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HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Leachman, a farmer, came into the township in 1837, and Frank Hanes in 1838. In 1839, Ezekiel S. Young, a prominent man, became a resident of Taylorville, where he resided till his death in 1857 ; he raised a large family, and many of his descendants still reside in the county. On the organization of the county, he was elected its first county clerk. He resigned the office August 1st, 1840. In August, 1842, he was elected a member of the County Commissioners' Court. William Thomas was an early settler ; he was elected justice of the peace, and held the office for many years, or until his death. In 1839, Morgan Goode, a half brother of Daniel C., emigrated from Indiana and lived the first winter on the Fraley farm, four miles cast of Taylorville. The next year after the location of the county-seat, he moved to Taylorville. He is credited with building the first dwelling-house in the town. There were other buildings, a half-dozen perhaps, that had been moved from Edinburg and Allenton and used as business houses and dwellings, but his was the first house erected for dwelling pur- poses exclusively in the town. It was afterwards removed to the alley in the rear of Anderson's bank. James Waddle and family came in 1836, and settled on a tract of land adjoining Taylorville on the east. He remained there for several years. In 1840, came John W. Wheat and settled in Taylorville, and taught the first school in the town after it was located. He was also a lawyer, and was second resident practicing attorney in the town or county. After him came Philip C. Ferguson. James R. Lucas and family came in 1840. He, however, had been a resident of the county since 1836. Then came the Easthams and Goodens. W. S. Frink came to the county in 1836. He afterwards became the owner of the land on which Allenton stood.
The first marriage in Taylorville took place January 1st, 1841. The high contracting parties were John Gilbert and Clara Ann Young. They were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by Rev. Aaron Vandevecr. The marriage license was the twenty- sixth one issued in the county.
The first child born in the town of Taylorville was Sarah Lucas. The first death was "Cockle" Reece, who was proprietor of the first grocery store in the town.
The first entry of land upon record, in Taylorville township, was made by Daniel C. Goode. The entry bears date January 25th, 1830. Hle entered the E. half of the N. E. quarter of section 24, T. 13 north, Range 2 west. The second entry was made by Jesse Lang- ley, May 30th, 1830. He entered the E. half of the N. E. quarter of section 12, T. 13, R. 3 W. The same day, John Young entered the N. E. quarter of section 1 in T. 13, R. 3 W.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
Supervisors :- W. W. Anderson, elected 1866, and re-elected 1867 ; J. C. Morrison, 1868, re-elected 1870 and 1871; J. H. Parsons, 1872, re-elected 1873; H. W. Sharp, 1874; Abner Bond, 1875, and by re-elections held the office till 1879; Harry Cheney, 1880.
Assessors :- T. G. May, 1876; Wm. Richardson, 1877; W. S. Richardson, 1878; Cecil Adams, 1879; Seth Mason, 1880.
Collectors :- James C. Morrison, elected 1866, re-elected 1867; Elijah A. Miller, 1868; James Brooks, 1869; John Knopp, 1870; Win. H. Kirkwood, 1871; John Knopp, 1872; A. S. Martin, 1873; JJohn Knopp, 1874; A. S. Martin, 1875, re-elected 1876 and 1877 ; J. S. Torrey, 1878; James M. Crabb, 1879; William I. Woodruff, 1880.
Town Clerks :- W. T. Evans, 1876; James White, 1877, rc- elected 1878 ; J. S. Torrey, 1879; F. H. Harrison, 1880.
Commissioners of Highways: Geo. D. Potts, 1876; Wm. Hall,
1877; W. F. Langley, 1878; Nicholas Burch, 1879; H. M. Lang- ley, 1880.
Constables :-- Gustavus C. Johnson, F. M. Good and L. A. Dodge, elected in 1873; G. W. Long, 1874; Gus. C. Johnson, J. J. Wil- liams and W. C. Harris, 1877; Joseph B. Gore, 1879; Joseph Kennall, 1880.
*Justice of the Peace :- Wm. Singer, elected in 1866; Jesse Ha- non, 1866; Enos Sabin and M. C. Long, 1870; James M. Taylor, M. C. Long and Wm. M. Provine, 1873; M. C. Long, E. Overand and J. N. C. Shumway, 1877.
TAYLORVILLE.
