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SECRET ORDERS. MASONIC LODGE.
EMINGTON LODGE, No. 351, F. & A. M., was organized under dispensation October 17, 1866, with the following officers, viz .: Samson Erwin, W. M .; Felix R. Donnelly, S. W .; Charles F. Fisher, J. W .; John Garretson, Treasurer; B. B. Jeffries, Secretary; James Pugh, S. D .; J. L. Harner, J. D .; John Miller, Tyler. This lodge was chartered on the 29th day of May, 1867, with Samson Erwin, W. M .; Felix R. Don- nelley, S. W .; Charles F. Fisher, J. W. The charter members were Samson Erwin, Felix R. Donnelley, Charles F. Fisher, J. D. Nichols, John Miller, James Pugh, John Garretson, Daniel Zerger, B. B. Jeffries and James L. Harner.
This lodge had January Ist, 1894, forty-four members, with the following officers, viz .: J. N. Stanfield, W. M .; James Zea, S. W .; Simon Marquess, J. W .; H. Landon, Treasurer; William R. Love, Secretary; James Marquess, S. D., Charles F. Fisher, J. D .; George Shipman, Tyler, Harmon Foster and James Taylor, Stewards. It is proper to note that Charles F. Fisher is the only remaining char- ter member of the Masonic Order, whose name now appears on the records of the lodge at Remington.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
Remington Lodge, No. 284, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was organized under a charter from the
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Grand Lodge of Indiana, July 10th, 1867, by D. D. G. M. James H. Loughridge, of Rensselaer, Ind., assisted by members of Iroquois Lodge, No. 143, I. O. O. F., of Rensselaer, and brother Alfred Reed, of Monticello lodge. The charter members were Charles G. Edwards, William Haver, G. B. Chappell, J. F. Beckner and James B. Shaw. The first officers elected were as follows, viz .: Chas. G. Edwards, N. G .; J. F. Beckner, V. G .; James B. Shaw, Secretary; Geo. B. Chappell, Treasurer. Charles G. Ed- wards and Geo. B. Chappell, still retain their membership in this lodge, the latter having joined the order in 1853. In May, 1868, by petition to the Grand Lodge, the name of this lodge was changed to "Schuyler Lodge," No. 284, in honor to that noble man and true Odd Fellow, Hon. Schuyler Colfax, and it has since been known by that name. It now has a membership of seventy, and in lodge furniture, regalia, and cash investments, over $2,000 of assets. It has always promptly responded to the call of the needy brothers at home and abroad, and is fully abreast of the times in the work of the order, as attested by the attendance at lodge meetings and general interest mani- fested " for the good of the order." The present officers are, J. F. Major, N. G .; Geo. Stoudt, V. G .; J. E. Stiller, Recording Secretary; A. Beasley, Financial Secretary; William Townsend, Treasurer.
DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH.
