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The present capital is $50,000; the surplus, $8,750; and there is on de- posit in the bank, $265,000. The present officers are as follows: President, H. W. Mountz; vice-president, J. Singler, cashier; H. M. Brown; assistant cashier, H. W. Wert.
GARRETT SAVINGS, LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY.
This bank is located at Garrett, this county, and was organized in No- vember of the year 1908. Monte L. Green and J. N. Ritter were the men responsible for the establishment of the institution, and their first capital consisted of $25,000. The charter is dated November 8, 1908. The present capital totals $40,000; the surplus, $3,000; and the amount of deposits, $60,000. Monte L. Gren is president ; J. N. Ritter is first vice-president ; J. A. Clevenger is second vice-president; and Laura A. Shutt is secretary. The resources and liabilities each, according to the sworn statement issued October 31, 1913, equals $101,842.58. The bank is a four per cent. bank, and is a depository for the United States postal savings, Garrett schools, city of Gar- rett, town of Altona, Altona schools, Keyser township, and DeKalb county treasurer. The bank writes insurance of all kinds, rents and sells property, makes loans on collateral and mortgage, issues money drafts on New York and Chicago, sells high grade bonds, acts as executor, administrator, guardian, etc., and rents safety deposit boxes in steel burglar proof vaults.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
This bank is located in Butler, DeKalb county, Indiana. The bank was organized in the yea: 1908. The present capital stock of the bank is $25,000, and the amount of deposits is $75,000. The record of the bank shows that
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the deposits have been more than doubled in the past two years. A beautiful bank building is at present under course of construction. The bank is now without a president, and no changes will be made until the annual meeting. E. A. Farnham is cashier and manager, and E. A. Farnham, Jr., is assistant cashier.
KNISELY BROTIIERS & COMPANY STATE BANK.
This banking institution is located at Butler. It was organized in the year 1882. The date of the present charter is April 1, 1907. The present corporation succeeded Knisely Brothers & Company private bank in the year of the charter date. The present capital is $60.000; the surplus, $16,000; and the amount of deposits, $263,000. T. J. Knisely is president ; W. A. Mason is vice-president ; O. T. Knisely is cashier, and C. R. Decker is assistant cash- ier. The bank erected an excellent bank building in 1903, costing when com- pleted, $20,000. This includes a private heating plant.
CITIZENS BANK.
The bank known as the Citizens bank is located in Waterloo, DeKalb county. This bank was organized in the early seventies, with a first capital stock of $25,000. This early date or organization marks the bank as one of the oldest, if not the oldest, in the county. The present capital amounts to $10,000. H. K. Leas is president and cashier, and Grace Wilcox is assistant cashier. The bank is not chartered. The present bank building was erected in the year 1876, at a cost of $4.500; $190.339.74 is the amount each of re- sources and liabilities.
THOMAS EXCHANGE BANK.
This bank is located in the town of Corunna, DeKalb county, and was organized in the year 1897 by Milo J. Thomas, with a first capital of $5.000. The present capital is $10,000; the surplus is $11,000; and the amount of deposits is $63,000. Milo J. Thomas is president of the institution and cashier; M. C. Guthrie and Bertha M. Thomas are assistant cashiers. A handsome bank building was erected in 1909, which cost, complete, $1,200. The sworn statement issued October 21, 1913, places the liabilities and re- sources each as $94,149.39. This was divided as follows: Resources, loans, $70,480.90 ; cash in other banks, $18,338.63: cash on hand, $2,329.86; furni- ture and fixtures, $1,800 : building, $1,200. Liabilities, capital, $10,000; im- divided profits, $11,089.15; deposits, $73,060.24.
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ST. JOE VALLEY BANK.
The St. Joe Valley bank is located at St. Joe, DeKalb county, and was organized in 1888, by J. D. Leighty, E. Case and W. C. Patterson. The in- stitution was incorporated in the year 1913. It is a state bank. The first capital entered was for the amount of $6,000, but today the capital stock totals $25,000. There are $70,000 on deposit at this bank. The date of the charter is August 1, 1913. The present bank succeeded the St. Joe Valley private bank on the date of the above mentioned charter. E. Case is the president and W. C. Patterson, vice-president and cashier.
THE COMMERCIAL BANK.
