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In 1869 or '70, an addition was made to the school house of another build -- ing about the same size of the first, built by Evans Camp.
School Board of 1878-G. H. Thomas, President ; L. L. Ainsworth, Josephs Hobson, D. M. Hoyt, H. B. Hoyt and William McClintock, Directors ; S. B. Zeigler, Treasurer ; J. D. Neff, Secretary. Teachers 1878-B. R. Anderson, Principal ; Hiram C. Bishop, Louise Hinkley, Hattie Thornton, Ida Noble and Cassie Quivey.
FAYETTE COUNTY NATIONAL BANK OF WEST UNION.
The following gentlemen, subscribers to the capital stock of the Fayette- County National Bank, viz .: David Bell, Dover; C. R. Bent, Lewis Berkey, George Blunt, Joseph Hobson, H. B. Hoyt, Myron Peck, William Redfield, L. W. Waterbury, E. A. Whitney, S. B. Zeigler, of West Union ; William Larrabee, B. H. Hinkley, of Clermont; D. B. Herriman, Wadena, and J. K. Rosier, of Dover, met at the office of Joseph Hobson, in West Union, on Mon- day, June 24, 1872, and organized, by the election of a Board of Directors as: follows : David Bell, George Blunt, D. B. Herriman, Joseph Hobson, H. B. Hoyt, William Larrabee, Myron Peck, E. A. Whitney and S. B. Zeigler .. President, Joseph Hobson ; Vice President, S. B. Zeigler; Cashier, E. A. Whitney ; Teller, E. B. Shaw.
The capital stock was $50,000. The amount of stock subscribed for was. $59,500, and a redistribution of stock was made so as to include all applicants, and, as far as possible, allow each to have the amount of stock he desired.
The Fayette County Bank was merged into the National Bank, the assets of the former being transferred by the proprietor, S. B. Zeigler, to the latter on Monday, August 5, 1872.
The officers of 1878 are : Directors, Joseph Hobson, S. B. Zeigler, Edward A. Whitney. H. B. Hoyt, Myron Peck, William Larrabee, L. W. Waterbury, B. H. Hinkley and Wm. R. Morley ; President, Joseph Hobson ; S. B. Zeig- ler, Vice President ; E. A. Whitney, Cashier ; Ephraim B. Shaw, Assistant Cashier. Capital stock, $100,000; surplus, $10,000.
Connected with this institution is the
FAYETTE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK,
with the following officers : Directors, Curtis R. Bent, J. Hobson, John Owens,. L. W. Waterbury, B. H. Hinkley. H. B. Hoyt, Myron Peck, E. A. Whitney and S. B. Zeigler ; President, S. B. Zeigler ; Vice President, Joseph Hobson ; Treasurer, E. A. Whitney ; Assistant Treasurer, E. B. Shaw.
POLITICAL RECORD.
The township of West Union was first organized in 1849, under the juris- diction of Clayton County, but there are no records to be found to show its early political record. It is seldom that a township can be found with complete and continuous records from its first organization.
West Union was incorporated under the general laws of the State, and the. first election was held April 26, 1866. H. N. Hawkins was elected Mayor ; S. F. Clark, Recorder : John S. Sampson, Charles Chadwick, Henry Rickel, Myron Peck and James S. Wright, Trustees. The first action of the Town Council was the passage of an ordinance fixing the time of meeting on the first Monday in each month.
Ordinance No. 2 provided for the election of a Marshal and Treasurer, and for the appointment of said officers until the next general election, in 1877. Ordinance No. 4 provided for the levy of seven mills on the dollar on all taxa-
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ble property in the incorporate town of West Union. Ordinance No. 5. authorized the Mayor and Recorder to borrow money for the use of the town, not to exceed $700 in amount, at 10 per cent. interest. Ordinance No. 7 pro- vided for the payment of each attendance at each session, $1.50 to each mem- ber of the Council, except the Treasurer, who received "the sum of two per- cent. on all moneys paid out by him," and the Clerk received (in addition to the $1.50) ten cents per hundred words for all writing done in connection with his- duties as Town Recorder. J. J. Welsh was appointed Marshal, and J. J. Berkey Treasurer. Dr. W. A. Chase was appointed Health Officer.
