockefeller township, holding
an engagement for one year. He was next in Un-
ion county, and Mifflinburg, teaching there one
term : thence went to Point township, where he
taught four terms, concluding his career in the
field of pedagogy as normal school instructor for
four succeeding terms at Dalmatia, and making
his final how mi retiring from his profession after
three years' engagement in the high schools of
Mount Carmel. He then took up the study of law
with Hon. Voris Auten as preceptor and was ad-
mitted to the Northumberland county bar in 1892,
and since 1895 has been located in the Samuel
building at Mount Carmel, doing a general law
practice in connection with his numerous and
varied enterprises. He was one of the original
directors of the Mount. Carmel Guarantee Trust
& Safe Deposit Company, which was established in
1902, he serving as president since 1906, and also
as chairman of the finance committee. He is pres-
ided of the Mount Carmel Gas Company, and was
at one time president of the Mount Carmel Iron
Works, of which he is still a director. He is so-
licitor and a director of the People's and Central
Building and Loan Associations of Mount Carmel.
Upon the formation of the Bastress, Yought &
Co. organization in Brooklyn real estate, in 1906,
Mr. Bastress assumed the management. Since
then the Bastress Yought Company have merged
with another concern, forming the largest and
strongest real estate concern within the limits of
the Empire State, the management of which rests
upon the shoulders of John E. Bastress. The light
and power plant of Cambridge. Mel., was built
and personally owned by Mr. Bastress. who sold it
in 1910.
Socially Mr. Bastress belongs to the I. 0. O. F.,
local lodge of Elks. K. of M. and 1'. I >. S. of A.
He is a member of the Lutheran Church.
Politically Mr. Bastress is a Republican, served
"lie year as county chairman, and for a time was
one of the executive committee. For twelve years
he was solicitor for the borough of Mount Carmel.
His first wife, whom he married June 10. 1890,
was Sarah Brocious. She died in 1897, leaving
two children, Edgar R. and Clyde 0. On Jan.
1(>. li)i io. Mr. Bastress married Blanch M. Green,
daughter of John Green, of Bainbridge, Lan-
caster Co., Pennsylvania.
Mr. Bastress has had a busy life from boyhood
till now. and in whatever office, whether as tutor
or student, lawyer, hanker or business man, his
ambitions and capabilities have assigned him to
high places.
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1865 - 1929 (63 years)