The grand lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at its November session, 1891, granted to G. B. Chappell, Charles L. Denham, John G. Tharp, William Townsend, Ammon Beasley, Elias Hollingsworth, John J. Porter and William Broadie, members of Schuyler Lodge, No. 284, I. O. O. F., a charter to organize a Degree Lodge of Daughters of Rebekah, in the town of Remington, Indi- ana, to be known as Remington Lodge, No. 384, D. of R. On January 26, 1892, the lodge was instituted by Grand Master U. Z. Wiley, assisted by members of Rensselaer
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Lodge, No. 246, D. of R. The new lodge received six- teen members by initiation on the night of organization and now has a membership of seventy three, with a fine prospect for the future. The first elective officers were William Townsend, N. G .; Mrs. Lora Wolf, V. G .; Miss Rose Hollingsworth, Secretary, and Mrs. Maggie Denham, Treasurer. The present officers, 1894, are Mrs. Nora Townsend, N. G .; Mrs. Rose Gumm, V. G .; Miss Lina Luckey, Secretary, and Mrs. J. F. Major, Treasurer.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Remington Lodge, No. 58, K. of P., was first organ- ized in 1874, but on account of dull times the lodge was compelled to surrender its charter in 1876. But on the 15th day of December, 1887, the lodge was reorganized, with twenty-eight charter members, since which time it has been remarkably prosperous, and at the close of the year 1893, it had eighty-seven members in good standing. The present officers are J. W. Thomas, P. C .; P. C. Car- son, C. C .; John F. Major, V. C .; Harry E. Hartley, Prelate; Frank W. Hardy, M. A .; Charles H. Peck, M. of F .; Marion G. Traugh, M. of E .; William E. Peck, K. of R. and S. The lodge meets every Thursday evening in their lodge room, up stairs, in the Taber block. Visiting brothers are always cordially invited to meet with this lodge.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
A Grand Army Post was organized at Remington on the 21st day of September, 1886, and it was instituted by Capt. James A. Burnham, assisted by other members from the Rensselaer Post. This post was not formally named until about the Ist of January, 1887, from the fact that the membership could not agree upon a name until about that time, and when they finally agreed upon the name they called it Remington Post, No. 74, G. A. R. This post was organized by the following charter members, to-wit:
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D. H. Patton, E. B. Vondersmith, Henry Miller, John F. Stone, Jacob A. May, O. N. Chamberlin, J. F. Ellis, Samuel Cambe*, H. H. Walker, Thomas Wilcox, Henry Kuster, J. K. Bingman, H. Root, P. H. Lalley, John O'Connor, George Coffelt, L. A. Ford, Phillip Balser, W. O. Moore, J. E. Stiller, S. F. Courtright, S. C. Maxwell, John Wilson, J. H. Allman, George C. Bull, Van B. Hinds, William Jordan, W. R. Love, Z. K. Smith, W. H. Snyder, N. J. Bull, James Glispy, Henry Bellows, Edward Green, James H. Green, Ezra Bowman, John A. Thomas, John Graham, C. R. Harmon, J. H. Burns, Robert Lecklider, C. F. Fisher, Nathaniel Campbell, W. S. Hubbard, O. K. Ritchay, Benjamin Barker, Jacob Ackermann, W. W. Owens, James Turvey, A. J. Bellows, W. B. Price, W. C. Kirk, William A. Phillips. This makes the membership of the post at the time of its organization, and granting of its charter fifty-four. The charter was granted and issued on the 12th day of January, 1887. The following are the names of its members who are in good standing at this time, 1894: C. R. Griffith, John Meehan, Dorr Blood, M. G. Lewis, Thomas Wilcox, A. J. Bellows, James H. Burns, Phillip Balser, Benjamin Barker, George C. Bull, J. F. Ellis, C. F. Fisher, Ed. M. Greene, F. M. Goble, Levi Hawkins, Wm. H. Marquess, Z. K. Smith, J. E. Stiller, George Griffin, L. A. Ford, William R. Love, W. C. Kirk, David H. Patton, Jacob Ackermann, Joseph Fleckenstine, I. D. Luckey, J. R. Wilson, Jacob A. May, H. H. Walker, James A. May, J. N. Bull, H. Landon, Wm. B. Price, Thomas Callaghan, Geo. F. Shaull, David Gigley, S. H. Kuster, James H. Green, H. Root, John Ulm, W. W. Owen, Van B. Hinds, J. H. Biddle, E. B. Vondersmith, Wm. A. Phillips, Geo. W. Lear, John K. Bingman, E. Bowman, John T. Turner, B. F. Tedford, W. S. Lacy, Josiah H. Allman, H. C. Bugbee, W. G. Johnson, J. M. Hodshire, John Kittering, Hugh Treanor, James E. Hogan, John W. O'Connor, Dexter R. Jones, W. S. Russell,
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Richard Evans, Franklin Holmes, R. F. Irwin, Moses Thomas.
