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C. F. SEIBERT, of Mt. Holly Springs, one of the leading men of his vicinity, is a son of William Seibert, Jr., and grandson of William Seibert, Sr. The latter was born in Cumberland county, and was a railroad man on the Cumberland Valley railroad, becoming a man of some prominence in his locality. The children born to himself and wife were: William, father of our subject; John; Jacob; Adam; Conrad; Nettie; Elizabeth; Mary Jane; and Emma. The death of William Seibert, Sr., occurred in Chambersburg, Pa., when he was seventy-three years of age. His wife died about 1884, at the same city.

William Seibert, Jr., was born at Chambersburg, Pa., in 1841, and also followed railroading. After marriage, he moved to Dillsburg, York county, and still makes that place his home, having charge of the round house at Bridgeport, Pa., he being a very capable and trustworthy man. In 1866, he married Mary Ripper, of Germany. Five children have been born to them; John, a Lutheran minister in Nebraska; Annie, married to John S. Kapp, and living at Dillsburg; George, living at Dillsburg; William, at Waynesboro, Pa.; and C. F. C. F. Seibert was born at Dillsburg in 1879, and was educated in the schools of his native place, attending until he was sixteen years of age, when he went to a commercial college for two years. At the expiration of his business course, he returned to Dillsburg, and thence in 1900, he removed to Mt. Holly Springs, to embark in a mercantile line, he opening a general store at No. 323 Baltimore avenue. His store is heavily stocked, and he does a thriving business, numbering among his patrons the very best people of the town. Not only is his stock excellent, but Mr. Seibert thoroughly understands catering to his trade, and his business methods are strictly honorable, while his prices are as low as is consistent with the quality of his goods.

Like the other members of his family, Mr. Seibert is a member of the Lutheran Church, and a Democrat. Fraternally he is a member of the Red Men and Junior Order of United American Mechanics of Mt. Holly Springs. Although a young man, Mr. Seibert has already firmly established himself, and proved that he is a man of energy, ambition and public spirit, and just the right kind to make a community prosper.