The Commercial bank at Ashley was reorganized in 1910 with a capital of $25,000, the same as at present. E. F. Mortorff is president; E. F. Smith, vice-president ; A. W. Gonser, cashier ; G. W. Clark, assistant cashier.
CHAPTER XVII.
LODGES AND SOCIETIES.
FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS.
On May 28, 1857, DeKalb Lodge No. 214, Free and Accepted Masons, was chartered, and on June 5th was instituted. The first officers were: Mil- ton F. Pierce, worshipful master; John Butt, senior warden; Alva O. Espy, junior warden; Aaron Wolf, treasurer; Eli Weaver, secretary; Joseph H. Ford, senior deacon; James Barclay, junior deacon ; William E. Rush, tyler, and John Butt, James Barclay and A. O. Espy, trustees.
In 1913 the lodge has one hundred and sixty-two members, and the fol- lowing officers : Joseph N. Grover, worshipful master; Philip Holman, senior warden ; Donald P. Sprott, junior warden; Fred W. Knott, treasurer ; Thomas H. Sprott, secretary ; Ira A. Thrush, senior deacon; John E. Graham, junior deacon; Thomas C. Ford, senior steward; W. Gage Zigler, junior steward; George W. Rudolph, tyler ; James L. Lewis, James Y. W. McClellan, John E. Graham, trustees.
William Hacker Chapter No. 63, Royal Arch Masons, was organized under dispensation on September 3, 1866, and chartered May 23, 1867. John Butt was high priest until 1878. The chapter now has sixty-two members, and is officered by the following: William H. Leas, high priest; Joseph N. Grover, king; Charles H. Knapp, scribe; James L. Lewis, treasurer ; Thomas H. Sprott, secretary; William C. Howard, captain of host; Harry M. Rich- wine, principal sojourner ; Daniel J. Whipple, royal arch captain ; James Y. W. McClellan, master third veil; Noah A. Bash, master second veil; George A. Bishop, master first veil; George W. Rudolph, guard.
DeKalb Council No. 57, Royal and Select Masters, was chartered on July 15, 1885. The council has a present membership of forty-five, and has the following officers: Harry M. Richwine, thrice illustrious master; Willis Baughman, deputy illustrious master ; Sam F. Davenport, illustrious principal conductor of work; Price D. West, treasurer; Thomas H. Sprott, recorder ; William C. Howard, captain of guard; Howard A. Marvin, conductor of council; F. L. Rodebaugh, steward, and George W. Rudolph, sentinel.
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Auburn Chapter No. 103, Order of Eastern Star, has a good membership.
Waterloo City Lodge No. 307, Free and Accepted Masons, was or- ganized in Waterloo in 1861. The charter is dated May 26, 1864. At present there are sixty members, and the officers are: Clark Campbell, worshipful master ; Frank Fisk, senior warden; J. Harris Reed, junior warden; C. Ells- worth Montavon, treasurer; William H. Leas, secretary; W. R. Newcomer, senior deacon; W. E. Montavon, junior deacon; John J. Rohm and A. H. Erwin, stewards; John J. Lightner, tyler ; N. T. Jackman, J. J. Lightner, John W. Frick, trustees. The Masons own their own hall, and part of the Abbey block, which they use as an annex.
Waterloo Chapter No. 142, Order of Eastern Star, has about ninety-six members at Waterloo.
Garrett City Lodge No. 537, Free and Accepted Masons, was united under dispensation on July 17, 1876, and the charter is dated May 15, 1877. The present lodge has about two hundred and thirty-five members. The offi- cers are: Harry E. Wert, worshipful master; Howard A. Marion, senior warden; Harry B. Hill, junior warden : Harry M. Brown, treasurer ; Job C. Smith, secretary.
Garrett Chapter No. 129, Royal Arch Masons, was united under dis- pensation on May 23, 1903, and the charter is dated October 22, 1903. The chapter has a membership of about one hundred and twenty-five, and is offi- cered by the following: Franklin Rodebaugh, high priest; Thomas A. Smith, king; Edwin Van Fleit, scribe; Harry M. Brown, treasurer; Job C. Smith, secretary.
Harmony Chapter No. 67, Order of Eastern Star, has about one hun- dred members in Garrett.
