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Ante-Bellum Days .- The first business man, and for some years the most prominent one in Lamar, was George E. Ward, a man of great enterprise and a large land-owner in Barton County, who was killed in battle during the Civil War. He built a corn and saw-mill, and opened a store in a small log building near the site of Mr. M. N. Wills' residence, in the fall of 1852. This was on what was then called the Fort Scott road. In 1858 he erected and moved his goods into a frame building, at the southwest corner of the square, which was burned in July, 1861. William H. McFarland opened a store on the west side of the square in 1858. He removed to California before the
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outbreak of the war. Jason Bruffly and Nathan Bray opened a store on the east side of the square in 1859 or 1860, and went out of business about 1862. William Bishop had a grocery in the town before the war. During the war the town lost about all it had gained previously, the country round about was in a state of terror and disorder, half depopulated, and business was at a standstill.
The Present .- The first store opened in Lamar after the war was that of Van Pelt & Smedley, at the northeast corner of the square. Robert Olive had a grocery on the west side not long afterward. C. B. Combs and A. W. Mccutchen opened a store on the east side soon after peace was established. In 1868, R. J. Tucker, J. B. Page and E. G. Ward, under the firm name of Tucker, Page & Co., established a store on the west side of the square, which was in existence until about 1870. The adver- tising columns of a copy of the Barton County Democrat, issued October 23, 1868, contain the names of Henry Sheakley, W. M. Lindley, John Shively, M. Pyle and others, and show that W. F. D. Arnold at that time owned the "Lamar Bakery," and W. P. Jackson & Co. the only billiard hall in town, while Van Pelt & Co. announced themselves as " dealers in everything." M. N. Wills & Co. then owned and ran the Lamar mills. From that time to the present many business men have come and gone, but many have come to stay. The names of the individuals and firms who have stores of different kinds in Lamar at this time, some of whom have been here so long as to serve as connecting links between the Lamar of a former period and the Lamar of to-day, are as follows: Brand-Dunwoody Milling Company, Mccutchen & Jones, N. E. Mccutchen, Mrs. J. W. Wakeman, Wilson & Co., Don P. Wills, Gustav Trenkel, W. B. Shelton, L. B. Smith, Warren Stone, Ryan & Kennedy, Emma Richards, Robinson Brothers, Charles H. Pool, J. C. Powell, John A. Pool, J. G. Porter, S. J. Minnice, W. A. Mclaughlin, W. T. McCaskey, M. L. Barth, Bryan & Hogan, Lewis Beatling, Butler Brothers, Elgin Bush, George E. Bowling, Bourne & Stone, Anderson Brothers, S. E. Albright, Cockrell & Co., J. E. Cleve- land, Frank Craynor, Edgar Cox, J. D. Clarkson, A. G. Cess- ford, G. G. Cunningham, J. H. Darst, P. O'Donnell, J. F. De-
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Jarnette, J. V. Davenport, N. B. Elam, Elliott & Crouse, W. M. Enyart, Richard Fink, William H. Finley, Lena Groves, C. W. Grigsby, Humphrey Bortens, Harkless, Allen & Co., C. Hast, the Home Lumber Company, Ben Harris, H. C. Hoover, William Jones, A. Keller, J. H. King & Son, Clickenbeard Brothers, McMurtry & Earp, McArthur Brothers, W. T. McCaskey and the Adams Hardware and Furniture Company. The flouring- mill of Charles Van Pelt was formerly a well-known enterprise in the town. It was burned some years ago. At a compara- tively recent date, the mills of the Brand-Dunwoody Milling Com- pany were established. The foundry of Tobias & West was put in operation about a year ago.
Banks .- The banking house of C. H. Brown & Co. was established in 1868, by Brown & Avery. The present partners are Charles H. Brown, R. P. Smith and George L. Crenshaw.
F. Eggers & Sons, bankers, began business in 1881, and have a capital of $25,000. The firm consists of F. Eggers, Sr., F. Eggers, Jr. and Thomas Eggers.
M. N. Wills, formerly connected with Brown's bank, estab- lished his present bank in 1881, in partnership with F. W. Vivian, who sold out in 1882, F. K. Threkeld, who sold out in 1885, and M. W. Sargent, who sold out in 1886, leaving Mr. Wills sole proprietor. Capital, $8,000.
The First National Bank of Lamar was organized in 1889, with a capital stock of $50,000. James H. Wilson is president; George T. Rogers is cashier.
Fraternities .- McCook Post G. A. R.,* was mustered in September 30, 1882, by Dept .- Com. William Warner and Asst. - Adjt. - Gen. Albion P. Pease. The charter members were: A. Van Meter, Charles Emery, P. R. Dix, W. L. Griffin, W. H. Unkerfer, F. D. W. Arnold, S. D. Cox, E. A. Smith, W. A. Leach, G. R. Ingersoll, C. H. Morgan, W. A. McAllister, Alfred Cam- eron, J. B. Emery, J. O. McNew, R. McCally, W. L. Potter, Henry Cozad, H. R. Meckley, John Richardson, Richard Mc- Casley, Charles Arnold and A. Gilmartin. The first officers
* Gen. A. McD. McCook, whose record appears in the chapter on the war period, and who is commander of the United States Military Post at Fort Leavenworth, is a regularly mustered member of this post, and the post was named in his honor. To this fact is due his first claim to representation among Barton County's Federal soldiers.
