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Springfield Directory.
1866-7.
CITY GOVERNMENT-1866.
MAYOR-ALBERT D. BRIGGS.
CLERK AND TREASURER-Albert T. Folsom.
ALDERMEN-Ward One, William Pynchon; Ward Two, D. H. Brigham; Ward Three, Tim Henry; Ward Four, F. H. Harris; Ward Five, G. W. Harrison; Ward Six, W. H. Wilkinson; Ward Seven, John G. Taylor; Ward Eight, John Severson.
CLERK-A. T. Folsom.
COMMON COUNCILMEN-President, William L. Smith; Ward One, J. H. Demond, Warren Emerson, J. C. McIntosh; Ward Two, Gideon Wells, H. M. Morehouse, George Dwight, Jr .; Ward Three, H. N. Tinkham, William H. Smith, Joseph H. Damon; Ward Four. D. B. Wesson, William L. Smith, W. S. Marsh; Ward Five, Charles Phelps, S. W. Porter, Charles Chapman: Ward Six, Gustavus D. Tapley ; Ward Seven, John M. Meggett; Ward Eight, Samuel Mills.
CLERK-Lucius E. Ladd.
MESSENGER-J. D. Bigelow.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-At large, Josiah Hooker; Ward One, Rev. Josiah Marvin; Ward Two, Rev. William Rice; Ward Three, Rev. S. G. Buckingham; Ward Four, John L. King; Ward Five, Horace Kibbe; Ward Six, John B. Stebbins; Ward Seven, William W. Gard- ner; Ward Eight, Hiram Warner.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS-E. A. Hubbard.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR-The Mayor, ex-officio, L. H. Pease, T. H. Allen, Titus Amadon.
CITY PHYSICIAN-Dr. H. G. Stickney.
SUPERVISORS OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES-The Mayor, ex-officio, Alderman Henry, Councilman W. H. Smith.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS-Justin Sackett.
CITY ENGINEER-J. R. Smith.
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CITY GOVERNMENT.
ASSESSORS-Francis Norton, H. S. Noyes, Titus Amadon. TAX COLLECTOR-Francis Norton.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
POLICE COURT-James H. Morton, Justice. Special Justices, Charles A. Winchester, Edward Morris. Court held daily (Sundays excepted) at 9 A. M., in Police Court Room, City Hall.
CITY MARSHAL-Luke H. Pease.
ASSISTANT MARSHAL-S. P. Howard.
POLICE OFFICERS-Marcus Houghton, Charles Osborne, Albion Jones, Luther Clark, E. D. Stock, Larkin Newell, E. M. Holcomb, W. W. Day, J. W. Brainard, A. O. Sinclair, E. W. Clark, E. S. Crosier, A. M. Piper, Charles Smith, E. B. Skinner, John E. Ballard, E. F. Foster, A.pollos Marsh, F. W. Flagg.
CONSTABLE AT INDIAN ORCHARD-J. M. Morse.
NIGHT AND DAY WATCHMEN-J. C. Shamp, Ebenezer Morse, E. C. Pettis, H. A. Braman, Lester Smith, W. T. Smart, Willard Hutchins, A. S. Ellis, B. M. Durfee, Alfred Clough, P. V. B. Havens, A. W. Atwood.
WARD OFFICERS.
WARD ONE-Warden, D. P. Kingsley; Ward Clerk, Henry M. Willard; Inspectors, Josiah Bumstead, William H. King, Richard W. Rice.
WARD Two-Warden, F. Richmond; Ward Clerk, Charles W. Mutell; Inspectors, G. N. Parsons, L. C. Smith, William Dunham.
WARD THREE- Warden, Ralph Day; Ward Clerk, Charles M. Lee; Inspectors, A. C. Anthony, William A. Hendrick, Amasa B. Parsons.
WARD FOUR-Warden, C. R. Ladd; Ward Clerk, George K. Cur- rier; Inspectors, Marcus Houghton, John Chase, 2d, Oliver Marsh.