This makes a total membership at this time of sixty- five. The post has lost by death the following mem- bers, viz: Robert W. Lecklider, Cap. Roy D. Davis- son, Samuel Cambel and Thomas G. Terry. The com- manders of this post have been as follows, viz: E. B. Vandersmith, 1886-7, David H. Patton, 1887, Capt. C. F. Fisher, 1888-9, J. H. Allman, 1890, William R. Love, 1891, Charles Harlacher, 1892, Ezra Bowman, 1893, William H. Marquess, 1894. The present officers are William H. Marquess, Com .; Wm. R. Love, S. V. C .; Thomas Callaghan, J. V. C .; J. M. Hodshire, O. D .; E. B. Vandersmith, Q. M .; James E. Stiller, Adjt .; J. H. Allman, Chaplain; H. Landon, Surgeon; John Mehan, O. G .; H H. Walker, Sergt. Maj. John R. Wilson, Q. M. Sergt. The regular meetings of this post are held the first and third Saturdays of every month. Visiting comrades always cordially welcomed to meet with the post.
"WOODMEN OF THE WORLD."
Shell Bark Camp, No. 8, Woodmen of the World was organized Sept. 28, 1891, with sixteen charter mem- bers, the following being a list of the officers for the first term, viz: M. G. Traugh, Con. Com .; George Morris,* Adv. Lieut: Harry E. Hartley, Banker; Geo. A. Chappell, Clerk; John P. Ramsey, Escort and Physician; H. C. Goldsberry, Sentry; Ammon Beasley, Watchman; I. F. Huffman, O. M. Vickey and H. E. Hartley, Mana- gers. The other charter members were W. L. McCabe, William Green, C. A. Perkins, W. L. Rich, George Sehring, Frank M. Wolfe and Edgar Monagle. The lodge at the present time numbers nineteen sovereigns, and it holds its meetings in the Taber block. Its officers at present (1894) are, C. A. Perkins, Con. Com .; Orville G. Maxwell, Adv. Lieut .; I. J. Huffman, Banker; William Green, Escort; J. P. Ramsey, Physician; C. R. Griffith,
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Watchman; George Sehring, Sentry; George A. Chappell, Clerk. Managers, J. P. Ramsey, William Green and A. Beasley. The Woodmen of the World is a fraternal, social and beneficial order, the expenses of the Camp being paid quarterly. The insurance provides for the pay- ment of from $500 to $3,000 to the families of deceased members, and the placing of a $100 monument at the head of the grave of every deceased member. It is a comparatively new insurance organization, but its careful and conserva- tive business methods commend it to all who desire reliable insurance at a reasonable cost.
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ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN.
Remington Lodge, No. 88, of the A. O. U. W. was instituted August 31, 1880, by D. G. M. W. Warren Davis, of Terre Haute, Ind., assisted by W. C. Kirk, of Peoria Lodge, of Illinois. The balloting for officers resulted in the election of James Pefley, P. M. W .; S. C. Maxwell, M. W .; M. G. Traugh, G. F .; N. S. Bates, O .; H. W. Snyder, Recorder, Wright Williams, Financier; O. B. McIntire, Receiver; J. W. Mowrer, Guide; William Draper, I. W .; W. H. Cox, O. W. Trustees Albert Bellows, James Brodie and Esau Hart. The following were initia- ted as charter members: N. S. Bates, H. W. Snyder, James Pefley, J. W. Mowrer, P. Newcomb, O. B. McIntire, M. G. Traugh, H. H. Walker, S. C. Maxwell, H. C. Goldsberry, Wright Williams, J. A. Thompson, J. G. Morris, E. Hart, John G. Tharp, Wm. Draper, W. H. Cox, A. J. Bellows, James Brodie. The present officers are James Pefley, P. M. W .; J. G. Morris, M. W .; William Howard, F .; O. B. McIntire, O .; Moses F. French, Recorder; Esau Hart, Financier, T. J. Thomson, Guide; C. Hensler, I. W. Trustees, M. F. French, J. G. Morris and Esau Hart.
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OBITUARY.
