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London Assurance Corporation of London, England.
North British and Mercantile Insurance Co. of Liverpool, England. Fairfield Insurance Co. of Connecticut.
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia, Penn.
CHAS. HINKS, Agent, 26 Main.
Imperial and Northern Insurance Co. of London, England. Standard Fire Insurance Co. of New York.
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Hartford, Conn.
GREENE & BRO., Agents, 223 Upper Second.
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BOARD OF HEALTH.
Meets every Monday afternoon at the Council Chamber.
G. B. Walker, M. D., President. H. G. Jones, M. D., Health Officer and Secretary. Office, 525 Upper Second.
Hon. John J. Kleiner, Mayor. Geo. B. Walker, Oscar Kress, M. Muhlhausen, M. J. Bray. H. G. Jones, Members of the Board. Isidore Dardenne and Wm. D. Harmon, Sanitary Police.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
BAPTIST :
First Baptist Church, corner of Third and Cherry. Rev. H. H. D. Straton, Pastor.
General Baptist Church, south side of Indiana between Wabash Ave- nue and Tenth Avenue.
Old Baptist Church, east side of Mary between Michigan and Virginia. German Baptist Church, north-east corner of Edgar and Franklin. Rev. Chas. Tecklenburg, Pastor.
Liberty (Colored) Baptist Church, corner of Seventh and Oak. Rev. Green McFarland, Pastor.
Missionary Baptist Church (Colored), north-west corner of Virginia and Twelfth Avenue. Rev. Travis Ford, Pastor.
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST :
Christian Church, worships in Hall south-east side of Locust between Second and Third.
GERMAN EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION :
German Evangelical Association Church (Salem), corner of Eighth and Division. Rev. Melchior Mayer, Pastor.
GERMAN EVANGELICAL :
German Evangelical Church (Zion), north-east side of Fifth between Ingle and Bond. Rev. Christian Schrenck, Pastor.
German United Evangelical Church (St. John's), corner of Third and Ingle. Rev. Chas. L. C. Runck, Pastor.
REFORMED CHURCH OF THE UNITED STATES :
Reformed Church, cast side of Elsas Avenue between Indiana and Il- linois. Rev. John J. Jenett, Pastor.
JEWISH :
Congregation of B'nai Israel, corner of Division and Sixth. Rev. Dr. F. Vedivar, Rabbi. Nathan Frank. President.
Congregation of B'nai Moshe, worships at Hall, 409 Main. Joseph Morris, President.
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LUTHERAN :
Lutheran Evangelical Church, south side of Illinois between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue. Rev. J. A. Saupert, Pastor.
Lutheran Evangelical Church (St. Emanuel's), north-west corner of First Avenue and Franklin. Rev. Geo. Bachmann, Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL :
REV. J. E. BRANT, Presiding Elder.
Trinity M. E. Church, corner of Third and Chestnut. Rev. Dr. G. D. Watson, D. D., Pastor.
Ingle Street M. E. Church, north-west side of Ingle between Seventh and Eighth. Rev. J. A. Scamahorn, Pastor.
German M. E. Church, corner of Vine and Fourth. Rev. J. C. Weid- mann, Pastor.
Kingsley M. E. Church, north-east corner of Eighth and Cross. Rev. W. H. Grimm, Pastor.
Pennsylvania Street M. E. Church, south side of Pennsylvania between Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue. Rev. J. B. Holloway, Pastor.
Alexander Chapel (African M. E. Church), north-east side of Fifth between Walnut and Chestnut. Rev. M. Lewis, Pastor.
Zion M. E. Church (Colored), north side of Nevada between Fulton Avenue and Heinlein Avenue. Rev. J. B. Kennedy, Pastor.
METHODIST (FREE) :
Free Methodist Church, 1321 Walnut.
PRESBYTERIAN :
Walnut Street Presbyterian Church, corner of Second and Walnut. Rev. C. H. Foote, D. D., Pastor.
Grace Presbyterian Church, corner of Mulberry and Second. Rev. Claude B. H. Martin, D. D , Pastor.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, corner of Second and Chestnut. Rev. W. J. Darby, Pastor.