WARD FIVE-Warden, E. D. Stock; Ward Clerk, Charles P. Hill ; Inspectors, J. S. Brown, G. D. Parsons, David Powers.
WARD SIX-Warden, Rufus A. Russell; Ward Clerk, Charles A. Call; Inspectors, W. W. Day, Daniel Schoonmaker, Charles B. Rice.
WARD SEVEN-Warden, Marcellus Pinney ; Ward Clerk, Isaac B. Livingston ; Inspectors, Nathan Rice, Charles C. Hall, Frederick H. Kimberly.
WARD EIGHT-Warden, Samuel Mills ; Ward Clerk, George Glid- den; Inspectors, John F. Smith, Samuel P. Mills, William N. Cooley.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CHIEF ENGINEER-L. H. Powers.
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS-C. F. Hovey, E. D. Stock, W. Armington, W. W. Day, Peter Platt.
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CITY GOVERNMENT.
SUBORDINATE OFFICERS.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK-Luther Bliss, Jr., C. J. Eaton, H. J. Davison, Charles E. Brown, Warren Spaulding, Marvin Well- man, Harvey Lyman, Charles A. Woolson, Henry W. Hallett, John P. Wilcox, A. O. Gray, John Kimberly, Eli H. Patch, Andrew Titus, George A. Graves, E. H. Waite, Harvey J. Deming, Charles A. Call, Nathaniel Cate.
WEIGHERS OF COAL-H. W. Worden, Andrew Titus, M. C. Kings- bury, Richard W. Rice, Erskine Pease, Oshea Page, Roderick Ashley, Charles W. Chapin, J. M. Morse, William H. Haley, James R. Crooks.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS-Richard W. Rice, Andrew Titus, E. J. Bate- man, Henry M. Willard, J. M. Morse.
FENCE VIEWERS-Harvey Butler, I. P. Dickinson, Alvin N. Kibbe, Richard Burt, David A. Adams, John Kimberly.
MEASURER OF GRAIN-Franklin Richmond.
MEASURERS OF LEATHER-H. A. Shaw, Josiah Cummings, D. C. Frost.
POUND KEEPERS-Tyler Childs, Erskine Pease.
INSPECTORS OF LIME-Abel Howe, John Topliff.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER-Amos Crosby, Oshea Page, Charles L. Shaw, A. L. Chapin, Charles W. Hubbard, H. A. Robinson.
INSPECTORS OF CHARCOAL BASKETS-Luke H. Pease.
TRUANT OFFICERS-J. L. Ames, E. A. Hubbard, J. D. Stratton, S. P. Howard, E. F. Foster; W. W. Amadon, E. C. Pettis, W. T. Smart, Willard Hutchins, J. C. Shamp, P. V. B. Havens.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL, 1866.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
ON ENROLLED BILLS-Messrs. Harris, Brigham and Henry.
ON BILLS IN SECOND READING-Messrs. Severson, Pynchon and Wilkinson.
ON ELECTIONS-Messrs. Harrison, Taylor and Brigham.
ON ORDINANCES-Messrs. Henry, Harris and Harrison.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
ON FINANCE-The Mayor, Alderman Harris, President of the Common Council, Councilmen Wesson and Dwight.
ON ACCOUNTS-Aldermen Harris and Brigham, Councilmen Wes- son, Phelps and McIntosh.
ON STREETS AND SIDEWALKS-Aldermen Henry and Pynchon, Councilmen Smith, Demond and Tapley.
ON CITY PROPERTY-Aldermen Brigham and Wilkinson, Council- men Phelps, Dwight and Meggett. 1*
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CITY GOVERNMENT .- HAMPDEN COUNTY REGISTER.
ON SEWERS AND DRAINS-Aldermen Pynchon and Taylor, Coun- cilmen Marsh, Phelps and Emerson.
ON PAUPER DEPARTMENT-Aldermen Severson and Harrison, Councilmen Tinkham, Morehouse and Mills.
ON LIGHTING STREETS-Aldermen Wilkinson and Henry, Council- men Porter, Mills and Morehouse.