The town of Taylorville is one of the oldest in the county. It is centrally located, and is equi-distant from Springfield, Decatur, Shelbyville and Hillsboro.
It was located May 24th, 1839, by a commission appointed by the legislature for that purpose, soon after the organization of the county. When the location was made, the land on which Taylor- ville was built belonged to Daniel C. Goode, who entered it on the 14th of December, 1835. He conveyed it to Dr. Richard F. Bar- rett, John Taylor, M. Eastham and Robert Allen, who had it sur- veyed and platted. At the time of the location of the county-seat, the towns of Edinburg and Allenton were rivals for that honor. Edinburg had then a population of several hundred inhabitants, and Allenton presented advantages of no mean pretensions. Both towns were backed by their respective citizens. Both were suffi- ciently near the geographical centre, so that opposition in that direction was not thought of. The query arises, why these places were overlooked and neglected, and the county seat located where there was not the least sign of a habitation. The location was made through the personal efforts of Daniel C. Goode. He was in many respects a remarkable man, and as a manager of men and director of local events and enterprises, it is doubtful if the county has ever produced his equal. He was a large, fine-looking man, with a splendid physique, and had a personal magnetism that won men to him at once. He and Robert Allen laid out the town of Allenton. Allen was the owner of the stage line, between Spring- field and Terre Haute, Indiana. Goode kept the stage stand at Allenton.
The town was named after John Taylor, one of the commissioners who located it. He was a resident of Springfield, and was for a long time Register in the Land Office. The first house erected was a small frame building 12x12 fect ; H. M. Vandeveer was the builder. He commenced its erection in July of 1839, and com- pleted it in several months, after which he occupied it as clerk, a position to which he had been appointed when the county was organized. It served as his habitation, clerk's office, court room, etc., until the creetion and completion of the new court-house in 1840. In the winter of 1839-40, buildings were removed from Elinburg and Allenton to the county-seat. The first basiness house was Samuel Reece's grocery store. It was a building called the old Charlie Clark home, moved from Edinburg, and stood on lot No. 9, block 15. He kept store in one end and lived in the other. The counter was about six feet in length. He sold coffee in those days at fifty cents per lb., and other Inxuries in proportion. He did not have much to sell, but, notwithstanding, he was con- sidered of much importance in his day. Dr. Alexander Ralston, a Scotchman, and Mr. Gilbert opened the second store in Taylorville. The doctor used his room for some time as an office, after which was opened the store of Ralston & Gilbert. The store-house of
* The roster of the offices is not quite full, owing to the fact that the records are not complete.
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Prickett's was moved from Elinbnrg to Taylorville. Benjamin L. Yates opened a general store. In 1846, Messrs. Walker, Phelps & Co., of Carlinville, brought an extra large stock of goods to the town. They were in a small builing on the north side of the public square. The whole stock amounted to $1700. It made a great sensation. No princely merchant with a $50,000 stock could at this day produce more profound sensation.
The building now occupied as a dwelling by the family of the late Dr. Goudy, was moved from Edinburg, where it had donc duty as a hotel.
Dr. Slater was the first physician in the town. He remained but a short time. Dr. Ralston was the second. After him came Drs. Higby, Chapman and Goudy. The first sermon preached in the town of Taylorville, after its location, was by Rev. Michael Shunk. H. M. Vandeveer was the first post-master. The post-office was in the court-house.
The town improved slowly. The Great Eastern stage line pass- ing through the place daily, imparted a little life and excitement to the town. The merchants had to haul their goods from St. Louis. Flour was hauled from Springfield, and sold at $3.50 per barrel. Farmers hauled their wheat to Springfield, and received from 35 to 40 cents per bushel. Pork was worth $1.50 per hundred. Beef $2.00 per hundred. Butter was worth 5 to 6 cents per pound, and potatoes 15 to 20 cents per bushel.
The first school taught in Taylorville was by John W. Wheat, in 1840. Then followed Thos. B. Dougherty, David Miller, Aaron H. H. Roundtrec, Miss Sarah Holland. Schools were taught in different houses; the last, in Captain Hardin's office, on the south side of the public square. Miss Holland was one of Gov. Slade's "School Marms" sent out from the New England states. She was well educated, and possessed superior attainments. She died with cholera, in Springfield, in 1852.
