BIO: Charles Rufus McCARTHY, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, page 91.
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  CHARLES RUFUS McCARTHY, Huntingdon county, Pa., was born in the 
Kishacoquillas valley, Huntingdon county, January 28, 1850.  He is a son of 
John R. and Eleanor L. McCarthy.  He received his education in the common 
schools, and has been for a large part of his life engaged in agricultural 
pursuits.  In 1888, he turned his attention to mercantile business, and for 
the past eight years he has been a partner with his brother in the popular 
firm of McCarthy Brothers, furniture dealers.  By reason of the integrity 
uniformly characterizing its transactions, this firm has advanced to a 
position of commanding importance in the trade.  Their establishment is one 
of the finest of the kind in central Pennsylvania, and is a credit to the 
intelligent enterprise of its managers.  The warerooms are arranged in the 
most convenient and attractive manner for the storage and display of stock.  
The stock carried by this firm includes furniture of every imaginable 
character, illustrating every phase of production, and varying in value from 
the plainest article of every-day need to the most elaborate and beautiful 
specimens produced by the talent of the designer and the skill of the 
artisan.  Much of the ware here displayed is really unsurpassed for elegance 
of design and tasteful composition.  The McCarthy Brothers have a high 
reputation for liberal and honorable dealing, and are eminently popular with 
their host of patrons.  Their success has been honestly won and is well 
merited.
  Charles Rufus McCarthy was married at McConnellstown, Pa., to Elizabeth 
May, daughter of Joseph and Mary A. Isenberg.  One of their two children 
died in infancy; the surviving son is named John Donald.  Mr. and Mrs. 
McCarthy are members of the Presbyterian church.  Mr. McCarthy is an active 
member of Washington Camp, No. 321, P.O.S. of A.  His political views are 
those of the Republican party.