RICHARD F. PETERS, huckster, of Coplay, son of Nathaniel, was born March 30, 1870, in North Whitehall township. In 1880, his parents moved to Ruchsville. where he worked on the farm. In 1892 he commenced the huckstering business at Ormrod, where he lived nine years. Later he lived at Mechanicsville and Ballietsville, and in 1899 he moved to Coplay, where he has since resided and carried on his business. Politically he is a Democrat and in 1910 he was elected a member of the borough council. Mr. Peter and family are members of the Reformed congregation at Unionville. He is a member of Camp 378, P. O. S. of A., of Guthsville. In 1890, he matted Ida L. Acker, a daughter of David and Mary (Carl) Acker.