Jefferson Avenue Cumberland Mission Presbyterian Church, south side of Jefferson Avenue between Putnam and Campbell.
First Avenue Presbyterian Church, corner of First Avenue and Vir- ginia. Rev. W. H. McCarer, Pastor.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL:
St. Paul's Church (P. E.), corner of First and Chestnut. Rev. Wm. N. Webbe, Rector.
Church of the Holy Innocents (P. E.), corner of Ninth and Division Rev. R. C. Talbott, Rector.
Chapel of the Good Shepherd (Mission), south-west corner of Third Avenue and Michigan. Rev. C. P. Jones, Minister in charge,
ROMAN CATHOLIC :
VERY REV. AUG. BASSNIES, Administrator of the Diocese of Vincennes; Residence at Indianapolis.
Church of the Assumption (English), corner of Seventh and Vine. Rev. P. McDermott, Pastor.
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Trinity Church (German), north-east side of Third between Vine and Division. Rev. P. J. Duddenhausen; Pastor.
St. Mary's Church (German), corner of Sixth and Cherry. Rev. John Ferd. Viefhaus, Pastor.
UNITARIAN :
Church of the Unity, corner of Seventh and Walnut. Rev. George Chainey, Pastor.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Court House, corner Third and Main Streets.
CIRCUIT COURT (15th Judicial Circuit)-Hon. Wm. F. Parrett, Judge. Term expires October, 1879.
CLERK OF THE COURTS-Jesse W. Walker. Office in Court House. Term expires November, 1880. Jas. W. Welborn, Deputy.
SUPERIOR COURT OF VANDERBURGH COUNTY-Hon. Azro Dyer Judge. Term expires October, 1878. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY-John Brownlee. Office, 329} Upper Third. Term expires October, 1878.
SHERIFF-Christ. Wunderlich. Office in Court House. Term ex- pires October, 1878. Reuben M. Davis, Deputy.
RECORDER-S. B. Sansom. Office in Court House. Term expires November, 1880. Louis Sihler, Deputy.
AUDITOR-Joseph J. Reitz. Office in Court House. Term expires November, 1878.
TREASURER-Emil Rahm. Office in Court House. Term expires October, 1879. Ed. Mann, Deputy.
CORONER-Geo. F. Sauer. Office, 105 W. Indiana street. Term expires December, 1878.
SURVEYOR-Jas. D. Saunders, jr. Office, 412 Upper Third. Term expires November, 1878.
COMMISSIONERS-Geo. Peva, Christ. Hedderich and A. A. Swope. Office in Court House.
COUNTY ATTORNEY - W. Fred. Smith. Office, 325 Upper Third street.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT-Frank P. Conn. Office, 325 Upper Third street. Term expires June, 1877.
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Pigeon Township Officers.
TRUSTEE-Ronald Fisher. Office, 26 Main street. Term expires October, 1878.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-Wm. Emery-Office, 304 Locust street. Samuel Day -- Office, corner Third and Locust streets. Charles L. Roberts-Office, 414 Upper Third street. T. McTernan-Office, 404 Upper Third street.
CONSTABLES-John M. Roberts, Robert J. Clarke, Henry Lacky and Martin Klauss.
Public Buildings and Halls.
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College Building, corner of Third and Main.
City Building and Council Chamber, corner of Third and Walnut. Evansville Opera House, corner of First and Locust.
First National Bank Building, corner of First and Main. Mitchell's Block, south-east side of Main between Water and First. Marble Block, south-east side of Main between Water and First. Bray's Block, north-east side of First between Main and Locust. Court House, corner of Main and Third.
Chandler's Block, corner of First and Locust.
Crescent City Building, corner of Main and Third.
Sawyer's Building, corner of Second and Main.
Lewis Block, corner of First and Sycamore.
Odd Fellows' Temple, corner of First and Vine.
Masonic Hall, Merchants' National Bank Building, corner of First and Main.
Merchants' National Bank Building, corner of Main and First.
Central Market, Second Avenue between Ingle and Bond. Upper Market, Fourth between Locust and Walnut. Warren's Music Hall, 101 Main.
Post Office, north-west side of Locust between First and Water. Walker's Block, corner of Third and Main.