HOMAS DOBBINS was born in Hampshire county, West Virginia, April 14, 1814. He died in Jasper county, Indiana, January 6, 1891, aged 77 years, 8 months and 22 days. He was married to Nancy Ravenscroft Sept. 20, 1830, in Hampshire county, West Va. They moved to Indiana in 1855, and settled in White county. After a few years they removed to Battle Ground, Indiana, and in 1876 they removed to Jasper county, to the neighborhood where they resided until their death. Brother Dobbins was called to travel the path of life with- out his companion for about ten years. He was a kind and affectionate father, a genial companion, a loving hus- band and obliging neighbor, a faithful friend and a true and constant every day christian. He stated to his breth- ren and daughter, but a short time before his death, that he was ready to go whenever he should be called of God. Praise God! his last moments were peaceful and exultant. The dear ones weep not as those who have no hope. In the sweet bye and bye father will be waiting for them. May each one look to their Father's God for their prepara- tion to meet him above.
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"Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, From which none ever wake to weep; A calm and undisturbed repose, Unbroken by the dread of foes."
The funeral was conducted by Rev. Levi Byrd, pastor of the U. B. Church, in the presence of sympathizing friends, at the Black Oak school house. His text was found in Job i. 21: "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." The remains were interred in the Dobbins cemetery, in hope of the ressurrection.
REV. JOHN CROZIER.
At a meeting of the congregation of the Presbyterian church of Remington, January 3, 1892, for the purpose of
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expressing its sense of the loss sustained by the death of its pastor, the Rev. John Crozier, to bear testimony of his worth as a man, a christian and honored minister of the Gospel in the Presbyterian church, and convey to the bereaved family its tender, deep and affectionate christian sympathy in their irreparable loss, for which purpose the following preamble and resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, It has pleased the Great King and head of the church in his infinite wisdom, to remove by death, our beloved pas- tor, the Rev. John Crozier, the members of the church and congre- gation desire to pay a grateful tribute of respect and affection to his memory, to record with deep emotion the dealings of Providence toward us, to bear testimony to his ability and faithfulness as a minister of Christ, and to express our sense of deep loss the church has sustained in this dispensation of Providence.
Resolved, That his many christian virtues, the fidelity of his public ministry, his fervent piety, his ardent zeal for the cause of Christ, and salvation of souls; his untiring energy and persever- ance, his self-sacrificing devotion to all the interests of the church, and his tender concern and tender solicitude for all its members.
Resolved, That we tender to his deeply bereaved family our affectionate christian sympathy, and pray God will be very gracious to them in their deep affliction.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the family of the deceased, and also placed upon the records of this church, and that a copy be forwarded to the "Herald and Presby- ter," the "Interior," and the "Remington Press," with the request that the same be published.
Gilboa Township, Benton County,
AND SOME OF ITS EARLY SETTLERS.
ILBOA TOWNSHIP, in Benton county, Ind., lies immediately south and adjoining Carpenter township, in Jasper county. Remington is the trading point for the majority of the citizens of Gilboa township. Among the earliest settlers of Gilboa township, was Alfred Elmore, who located there in 1860, having purchased a good tract of wild land which he sub- dued and improved. His farm, which is large and well improved, lies in the southeast corner of the township, and
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is about eight miles southeast of Remington. He is a firm believer in christainty, and is a leading member of the United Brethern church organization. He with the assist- ance of other members of their church organization built a large church in which to worship, near his farm in the year 1868. This church has been the scene of many exciting religious revivals, since its first construction, which occasionally continue to the present time. Mr. Elmore has one son, Warner, who has taken an active interest in this church's affairs. He is also well to do in worldly goods, and owns a good farm in Denton's grove. The name given to the church in this neighborhood is "Shiloh." Recently, the congregation has been somewhat divided, but it is to be hoped that all differences will be amicably settled, and without disruption.