ON EDUCATION-Aldermen Harrison and Severson, Councilmen Wells, McIntosh and Smith.
ON FIRE DEPARTMENT-Aldermen Wilkinson and Taylor, Council- men Emerson, Damon and Chapman.
ON PRINTING-The Mayor, President of the Common Council and Councilman Marsh.
COMMITTEES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
ON BILLS IN SECOND READING-Messrs. Tapley, Porter and Damon.
ON ENROLLED BILLS-Messrs. Meggett, Chapman and Smith.
ON ELECTIONS-Messrs. Demond, Mills and Porter.
ON ORDINANCES-Messrs. Wells, Chapman and Tinkham.
HAMPDEN COUNTY REGISTER.
TIME OF HOLDING COURTS .- Supreme Judicial Court, law term, fourth Monday in September; nisi prius term, fourth Tuesday in April. Superior Court, civil terms, second Monday in March and June, and first Monday in October ; criminal terms, third Monday in May and first Monday in December. Probate Court, holden at Spring- field on the first Tuesdays of every month except August and Octo- ber, and fourth Tuesdays of April, August and September; at West- field, on the third Tuesdays of March, June, September and December; at Monson, on the second Tuesday of June, and at Palmer, on the second Tuesday of September. The Court of Insolvency is held at the discretion of the Judge, according to the requirements of busi- ness to come before it.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
JUDGE OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY-William S. Shurtleff. Of- fice in the Old Post Office Block, Springfield.
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY-Samuel B. Spooner of Springfield. Office in Court House.
CLERK OF COURTS-George B. Morris of Springfield. Office in Court House.
REGISTER OF DEEDS-James E. Russell of Springfield. Office in Court House.
COUNTY TREASURER-Charles R. Ladd. Office in Court House.
OVERSEERS OF HOUSE OF CORRECTION-Samuel Palmer, Agawam; George Dwight, John W. Hunt, Springfield.
SHERIFF AND JAILOR-Frederick Bush of Springfield.
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HAMPDEN COUNTY REGISTER.
DEPUTY SHERIFFS-Springfield, David A. Adams, Warren L. Shaw, A. M. Bradley ; Henry Clark, J. L. Ames, Indian Orchard.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-Charles C. Wright of Agawam, Daniel G. Potter of Monson, A. N. Merrick of Springfield. Special Com- missioners-Edwin H. Ball of Holyoke, Albert D. Bagg of West Springfield. Times of Meeting-at Springfield on the second Tues- day of April, and the first Tuesday of October, and Fourth Tuesdays of June and December.
COMMISSIONERS TO QUALIFY CIVIL OFFICERS-Springfield-Eras- mus D. Beach, George Bliss, James W. Crooks, George B. Morris, Oliver B. Morris, William S. Shurtleff, A. N. Merrick.
CORONERS-Springfield-Eliphalet Trask, Joseph Ingraham, Wil- liam F. Montague.