St. Mary's Hospital, north side of Vermont between Wabash Avenue and Tenth Avenue.
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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF VANDERBURGH COUNTY.
NAME.
TOWNSHIP.
Wm. Emery,
Pigeon,
POST OFFICE. Evansville,
Samuel Day,
Charles L. Roberts,
Thaddeus McTernan,
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Richard Litchfield, . Geo. B. Mccutcheon, Samuel McDonald, . Charles Straub,
Scott,
Inglefield,
Armstrong,
Cynthiana,
Henry Goelzhauer,
German,
Kasson,
Samuel Havlin,
Knight,
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Frank Rheinlander, Ed. Schmodel,
Perry,
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Jas. L. King,
Union,
Fairplay,
Julius S. Catlett,
Kinlock McJohnston,
Center,
Mccutchenville.
MILITARY.
Evansville Light Guards-Organized 1877. Armory, 19 Main street, third floor. Regular drill nights, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Band practice every Wednesday night. Chas. H. Meyerhoff, Captain; August Leich, First Lieutenant; Will Warren, Second Lieutenant; Phil C. Helder, Orderly Sergeant.
The Evansville Rifles-Organized October, 1877. Armory, National Hall, 101 and 103 Upper 1st street. Regular drill nights, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Band practice every Wednesday night. Wm. M. Blakey, Captain; Jacob W. Messick, First Lieutenant; Henry Hammersly, Second Lieutenant; H. H. Quynn, Orderly Sergeant.
LIBRARIES.
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF EVANSVILLE-Under the control of the School Board. Library Rooms, corner of Seventh and Vine. Open every day (except Sunday) from 9 o'clock A. M. until 9 o'clock P. M. Number of volumes, 10,000. Reading Room supplied with 70 periodi- cals. Miss Lou Scantlin, Librarian; Miss Tillie Goslee, Miss Lena Tom- hemelt and Miss Lizzie Lindsey, Assistants.
Mccutchenville,
St. Wendel,
Wm. R. Vann, .
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EVANSVILLE CATHOLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION-Organ- ized March, 1869. Library Rooms at the Church of the Assumption, corner of Seventh and Vine. Number of volumes, 1,000. Open every Sunday afternoon. Eugene McGrath, President; Jamos Neville, Secre- tary; P. W. Raleigh, Treasurer; James Carroll, Librarian.
PIGEON TOWNSHIP LIBRARY-Rooms, 102 Grant. Number of volumes, 1,200. Open every day. Ronald Fisher, Librarian.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY LIBRARY-Library Room in County Auditor's Office, Court House. Number of volumes, 4,000 (German and English). Open every day. A. J. Reitz, Librarian.
SECRET ASSOCIATIONS.
MASONIC:
MASONIC HALL, Corner of Main and First streets, over Merchants National Bank.
Evansville Lodge, No. 64 --- Instituted May 28, 1848. Meets first and third Mondays in each month.
Reed Lodge, No. 316-Instituted May 30, 1866. Meets second and fourth Mondays in each month.
Lessing Lodge. No. 464 (German)-Instituted May 27, 1873. Meets every second and fourth Wednesday in each month.
Evansville Chapter No. 12, Royal Arch Masons-Instituted May 26, 1849. Meets first and third Fridays in each month.
Simpson Council No. 23, Royal and Select Masters-Instituted March, 1867. Meets the fourth Friday in each month.
La Valette Commandery, No. 15-Organized April 8, 1868. Regular conclave second Friday in each month.
Centennial Chapter No. 33, Order of the Eastern Star-Instituted August, 1876. Meets the first and third Tuesday in each month at Masonic Hall.
McFarland Lodge, (Colored Masons)-Re-organized September, 1876. Meets second and third Tuesdays in each month at Hall, No. 313} Main street.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS:
ODD FELLOWS' HALL, New Temple, Corner of First and Vine streets.
Morning Star Lodge, No. 7-Instituted December 9, 1839. every Thursday evening.
Crescent Lodge, No. 122-Instituted January 7, 1853. Meets every Tuesday evening.