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were: A. Van Meter, P. C .; Charles Emery, S. V. C .; J. Evil- sizer, J. V. C .; F. D. W. Arnold, O. D; S. D. Cox, O. G .; P. R. Dix, adjutant; W. L. Griffin, chaplain; G. R. Ingersoll, Q. M .; W. A. Leach, sergeant-major; William Cones, Q. M. S. The successive Post Commanders have been: A. Van Meter, 1882-84; J. B. Emery, 1885; F. H. Gilman, 1886 (died); F. D. W. Arnold, 1886; E. J. Montague, 1887 (resigned); J. N. Thomas, 1887; C. H. Morgan, 1888; A. Van Meter, 1889. The officers in 1889 were: A. Van Meter, P. C .; J. K. Ander- son, S. V. C .; Levi Morrill, J. V. C .; J. B. Emery, Q. M. ; B. T. Bevelle, adjutant; Alexander Brown O. D .; J. H. Hall, chaplain; W. A. Thompson, O. G .; David Fast, S. M. Dr. A. Van Meter was for three terms medical director in the Depart- ment of Missouri G. A. R.
McCook Camp No. 114, Sons of Veterans, was mustered by A. Van Meter, post commander of McCook Post, in April 1879, with the following officers: A. J. Lovell, captain; J. W. Ander- son, first lieutenant; Charles Stiers, second lieutenant; A. D. Emery, first sergeant; James Butler, S. of G .; Charles Gaston, Q. M. S .; Percy Barney, C. S .; Charles Meckley, C. of G.
McCook Woman's Relief Corps, No. 37, was organized in November, 1886. The officers are: A. C. Barney, president; Kate Anderson, S. V. P .; Mary Hall, J. V. P .; Sallie Wilson, secretary; Patti Spring, treasurer; Hannah Beatty, chaplain; May Spring, C .; Martha Van Meter, guard.
Lamar Lodge No. 292, A. F. & A. M., was organized under a dispensation, August 12, 1868, by Allen McDowell, D.D. G.M .; with the following charter members: T. W. Dunn, Marcellus Pyle, William B. Smedley, J. W. Wade, William C. Grier, L. M. Tim- monds, John Elsea, James Maupin, Lewis Nigh, John K. Ander- son, D. G. Studley and Joseph D. Smith. The following officers were installed: J. W. Dunn, W. M .; Marcellus Pyle, S. W .; William B. Smedley, J. W .; J. W. Wade, treasurer; William C. Grier, secretary. The present officers are: John Bates, W. M .; J. M. Warden, S. W .; William Thompson, J. W .; C. C. Daubin, treasurer; J. B. Emery, secretary.
Lamar Royal Arch Chapter No. 10I was organized under a dispensation, February 14, 1882, and chartered May 23, 1883.
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H. T. Wells, Allen Marden, C. G. Snyder, W. W. Bennett, J. W. Dunn, A. W. Lewis, W. L. Mack, J. B. Emery, P. R. Dix, A. G. Cessford, W. A. Leach, L. Hughes, William V. Hay, C. C. Daubin, C. H. Ingelow, Lee Chiswell, E. T. Smith, B. G. Thurman, C. H. Morgan, Robert Brown and A. A. Dye were the charter members. The first officers were: H. T. Wells, H. P .; Allen Warden, K .; C. C. Snyder, scribe; W. W. Ben- nett, C. H .; J. W. Dunn, P. S .; A. W. Lewis, secretary; W. L. Mack, treasurer; J. B. Emery, R. A. C .; P. R. Dix, M. of 3d V .; A. G. Cessford, M. of 2d V .; W. A. Leach, M. of Ist V .; L. Hughes, guard. The present officers are: A. H. Snyder, H. P .; Lee Chiswell, K .; William V. Hay, scribe; H. T. Wells, C. H .; W. A. Leach, P. S .; John B. Emery, secretary; C. C. Daubin, treasurer; J. M. Warden, R. A. C .; John Bates, M. of 3d V .; A. G. Cessford, M. of 2d V .; W. L. Mack, M. of Ist V .; J. W. Peter, guard.
Mount Olive Commandery No. 46, K. T., was organized under a dispensation March 4, 1885. Its charter is dated May 5, 1885. Its charter members were: J. W. Aldrich, George E. Bowling, E. Buler, Lee Chiswell, J. W. Dunn, C. C. Daubin, John H. Douglas, Luke Ellison, J. F. Foster, J. R. Gregory, C. A. