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The years above given are those where September begins the ecclesiastical year, up to the change in 1878, since which time March is the dividing point. Correspondingly, in the following list of presiding elders, the years are to be similarly interpreted, each one serving until his successor was appointed.
Presiding Elders, Samuel Dickover, 1856; Philip Bretsch, 185 -; M. W. Steffey, 1859; Mathias Hoehn, 1863; G. G. Platz, 1867; M. Mayer, 1871; H. L. Fischer, 1875; John Fuchs, 1879.
Local preacher, J. A. Mier, in Carmi.
St. Polycarp's Church ( Catholic). - The first religious services of the Catholic faith in Carmi were held in February, 1870, at the residence of Anthony Sefried, by Rev. B. Winterhalter, of Belle Prairie, now Piopolis, Hamilton County. The families then in
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attendance on these services numbered eight, who met about once in three weeks, until in December, when meetings of this kind in Carmi were suspended until about the first of June following. Since that time to the present the succession of pastors has been : Revs. William O'Reilly, of Enfield, about the first of June, 1870, to about November, 1872; John Neuhaus, of Piopolis, from the last date to March, 1876, at which time about ten families were members of the parish; then John N. Enzlberger, of Piopolis; to June 11, following; H. Hegemann, of Enfield, from October, 1876, to November, 1879; Adam Leufgen, of Shawneetown, from the last date to June, 1880; Jacob Rensmann, of Ridgway, Gallatin Co., Ill., to January, 1882; lastly, Father Joseph Spaeth, from that date to the present time (October, 1882), who resides here. Abont forty families are at present belonging to this congregation. Since 1876 religious services have been held every alternate Sunday, and preaching is in both English and German. Catechetical instruc. tion is given Sunday afternoons to about forty-five children in average attendance.
The church building was erected under Father Hegemann's ad- ministration; was commenced about Oct. 1, 1876, and was to be completed in about two months, but really was not finished until the following spring. It is a neat frame building 28 x 50 feet, with a spire about 110 feet high. The cost, including all the fin- ishing, was a little over $2,000. It is located in the west part of town, on Fourth street, near Oak street.
The parsonage, a neat and capacious dwelling just south of the church, was built in the autumn of 1881, under Father Rensmann's supervision, at a cost of about $1,400.
A school is soon to be commenced in connection with this parish, by two Sisters, in a building near the corner of Fourth and Oak streets, just completed, at a cost of about $1,400. The structure is a frame, two-stories high, having two rooms below and four above. Instruction will be given in both the English and the German lan- guages.
African M. E. Church .- This was organized in 1868, with a half dozen members, under the ministration of Rev. George Ben- son. There are now about twenty members, and Rev. W. B. Ham- monds is the present pastor; Henry Williams is the Class-Leader. Preaching once a month. The church building, which is located about twenty-five rods east of the school-house in East Carmi, is 24 x 34, will seat about 100, and was built in 1881, at a cost of
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$600. A Sunday-school in connection with this church has an average attendance of about twenty.
Methodist Church (Colored) .- This was organized in 1878, with eight members, under the auspices of Rev. Eli Lane. There is now a membership of thirty-seven, and the present pastor is Rev. Frank Hinton, and Henry Sherman is the Class-Leader. Preaching in the school-house, in East Carmi.