May 16, 1866, a committee was appointed to inquire into the practicability of building a calaboose for the town. June 18, 1866, J. Bell was appointed Street Commissioner.
For 1867, Mayor, S. B. Zeigler ; Recorder, S. S. Seely ; Trustees, H. Wimber, L. Dershan, Noah Phillips, George L. Noble and B. Herserman ;. Treasurer, J. J. Berkey.
For 1868, Mayor, S. B. Zeigler ; Recorder, S. S. Seely ; Treasurer. J. J. Berkey; Trustees, Myron Peck, L. W. Waterbury, H. J. Ingersoll, Samuel Holton and S. Beattie ; J. J. Berkey appointed Recorder, October 12th, to fill vacancy.
For 1869, Mayor, S. B. Zeigler ; Recorder, James S. Wright ; Treasurer, J. J. Berkey ; Trustees, L. W. Waterbury, S. Beattie, D. W. Redfield, S. Holton and M. Peck. February, 1870, the town appropriated $200 for the purchase of four fire extinguishers.
For 1870, Mayor, S. B. Zeigler ; Recorder, A. B. Ecker; Treasurer, C. H. Talmadge ; Trustees, J. S. Sampson, H. Wimber, E. N. Phillips, Samuel Hol- ton, Samuel Beattie.
For 1871, Mayor, S. B. Ziegler; Recorder, A. B. Ecker; Treasurer, L. W. Waterbury; Trustees, C. T. Nefzger, Myron Peck, E. H. Kinyon, A. H. Fox, John Rapp.
April 3, 1871, C. T. Nefzger was appointed to confer with William Wells in regard to getting a deed of the graveyard to the incorporate town of West Union. . Deed was made and delivered to the Town Council Oct. 23, 1871.
For 1872, Mayor, P. L. Hinkley ; Recorder, William Cowle; Treasurer. L. W. Waterbury ; Trustees, John Rapp, John S. Sampson, C. T. Nefzger, H. B. Hoyt, Henry Wimber. August 9, I. F. Clark was appointed Recorder, vice. William Cowle, resigned.
For 1873, Mayor, J. J. Berkey; Recorder, Wm. E. Welsh ; Treasurer, L. W. Waterbury ; Trustees, John Rapp, George Ogsbury, Silas Beattie, I. F. Clark, Wm. Gruver. April 11, 1873, a resolution was passed directing the Mayor to " make, execute and deliver to the Board of Supervisors of Fayette. County, Iowa, a quit-claim of the public square, known as the Court House Square, in West Union, Iowa, in behalf of said town, whenever said Board of Supervisors shall appropriate the sum of $5,000 for the building of a Court House on said public square, and shall enter into a written contract with responsible parties for the building of the Court House thereon."
For 1874, Mayor, J. J. Berkey ; Recorder, E. B. Shaw; Treasurer, L. W. Waterbury ; Trustees, A. H. Fox, George Ogsbury, John 'S. Sampson, John Owens, John Cook.
For 1875, Mayor, Henry Rickel; Recorder, P. L. Hinkley ; Treasurer, L. W. Waterbury ; Trustees, John Owens, Geo. H. Thomas, John S. Sampson, John Cook, Milo McGlathery.
Feb. 1, 1877, the Council issued bonds for the purchase of fire extinguish- ing apparatus, to the amount of $2,300.
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For 1876, Mayor, H. Rickel; Recorder, J. H. Donald; Treasurer, L. W. Waterbury ; Trustees, G. H. Thomas, John Owens, E. B. Shaw, A. Gunsalus, John Cook.
For 1877, Mayor, George Ogsbury ; Recorder, John H. Donald; Treas- urer, John S. Sampson ; Trustees, James Stewart, O. E. Taylor, C. McMaster and H. C. Gunsalus.