NOTARIES PUBLIC-E. W. Bond, J. W. Crooks, A. L. Soule, J. M. Stebbins, J. H. Morton, George Walker, John Wells, J. M. Thomp- son, Charles Marsh, William Stowe, Horace C. Lee, Henry S. Lee, James A. Rumrill, J. E. McIntire, William S. Greene, Edward Morris.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-including Justices of the Peace and Quo- rum designated by a *, and Justices throughout the Commonwealth by a +-Henry Alexander, Jr., +George Ashmun, Wm. K. Baker, F. A. Barton, Charles A. Beach, *E. D. Beach, S. C. Bemis, Wm. L. Bemis, +George Bliss, Milton Bradley, Melville W. Bridge, *Ephraim W. Bond, Walter H. Bowdoin, Timothy M. Brown, Augustine Burt, Roderick Burt, Harvey Butler, Wm G. Chamberlin, Chester W. Cha- pin, Harvey Chapin, *R. A. Chapman, Thomas Chubbuck, *James W. Crooks, Benjamin Day, Benjamin Davis, (Indian Orchard,) E. W. Dickinson, Edmund Freeman, Albert T. Folsom, Horatio R. Fletcher, Joseph B. Gardiner, Henry Gray, Wm. S. Greene, Sanford J. Hall, Erastus Hayes, R. B. Hildreth, *Josiah Hooker, *Charles Howard, Nathaniel Howard, John W. Hunt, James Kirkham, Joseph Ingra- ham, Charles R. Ladd, Horace C. Lee, Henry S. Lee, N. A. Leonard, Charles Marsh, James E. McIntire, *A. N. Merrick, Wm. E. Monta- gue, R. S. Moore, *Henry Morris, George B. Morris, R. D. Morris, Edward Morris, *James H. Morton, Harvey E. Moseley, Simeon New- ell, H. S. Noyes, Smith R. Phillips, Samuel W. Porter, Joseph C. Pynchon, *Caleb Rice, Charles W. Kice, James E. Russell, Warren L. Shaw, William S. Shurtleff, Henry Smith, Heman Smith, *William L. Smith, A. L. Soule, Samuel B. Spooner, John M. Stebbins, *William Stowe, James M. Thompson, Lewis A. Tifft, *Eliphalet Trask, P. B. Tyler, George Walker, C. A. Winchester, +John Wells, Gideon Wells.
COMMISSIONERS, resident in Springfield, appointed to take testimony to be used and acknowledgments of deeds to be recorded in the following named States-Connecticut, A. N. Merrick ; Illinois, George Walker ; Iowa, George Walker; Maine, James H. Morton; Michigan, New Hampshire, George Walker, A. N. Merrick; New York, George Walker, E. W. Bond, A. L. Soule, William S. Shurtleff; Ohio, George
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BANKS.
Walker, A. N. Merrick; Pennsylvania, George Walker; Rhode Island, A. N. Merrick, James H. Morton; South Carolina, James II. Morton; Vermont, A. N. Merrick; Wisconsin, A. N. Merrick.
BANKS.
AGAWAM NATIONAL BANK-Corner Main and Lyman streets, near R. R. depot-Capital, $300,000. President, Marvin Chapin; Cashier, F. S. Bailey; Teller, P. S. Bailey; Book-keeper, C. H. Morris; Directors, James A. Rumrill, Lombard Dale, Marvin Chapin, D. L. Harris, Edward Southworth, J. B. Vinton, Roderick Ashley, J. B. M. Stebbins, S. C. Bemis.
CHICOPEE NATIONAL BANK-Corner Main and Elm streets-Capi- tal, $400,000. President, H. S. Lee; Cashier, Thomas Warner, Jr .; Teller, A. B. West; Book-keeper, C. H. Churchill; Clerk, H. A. Simonds; Directors, Philo F. Wilcox, Henry Fuller, Jr., James D. Brewer, Gad O. Bliss, Elijah W. Bliss, Horace Smith, Henry S. Lee.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK-Main street, opposite Court Square- Capital, $300,000. President, James Kirkham; Cashier, J. H. Apple- ton; Teller, Dustin A. Folsom; Clerks, C. P. Kibbe, W. M. Gray; Directors, James Kirkham, O. H. Greenleaf, Henry Morris, D. B. Wesson, W. K. Baker, T. W. Wason, George E. Howard.
JOHN HANCOCK NATIONAL BANK-Fort Block, corner Main and Fort streets-Capital, $150,000. President, R. S. Moore; Cashier, Edmund D. Chapin ; Teller, Frank Eames; Book-keeper, Charles B. Conant; Directors, R. S. Moore, Elisha Gunn, A. L. Soule, Abijah W. Chapin, W. H. Wilkinson.
PYNCHON NATIONAL BANK-Main street, near State-Capital, $150,000. President, H. N. Case; Cashier, James D. Safford; Tel- ler, Geo. W. Hubbard; Clerk, E. M. Bartlett; Directors, Daniel Gay, Benjamin K. Bliss, H. N. Case, Homer Foot, E. W. Bond, Daniel Pynchon, Willis Phelps, N. W. Talcott, Daniel Colton.