Ashley Lodge No. 614, Free and Accepted Masons, has about fifty members. A. N. Ellis is worshipful master ; C. H. Bruce, past master ; W. N. Folkerson, senior warden: Jess McClugen, junior warden; L. C. Hunt, sec- retary ; C. A. Lakins, treasurer.
Ashley Chapter No. 229, Order of Eastern Star, has a good membership.
Forest Lodge No. 239, Free and Accepted Masons, at Butler, was or- ganized in 1858, with the following as first officers: H. S. Madden, wor- shipful master; W. W. Straight, senior warden; W. R. Chilson, junior war- den ; Jason Hubbell, secretary ; J. H. Boon, treasurer ; W. H. Madden, senior deacon; A. Lampson, junior deacon, and Z. Handy, tyler. The charter is dated May 25, 1859. The present membership is one hundred and twelve, and the following are the present officers: Marion M. Knepper, worshipful
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master ; Charles H. Miller, senior warden; Clifford R. Decker, junior war- den; Samuel G. Stone, treasurer; Charles T. Apt, secretary ; C. H. Grube, senior deacon; George A. Powers, junior deacon ; Hugh T. Berkey and Harry M. Hatch, stewards; Peter Whitman, tyler.
Butler Chapter No. 106, Royal Arch Masons, at Butler, was chartered on October 22, 1891. At present there are seventy-three members. The officers are: Clyde J. Shaffer, high priest ; M. M. Knepper, king; Henry Grube, scribe ; Frank P. Stump, treasurer ; Charles T. Apt, secretary ; C. H. Grube, captain of host; John A. Daniels, principal sojourner ; J. Bruce Pes- sel, royal arch captain; O. C. Waterman, guard master third veil; Frank P. Stump, guard master second veil; Ed. A. Karle, guard master first veil; Peter Whitman, guard.
Butler Council No. 83, Royal and Select Masters, at Butler, was char- tered October 20, 1909. The present membership totals thirty-eight. The following are the officers: Walter J. Mondhank, thrice illustrious master ; Clyde J. Shafer, right illustrious deputy master ; Oris C. Waterman, illus- trious principal conductor of work; Morrison Brunstetter, treasurer ; Charles T. Apt, recorder ; M. M. Knepper, captain of guard: Henry M. Showalter, conductor of council ; F. P. Stump, steward : Peter Whitman, sentinel.
Forest Chapter No. 44, Order of Eastern Star, was chartered at Butler on April 15, 1880.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Auburn Lodge No. 191, Knights of Pythias, was chartered on May 4, 1888, and now has a membership of three hundred and thirty members. T. L. Boodelmier is chancellor commander ; Guy Clement, vice commander ; L. F. Moore, prelate : Arthur Grube, master of work : D. C. Norris, keeper of rec- ords and seal; W. C. Kettering, master of exchequer ; E. E. Shilling, master of finance ; F. H. Fury, master at arms ; R. A. Gramling, inner guard ; Charles E. Kingsbury, outer guard; F. D. Smith, Charles E. Renier, Dr. D. N. Fitch. trustees. The hall is in the third story of the building at Seventh and Cedar streets. The property is valued at six thousand dollars.
Butler Lodge No. 158, Knights of Pythias, was organized on Decem- ber II, 1886, and at present has a membership of two hundred and sixty-five, being the largest lodge in Butler. The lodge owns the second story of the Oberlin block, and the property, including fixtures, is valued at six thousand dollars. The officers are: A. A. Kramer, chancellor commander; W. P. Endicott, vice commander; George W. Geddus, master of finance; T. J.
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Knisely, master of exchequer; C. W. Campbell, secretary; Roy Johnson, master of work; W. R. Lennon, inner guard; J. O. Gee, outer guard ; trustee, R. C. Campbell.
Butler Temple No. 126, Pythian Sisters, is also active in Butler.
Garrett City Lodge No. 130, Knights of Pythias, was organized on June 2, 1886, with fifteen charter members. The present membership totals seventy-nine, and the lodge is officered by the following: Carl Moyer, chan- cellor commander; C. H. Hamilton, vice commander; L. Stoner, prelate; J. Hill, master of work; D. C. Beehler, keeper of records and seal, also master of finance ; J. A. Moore, master of exchequer ; L. J. Gengler, master at arms ; S. E. Boogher, inner guard; Louis Eberle, outer guard.