Free- Will Baptist Church (Colored) .- This was organized several years ago by Rev. Abraham Rice, who has since died (in March, 1881). The second minister was Bryant Smith, and the third and present one is Rev. Wm. Driver, who lives near Carmi. Religious services are held in a building near the bank of the river, in East Carmi, north of Main street, which was first built for a shop. The present Deacons are, John White, Joseph Abel, Simon Edwards and Madison Allen; Clerk, Morgan Allen; Secretary, Mr. Barker.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Carmi Lodge, No. 272, A. F. & A. M., received a dispensation April 6, 1858. The lodge received its charter in the October fol- lowing the institution of the lodge. The following were the char- ter officers, installed by Brother James Watson: T. W. Hay, W. M .; George Darrah, S. W .; R. S. Graham, I. W .; A. R. Shannon, Treas .; E. L. Stewart, Sec .; James White, S. D .; J. B. Smith, J. D .; W. A. St. John, T. The present officers, chosen Dec. 20, 1881, are as follows : James I. McClintock, W. M .; David Youngs S. W .; Michael Schumacher, J. W .; Charles P. Berry, Treas .; William P. Tuley, Sec., Thomas Logan, S. D .; David Tanquary, J. D .; Philip Higdon, T .; D. Straus, S. S .; Thomas M. Kearney, J. S. The present membership of the lodge is sixty-seven. The lodge is nearly a quarter of a century old, and has had a career of uninterrupted prosperity. from its beginning. It is one of the best lodges in Southern Illinois. It meets at the hall of Mrs. Ann Talbot, on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
Carmi Chapter, No. 83, R. A. M., was instituted in July, 1865, by an acting Grand High Priest from Olney. The first High Priest under the dispensation was Hon. C. S. Conger, and the first King was Dr. George Darrow. A charter was received in October of the same year, at which time the membership was about fifteen. Under the charter, C. S. Conger was High Priest, and T. W. Hay was Secretary. Mr. Conger held the position of High Priest until December, 1868, when T. W. Hay was elected. The position was
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held by Mr. Hay until the surrender of the charter, in 1872. This was due to lack of interest among the members, who numbered at that time over thirty. There has been no commandery of Knights Templars in White County. The nearest chapter now is at Fair field, Wayne County, and the nearest commandery is at Olney, Richland County.
Carmi Lodge, No. 2,603, Knights of Honor, was organized at Masonic Hall in November, 1881, by District Deputy Grand Dic- tator A. M: Stratton, of Mt. Vernon, with a membership of nearly forty. The first officers of the lodge were as follows : J. M. Min- nick, Past Dictator; Thomas W. Hay, Dictator; E. A. Land, Vice Dictator; George W. Lowrie, Assistant Dictator; Abner Boyer, Treasurer; J. R. Sample, Reporter; George W. Poston, Financial Reporter; John Gaines, Chaplain; A. C. Phillips, Guide; Morris Blasker, Guardian; ]David Beasley, Sentinel. The present officers are as follows : Thomas W. Hay, Dictator; George W. Lowrie, Assistant Dictator; Abner Boyer, Treasurer; George W. Poston, Reporter; Henry Hust, Financial Reporter; W. H. Thompson, Guide; S. L. Martin, Guardian; R. H. Rice, Sentinel. The lodge is in a flourishing condition, having no debt, but money in the treasury. It meets every Wednesday night, at Pythian Hall. The purposes of this order are mainly insurance, the amount paid to the heirs of deceased brothers being from $1,000 to $2,000, as the members may select. There have been as yet no death losses to be paid in Carmi Lodge.
Knights of Pythias, Carmi Lodge, No. 82 .- This society was organized May 7, 1879. The following are the names of the char- ter members: Will Gordon, E. A. Land, B. Vanderluis, A. C. Weidemann, H. F. W. Fisher, W. F. Miller, H. Dale, Robert Britton, John C. Gordon, J. P. Faulks, John W. Wallace, Cree Nutter, Louis Hartman, James F. Dawson, William H. Brehur, T. W. Hay, John W. Snell, G. W. Wissinger, John F. Fraser, Z. T. Boyer, R. Spicknall, Jr., J. O. Hooper, F. L. Stewart, Ira Reeves, L. L. Staley, T. L. Joy, D. H. Graham, C. H. Vernon, H. Goodman, S. G. Rush, Simon Grant, D. S. Crowder, George Andrea, E. Rhudolph, W. H. Rush, George T. St. John, Geo. Staiger. Present membership, fifty-three. Present officers : Simon Grant, P. C .; E. A. Land, C. C .; H. C. Land, V. C .; T. L. Joy, P .; C. H. Vernon, M. of S .; T. G. Bowman, M. of F .; L. Jones, K. of R. G .; C. T. Shoup, M. at A .; Z. T. Boyer, I. G .; G
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W. Wissinger, O. G. The society meets Monday evenings at Zeigler Hall.
