[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] 353 tion in a drug store with the intention of studying medicine. His employer's establishment was de-stroyed by fire, and this was the occasion of his changing his occupation for that of printing. He first entered the office of James Oram, who was the publisher of a weekly paper called the Ladies Mu-seum, and he was subsequently engaged on the Com-mercial Advertiser. In 1825 he removed to Sing Sing and purchased the Westchester Herald, previously pub-lished by Stephen Marshall. In the publication of this paper Mr. Roscoe was very successful, and it obtained a wide circulation. It was at first neutral in politics, but was afterwards published in the interests of the Democratic party and exerted a wide influence. He continued the I publication until 1 85(5, when his establishment was de-stroyed by a fireso disastrous as to preclude a further pro-secution of the business. In all public matters he took an active part, being for several years a trustee of the village and promi-nently connected with the school department of the place. It was largely through his influence that the first fire-engine was purchased for the village of Sing Sing. He was one of the original board of directors of the Westchester Mutual Insu-rance Company, which was incorporated in 1837, and served as a director for many years. He was also one of the first board ot trustees of Mount Pleasant Academy, and was the last surviving member of the