For 1878, Mayor, George Ogsbury ; Recorder, John H. Donald ; Treas- urer, A. K. White; Trustees, W. N. Hodgkinson, W. C. McMaster, B. W. Finch, James Stewart and O. E. Taylor.
RELIGIOUS.
Methodist Episcopal Church .- In 1850, the Otter Creek Mission was re-organized, with Rev. H. S. Brunson as Presiding Elder, and Rev. S. H. Greenup and Rev. E. Howard, Pastors. West Union was taken up as an appointment, and a class organized, consisting in part of Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, Mrs. Lucinda Stafford, Jos. W. Foster and wife, Mrs. Ellen Cruzan, with G. P. Slayton as Leader, and Rev. J. B. Hollingshead and Rev. Elisha Hartsough as Local Preachers. The first Quarterly Conferenee was held two miles east of West Union, on a big rock. The first place of worship in West Union was the old log school house; but in 1853, with Rev. Jos. R. Cameron as Pastor, a frame church was commenced, and finally completed through the energy and liberality of Dr. Fuller, C. R. Bent, J. S. Brewer and others. Here a Sab- bath school was organized, with J. S. Brewer as Superintendent. The society continued to prosper under the pastorates of Rev. L. S. Ashbaugh, Rev. Isaac Newton and Rev. J. M. Rankin, until 1859, when the appointment known on the circuit as West Union was organized into a station. This was with many fears of inability to support a Pastor, but was finally ventured upon when Dr. Fuller became responsible for the Pastor's salary. At the next Annual Con- ference, Rev. G. Clifford was appointed as the first Pastor of West Union Sta- tion. The first parsonage was bought in 1855, during the pastorate of Rev. L. S. Ashbaugh. This was burned in 1859, during its occupancy by Rev. J. M. Rankin. The present parsonage was purchased, and has been improved from time to time, until it has become a very comfortable house for the Pastor.
The present church was commenced in 1866, and carried forward to com- pletion during the pastorate of Rev. Wm. Fawcett, and at a cost of $8,000.00. The building was dedicated in the presence of an over-crowded assemblage, Jan. 5th, 1868, Rev. Dr. Raymond, of the Garrett Biblical Institute, Evanston, Ill., preaching the sermon. The music was under the direction of Prof. Mark Jones. Dr. Fuller, in behalf of the Trustees, presented the church for dedica- tion, but before this was done, the indebtedness remaining, some $2,500, was pledged on the spot.
The society now numbers 225, divided into eight classes, under the sub- pastoral care of C. R. Bent, R. Sampson, Wm. Edgar, J. S. Brewer, Jane Sampson, H. Rickel, John Riley and Devitt Neff. The Board of Stewards consists of C. R. Bent, A. E. Rich, H. Rickel, P. Clark, D. W. Clement, W. H. Huyck, R. Sampson and J. S. Brewer. Trustees-Dr. L. Fuller, Jos. Hobson, M. Peck, J. H Donald, C. T. Nefzger, P. Barnhart, J. J. Berkey, Wm. Ash and E. Kramer.
The Sabbath school, under the superintendence of D. W. Clement, num- bers one hundred and fifty.
The following Pastors have served the church since its organization in 1850 : Revs. S. H. Greenup and E. Howard, 1852; Rev. Jos. R. Cameron, 1854 ;
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Rev. L. S. Ashbaugh, 1856 ; Rev. Isaac Newton, 1858; Rev. J. M. Rankin, 1859; Rev. Geo. Clifford, 1861; Rev. B. Webster, 1862; Rev. R. Swearin- gen, 1864; Rev. W. Smith, 1865; Rev. H. S. Church, 1866; Rev. W. Faw- cett, 1868 ; Rev. R. N. Earhart, 1870 ; Rev. W. P. Watkins, 1872 ; Rev. M. H. Smith, 1874; Rev. J. R. Berry, 1875; Rev. J. B. Casebeer, 1877 ; Rev. D. Sheffer. Ladies' Aid Society-Mrs. Jane Sampson, President ; Mrs. H. Rickel, Vice President; Mrs. Jennie Bushnell, Secretary ; Mrs. Dr. Darnell, Treasurer ; Mrs. M. Peck, Mrs. Wm. Heiseman, Mrs. M. C. Sheffer, Mrs. Benj. Heiseman, Mrs. W. H. Huyck and Mrs. D. W. Clements, Direct- ors. Women's Foreign Missionary Society-Mrs. M. C. Seffer, President ; Mrs. Wm. Cox, Vice President ; Mrs. Jane Sampson, Corresponding Secre- tary ; Mrs. Martha Jones, Secretary and Treasurer.