The Royal Templars of Temperance, Carmi Council, No. 63, was organized Nov. 24, 1880, at Berry's Hall, with the following charter members: C. P. Wilson, J. F. Burks, N. Holderby, The- odore M. St. John, S. E. Powell, H. Hust, John Kenney, R. H. Rice, W. A. St. John and Abner Willis. The officers elected at the first meeting were as follows: C. P. Wilson, S. C .; J. F. Burks, V. C .; N. Holderby, P. C .; T. M. St. John,. R. S .; S. E. Powell, Treasurer; H. Hust, F. S .; John Kenney, Chap .; R. H. Rice, G .; W. A. St. John, Sent .; Abner Willis, H. This is a secret organization for the promotion of temperance, and is also con- nected with an insurance scheme, by which members are insured in amounts from $500 to $1,000.
The following persons have served as S. C .: C. P. Wilson, J. F. Burks, N. Holderby, C. M. App and A. Willis.
Membership of the council is nineteen. The present officers, chosen in June, 1882, are as follows: Abner Willis, S. C .; George S. Staley, V. C .; H. J. Miles, Chap,; W. A. St. John, Her .; H. L. Bozeman, R. S. and F. S .; B. A. Brooks, G .; Henry Hust, Sent .; N. Holderby and C. M. App, P. C. The council is in good con- dition, financially and otherwise, and the prospect is good for an increase in membership. It meets on Thursdays of alternate weeks, at Masonic Hall. Connected with this order is a juvenile department, known as the circle of safety, which was organized Nov. 25, 1880, with twenty-two of the young people of Carmi. Its membership is now seventy-five, a remarkably good showing. The members all sign a total abstinence pledge, and have certifi. cates of membership. They meet every other Thursday evening.
Sons of Temperance .- Carmi Division of this organization was established in 1848, and flourished for about five years. It was very strong, both in membership and in interest. Among those most actively engaged in the movement were R. S. Graham, Daniel Hay, Samuel Slocumb, R. Emerson and P. P. Hunter.
Carmi Lodge, No. 121, A. O. U. W., was organized July 17, 1878, at Masonic Hall, with thirty-six charter members. The following were the first officers : E. A. Hoyt, P. M. W .; C. E. McDowell, M. W .; J. W. Snell, Foreinan; P. A. Pearce, Overseer; E. H. Phar, Guide; George Sands, Rec .; Jay Hardy, Fin .; J. H. Ship- ley, Receiver; W. N. Robinson, I. W .; George Staiger, O. W .; W. H. Pearce, Thomas S. Bozeman, and W. H. Phipps, Trustees.
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The following brethren have held the office of Master Workman: C. E. McDowell, P. A. Pearce, E. C. Rudolph, W. H. Johnson and Lewis Hass. The present membership is thirty-seven, the lodge having had a nearly uniform membership from the start. The present officers, chosen June 27, 1882, are as follows : W. H. John- son, P. M. W .; Lewis Haas, M. W .; R. H. Rice, Foreman; J. W. Snell, Overseer; W. H. Phipps, Recorder and Receiver; G. H. Phar, Fin .; Samuel Chapman, Guide; George Sands, I. W .; George Staiger, O. W .; F. J. Foster, J. I. Mcclintock and C. E. McDowell, Trus- tees. The lodge is in excellent condition, financially, and will soon increase its membership. Five members of this lodge have died, in good standing, and their families have drawn the $2,000 allowed by the order. The names of these five are as follows : H. W. Cook, W. H. Pearce, P. J. Finnell, J. H. Shipley and George Sands. The lodge meets every Tuesday evening at the hall of the Knights of Pythias. C. E. McDowell, of this lodge, has been Grand Master Workman of Illinois, and was representative to the Supreme Lodge, which met at Cincinnati in June, 1882.