The brick seminary was erected in 1850, by the school directors of the town and the Sons of Temperance, Division No. 145. The lower story was used for school purposes, and the upper one as a temperance hall. Among the teachers employed in this building were D. L. Moore, John B. Jones and others. In 1858, the town was divided into three districts, and school-houses erected in cach. These subserved the interests of the people until 1870, when the town was divided into two districts. The districts have now two fine brick school-houses; the one in the east costing $10,000, and the one in the west $24,000. The value of school furniture is about $600 The number of children attending these schools between the ages of six and twenty years, are eight hundred and fifty. There are two principals, and ten assistant teachers employed in these schools.
CHURCHES.
The first church crected in Taylorville was the Cumberland Presbyterian. It was occupied December 24th, 1848. It was a frame structure in the south-west part of the town, located on lot No. 5, block No. 28. The building was 24 by 36 fcet. No longer needing it for church purposes the society sold it in May, 1874, for $400, and it has been converted into a family residence. The M. E. Church was a brick building built in 1848. It was located on lot Nos. 5 and 6, block No. 24. After being used for many years it was torn down, and on its site was erected the pre- sent building. About one year after the completion of these two churches the Roman Catholic Church was finished by old " Dickcy " Simpson, who made sacrifices without which it never would have been built. Hc deserves to be held in dear remembrance by the Catholic society for his untiring and self-sacrificing work in the cause of his aud their faith. He deserves a burial under its chan-
cel, with a marble slab to perpetuate his virtues and memory. This church stood south of the Public square on lot No. 4, block No. 27, but was moved, in the summer of 1874, further south, to lot No. 6, block No. 30, on the Catholic Church grounds.
The Baptist Church was the fourth, and was erected in 1854. The Presbyterian Church society, of Taylorville, was organized in 1857, by Dr. J. G. Bergen, of Springfield, Illinois, and its present frame house of worship was built in 1870. The present new Cum- berland Presbyterian Church cdifice was built in 1873. In size it is 40 by 70 feet, and seats 400 persons. Its cost, when built, was $9,000. The Christian Church was built in 1857.
RAILROADS.
In the winter of 1856 Dr. Goudy was sent to the legislature from this district, and among other measures secured, obtained a liberal charter for the Pana and Springfield railroad, and perfect- ed the charter of the Decatur and East St. Louis railroad. These charters remained comparatively a dead letter, but served the valuable purpose of agitating and keeping the project before the people until it resolved itself into an accomplished fact. The charters were renewed, and both roads built and put in operation. The Pana and Springfield, now known as the Ohio and Mississippi road, has been extended to Beardstown on the north, and Shawnee- town on the south. This road was the first one contemplated to this place. The first advcut of the " Iron Horse," in Taylorville, was on the 28th of October, 1869. Its arrival from Pana caused no little sensation. The Decatur and St. Louis railroad was completed soon after. With the completion of these roads, Taylorville im- proved rapidly. Good and substantial buildings were erected, trade and business more than doubled, and its population increased to 3,000 inhabitants.
MANUFACTURES.
The first man in Taylorville who might be termed a manufactu- rer, was Abel Conner, a blacksmith. Jesse Langley built a horse mill in the year 1837, on Spring Branch, one mile and a half east of Taylorville. Its power was obtained by an inclined wheel pro- pelled by milch cows. In connection with the mill he had a distil- lery. He built the mill with a double object in view, for the grind- ing of corn and barley, for the use of the distillery, and at the same time to grind corn for the accommodation of the neighborhood. He carried it on for three or four years, when he sold it, and it was re- moved to the North Fork.
In 1850 Dr. Goudy supplied a want long felt by the erection of the first steam saw and grist mill in Taylorville. It contained but one pair of burrs, used for grinding corn. It was built at a cost of $2,000. It was located in the south-east part of the town. It was the first thing that stimulated enterprise in furnishing lumber and the building up of the town. In time it changed hands, and Esquire E. S. Young & Sons became the owners. It burned down in 1853.