Regular Baptist Church .- At a meeting of the Regular Baptist Brethren residing in West Union, at the house of Hon. Thomas Woodle, on the 23d day of October, A. D. 1852, Elder Thomas Ritchie, of Stroudsburg, Penn., and Elder Calvin D. Farnsworth, of Colesburg, Iowa, were requested to sit as an Advisory Council with them.
The meeting was opened by prayer. Elder Thomas Ritchie was called to the chair, and Friend Dayton was elected Clerk. The Council decided to rec- ognize them as a " Regular Baptist Church of Christ."
The next day, 24th, the Recognition Sermon was delivered by Rev. C. D. Farnsworth, the Charge by Rev. Mr. Ritchie, and Right Hand of Fellowship by Mr. Farnsworth.
The original members were Lorenzo Dutton, Malinda Dutton, Francis Skel- ton, Martha Burdick, Livona Burdick, Friend Dayton, Sarah Ann Dayton, Baltus Dayton, Reuben Dayton, Thomas Woodle and Rachel Woodle.
November 15, 1852, the little church again assembled at the house of Thos. Woodle. At this meeting, Lorenzo Dutton was Moderator; Francis Skelton was elected Church Clerk, and Friend Dayton, Deacon.
March 18, 1853, Elder J. Arnold was engaged to preach one-fourth of the time for six months.
May 19, 1853, the church resolved to purchase a "lot of ground in West Union, in order to build a small house of worship on it, and that the dimensions of said house shall not exceed 20x26 feet."
Job Arnold, Friend Dayton and L. Dutton were elected Trustees of the church, and were authorized to act as a Building Committee, and to circulate subscription papers to raise funds with which to build.
In September, Mr. Arnold resigned as Trustee, and D. H. Hall was elected in his place. Elder George Scott was engaged as Pastor, for one year, his sal- ary to be $100.
Like most other societies, this little church thought it could not build a house of worship without incurring a debt; and in November, 1853, Thomas Woodle was authorized to negotiate a loan from the American Baptist Home Mission Board, to "pay for the house of worship that the church is building." This church was built on the west side of Walnut street, on Lot 18, Block 13, West Union, and was completed and dedicated
It is now occupied by W. N. Pierce, as a carpenter shop.
March 18, 1854, Dayton, Hall and Dutton were appointed a committee to report suitable persons for Sabbath school officers. About this time, the church labored with Brother Arnold, received his confession and was satisfied.
April 1, Brothers Woodle and Byam were elected Superintendents of the Sabbath School; M. V. Burdick, Secretary, and I. F. Clark, Librarian. In
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July, Elder Scott was called to continue his labors, and E. C. Byam was granted a license to preach.
The records do not show when the house was finished or dedicated ; but August 5, 1854, the church voted to " expend what money there is in the treas- ury to repair the damage occasioned by the late storm."
December 10, 1854, Elder Scott resigned.
July 21, 1855, Brother A. G. Emery was licensed to preach, and invited to supply the church with preaching until a minister could be procured.
Rev. J. H. Parmalee occupied the pulpit in 1856; and during the year, an effort was made to enlarge the church building.
Rev. Myron Newill became Pastor of the church July, 1858; he resigned April 3, 1859 ; and August 20, Alonzo Abernethy was licensed to preach. The next Pastor was Rev. John Williams.