Ruth Temple No. 56, Pythian Sisters, was organized at Garrett on June 17, 1892.
St. Joe Lodge No. 400, Knights of Pythias, was organized on February 28, 1894, and chartered on June 6, 1894, with the following charter mem- bers: Sol Barney, H. M. Widney, S. Openlauder, J. C. Hull, J. A. Culbert- son, Daniel Hamm, W. C. Patterson, Frank Barney, Leo Bleeks, J. P. Bon- nell, John Williams, Ed. Leighty, C. H. Brown, B. F. Walter, John Deets, Joseph Harrods, Logan Fuller, B. S. Sheffer, John Alten, F. J. White, F. H. Abel, D. J. Baker, L. Gee, J. L. Stewart, William Curie, J. C. F. Abel, C. A. Patterson, O. M. Saylor and Ballard Bowen. F. W. Abel was the first chan- cellor commander. C. H. Brown, H. M. Widney, C. A. Patterson, J. C. F. Abel, Frank Walters, D. J. Baker, John Allen and Ed. Leighty were other first officers. At present writing there are seventy-six members in the St. ยท Joe lodge, and the officers are Edwin Cox, chancellor commander; William Curie, vice chancellor ; Wilson Kock, prelate; Clarence Hart, master of work; J. C. Hull, master of exchequer ; Abner Copp, master of finance; B. S. Shef- fer, keeper of records and seal; Charles Collins, inner guard ; Ira Bowen, outer guard; H. M. Widney, Joseph Haifley and Ed. Leighty, trustees. Azalea Temple No. 152, Pythian Sisters, is active in St. Joe.
Leonidas Lodge No. 205, Knights of Pythias, was organized about fif- teen years ago in Waterloo. At present there are one hundred and seventy- two members, and the officers are: Frank Walker, chancellor commander ; Isaac Johnson, vice commander ; Charles Barton, prelate ; Henry Link, keeper records and seal; J. J. Beck, master of exchequer ; W. H. Leas, master of finance; John Mann, master at arms; Dan Rumm, inner guard; Roy Shuman, outer guard.
Ashley Lodge No. 394, Knights of Pythias, was instituted on July 12, 1893, and at present has forty-one active members. The officers are as fol-
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lows: Frank Baughman, chancellor commander; Jesse Camp, vice com- mander ; George Parks, prelate; S. C. Hunt, secretary; Dave Furney, master of exchequer; F. P. Hoover, master of finance; Frank Jennings, inner guard; Jacob Hood, outer guard.
Ashley Temple No. 98, Pythian Sisters, has a membership of thirty-nine. Corunna Lodge No. 248, Knights of Pythias, has a small membership.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows was first introduced in Auburn at a very early date, but the records have been destroyed. A charter was granted to Bradford C. Cosgrove and others on July 21, 1852, and on July 21, 1853, Auburn Lodge No. 116 was instituted. The first officers were : Wesley Park, noble grand; W. H. Straight, vice grand; W. W. Griswold, secretary, and S. W. Ralston, treasurer. The fire of January, 1856, destroyed the hall, and the lodge reorganized on June 25th, with A. O. Espy, noble grand ; S. W. Ralston, vice grand; W. W. Griswold, secretary, and Wesley Park, treasurer. In the fall of 1872 a brick building was begun on the north side of Seventh street opposite the court yard. In October a storm ruined the structure and bankrupted the lodge. The charter was returned and the members disbanded.
A new charter was granted January 17, 1882, as Mentor Lodge No. 591, and on January 30th of the same year the lodge was instituted. The first officers were: F. T. Zimmerman, noble grand; P. Noel, vice grand; W. H. Rakestraw, secretary, and G. W. Gordon, treasurer. The lodge at this date has one hundred and fifteen members, and is officered by the following : Kent Provines, noble grand; Lester Cobler, vice grand; E. C. Altenburg, recording secretary; J. F. Baughman, financial secretary: F. E. Draggoo, treasurer; A. A. Rowland, trustee. The lodge owns its hall and equipment.
St. Joe Lodge No. 671, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. was char- tered on March 18, 1891, with the following as charter members: William Curie, John Y. Davis, James K. Stafford, J. R. Culbertson, Sol Barney and L. L. Stanton. At present there are one hundred and three members. The officers are: Jay Rickets, noble grand; Ray Herrick, secretary; W. A. G. Smith, treasurer ; Fred Reeder, vice grand; Frank Kinsey, financial secretary. Sol Barney, of this lodge, is district deputy grand master for DeKalb county, having held the office for fifteen years. St. Joe Valley Lodge No. 505, Re- bekahs, was chartered on January 16, 1896.