SECOND NATIONAL BANK (formerly Springfield Bank)-State street near Main-Capital $300,000. President, Henry Alexander, Jr .; Cashier, Lewis Warriner; Teller, Charles B. Fisk ; Book-keeper, William F. Adams ; Directors, Henry Alexander, Jr., Josiah Hooker, Benjamin Day, William Gunn, Lewis Gorham, Alfred Rowe, George B. Morris, J. P. Bigelow, Horace Kibbe.
THIRD NATIONAL BANK-Barnes' Block, Main street-Capital $500,000. President, George Walker ; Cashier, Frederic H. Harris; Teller, George B. Pierce ; Book-keeper, F. S. Bacon; Clerk, James A. Bryan ; Directors, George Walker, John L. King, Edmund Free- man, Clark W. Bryan, John Wells, Emerson Gaylord, Joseph Carew, J. C. Parsons, Aaron Bagg.
SPRINGFIELD INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS-Foot's Block, corner Main and State steets. Incorporated 1827-President, Josiah Hooker ; Vice President, Philo F. Wilcox; Trustees, Josiah Hooker, Philo F. Wilcox, Benjamin Day, James M. Thompson, John B. Stebbins, Wil-
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BANKS .- INSURANCE COMPANIES.
liam Gunn, Henry S. Lee; Auditors, Homer Foot, E. Freeman, J. D. Brewer; Treasurer, Henry S. Lee; Secretary, W. S. Shurtleff; Teller and Book-keeper, W. H. Hawkes; Clerk, Henry O. Miner. Deposits, $1,425,000. Business hours, from 9 A. M. to 1 P. M. and from 2 to 3 P. M. Receives deposits and pays interest on all sums from One to One Thousand Dollars.
SPRINGFIELD FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK-Hampden House Block, Court street-President, Joseph C. Pynchon; Vice-Presidents, E. D. Beach, Aaron Bagg, A. W. Chapin, Marvin Chapin; Trustees, E. W. Bond, George B. Morris, Daniel Pynchon, Thomas Warner, Jr., Tim Henry, B. K. Bliss, Charles O. Chapin, James E. Russell, G. P. Geer, David Smith, J. T. Rockwood, H. Fuller, Jr., Charles Marsh, Willis Phelps, F. H. Harris, Gilbert A. Smith, William Rice ; J. C. Parsons, Holyoke; Treasurer, Daniel J. Marsh; Secretary, E. W. Bond. De- posits, $400,000. Business hours, from 9 A. M. to 1 P. M. and from 2 to 3 P. M. Deposits received from Five Cents to One Thousand Dollars.
HAMPDEN SAVINGS BANK, at Agawam National Bank, corner Main and Lyman streets, near R. R. Depot-President, Stephen C. Bemis ; Vice Presidents, C. W. Chapin, D. L. Harris, E. Trask, F. Morgan; Trustees, James A. Rumrill, W. H. Wilkinson, T. M. Brown, Caleb Rice, M. Chapin, H. Gray, T. W. Wason, E. South- worth, W. K. Baker, John M. Stebbins, William Melcher; Secretary and Treasurer, F. S. Bailey. Deposits, $300,000. Business hours, every business day at Agawam National Bank from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. Deposits made at any time between the quarters ending the third Mondays of February, May, August, and November, will be put on interest on the quarter day succeeding the deposit, at the rate of five per cent. per annum.
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
SPRINGFIELD FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY-Cash capi- tal, $300,000. President, Edmund Freeman; Secretary, J. N. Dun- ham; Assistant Secretary, Charles E. Lane; Book-keeper, A. J. Wright; Clerks, S. H. Platt, J. Wilson; Directors, Edmund Free- man, Chester W. Chapin, Daniel L. Harris, Marvin Chapin, Edward Southworth, William Birnie, William Stowe, James Brewer, George Walker, Lombard Dale, Charles Merriam, Henry E. Russell, Waitstill Hastings. Office, Fort Block.
