Colaw, John Marvin
educator, journalist, lawyer, was born March 16, 1860, in Crabbottom, Va. He received his education at the Roanoke college, Va.; the Dickinson college, Pa.; and the university of Virginia. For many years. he was engaged in educational work; was associate editor of the American Mathematical Monthly; and has served as commonwealth's attorney of Highland county, Va. He is well versed in all parts of the science of mathematics, and a prominent member of the American Mathematical society. He is a noted lawyer of Monterey, Va., and a forcible speaker.
COLBORN, A. R., lumberman, was born Dec. 9, 1847, in Canada. In 1863 he enlisted as a volunteer in the thirtieth Michigan infantry at Detroit; a few weeks after he was detailed headquarters' clerk, at Fort Gratiot, Port Huron; and shortly after he was made commissary of the regiment, holding that position until they were mustered out. He carries a stock of from five to ten million feet of lumber, and is to-day the largest lumber dealer in Michigan City. His sale of shingles alone-one of his specialtiesamounts to fifty millions a year.