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Mumper John Bailey, son of Daniel Bailey (deceased), of this township, was born January
31, 1844. He was educated in the schools of the neighborhood, and at Academia, Juniata
County, and from 1864 until 1868, taught school in Franklin Township, this county, Hampden
Township, Cumberland County, on the eastern shore of Maryland, and again in this township.
From 1871 to 1875 he was engaged in mercantile business in Dillsburg, under the firm name
of Spahr & Bailey, carrying a stock valued at $10,000; in 1876, in partnership with
his brother, under the firm name of S. N. Bailey & Bro., he entered the commission and
grain business and dealing in phosphates, at the corner of Church and Second Streets,
opposite the depot, and is doing a thriving trade. December 23, 1880, he married Matilda
M., daughter of Philip Ziegler, of Monroe Township, Cumberland County. Mr. Bailey has
served as school director, and as clerk of the town council, and is a stockholder in the
Dillsburg & Mechanic!
sburg Railroad Company.
Taken from the book, “History of York County, Illustrated 1886” by John Gibson, Historical
Editor