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Schiller Lodge, No. 138-Instituted December 10, 1853. Meets every Friday evening.
Rising Star Lodge, No. 544-Meets every Wednesday night at Bauer's Hall, 931 W. Ohio street.
Evansville Encampment, No. 20-Instituted January 23, 1850. Meets second and fourth Mondays in each month.
Schiller Encampment, No. 68-Instituted June 7, 1865. Meets first and third Mondays in each month.
Colfax Lodge No. 34, Daughters of Rebekah-Meets first and third Wednesdays in each month.
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Sarah Lodge No. 59, Daughters of Rebekah-Mects first and third Mondays in each month.
Vanderburgh Lodge, No. 1702, (Colored Odd Fellows)-Organized January, 1876. Meets every Thursday evening at Hall, 3212 Upper First street.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS:
. CASTLE HALL, In Odd Fellows' New Temple.
Orion Lodge, No. 35-Instituted June 11, 1873. Meets every Friday evening.
DEUTSCHE ORDER OF HARUGARI:
Deutsche Eiche (German Oak) Lodge, No. 247-Instituted November, 1871. Meets every Wednesday evening in St. John's School House.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF B'NAI B'RITH ( HEBREW): Thisbe Lodge, No. 24-Instituted May 9,;1860. Mects every Sunday at Hall, over First National Bank.
KESHER SHEL BASSEL, (IRON BOUND) HEBREW:
Centennial Lodge, No. 136-Instituted July, 1876. Meets every first and third Sunday afternoon at Hall, over First National Bank.
Spinoza Lodge, No. 120-Instituted July 27, 1874. Meets every second and fourth Sunday evening at Hall, over First National Bank.
UNITED BROTHERS OF FRIENDSHIP (COLORED): Asbury Lodge, No. 1-Organized August, 1864. Meets first Tuesday night in each month at Hall, 313} Main street.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR:
Red Cloud Lodge, No. 640-Instituted April, 1877. Meets every Monday evening at St. John's School House.
ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN: Vanderburgh Lodge, No. 34-Instituted May, 1877. Meets every Wednesday evening at Odd Fellows' Temple.
COURTS.
Vanderburgh Circuit Court, (15th Judicial Circuit)-Wm. F. Parrett, Judge. Four Terms per year: February, April, September and No- vember.
Superior Court of Vanderburgh County. Hon. Azro Dyer, Judge. Terms, first Monday in every month.
BANKS AND BANKERS.
Merchants' National Bank of Evansville-Corner of Main and First streets. Capital, $250,000; surplus, $100,000. C. R. Bement, Presi- dent; John Gilbert, Vice President; H. L. Meadows, Cashier. Direc- tors-C. R. Bement, Charles Denby, G. W. Bement, Charles Viele and John Gilbert.
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Evansville National Bank, Designated Depository and Financial Agent of the United States-North-west side of Main street between Water and First. Authorized Capital, $1,000,000, paid in $800,000, surplus, $200,000. Samuel Bayard, President; D. J. Mackey, Vice President; Henry Reis, Cashier. Directors-George W. Rathbone, Samuel Orr, Fred. A. Preston, Samuel Bayard, D. J. Mackey, R. K. Dunkerson, Wm. Heilman, Matthew Dalzell and S. M. Archer.
First National Bank of Evansville-Corner of Main and First streets. Capital, $500,000. John S. Hopkins, President; James H. Cutler, Cashier. Directors-Thomas E. Garwin, John Ingle, Charles Viele, M. J. Bray, J. S. Hopkins, F. J. Reitz, Francis Hopkins, Cyprian Preston and James H. Cutler.
German National Bank of Evansville-216 Upper First street. Capital, $250,000. Samuel Orr, President; John A. Reitz, Vice President; Phil. C. Decker, Cashier. Directors-Samuel Orr, Thomas Kerth, Edw. Boetticher, Charles Schulte, John A. Reitz, Samuel Bayard, H. M. Sweetser, Phil. C. Decker and W. F. Nisbet.