Carmi Lodge, No. 97, I. O. M. A., was organized at Masonic Hall, Carmi, Oct. 15, 1880, with a charter membership of fifty-three. The officers elected for the first term were as follows: Past Presi- dent, William M. Robinson; President, C. E. McDowell; Vice- President, Thomas Poynton; Recording Secretary, Allen Bleakly; Financial Secretary, H. E. Craver; Treasurer, A. Boyer; Medical Examiner, Dr. Minnick; Chaplain, J. M. Simpson; Conductor, Samuel Chapman; Inside Guardian, J. M. Robinson; Outside Guar- dian, Henry Hust ; Trustees, Dr. C. Cook, George Wheatcroft and J. M. Simpson. C. E. McDowell was President of the lodge until July, 1881, when Simon Grant was chosen President. The lodge has held no meetings since Feb. 3, 1882. The majority of the members belonged to other orders, and lost interest in this. Fail- ing to pay its assessments the lodge was suspended.
Good Templars .- There is at present no active organization of Good Templars at Carmi. Carmi Lodge was organized in the spring of 1859, with a membership of about forty. The prime movers in this organization were : T. W. Hay, W. A. Ruhe, Nellie Stewart, W. A. St. John, W. H. Cook and R. S. Stewart. The First Chief Templar was T. W. Hay. The lodge met regu- larly about fifteen months, once a week, at the court-honse, when the interest of many died out, and the meetings were discontinued.
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LITERARY, ETC.
Literary and Debating Clubs .- In 1860 a debating society was organized as a senate, for the purpose of conducting discussions on profitable questions, according to parliamentary usages. Sim- ilar societies have been in operation in Carmi ever since that period, during the winter seasons, interrupted only by the war. Essays, declamations, etc., have varied the exercises from time to time.
During the winter of 1881-'2 Judge Conger and Dr. Berry or- ganized a club of select members for the exclusive study of old English literature, namely: The works of Chaucer, Spenser, Tyn- dale, Wickliffe, Milton and Erasmus. The method of conducting the exercises was generally by " conversations."
Among the leaders in these literary exercises we may mention Dr. Daniel Berry, Judge Chauncey S. Conger, Charles E. McDow- ell, Professor N. B. Hodson, Rev. B. C. Swan, Colonel W. H. Johnson, Judge E. J. Conger, and the school-teachers generally.
Lecture Association .- An association was formed in Carmi in 1879, for the purpose of supplying the citizens of the place with lectures by eminent men. The gentlemen who bore the burden of this philanthropic enterprise were Dr. Daniel Berry, W. F. Palmer, Frank E. Hay and Robert Williams, the latter of whom was President of the association. They secured the services of Rev. James Kay Applebee, of Chicago, and Eli Perkins, who came and delivered interesting discourses; but these were not as well patronized by the citizens as they should have been, and since that time nothing more in this line has been done.
Public Library, or McClure Institute .- Some time during the sixth decade of the present century Alexander McClure, of New Harmony, Ind., accumulated an immense fortune in Mexico, and in his will he bequeathed $500 to each township in the State of In- diana that should contribute a certain number of books for the formation of a public library. The terms of the will were such that the executors of the estate allowed that the bequest was avail- able in Illinois. Accordingly, a few philanthropic citizens of Carmi fulfilled the required conditions, drew the money, and in 1860 founded the " McClure Institute." A society was organized with the usual constitution and officers, books purchased, and a circulating library established. This library was kept in stores and other places until 1880, when it was placed in charge of the
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Southern Illinois Normal School, in a business block adjoining Stewart's. Jan. 2, 1881, this block was burned down, and every volume, including the records of the institute, was consumed, since which time nothing has been done to revive the noble enterprise.
Wheatcroft's Orchestra was organized in 1870, consisting of five members. They have a good band and furnish excellent music. It is one of the best bands in Southern Illinois.
The Carmi Cornet Band was organized in January, 1875, with S. R. Dalby, of Albion, as teacher. The band consisted of twelve members, and Charles W. Whiting and James S. Boyd were the leaders. It has always been prosperous, and to-day owns a good set of instruments and a fine uniform. Their stock amounts to about $1,000.