The first steam flouring mill was built by William T. Sprouse & Co, in 1853, in the western part of the town. In its day it was looked upon as a " big thing," and of no mean pretensions. It was furnished with two run of stones, one for wheat and the other for corn. It changed ownership several times, being successively operated by Wm. T Sprouse & Co., Col. Thomas P. Bond, Jesse Richardson, King & Co., V. T. Priest, Barfield and Sandford, and C. W. Davis. The latter purchased the entire mill in 1860, and converted it into a woolen factory,-carding and spinning. During this time he bought and shipped some 20,000 lbs. of wool annually. In 1872 it was again converted into a "custom flouring mill." It is still owned by C. W. Davis, but at present is not operated.
The rapid cmigration into the county created a greater demand
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for milling facilities. In 1859 V. T. Priest erected a merchant steam flouring mill in the southern part of the town, below the old Fair grounds. It was of more enlarged capacity, capable of run- ning four pair of burrs. It was styled and known as the " Forest Mills." It was a three story brick structure, and cost about $15,- 000. It was destroyed by fire in 1872.
In 1868 Reuben Wilkinson, John W. Price and William S. Moore erected the steam flouring mill in the northeast part of the town, on the O. & M. railroad, known as the " Ruth Mills," and now operated by Price & Wilkinson. It is a brick structure, three stories high, has four run of burrs, and is furnished throughout with the latest improve-ment and appliances. The cost of the building and machin ery was $30,000. It has a capacity for manufacturing 100 barrels of flour every twenty-four hours. There is also attached to the mill an elevator for the handling and shipping of grain, with a capacity of 1,000,000 bushels annually. The firm of Price and Wilkinson manufacture into flour 50,000 bushels of wheat, and buy and ship 100,000 bushels of wheat and 200,000 bushels of corn annually. The firm of S. S. Sprague & Co have also an elevator on the track of the Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific railroad. Their capacity for handling grain is about the same as Price & Wilkinson's. They have also two run of burrs and manufacture large quantities of corn meal which is shipped to eastern markets.
The Sattley Bros., manufacturers of agricultural implements, organized and commenced operations in 1869. They manufacture from five hundred and fifty to six hundred sulky plows annually, and about the same number of walking plows, and about four hun- dred eultivators. The main building is 100 by 30 feet, and wing 60 by 30 feet. Messrs. Sattley Bros. have all the latest improve- ments in machinery for turning work out skillfully and rapidly.
INCORPORATION OF TAYLORVILLE.
John W. Young, President of the Board of Trustees of the town of Taylorville, presented to the County Court, March 11, 1853, the following statement of the poll books of an election held on the 4th day of March, 1853, to vote for and against "Incorporating the town of Taylorville," in these words and figures to wit : " At an election held at the court-house in the town of Taylorville, in the county of Christian aud State of Illinois, on the 4th day of March, 1853, to vote for or against incorporating the town of Taylorville, the following was the vote given, viz : For incorporating 45 votes ; against incorporating 6, certified by me, II. D. Brigham, President; Milton Pike, Clerk.
The present officers of the town are : T. W. Long, President of the Board of Trustees ; James White, T. P. Baxter, C. W. Powell, R. Wilkinson and James White, Trustees ; J. C. McBride, Attorney for the Board ; J. P. Baxter, Treasurer ; J. B. Ricks, Police Magis- trate ; W. R. Elzroth, Marshal.
No change has been made in the government of Taylorville since its incorporation as a town, in 1853.
CHRISTIAN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
This Society was organized on the 21st day of July, 1856. A constitution and by-laws were adopted. At the preliminary meet- ing to determine whether a society should be formed, Frederick Weclhouse was called to the chair, and H. M. Vandeveer appointed secretary. The organization elected the following officers: George Housley, President ; A. D. Northcutt, Griffith Evans and H. (). Farrell, Vice-Presidents; D. D. Shumway, Recording Secretary ; John D. Brown, Corresponding Secretary ; J. H. Clark, Treasurer ; Albert Sattley, Chief Marshal.
The first fair was held on the society's grounds, south of Taylor-
ville, October 21st, 1856, and was a ereditable affair. The society had purchased fifteen acres of land from Albert Sattley for fair grounds.
The present officers are: John B. Ricks, President ; W. A. Per- kins, Vice President ; W. A. Goodrich, Secretary; A. Sattley, Treasurer ; H. W. Sharp, J. W. Hunter, W. T. Baker, J. M. Simp- son and J. A. Hill, Directors.