Garrett Lodge No. 602, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was in- stituted August 29, 1883, with T. C. Sargent as noble grand; H. M. Bick-
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nell, as vice grand; Charles W. Camp, as secretary, and B. D. Thomas, as treasurer. The present enrollment numbers two hundred and thirty-five men. The hall was remodeled in 1901, and now has a valuation of twelve thousand dollars. The charter members of the order were: Charles W. Camp, T. C. Sargent, A. H. Philips, Thomas H. Stewart, Charles S. Stewart, H. M. Bick- nell, B. D. Thomas, H. F. Sembower, Lyman Lockwood and Henry Schelter. The present officers are: Howard Ross, noble grand; J. L. Ghrum, vice grand ; William Watson, secretary; S. D. Johnston, treasurer ; G. W. Rowe, trustee.
Butler Lodge No. 282, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was insti- tuted May 22, 1867, and the five charter members were: Leonard P. Water- house, Jacob Apple, John T. Champion, William Macartney and Warren Closson. There are now one hundred and twenty-four members. The elec- tive officers are : Jacob Farner, noble grand ; William Tefft, vice grand; C. A. Engles, recording secretary ; S. G. Stone, treasurer ; Charles Mumaw, finan- cial secretary. There is also a lodge of the Rebekahs in Butler.
Butler Encampment No. 160, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was established on March 17, 1884, with seven charter members.
Waterloo Lodge No. 221, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was or- ganized in Waterloo, DeKalb county, in 1860. There are now about ninety- five members, and the elective officers are: O. B. Arthur, noble grand; Henry Shultz, vice grand; D. E. Newcomer, recording secretary; R. W. McBride, financial secretary, and C. J. Myer, trustee.
Ashley Lodge No. 829, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, has twenty- five members, and was organized by Sol Barney, of St. Joe. The present offi- cers are: Arthur C. Wolfe, noble grand; Ira Moortorff, secretary; C. S. Thomson, treasurer, and Thomas Robinett, vice grand.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
DeLong Post No. 67, Grand Army of the Republic, was organized and chartered at Auburn on May 8, 1882. The charter members were: Henry C. Peterson, P. W. Silber, George W. Gordon, Michael Ensley, Henry Wolf, John Otto, Ezra D. Hartman, J. J. Littlefield, John A. Cowan, H. E. Alten- burg, Adolph Pairan, C. P. Houser, Fred Abel and William Schneider. The post was named in honor of Colonel Solomon DeLong, of the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth and Forty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. The past commanders have been: Nicholas G. Ensley, Phillip Noel, John Otto, A. P. Green, Joseph Ranier, J. O. Davidson, D. C. Marvin, Robert Simpson, Joseph
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Davidson at present, and on January 1, 1914, O. H. Widney assumes the office of commander. In December, 1913, there are forty-three living mem- bers of the DeLong Post. A special room has been provided for the veterans in the new DeKalb county court house, a room in which will also be kept the records and relics of the post.
John C. Carnes Post No. 144, at St. Joe, was organized in March, 1883, and named after the first man killed from Concord township in the Civil war. Carnes was killed at Paducah, Kentucky, while mounting a cannon. There were about thirty-six charter members, and the post was organized in the hall over Jacob D. Leighty's store. Leighty was the first commander of the post. They remained in the hall until about 1889, when they occupied the hall over the St. Joe Valley bank. In 1910 a monument was erected in the cemetery, commemorating the heroes of '61. This monument is twenty-two feet six inches in height, cost twenty-two hundred and sixteen dollars, and was dedicated on May 30, 1912.
Charles Case Post No. 233 existed at Garrett, but has been disbanded. The post was organized in 1883.
Waterloo Post No. 52 was mustered in March, 1882, and is still existent, with a good membership.
Meade Post No. 44, at Butler, was mustered in February. 1882, with C. S. Stoy as commander.
CHAPTER XVIII.
MISCELLANEOUS.
PATENT MEDICINES.