The very earliest settlers of Gilboa township were the "Denton's, Mr. Joseph Denton having settled in the grove which is now called " Denton's grove," in 1856, and in connection with his brother, John Denton, they entered the land that lies in and around this grove. They made their homes there until they were taken hence by death. This is a beautiful natural grove of two or three hundred acres, and the timber consists chiefly of hickory and walnut.
A Mr. G., D. Wiggins also settled just west of this grove in 1856, and while living there he prospered finely, having at one time four or five hundred acres of excellent land. But eventually he met with misfortunes, became involved, and lost his lands, when he moved into the town of Remington.
Mr. John Southard was an early settler of Gilboa township, but he also moved into Remington, in 1885, hav- ing bought a hotel here, which he took charge of.
A Mr. Isaac Boyer was a still earlier settler in that township, having located about two miles south of Reming- ton, or where Remington now is, in 1852.
A Mr. Thomas Tracey, a man who appeared to take the world quite easy, being backed by his father, who lived
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in Montgomery county, Indiana, settled in Gilboa town- ship, in the year 1860. His father, whose name was Basil Tracey, was quite wealthy, and he purchased about six hundred acres of land in this township, which he divided up, and gave his children good suitable farms from it. The old gentleman died in 1892.
Charles G. Edwards, an estimable gentleman and also David Mahalan and Frank Larsh, all settled in Gilboa in 1860. The latter was the father of Joseph A. Larsh, the popular druggist of Remington. The above named gentle- men constituted the entire population in 1862, of what is now Gilboa township, but prior to that time the territory was known as "Pine Township," and at the time of the division of the territory Dr. Lamborn was the Township Trustee of the whole of it. From 1862 to 1868, Gilboa township did not settle very rapidly, but after the latter date, people came in more freely and settled, so that by about 1873, Gilboa township was nearly all settled by actual settlers, who were a good and useful class of citizens, the names of whom, as nearly as we can recall, are as fol- lows: J. S. Shipman, James Elmore, John Garrison, Benjamin Eller, Adam Fisher, David King, Vint A. King, John W. Parks, Thomas Parks, Henry C. Bugbee, George Shipman, McMurtry, Oliver P. Taber, John W. O'Connor, George Fisher, Jerome H. Biddle, William Eller, Andrew Eller, John Eller, Hugh Treanor, William Rose, Fred Rose, James Hogan, Thomas Wilcox, Austin Wilcox, John Brennan, Herbert Fuller, John Bartholomew, James Little, Hercules Bastian, John Woodring, Richard Thurston, Gab- riel Lambert, John Good, James Grennard, Adam Coover, Fred Steffler, Charles Bartlett, Samuel Moore, Lucas Garvin.
Perhaps the wealthiest man in this township was John W. Parks. Mr. Parks is a bachelor, and lived with his brother; he was the owner of four hundred acres of excel- lent land all in one body, which he sold in 1892 for sixty dollars per acre. He also had a large stock of horses, and
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some cattle and hogs, which he also sold in February, 1893. He bought previously the farms of Mr. Chatum, Mr. Woodring, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Thurston. He took great pride in breeding fine horses, and in this way he made the most of his money. He always drove an excel- lent team of horses and fine carriage. He sold all his per- sonal property at his sale in February, 1893.
J. S. Shipman improved his farm in 1873, and is rec- oned one among the best farmers in Benton county, the land owned by him being a part of the Basil Tracey estate. He formerly lived in Fowler, where he gave his children fine educations. He had a son, Lemuel Shipman, who is one of the principal school teachers of Gilboa township. He began teaching when only seventeen years old and has kept it up to the present time, having been so successful, that he is a land owner and householder, his farm joining that of his father, on the south. He has also a well to do son-in-law, who owns his own farm in the same locality, whose name is J. Kinsell. They all appear to be prosper- ous.
Philip Hawn, who is now a resident of the town of Remington, settled in Gilboa township in 1872, having the farm then owned by Samuel Henricks. He remained on this farm for eight years, when he sold it and moved to town for the purpose of educating his children. He has two daughters, who are at present teaching schools successfully. His oldest son, William, is a practical engineer, and has been at work in the west for the past five years.