Citizens' National Bank of Evansville (Successor to W. J. Lowry & Co.)-121 Upper First street. Capital $225,000. R. C. Slaughter, President; S. P. Gillett, Cashier. Directors-R. C. Slaughter, S. P. Gil- lett, Leroy Swormstedt, John J. Roach, George P. Hudspeth, Samuel Vickery, Charles H. Kellogg, F. W. Cook and Alf. C. Tanner.
People's Savings Bank of Evansville-222 Main street. James M. Shackelford, President; James Steele and Dr. M. Muhlhausen, Vice Presidents; John Laval, Secretary and Treasurer. Trustees-Jas. Steele, George L. Dixon, James M. Shackelford, John Laval, John Rheinlander, H. V. Bennighof and Dr. M. Muhlhausen.
Private Banks-Archer & Co., 102 Main street; Th. Venemann & Sons, St. George Hotel.
UNITED STATES OFFICERS.
James C. Veatch, Collector U. S. Internal Revenue, First Distriet of Indiana. Office, 205 Main street, second floor.
Harry Veatch, Deputy Collector U. S. Internal Revenue. Office, 205 Main street, second floor.
J. C. Jewell, Surveyor of Customs and Disbursing Agent. Office, 124 Upper First street.
John F. McClain, U. S. Inspector of Steamboat Hulls. Office, 302 Upper Water street.
. Henry Scott, U. S. Inspector of Steamboat Boilers. Office, 302 Upper Water street.
F. M. Thayer, Postmaster. Post Office, 16 and 18 Locust street. W. H. Walker, Assistant.
James W. Wartmann, Deputy Clerk U. S. Court, and U. S. Commis- sioner. Office, 313} Upper Third street.
Jesse W. Walker, U. S. Commissioner. Office, Court House.
Samuel Day, Deputy U. S. Marshal. Office, corner of Third and Lo- cust streets.
James H. McNeely, Superintendent of New Custom House and Post Office. Office, 217} Upper Second street.
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CEMETERIES.
Catholic Cemetery-Three-fourths of a mile north east of the city.
Jewish Cemetery-On Babytown Road, three miles from Court House. Office, 227 Locust street. Joseph Morris, President; Robert Paul, Secretary.
Jewish Cemetery-East of the city. Office, 205 Upper First street. B. Baum, President; A. Loewenthal, Secretary.
Loeust Hill Cemetery-Princeton Road, two and a half miles north of the city.
Oak Hill Cemetery-One and a half miles north-east of the city. John S. Goodge, Superintendent.
Lutheran Cemetery (Trinity Church)-Two miles north-east of the city. John A. Saupert, Superintendent.
St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery Association-Office, 121 Main street. Grounds on Cynthiana Road, three miles from Court House. Rev. P. McDermott, President; H. Herman, Treasurer; B. Enneking, Secretary; John Streit, Sexton.
RAILROADS.
Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad-Extending from Evansville to Terre Haute. General Office, Evansville, Ind. Officers-J. E. Martin, President and Superintendent; F. Heakes, Secretary aud Treasurer; C. Rush, Assistant Auditor; E. S. Babcock, jr., General Freight Agent; J. L. White, Master Mechanic. Directors-Wm. Heilman, Evansville; Samuel Orr, Evansville; J. S. Hopkins, Evansville; J. E. Martin, Evans- ville; D. J. Mackey, Evansville; Samuel Bayard, Evansville; C. R. Be- ment, Evansville; H. M. Sweetser, Evansville; J. W. Maddox, Vin- cennes; W. R. McKeen, Terre Haute; J. Il. Turner, Terre Haute; W. K. Edwards, Terre Haute; Josephus Collett, Terre Haute.
Lake Erie, Evansville and South-Westeru Railway Company-In the hands of a Receiver. Geo. H. Ellery, Receiver-Road proposed to run from Evansville, Ind., to Bellefontaine, O. Completed and in operation from Evansville to Booneville. Office, 300} Upper Water.
St. Louis and South-Eastern Railway, Consolidated-Extends from St. Louis, Mo., to Nashville, Tenn. Branches-Mcleansboro, to Shawnee- town, Ill., and from Belleville to O'Fallon, Ill. Officers-Gen. James H. Wilson and St. John Boyle, Receivers; O. M. Shepard, Assistant Gen- eral Superintendent; C. H. Crosby, General Freight Agent; John W. Mass, General Passenger and Ticket Agent; E. Young, Auditor; L. B. Salisbury, Superintendent of Machinery. General Office, St. Louis; As- sistant General Superintendent's Office, Evansville, Ind.
