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H. C. HALFPENNY, woolen manufacturer, was born in Laurelton, Union county, Pennsylvania, February 24, 1843, and was one of a family of six children, born to H. S. and Julia Ann (Buck) Halfpenny. His parents were both born in Lycoming county, and his father is now residing in Lewisburg, in his eighty-eighth year; his mother is dead, and is buried in Laurelton cemetery. Five of their children are still living: Celestia D., widow of DeWitt Kennedy; Agnes B., who married Samuel. Ruhl; H. C.; Jane D., who married Robert Watson, and William, a conductor on the, Pennsylvania railroad, who reside in Harrisburg. Mr. Halfpenny received a good common school education, and after leaving school he taught for several winters in, Union county, working in the woolen mill daring the summer time. On his twenty first birthday, he enlisted in Battery F, Second Pennsylvania Artillery, which belonged to the Army of the Potomac, a ad was sent to the front and took part at once in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and Cold Harbor. This was one of the first commands that arrived at Petersburg, Virginia, in June, 1864, and participated in both the charge on the fortifications and siege of that city, remaining in the breast works in front of Petersburg until the final surrender. He was afterwards appointed chief clerk in the Commissary Department of issues to destitute citizens of the city of Petersburg, Virginia, and vicinity, which position he filled until the regiment was mustered out of the service at City Point, Virginia, January 29, 1865. He was finally discharged at Camp Cadwallader, and returned to Union county, where he assumed his former occupation. He removed to Lewisburg in 1865, and still continued in the woolen manufacturing business. From there he removed to the Larry's Creek Woolen Mills, then operated by Auble & Artman, where he had charge of the carding, spinning, and weaving departments, remaining there for two years, and then removed to the Nippenose Woolen Mills, taking the position of overseer of the carding and spinning departments of this institution. In 1882 he removed to Bloomsburg, where he was connected with the building and operating of the Bloomsburg Woolen Mill, which was at that time run exclusively on the manufacture of ladies all-wool fancy dress goods. After remaining five years in Bloomsburg, he sold out his interest in that mill and returned to the Nippenose Woolen Mills, where he formed the co-partnership of Halfpenny, Campbell &, Company, Limited, which existed up to April 1, 1892, when Mr. Halfpenny took possession of the mills on his own account. He was married in Mifflinburg, Union county, in 1866, to Carrie D., daughter of Jacob and Anna Mary Deckard, of Mifflinburg, and to this union have been born two children: Grant D., born June 18, 1867, and Lee Roy, who died in infancy., Mr. Halfpenny is a Republican in politics, and one of the enterprising citizens of his township.