The reign of the patent medicine king was high during the fifties and sixties. Newspapers were filled with florid and startling advertisements advo- cating the various "sure cures." Townsend's Sarsaparilla, Helmbold's Ex- tract of Buchu, Warner's Safe Kidney Cure, Black Draught, Wine of Cardui, Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry, Dr. Guysott's Improved Extract of Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla, were among those most extensively advertised.
MARKET PRICES IN THE FIFTIES.
Sixty years ago sugar sold sixteen pounds for one dollar. Coffee was fourteen cents a pound. Molasses was thirty-seven cents a gallon. Tobacco was from ten to seventy-five cents a pound. The Auburn market in Septem- ber, 1856, quoted the following: Flour, per barrel, six dollars and a half; wheat, per bushel, one dollar; corn, per bushel, thirty-one cents; rye, per bushel, fifty cents; oats, per bushel, twenty-five cents; flaxseed, per bushel, one dollar ; potatoes, per bushel, sixty-two and a half cents ; butter, per pound, twelve and a half cents; eggs, per dozen, eight cents; timothy seed, per bushel, one dollar and a half ; clover seed, per bushel, six dollars.
MARKET PRICES OF 1913.
Of interest to the reader of a score of years hence will be the prevailing prices of the DeKalb county markets in 1913. Prices at this period fluctuate considerably, due to the restricting action of corporations and trusts. Wheat sells for ninety-four cents per hundredweight ; corn, eighty cents, and oats, thirty-seven cents. Timothy seed sells for two dollars per bushel ; potatoes, fifty to sixty cents per bushel; onions, ninety cents to one dollar a bushel ; eggs. thirty cents a dozen; butter, twenty-five to twenty-eight cents; apples, eighty cents to one dollar per bushel; fowls of all kinds, around twelve cents per pound.
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PIONEERS' ASSOCIATION OF DEKALB COUNTY.
Not until the year 1878 were steps taken by the old settlers of DeKalb county to organize into a band to perpetuate the memories of the early days. The first meeting was appointed for July 4, 1878, at Auburn, at the celebra- tion there of Independence day. The committee of arrangements for this day comprised G. W. Gordon, R. H. Weamer, Henry Bashelier, John Leas- ure, L. J. Hopkins and T. Mills. Dr. Ford was chosen president; T. C. Mays, officer of the day The following committee of old settlers was ap- pointed to arouse interest in their respective localities: Butler township, Peter Simmons; Jackson, Alexander Provines and Henry Feagler; Concord, J. F. Coburn; Newville, B. E. Blair; Stafford, Henry Dickerhoff ; Wilming- ton, Samuel Headley ; Union, John Butt, S. Bassett, S. W. Ralston, Major S. W. Sprott, D. Altenburg, J. O. P. Sherlock and George Ensley ; Richland, James Goetschius; Fairfield, George Emerick; Smithfield, E. R. Shoemaker ; Franklin, George P. Firestone; Troy, Samuel Learned; Keyser, O. C. Clark. T. D. Gross was named as superintendent.
A good representation of the pioneers was present on the day appointed, and after the Fourth of July exercises they met to organize. T. D. Gross called the meeting to order. James R. Cosper was chosen president and T. D. Gross, secretary. The following resolution was immediately adopted by those present :
"Resolved, That when this meeting adjourns, it will adjourn to meet at Auburn, September 12, 1878, and that all who were citizens of the county prior to January 1, 1846, are cordially invited to attend and participate in the meeting."
On motion, a committee of two from each township was appointed to ascertain the number of old settlers in their respective townships and notify and induce them to attend the next meeting and perform such other duties as in their judgment would be for the best interests of the meeting. The following were appointed: Butler, Peter Simmons and J. A. Miller; Jack- son, A. D. Goetchius and Henry Brown; Newville, B. F. Blair and John Plattner; Concord, Samuel Wasson and J. Rhodes; Stafford, C. B. Wane- maker and C. L. Thomas ; Wilmington, George Egnew and Nathan Mathews; Union, T. D. Gross and Miles Waterman; Keyser, O. C. Clark and William Embra ; Richland, G. Showers and Thomas Dailey; Fairfield, W. Childs and P. Gushwa; Smithfield, R. J. Daniels and Jerry Hemstreet; Franklin, John N. Clark and John Hammond; Troy, William Emerson and John Stearns.
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