Barr, Albert J
journalist, was born Jan. 12, 1851, in Pittsburg, Pa. Upon the death of his father he became president of the Pittsburg Post Printing and Publishing company, and editor-in-chief of the paper. The work he has since done on the Post has made that publication one of the best known newspapers in America. In 1893 he was appointed a commissioner to the World's Fair, and in 1894 was appointed surveyor of customs of the port of Pittsburg.
BARR, MRS. AMELIA EDITH [HUD- DLESTON], author, was born March 29, 1831, in Lancaster, England. She came to America in 1854. Her books exhibit many excellencies of construction and characterization, are wholesome in tone, and have been deservedly popular. Among the best of them may be named Jan Vedder's Wife; Paul and Christina; A Daughter of Fife; A Border Shepherdess; The Bow of Orange Ribbon, a tale of colonial life in New York; Between Two Loves; Friend Olivia; Bernicia, a story in which Whitefield, the famous preacher, is a prominent figure.
Other works by Mrs. Barr include: Scottish Sketches; Flower of Gala Water; Romance and Reality; Young People of Shakespeare's Time; Cluny McPherson; The Hallam Succession; The Lost Silver of Briffault; The Last of the McAlisters; Scottish Sketches; The Squire of Sandal Side; Master of His Fate; Christopher; Remember the Alamo, a story of Texas; She Loved a Sailor; A Rose of a Hundred Leaves; Michael and Theodora; A Sister to Esau; Feet of Clay; The Household of McNeil; The Preacher's Daughter; Love for an Hour is Love Forever; A Singer from the Sea; and The Lone House.