The society was incorporated in 1861, Benjamin Morse, A. B. Collins, James Bell, A. E. Walls,. A. Greshbacher and S. W. Cole being the corpora- tors.
Rev. Mr. Hill was Pastor in 1864.
February 3, 1866, the Trustees reported that they had sold the meeting house to the Lutheran Church, for $250; and asked what they should do with the money.
Elder Starr was Pastor in 1867-8.
In May, 1867, the church commenced the work of building a new church edifice, on Lot 6, Block 5, corner of Main and Vine streets, which was com- pleted, and dedicated January 6, 1870, by Rev. N. F. Ravlin, of Chicago. Deacon B. Morse reported the whole cost of the building to be $5,695.40.
Rev. R. F. Powers was Pastor for a few months early in 1869, followed, in March, 1870, by Rev. C. G. B. Jackson, and remained two years.
In August, 1872, Rev. Thomas Ure became Pastor, and continued until February, 1874.
The church was destitute of a Pastor until February, 1875, when Rev. J. C. Douglass assumed the pastorate for six months, leaving the pulpit in August.
Until August, 1876, the church was supplied occasionally, but at that time, Rev. M. H. Perry, the present Pastor, entered the pulpit.
The present church officers are B. Morse, W. A. Whitney and F. Y. Whit- more. Deacon Morse has been Deacon of this church for nearly twenty years. Ansel A. Johnson, Clerk ; F. Y. Whitmore, Treasurer ; W. A. Whitney, D. Merritt and James S. Kent, Trustees.
Not one of the original members are now members of the church. Present membership, about sixty-eight.
Presbyterian Church .- For many years the Presbyterian element in and around West Union had no church of their order. The first attempt to plant a Presbyterian Church was made by the United Presbyterians ; but this failed. Some time after this, a petition to the Presbytery of Dubuque, in connection with the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, was presented, asking for the organization of a church in West Union. The following extract is made from the records of the Presbytery of Dubuque, at a meeting held at Littleton, Iowa, April 25, 1867 :
A petition signed by twenty-five persons, of whom nineteen are church members, was pre- sented, asking for the organization of a church of our order at West Union, in Fayette County, Iowa. Mr. Jegse Philips, of that place, was heard by the Presbytery on behalf of the petition- ers. It was therefore resolved that the request be granted, and that a committee of three be appointed to organize a church at West Union, if the way be clear, at their earliest convenience. Revs. J. McKean and J. D. Caldwell and Elder S. F. Glenn were appointed said committee.
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This committee met in West Union, June 19, 1867. A sermon was preached by Rev. J. D. Caldwell, and was followed immediately by the organization of the church. Only eleven persons joined at this meeting. These original members were the following: Nathan Shaw, Eleanor Shaw, Lovica J. Bell, Elizabeth H. Shaw, Rebecca A. Shaw, Wm. Selder, S. A. Selder, Jesse Philips, Nancy A. Philips, E. M. Campbell and Mary J. Irvin.
Nathan Shaw and Jesse Philips were elected as Ruling Elders, and immedi- ately ordained and installed, with appropriate ceremonies.
But the church was as yet without either a house to worship in or a Pastor to direct their devotions. In the Autumn, however, the latter want was sup- plied. Rev. J. W. Dickey was called from Ohio, to take charge of the newly formed church. This proved the beginning of a long pastorate. Mr. Dickey was not, however, regularly installed, until November 5, 1868.
From the Spring of 1868 to the Fall of 1869, the old Methodist Episcopal Church was used. This was purchased by the Presbyterian society and occupied for three months, but was finally deserted, and services were held in the Court House, till January, 1871,
In the meantime the society had been busy building a church edifice worthy of the worship of God. The Building Committee was composed of Messrs. E. B. Shaw and L. Fuller, M. D., who superintended the work. The result was a very good brick structure, with commodious and comfortable appointments. It is well suited in every way for the purpose designed, and is exceedingly neat and tasteful in appearance. The cost of this house was only $4,500.