TIIE TAYLORVILLE DRAMATIC COMPANY.
A society known as the above-named, was permanently organized on the 16th of December, 1878, with the following officers :- James B. Ricks, President and Manager; Arthur Crooker, Assistant Manager ; V. B. Kelly, Treasurer ; Wm. H. Kaup, Secretary.
The membership consists of the above-named officers, and Messrs. Charles E. Johnson, C. A. Parish, Wm. McCaskill, Wm. T. Vande- veer, and Misses Retta Ricks, Lillie Clark, Minnic Kittle, Jennie Goudy and Adah Hay.
They have given several exhibitions of the minor drama and comedy order, in which they displayed considerable talent and received the highest encomiums from the local press and competent erities.
LEADING BUSINESS HOUSES OF 1880.
Banks .- The banking interest of Taylorville is represented by the following firms and individuals : H. M. Vandeveer & Co., Ander- son & Shumway, and A. G. Barnes.
Dry Good Merchants .- J. M. Richardson, H. P. Shumway, G. A. Deterding, Chamberlain & Barnes, and S. M. McKnight.
Clothiers & Merchant Tailors .- Marblestone Bros., Kuder Bros., Samuel H. Mossler, H. Cohen, and J. Wertheimer.
Grocery Stores .- The grocery and provision trade is represented by Wilkinson & Co., Young & Anderson, L. R. Hedrick & Co., James Bourne, Colloway & Torrey, J. H. Fowler.
Hardware and Tinware .- Is represented by S. A. Low, Case Bros., C. Barnes, and W. E. Smith.
Druggists .- Barnes & Williams, A. Seaman, Jayne & Rockwell, Crooker & Son.
Hotels .- Long House, Globe Hotel, Traylor House, Railroad House, People's House.
Lumber Dealers .- H. M. Powel, Paddock, Greenman & Co.
Livery, Feed and Sale Stables .- B. F. Long, G. W. Torrance, George Waggoner.
Boot and Shoe Trade .- Moore & Bach, John Reed.
Leading Physicians .- J. H. Kitzmiller, L. H. Clark, J. H. Clark, C. V. Rockwell, A. L. Perry, L. B. Slater, J. E. Whitecraft, D. K. Cornell, H. C. Chapman, A. J. Roe, T. M. Johns, C. Pierce, WI. McNeill, J. J. Firey.
Dentists .- T. L. Brown, M. Bonbrake.
Millinery Stores .- Miss Dora Allen, Kelley Sisters.
Photographers .- G. N. Burleigh, Wheelen Bros.
Jewelry Stores .- G. Anderson, Jayne & Rockwell.
Agricultural Implements .- Post & Barton, Sattley Bros., F. Cook. Saddlery and Harness .- John Reed, Alexander McClain.
Furniture Dealers,-J. F. Westenberg, Anderson & Shake.
Tonsorial Artists .- Whitzell & Morris, J. Medford, Riesemy & Opperman.
Meat Markets .- Samuel Milligan, T. E. Sexton,
Restaurants and Bakeries .- A. J. Woolington, Mrs. Margaret Murphy, Richard Bourne, James Bird, Peter Michaels & Co. Wendling & Co.
Cigars and Tobacco .- G. A. Brua.
Marble Cutter .- J. S. Culver.
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Mills and Elevators .- Ruth Mills, Price & Wilkinson, proprietors; S. S. Sprague & Co., C. H. Davis.
Wagon and Carriage Manufactories .- F. Cook, J. Shetler, Linhart & Hunker.
Newspapers .- Democrat. Republican, Saturday Republican, Farmer's Journal.
Insurance Agencies .- J. N. C. Shumway, Kinney & Peck, A. T. Kinney.
Abstractor of Titles .- N. D. Ricks, J. M. Taylor.
Book and News Store .- Simpson & Squier.
Confectioner .- C. A. Morrison.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Mound Lodge No. 120 A. F. and A. M. was organized under a dispensation from the Grand Lodge, December 1st, 1851. The charter members and names of first officers were :
Jerome R. Gorin, W. M. ; William R. Funk, S. W. ; E. J. Rice, J. W .; W. R. Frink, Treas. ; D. D. Shumway, Sec. ; James Ashton, Tyler.