Adam Fisher settled in Gilboa township during the year 1869. He bought the farm then owned by Mr. S. Shepard, who had then been living in Gilboa township since 1863. Mr. Fisher is a well to do farmer, and has brought up his family in habits of industry. His son, George Fisher, has been successful in doing for himself, and has purchased a good farm upon which he is at present living.
William Eller commenced in business for himself as a
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farmer in 1871. He was prosperous from the first, and was very soon the owner of three hundred and sixty acres of good farming land, which he sold in 1892 for fifty dollars per acre. Andrew Eller, his brother, is also a first class. farmer, and is well fixed and still making money.
Mr. Daniel Hawk came into Gilboa township in the year 1862, and through his wife became the owner of a part of the Basil Tracey estate. He was a good farmer and his lands were situated contiguous to Denton's grove, on the west side. A son of his, Albert by name, was married in Montgomery county, but misfortune soon overtook him, in the way of sickness in his family, and his wife and mother were both buried on the same day.
Most of the original Wiggins farm was purchased by David King. The Southard farm was purchased by Peter Noble. The Boyer farm by James Sheetz. All of these lands have, however, been owned by Cephas Atkinson for several years and until quite recently, when through misfor- tune they went into the hands of a Receiver for Mr. Atkin- son. Mr. Atkinson has his residence in Oxford, Benton county, Ind. Mr. Christian Hensler was at one time a tenant on the Wiggins farm, probably in 1864 and 1865. Hensler moved to Carpenter township, Jasper county, in 1866, and Mr. Wiggins moved to Remington the same year.
Gilboa township is perhaps the best farming township in the State of Indiana. It has no waste lands whatever in its borders. There are no creeks or ponds to interfere with agricultural pursuits. The soil is excellent for pro- ducing all kinds of cereals, and the farms are generally well tiled and well improved with necessary houses, barns and outhouses. The farmers are nearly all well fixed financially, and have plenty of stock, which they constantly keep grow- ing into money. The county cannot be excelled for corn and oats, and wheat, rye and flax does well. The town- ship is well supplied with good school houses, which are located two miles apart, there being nine in the township.
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. These houses were mostly built from 1868 to 1873. The township has no graded schools, but many of its citizens, have taken advantage of the Remington graded schools, to which they became attached for school purposes, others have sent their older children to the Valparaiso and other higher institutions of learning, when it was desired to obtain a collegiate education. Carpenter's creek and the Monon both head in Gilboa township. Carpenter's creek has its source in the southwest corner of the township and runs thence north, northeast, around Remington, and north, bearing slightly west till it finds its way into the Iroquois river, about three miles below Rensselaer. The Monon has its source in the south part of Gilboa township just north of Mt. Gilboa, and runs thence in a northeasterly direction, crossing into White county, and retains its general northeasterly course until it reaches the town of Monon, where it then bears more easterly, and finally empties its waters into the Tippecanoe river about five miles east of Monon. Pine creek also has its source in the south part of Gilboa township, and bears in a south- westerly direction, perhaps twenty or twenty-five miles, where it discharges its waters in the Wabash river. The original settlers in the south part of Gilboa township nearly all became wealthy, but those settling in the north part did not fare so well for some unknown cause; however, those that are now located there are nearly all in good circumstances. There is at this time but little of the land in the hands of the original owners.
The first church built in this township was called the Gilboa church, and was built in 1862. It is situated south of Mt. Gilboa. The first school house was built in Den- ton's grove in 1864. The Edwards school house was burned in 1871. The Trustees have been as follows: Dr. Lamborn, 1864; John Garrison, 1868; John McMurtry, two terms, 1872, 1876; H. C. Bugbee, two terms, 1880, 1882; William McCullough, 1880, 1884; E. A. Hunt, present incumbent, 1888, 1894, two terms under new law.
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