MASSASOIT INSURANCE COMPANY-Cash capital, $200,000. Presi- dent, Abijah W. Chapin; Secretary, S. J. Hall; Book-keeper, Ros- well Lee ; Clerk, Thomas T. Davee; Directors, J. B. Vinton, Stephen C. Bemis, Henry Fuller, Jr., J. B. M. Stebbins, E. S. Chapin, William Birnie, A. W. Chapin, A. D. Chapin, C. L. Covill, A. L. Soule, O. H. Greenleaf, James H. Morton, George Merriam. Office, Fort Block.
HAMPDEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY-Capital, $150,000. Presi- dent, Joseph C. Pynchon; Secretary, Charles Marsh; Directors,
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AQUEDUCT COMPANY-RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES.
Joseph C. Pynchon, Ephraim W. Bond Philos B. Tyler, James B. Rumrill, Willis Phelps, J. O. Moseley, George B. Morris, Charles L. Shaw, William E. Montague, Edwin Seeger, George T. Bond, Homer Foot, F. H. Harris, H. B. Crane, E. D. Chapin, Charles Marsh. Office, Pynchon Bank Block.
SPRINGFIELD FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY-President, Elijah Blake ; Secretary, Lewis Gorham. Office over Chicopee Bank.
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY-Capital and surplus, exceeding $1,300,000. President, Caleb Rice ; Secretary, Francis B. Bacon; Clerks, William H. Bowdoin, Charles T. Merrill, E. D. Capron, S. L. Treadwell; Medical Examiner, Alfred Lambert, M. D .; Directors, Caleb Rice, E. D. Beach, Henry Fuller, Jr., Ed- mund Freeman, Otis Childs, W. C. Sturtevant, James Kirkham, P. B. Tyler, F. B. Bacon, Samuel Bowles, Alfred Lambert, Elam Stockbridge, Joseph Stone, C. W. Bryan, E. W. Bond; Sylvanus Adams, Chicopee; Ralph W. Holman, Boston ; E. C. Cowdin, New York; John S. Kidder, Manchester, N. H .; Benjamin Lombard, Chi- cago, Ill .; H. G. Knight, New York. Office in Foot's Block.
SPRINGFIELD AQUEDUCT COMPANY-President, C. L. Covell; Treas- urer, Caleb Rice; Secretary, T. M. Brown ; Directors, C. L. Covell, William Birnie, H. Alexander, Jr., M. A. Clyde, T. M. Brown, Caleb Rice, Daniel L. Harris, Joseph Stone, O. W. Wilcox; Collector of Rents, Horace Rude. Office second door north of Baptist Church, Main street.
RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES IN SPRINGFIELD.
When Founded, and Date of Settlement of present Pastor.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL-Court Square, between Elm and Court streets. Founded 1637. Rev. Henry M. Parsons, November, 1854.
OLIVET CONGREGATIONAL-State street, opposite Armory Grounds. Founded 1833. Pulpit vacant.
SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL-Bliss street, near Main street. Founded 1843. Rev. S. G. Buckingham, January, 1847.
NORTH CONGREGATIONAL-Main street, between Bridge and Worth- ington streets. Founded 1846. Rev. R. G. Green.
MEMORIAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Hold meetings in the Hall of the Hooker School House, North Main street, (church edifice now in course of erection at the junction of Plainfield road and Bradford street, with North Main street:) Organized October 28th, 1865. Pulpit vacant.
FREE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (Colored)-Sanford street. Found- ed 1849. Rev. Charles Hedges, temporary supply.
UNITARIAN-State street, near Main street. Founded 1819. Rev. Charles S. Humphreys, November 29, 1865.
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RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES .- MASONIC ORDERS.
CHRIST CHURCH, EPISCOPAL-State street, near junction of Chest- nut and Maple streets. Founded 1838. Rev. George H. McKnight, November 1st, 1859.
FIRST BAPTIST-Corner Main street and Harrison avenue. Found- ed 1811. George B. Ide, D. D., October, 1852.
STATE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH-State street, opposite Dwight street. Organized 1864. Rev. A. K. Potter, installed January, 1865.