MISCELLANEOUS SMALL ITEMS.
A Pioneer Counterfeiter .- In 1820-'2 a nicely dressed man came and settled west of town, where he practiced the counter- feiting of silver coin. Shortly after his nefarious occupation became known, an officer with a posse visited the place to make arrests and seize the tools. The counterfeiter's wife sat in the middle of the floor and told the men to go on and search the house if they wished to; but she was soon suspected to be sitting upon a trap door, and was ordered up and off the spot, whereupon a trap door and counterfeiting tools underneath were immediately discovered.
Human Goats .- Like theaters, which give a "change of pro- gramme " every night, so the early residents occasionally made a change of programme in that formerly popular amusement, fighting and wrestling. For example, two citizens of Carmi agreed one day to butt one another, goat-fashion, in a public street. They aimed for each other several times, but generally, lest they mash their brains out, they missed and went sprawling upon the ground beyond. One or two square collisions, however. put an end to the sport.
" Poor Sumpter."-A quaint character was known in Carmi in early day as John Sumpter, a descendant of the Sumpter after whom the famous fort at Charleston, S. C., was named. Ile delighted to call himself " Poor Sumpter." He was a drunkard and very poor. One day he fell into a well which was nearly full of water, and while he was with difficulty endeavoring to get out,
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he hallooed occasionally, "Save poor Sumpter, if you can, some- body!"
An Old Book .- Since Hon. E. B. Washburn, of Chicago, has recently announced his work on the life and times of Morris Birkbeck, it becomes a matter of interest to know that there exists, in the possession of Mrs. R. Stewart, at Carmi, a book more re- markable for its rarity and value, perhaps, than for its age. The title-page is as follows: " Notes of a Journey through France, from Dieppe through Paris and Lyons to the Pyrenees and back through Toulouse, in July, August and September, 1814; describ- ing the habits of the people and the character of the country. By Morris Birkbeck. First American, from the third London edition. With an Appendix. Philadelphia. Printed and published by M. Carey, No. 121 Chestnut street." The American preface is dated October, 1815. The type is modern, very large, and the pages, which are of duodecimo size, are of amazing clearness. The body of the work comprises 143 pages, and the appendix twenty-eight pages. Birkbeck figured largely in early day in the Wabash country, Albion, Ill., being his headquarters.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
J. B. Allen, Police Judge of Carmi, was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., Jan. 12, 1820. He was a son of Henry Allen, a native of Maryland, and one of the first settlers of Fayetteville when it was in the woods. He was a natural mechanic, could make a fine pair of boots, any article of furniture, and as an architect he was un- excelled. He built many of the fine residences of that section of the country. In 1840 he moved to Arkansas and died there in 1841. J. B. remained with his father till his death; then took his mother and the younger children and went to Grenada, Miss., where he remained till the fall of 1847; then went to Memphis and worked at the carpenter's trade till February, 1850, when he became a citizen of White County, and has resided liere till the present time with the exception of the years 1852 to 1855, when he was a carpenter on the Memphis & Charleston Railroad; was contractor for building bridges, depots, etc., and did many jobs for parties along the way. He had twenty hands at work for him. He built a fine church and Masonic hall at Moscow, and some fine residences at Lagrange, Tenn. In 1855 he returned to Carmi and worked at farming till the breaking out of the Rebellion, Ang. 14, 1869, he enlisted in Company I, Eighty-seventh Illinois Infantry,
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and served his country within fourteen days of three years, being discharged at the close of the war. He never saw his family during all this time. He participated in the three days' fight at Wilson's Hill. In this engagement there were nine companies of the Eighty- seventh Illinois and ten of a Louisiana regiment that stood and fought five regiments of Texans for two hours and fifteen minutes. Mr. Allen and thirteen men he had charge of were guarding a road and fought on their own hook. They were secreted by a rail and garden-paling fence. They did some handy shooting but not one of them was hit. He then went to the engagement at Marksville, then to Alexandria; here he had charge of a squad of men and was engaged in clearing roads and building bridges in advance of the army. In a skirmish he had his horse shot from under him. After the war he returned to his farm in Carmi. In the fall of 1870 he was elected County Treasurer and Assessor. He filled his term of two years and then engaged in the lumber business. He sold his mill in about a year and resumed the carpenter's trade. After the organization of the township he was Township Assessor four years, and was then re-elected. He was City Marshal of Carmi twenty months. He bought an interest in the steamboat T. W. Stone, on the Little Wabash and was its Captain a year. In 1878 he was elected to the position of Police Judge. In 1879 he was re-elected for four years without any opposition. Mr. Allen was married Aug. 3, 1848, in Memphis, Tenn., to Sarah J., daughter of Dr. M. L. Brown. They have a family of one son and two daughters- Henry M., now thirty-one years of age and single; Mary and Mat- tie. Mattie is a school-teacher.
