He served as a frontier doctor for the citizens of eastern Tioga and western Bradford Counties.

The tavern was replaced by a hotel built to serve the needs to travelers between Mansfield and Elmira, New York.

[4] Roseville was home to several businesses that served the needs of the people of Tioga County during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

A gristmill was opened as was a cheese factory and a paint plant, but the principal form of business remained in the taverns along the highway.

A devastating fire in 1888 destroyed 23 buildings in Roseville, thus ending the tavern era.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.