FIRST METHODIST-Corner Florence and Hancock streets. Founded 1815. Rev. N. Fellows, April 1866.
UNION STREET METHODIST-Corner Union and Mulberry streets. Founded 1823. Rev. Joseph Scott, April, 1866.
PYNCHON STREET METHODIST-Pynchon street, near Main street. Founded 1844. Rev. W. R. Clark, April, 1864.
UNION METHODIST (Colored)-Hold services in the brown house, on the corner of Main and Loring streets. Rev. George Bailey, tem- porary supply.
UNIVERSALIST-Main street opposite Bliss street. Founded 1827. Rev. Josiah Marvin, January, 1859.
ST. MICHAEL'S, ROMAN CATHOLIC-Corner State and Elliot streets. Founded 1861. Rev. M. P. Galligher, 1857.
THE NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH, OR SWEDENBORGIANS-Organized 1853. Meet for Divine worship Sabbath afternoons at the Studio, Chestnut street.
SECOND ADVENTISTS, or the Association of Believers in the Pre- Millennial Advent of our Lord Jesus Christ, hold meetings in Barnes' Block, Main street. Preaching every Sabbath, and prayer meeting on Thursday evenings.
MASONIC ORDERS.
SPRINGFIELD ENCAMPMENT OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR-Instituted A. L. 5827. Daniel Reynolds, M. E. G. C .; Gen'1; Amos Call, C. G .; John E. Taylor, Pre .; Thos. Warner, Treas .; S. B. Spooner, Recorder; Cyrus K. Wilkinson, S. W .; E. H. Sol- lace, J. W .; A. L. Chapin, Sw. B .; J. M. Hall, St. B .; M. A. Win- ship, Warder; James M. Porter, 3d G .; J. E. Coolidge, 2d G .; W. F. Bowers, 1st G .; Robert Morris, Armorer; Geo. D. Rollins, Sen- tinel. Regular meetings first Monday of every month.
SPRINGFIELD COUNCIL OF ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS-Instituted A. L. 5818. J. Marvin, T. I. G. M .; J. E. Taylor, R. I. G. M .; J. A. Gamber, I. G. M .; Chas. E. Moore, M. of C .; T. Warner, Jr., M. of Ex .; Jas. C. Drake, Recorder; R. H. Bailey, C. of G .; Robert Mor- ris, C. of C .; , G. S .; A. L. Parker, Sentinel; Rev. Pliny Wood, Chaplain; G. D. Rollins, Tyler.
MORNING STAR CHAPTER, R. A. MASONS-Instituted A. L. 5817. A. E. Foth, M. E. H. P .; H. A. Kieth, E. K .; M. Wingate, E. S .;
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I. O. OF O. F .- S. OF T .- I. O. OF G. T.
T. Warner, Jr., Treas .; H. D. Miller, Sec .; J. C. Drake, C. H .; R. H. Bailey, P. S .; W. F. Bowers, R. A. C .; James M. Porter, M. 3d V .; D. B. Montague, M. 2d V .; L. R. Cole, M. Ist V .; G. D. Rollins, Tyler.
HAMPDEN LODGE F. AND A. MASONS-Organized A. L. 5817. W. E. Granger, W. M .: Henry S. Lee, S. W .; L. W. Hatch, J. W .; T. Warner, Jr., Treas .; P. S. Bailey, Sec .; C. K. Wilkinson, S. D .; M. R. Williams, J. D .; Theo. Kellogg, S. S .; M. L. Burt, J. S .; C. E. Moore, Mar .; J. Chattaway, Org .; Rev. J. Marvin, Chaplain; G. D. Rollins, Tyler.
ROSWELL LEE LODGE F. AND A. MASONS-S. B. Spooner, W. M .; G. T. Weaver, S. W .; R. Morris, J. W .; H. G. Shaw, Treas .; J. M. Porter, Sec .; J. W. Denning, S. D .; J. H. Cooper, J. D .; J. A. Caldwell, Mar .; D. S. Ferguson, Chaplain; C. M. Boyington, S. S .; S. O. Warner, J. S .; G. D. Rollins, Tyler.