Michael Anderson was born in White County, May 20, 1S32. He was a son of John Anderson, who came to this county from Kentucky in 1828 and remained till his death, which occurred Dec. 7, 1878. Mr. Anderson when nineteen years of age went to Mem- phis, Tenn., and learned the carpenter's and house-joiner's trade remaining about two years, when he returned to White County and engaged in the business of house-building, which he followed till Oct. 1, 1879, when he purchased the cabinet shop which he still owns, on Main street. He is the undertaker of Carmi, keeps all grades of wooden coffins and caskets. Aug. 14, 1862, he enlisted in Company G, Eighty-seventh Illinois Volunteers; served his country nearly three years; participated in the siege of Vicks- burg and siege of Jackson, Mise .; then was sent to the Gulf depart- ment and mounted and accompanied General Banks on his Red
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River expedition. He was one of the Government's profitable sol- diers. He was never a hospital patient, nor taken prisoner, nor wounded. Mr. Anderson was married Nov. 12, 1856, to Ellen Clark, daughter of B. J. Clark. They have two children-B. F. is twenty-four, clerks for Jones; Bertha is fourteen, and makes her father's house her home. He is an Odd Fellow. Mrs. E. N. An- derson, wife of Mr. Anderson, daughter of B. J. Clark, began the millinery business in Carmi in 1873, where she is still doing busi- ness on Main street.
Thomas S. Ary, proprietor of the Boss Livery Stable, is the old- est livery man in Carmi. He started in 1860 in a log stable with two stalls, and one horse he bought for $30. He has enlarged his stable from time to time until he now owns and runs one of the largest and most complete livery and sale stables in White County or Southern Illinois. The stable is 100 x 50 feet, besides buggy sheds, making it 250 feet deep, and built on the latest improved plan. There are 100 stalls and it is on high, dry ground, and in fact the best located stable in Carmi. Mr. Ary has from twenty to twenty-five fine buggy and carriage horses, and also keeps a full line of buggies, carriages and phaetons; also owns a nice hearse. Mr. Ary takes pains to accommodate all his patrons and is prepared to do so. Thomas L. Ary was born in Carmi, White County, Nov. 14, 1839. His parents are John and Emily (Har- graves) Ary, natives of Kentucky and Virginia respectively. They were members of the Christian church. His father is still living in Carmi, in his seventy-fourth year. He was but ten years of age when he came with his parents to Carmi in 1819. Thomas S. is the fourth of their nine children. He resided on a farm with his parents until fifteen years of age, when they came to Carmi, and he worked in his father's cooper shop; worked at his trade until 1860, when he commenced in the livery business. Mr. Ary mar- ried Miss Juliette Keister, in January, 1867. She was born in In- diana. Mr. and Mrs. Ary have two children-John and Rosa D. Mr. Ary is one of the Directors and largest stock-holders in the White County Fair Association, and also a stock-holder in the Normal School. IIe owns besides his livery stable, two houses and lots in Carmi, and a farm of 160 acres in Mill Shoals Township, and ten acresin Carmi Township. In politics he is a Republican and caet his first vote for A. Lincoln.
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