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INCORPORATED COMPANIES.
The Evansville Gaslight Company-Organized August, 1853. Office, Chandler's Block, corner of First and Locust streets. William Heilman, President; W. W. Chandler, Secretary.
Evansville Cotton Manufacturing Company-Office, 104 and 106 Upper First street. Organized September, 1866. William Heilman, President; E. B. Morgan, Secretary and Treasurer; J. H. Polsdorfer, Superintendent. Mackey, Nisbet & Co., Agents, 104 Upper First.
Evansville Street Railway Company-Office, Chandler's Block, corner of First and Locust. Organized August, 1867. William Heilman, President; W. W. Chandler, Secretary and Treasurer; William Bahr, Superintendent. Directors-William Heilman, Vietor Bisch, C. R. Bement, Thomas Kerth and John Gilbert.
Evansville Furniture Company-Incorporated March, 1870. Office, 309 and 311 Main. Philip Nonweiler, Secretary and Manager.
Evansville Foundry Association-Organized July, 1873. Corner of Pennsylvania and Read streets. Henry F. Hoge, President; George Dauble, Vice President; John Begley, Secretary and Agent; F. A. Riehl, Cashier. Directors-Fred. Eggert, John Begley and Henry F. Hoge.
Evansville Hydraulic Press Brick Company-Incorporated February, 1873. Works on St. Joseph Avenue, Parkersburg. George L. Dixon, President; Herman Engel, Secretary and Treasurer; D. S. Lytle, General Superintendent. Directors-Peter Semonin, George L. Dixon, D. S. Lytle and Herman Engel.
Evansville, Cairo and Memphis Steam Packet Company-Incorporated January, 1870. Office, Mail Line ( Upper) Wharf-boat. John S. Hop- kins, President; H. M. Sweetser, Secretary; F. Hopkins, Treasurer; G. J. Grammer, Superintendent. Directors-Wm. H. Caldwell, G. J. Gram- mer, John S. Hopkins, F. Hopkins and H. M. Sweetser.
Evansville Public Hall Company-Office, 113 Upper First st. Peter Semonin, President; Will O. Semonin, Secretary; Thos. Seantlin, Treasurer. Ohio Valley Wine Company-Incorporated November, 1875. Office, 214 Upper Seventh street. F. W. Cook, President; A. Bernardin, Superintendent; G. M. Daussman, Secretary.
Evansville Elevator Company-Incorporated June, 1874. Office, 8 Main street; Elevator, corner Ninth Avenue and Ohio street. John E. Martin, President; F. Heakes, Secretary and Treasurer. Directors- John E. Martin, Chas. E. Baker, H. M. Sweetser, E. S. Babcock, jr. and George H. Start.
Evansville and Tennessee River Packet Company-Office, 219 Upper First street. John Gilbert, President; W. G. Brown, Secretary and Treasurer. Directors-John Gilbert, W. G. Brown, L. A. Fowler and G. J. Grammer.
Odd Fellows' Hall Association-Incorporated March, 1871. Ronald Fisher, President; R. F. Schor, Secretary; Will Warren, Treasurer.
The Armstrong Furniture Company-Incorporated June, 1874. Office, 213 Main. Uel W. Armstrong, President; Louis Puster, Secretary and Treasurer. Directors-Uel W. Armstrong, Cyrus Armstrong, Alex. Hoing and Adam Helfrich.
Eugene Ice Company-Incorporated December, 1875. Office of Secre- tary, 8 Main. S. Grondyke, President, Eugene, Ind .; E. S. Babcock, jr., Secretary and Treasurer.
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BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS.