This house was dedicated with appropriate services, January, 1871. The sermon was preached by Rev. D. Russell, of Manchester. From that time, the church has had a name to live. It has had a home, and around that home have gathered many pleasant memories.
The pastoral relations of the Rev. J. W. Dickey with this people, which had been so long maintained, were finally severed, April 18, 1876, at a meeting of the Presbytery held in Dubuque. Thus the critical period of the church's his- tory-the formation and moulding of its character-was in the hands of this servant of God. For nine years he held the reins and guided the church suc- cessfully, as long experience had taught him. The church owes much to the faithful labors of this, its first and, so far, only Pastor duly installed.
Rev. Mr. Dickey was succeeded by Rev. D. Russell, who had charge for one year, but was never installed. He served from May, 1876, to May, 1877. The prosperity of the church still continued, and many were attracted to the preaching of Mr. Russell.
He was followed by Rev. W. O. Ruston, immediately, who is at present in charge of the church, though not as yet installed as Pastor.
One hundred and thirty-seven have, in these ten years of church life, been received into membership. Of this number, 32 have died or been dismissed to other churches, leaving 105 as the present membership.
Christian Church .- This church was organized in the Winter of 1853-4, but had no church until the next year (1855). Their first Pastor was Rev. E. Griffin. In 1865, the church was incorporated, with the following Trustees John Ecker, William McCleery and Lorenzo Dutton. In 1871, the society ceased to hold meetings. The church was then let to the German Lutheran Society and S. S. Ainsworth, who kept a private school in it ; and upon infor- mation being given to the Assessor of that fact, he at once levied tax, and there being no one to pay said tax, it was sold in default thereof and bid in by David Winrott. Mr. A. B. Ecker, however, in 1874, made oath before the Board of
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Supervisors that it was church property, whereupon the tax was remitted to Mr. Winrott. Its last Pastor was Rev. Mr. Anderson.
Seventh Day Adventists .- The germ of this Society dates from a tent meeting held at Fayette in August, 1867, the services being conducted by Elders D. T. Bordeau and George R. Butler. At this time, the only professors of this faith in Fayette were D. R. Seeley and his wife, Ellen A. At this meeting, the accessions were Nason Hoyt and Byron Hoyt, of West Union, and Paulina Lip- pincott. Since that time, occasional services have been held by Elders Butler, C. A. Washburn and E. W. Farnsworth. The Society has eleven members, including Fayette. The Elders are Elisha Brigs, of Fayette, and Nason Hoyt, of West Union.
The church has petitioned the Conference to hold the annual tent meeting for 1878 at Fayette.
MASONIC.
West Union Lodge, U. D .- The earliest Masonic records of West Union Lodge have been mutilated. Eight or ten pages have been torn out, and it is impos- sible now to determine the precise date when the lodge was organized U. I). The first meeting of record was March 28, 1855, and several prominent citizens of West Union were raised. It is probable that the Lodge was organized in 1853-4, probably in 1852. The original members, so far as can be ascertained, were Charles A. Cottrell, J. B. Hollingshead, John Dorland, James F. Dorland, William Hollingshead, J. B. Hough, O. Somers, - Chamberlain and, pre- sumably, C. A. Newcomb. Bro. Hough states that Charles A. Cottrell was the first W. M .; J. B. Hollingshead, S. W .; John Dorland, J. W .; O. Somers, Secretary ; J. B. Hough, S. D .; John Williamson (from Elkader, who aided in organizing; the Lodge), J. D .; J. F. Dorland, Tyler.
West Union Lodge, No. 69 .- The charter of this Lodge bears date of June 5, 1856, with C. A. Cottrell, W. M .; J. B. Hollingshead, S. W .; John Dor- land, J. W .. and others of the Lodge, U. D., as charter members. The first officers under the charter were electe | July 1, 1856, as follows : Henry Jones, W. M .; L. C. Noble, S. W .; John Dorland, J. W .; James F. Dorland, Treas- urer ; O. Somers, Secretary.