I. O. of O. F.
AGAWAM ENCAMPMENT, No. 25, I. O. of O. F. Instituted in Springfield January 1st, 1847. H. Maginnes, C. P .; A. H. Clark, H. P .; C. W. Gilbert, S. W .; Geo. Smith, Scribe; S. S. Holmes, Treas .; H. C. Deane, J. W. Meet the 2d and 4th Friday evenings in each month in Odd Fellows' Hall, Foot's Block, Main street.
HAMPDEN LODGE, No. 27, I. O. of O. F. Instituted in Springfield February 7th, 1844. J. Q. A. Sexton, N. G .; H. C. Deane, V. G .; R. W. Rice, Rec. Sec .; B. B. Trask, Treas .; A. H. Clark, Per. Sec. Meet every Monday evening in Odd Fellows' Hall, Foot's Block, Main street.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
CONCORDIA DIVISION, NO. 58, SONS OF TEMPERANCE-Meets every Wednesday evening at " Concordia Hall," in Barnes' Block, Main street, and numbers two hundred and eighty members and lady vis- itors. Its officers are elected quarterly. Thomas Chubbuck of Springfield, P. G. W. A. of Massachusetts, D. G. W. P.
FAMILY CIRCLE DIVISION, No. 189, SONS OF TEMPERANCE-Insti- tuted May 21, 1866. Meets every Monday evening in Stocking's Block, opposite the United States Armory, and numbers forty mem- bers and lady visitors. Its officers are elected quarterly. J. F. Tobey, D. G. W. P.
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MOUNT HOREB TEMPLE, No. 55-Instituted September 22d, 1865- Meets on Friday evening, at No. 18 Barnes' Block, and numbers sixty members. Its officers are elected quarterly.
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HAMPDEN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Incorporated in 1844; annual election third Wednesday of Decem- ber. President, William Birnie, Springfield. Vice Presidents, T. W. Wason, Springfield; Ethan Brooks, West Springfield; Lucas B. Chapin, Chicopee; George . Taylor, Westfield; Sardis Gillett, South- wick; Edwin H. Ball, Holyoke; William Lyman, Wilbraham; E. C. Ely, Longmeadow; Jacob Stever, Palmer; E. G. Fuller, Ludlow ; W. N. Flynt, Monson; W. E. Boise, Blandford; D. B. Holcomb, Chester; N. P. Bartholomew, Montgomery; J. W. Gibbs, Russell ; R. H. Barlow, Granville ; Wilbur Wilson, Agawam ; Alured Homer, Brimfield ; F. T. Moore, Tolland. Directors, Phineas Stedman, Chicopee ; Charles Fowler, Westfield; H. M. Sessions, South Wil- braham; C. L. Buell, Ludlow ; Horace J. Chapin, J. S. McElwain, William Pynchon, Springfield; Reuben Brooks, West Springfield; C. S. Newell, Longmeadow. Secretary, J. N. Bagg, West Spring- field. Treasurer, J. S. McElwain. Park Committee, William Birnie, T. W. Wason, J. S. McElwain, Springfield; E. C. Ely, Longmeadow ; Phineas Stedman, Chicopee.
HAMPDEN COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Organized January, 1861. Its officers for 1866 are J. B. Stebbins, Springfield, President ; Dr. T. L. Chapman, Longmeadow, George E. Howard, W. L. Smith, Springfield, Vice Presidents; J. E. Taylor, Secretary, Springfield; Gurdon Bill, Treasurer, Springfield. Direc- tors, Rev. George B. Ide, E. S. Allin, B. K. Bliss, Titus Amidon, A. D. Briggs, Clark W. Bryan, I. P. Dickinson, J. E. Russell, H. S. Noyes, Samuel Bowles, Henry Dickinson, Springfield'; Dexter Snow, Chicopee. The membership of the Society is about three hundred.
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SOUTH WILBRAHAM AND EAST LONGMEADOW-Henry Carroll, Pro- prietor. Leaves the Exchange Hotel every day (Sundays excepted) at 2 P. M.
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