Evansville Orphan Asylum-West end of Indiana street. William E. Hollingsworth, J. M. Shackelford, W. F. Nisbet, William G. Brown and Peter Semonin, Trustees; Mrs. Jerusha Royster, Matron; Mrs. Peter Semonin, President; Mrs. W. F. Nisbet, Vice President; Mrs. John W. Nexsen, Secretary; Mrs. Jacob Sinzich, Mrs. Chas. Schrenk, Mrs. James Urie, Mrs. T. M. Areher, Mrs. Samuel Bayard, Mrs. Mat. Dalzell, Mrs. A. Johnson, Mrs. W. W. Morgan and Mr -. Nancy Casselberry, Managers Colored Orphan Asylum-1301 W. Indiana street. Mrs. Daffny Carr, Matron.
St. Mary's Hospital-Under the charge of the Sisters of Charity. Vermont street, between Wabash Avenue and Tenth Avenue.
Evansville Home for the Friendless-711 East Pennsylvania street. Business Meeting of the Board of Managers second Tuesday in each month. Annual meeting second Tuesday in May. Mrs. E. D. Hewes, Matron; Mrs. Amanda L. Crosby, President; Mrs. Dr. J. P. DeBruler, Vice President; Mrs. Eliza T. Drew, Secretary; Mrs. F. M. Sellman, Treasurer. Board of Managers-Mrs. Amanda L. Crosby, Mrs. Dr. J. P. DeBruler, Mrs. F. M. Sellman, Mrs. F. M. Thayer, Mrs. Philip Decker, Mrs. Jonas Smith, Mrs. M. H. Hoffman, Mrs. E. Boetticher, Mrs. Eliza T. Drew, Mrs. M. Webb, Mrs. M. A. Ross, Mrs. Alvah Johnson, Mrs. E. K. Power, Mrs. H. M. Lindley, Mrs. Dr. Casselberry, Mrs. W. F. Nisbet. Trustees-Willard Carpenter, Christian Decker, John Wy- mond, Daniel G. Mark and William E. Hollingsworth.
Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society-Instituted May, 1860. Meets every three months at Jewish Temple, corner 6th and Division. Mrs. Louis Roser, President.
Ladies Auxiliary Orphan Asylum Society-Instituted January, 1870. Meets every three months at Jewish Temple, corner Sixth and Division. Mrs. Louis Ichenhauser, President.
St. Franciscus Xavier Orphan Society-Meets first Sunday in each month at the Catholic School Rooms. J. B. Uphaus, President; Jacob Kuhn, Secretary; C. Haase, Treasurer.
Young Men's Christian Association-Rooms 321 Upper Second street. Organized April 15, 1876. S. N. Curnick, President; W. H. Boniface, Vice President; E. Overlin, Recording Secretary; J. O. Pittman, Cor- responding Secretary; D. A. Nisbet, Treasurer; E. R. Awbrey, General Secretary.
Union Aid Society (Colored)-Organized 1862. Meets Every Monday night at Liberty Colored Baptist Church, corner Seventh and Oak.
St. Joseph's Society-Meets second Sunday in each month at St. Mary's School Rooms. Anthony Kessler, President; Charles Borries, Secretary; John B. Meyer, Treasurer.
St. Aloysius Young Men's Society-Meets at St. Mary's School Rooms the third Sunday in each month.
Holy Trinity Society -- Meets second Sunday in each month at the Catholic High School Rooms. J. B. Buehner, President; Anthony Behme, Secretary; John Hermann, Treasurer.
St. Carolus Borromaeus Young Men's Society-Meets third Sunday in
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each month at the Catholic High School. H. Marstall, President; V. Metzler, Secretary; F. Hermann, Treasurer.
St. Bonifacius Unterstuetzung Verein (Catholic Benevolent Society ) -- Meets first Tuesday in each month at the Catholic High School. John W. Bussing, President; Fred. Lederer, Secretary; Jacob Hermann, Treasurer.
Deutscher Unterstuetzung Verin-Instituted 1851. Meets every first and third Thursday in each month at St. John's School House.
Evansville Catholic Hibernian Benevolent Society-Organized May 1874. Meets monthly at City Building, corner Third and Walnut. Michael Gorman, President; James Shea, First Vice President; William Halpin, Second Vice President; Eugene McGrath, Financial Secretary; Charles McCarthy, Recording Secretary; P. W. Raleigh, Treasurer; Michael Hayes, Steward.
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