Masters from organization to 1878-C. A. Cottrell, to July, 1856; Henry Jones, July, 1856-7; George Ogsbury, 1857-8; Thomas Cincaid, 1858-9; E. R. White, 1859-60; Robert Evans, 1860-1; George Ogsbury, 1861-5; William Cowle, 1865-70; L. L. Ainsworth, 1870-1; S. B. Zeigler, 1871-2; William Cowle, 1872-4 ; S. E. Robinson, 1874-5; James S. Wright, 1875.
Secretaries-O. Somers to 1857; Judson Hale, 1857-8; S. S. Seeley, 1858-9; John S. Sampson, 1859-60; S. B. Zeigler, 1860-1; William Cowle, 1862-4; Joseph Hobson, 1864-5; Mark Gilbert, 1865-6; C. H. Miller, 1866-9; H. B. Hoyt, 1869-70; C. H. Talmadge, 1870-4; A. N. Hobson, 1874-5; W. N. Hodgkenson, 1875-6-7; C. H. Talmadge, 1877.
Officers of 1878-J. S. Wright, W. M .; A. C. Gunsalus, S. W .; G. D. Darnell, J. W .; John S. Sampson, Treasurer ; C. H. Talmadge, Secretary ; S. S. Sanford, S. D .; J. P. Parrott, J. D .; D. Vermilya, S. S .; L. B. Dershan, J. S .; Thomas Cox, Tiler.
Membership in 1878, sixty-two.
I. O. OF O. F.
Round Grove Lodge, I. O. of O. F., was organized July 26, 1852, by D. D. G. M. Thos. B. Dripps, assisted by B. H. Fox, with the following charter members : Wm. McClintock, Clark Newcomb, Edwin Montgomery, Joseph H.
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Dripps, A. W. Dripps. The following first officers were elected : N. G., Wm. McClintock ; V. G., L. R. Miller; R. S., Joseph N. Dripps ; Treasurer, Edwin Montgomery. The following gentlemen were admitted at the first meet- ing : M. V. Burdick, H. S. Brunson, Thos. Woodle, George A. Cook, John Cook and P. L. Hinkley. Like many other organizations and associations that fell during the last war, Round Grove Lodge succumbed to the inevitable, and sur- rendered its charter about 1864. However, in 1871, upon petition of Wm. McClintock, D. M. Hoyt, D. Winrott, S. B. Zeigler, R. Gilbert and L. B. Dershan, the charter was returned and the re-organization effected by Orlando McCraney, G. M. of the State, Nov. 27, 1871, when the following officers were elected : N. G., H. Rickel ; V. G., H. A. Stowe; R. S., Mark Gilbert ; Treas- urer, S. B. Zeigler; F. Y. Whitmore, V. G .; and W. A. Chase, R. S., to fill vacancy. Its N. G.'s have been : in 1872, F. Y. Whitmore; 1873, D. Winrott. and F. Y. Whitmore ; 1874, James Whillis and L. M. Whitney ; 1875, M. M. Deppe and P. L Hinkley ; 1876, S. Holton and D. F. Bushnell; 1877, D. W. Clements and G. L. Abbott; 1878, J. Holmes. V. G.'s : 1872, D. Winrott ; 1873, D. W. Redfield and James Whillis ; 1874, L. M. Whitney and M. M. Deppe ; 1875, James Stewart and S. Holton ; 1876, D. F. Bushnell and D. W. Clements; 1877, A. E. Winrott and James Holmes ; 1878, S. R. Haines. R. S.'s : 1872, L. M. Whitney ; 1873, A. E. Winrott and W. A. Chase ; 1874, M. M. Deppe and James Stewart ; 1875, E. H. Kinyon and D. F. Bushnell ; 1876, D. W. Clements and A. E. Winrott ; 1877, M. Peck and S. R. Hamnes ; 1878, T. D. Reeder. Treasurers : 1872 till July, '74, Samuel Holton ; July, 1875, E. H. Kinyon ; July, 1876, James Holmes ; July, 1877, M. Peck, till July, 1878, present incumbent.
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