ALEXANDER R. ROTH, merchant and postmaster of Stiles, Whitehall township, was born Dec. 23, 1850. He spent his earlier years upon the farm and was later employed on the Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad for fifteen years. He engaged in the general store business at Mechanicsville on Nov. 6, 1888, where he remained twelve years, and where he was instrumental in having a post office, called Minnich's, established in 1890. In 1900, he erected his present store building and residence at Stiles, where he conducts a general merchandise business. On the establishment of a post office, May 16,1901, he was made postmaster. Mr. Roth is a member of the Mickley's Lutheran congregation and has been active in Sunday school work, having assisted in establishing a Sunday school at Jordan Bridge in 1874, and also the Stiles Union School and served both as superintendent, president and treasurer. He was commissioner of Whitehall Township in 1910 and 1911 as a Republican, and is a member of Washington Chamber, No. 18, Knights of Friendship. He married, in 1870, Elizabeth, daughter of Aaron Olewine and his wife, a daughter of Joseph Oberholtzer. They had eight children.

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