The present officers are J. T. Townsley, W. M. ; A. T. Kinney, S. W. ; H. P. Shumway, J. W. ; A. Ritcher, S. D .; A. H. Nelson, J. D .; W. W. Anderson, Treas .; H. M. Powel, Sec .; J. Shetler and Richard Brown, Stewards ; M. L. Young, Tyler. Present membership 109.
Taylorville Chapter No. 122, R. A. M., was organized under a dispensation from the Grand Chapter of the State of Illinois, July 18th, 1866, by Comp's William T. Frink, H. P .; B. T. Brown, K .; and W. A. Gocdrich, S. The Chapter was regularly chartered October 5th, 1866. The first three principal officers were D. D. Shumway, H. P .; B. F. Barnes, K., and W. A. Goodrich, S.
The present officers are William T. Vandeveer, H. P .; A. Mc- Caskill, K .; A. S. Rockwell, S .; W. H. Kaup, Sec .; James White, Chaplain ; Samel H. Mossler, C. H .; Joseph Torrey, P. S. ; J. T. Townsley, R. A. C. ; J. Shetler, W. R. Calloway ; J. Brooks, M. of 1, 2 and 3 V .; M. L. Young, Tyler. Present membership 44.
Taylorville Lodge No. 413 I. O. O. F .- This Lodge was organ- ized and instituted March 8th, 1870. The names of the charter members were Francis Sauter, Peter Neu, Wm. H. Barr, and L. F. Wolfkill. The first officers were D. S. Wolfkill, N. G. ; Francis Sauter, V. G. ; Wm. H. Barr, Sec .; Peter Neu, Treas. ; Chris. Neu, Guard. The present offieers are D. Hoover, N. G. ; E. C. Holmes, V. G. ; J. H. Abell, Rec. Sec. ; William T. Vandeveer, Treas. ; E. J. Hunt, Guard. Present membership 86.
Amraphael Encampment, No. 137, was instituted April 8th, 1872. The charter members were Samuel H. Mossler, A. P. Osborn, Chas. Spire, H. C. Johnson, Gus Stine, J. H Abell, and S. Skiles. The present officers are, Samuel H. Mossler, C. P .; A. P. Osborn, H. P .; Wm. Williams, J. W. ; J. W. Nichodemus, S. W. ; J. H. Abell, Scribe ; C. N. Meredith, Treas. ; E. J. Hunt, Sen. Present membership 26.
Knights of Pythias, Mystic Lodge, No 64, was organized Decem- ber 15th, 1875. The first officers were J. S. Culver, P. C .; Wil- liam T. Vandeveer, C. C .; S. A. Barnes, V. C .; Alex. P. Osborn, Prelate ; E. T. Weston, K. of R. and S. ; J. H Kitzmiller, M. A .; Theo. P. Baxter, M. of F. ; Charles A. Dean, M. of E., representa- tive to Grand Lodge ; J. S. Culver, Deputy, G C. ; William Vande- vecr. The present officers are G. Anderson, C C. ; B. F. Lantz, V. C .; S. McKnight, Prelate ; Jas B. Rieks, K. of R. and S. ; H. Cheney, M of E. ; Jas. M. Crabb, M. of F. ; M. Williams, M of A. ;
J. H. Kitzmiller, I. G .; E. J. Hunt, O. G., Representative to Grand Lodge and D. G. C .; James B. Ricks.
A. O. U. W. Peerless Lodge No. 42 .- Pursuant to a call by the Depnty Grand Master Workman, Bro. W. H. McCormick, a mcet- ing was held Friday evening, February 16th, 1877, at the Lodge rooms of the I. O. O. F and K. P., and an organization instituted, the same to be known as above stated. A list of the present officers is as follows : A. P Osborn, P. M. W .; M. Bonbrake, M. W .; W. S. Richardson, F .; George B. Crooker, O .; Geo. A. Brua, R. ; G. Anderson, R .; Charles Whitmer, Treas .; I. G. Vail, G .; I. W. Baker, I. W. ; W. E. Smith, O. W. ; G. B. Crooker, H. P. Shumway, Charles Whitmer, Trustees. Representative to Grand Lodge, Charles Whitmer.
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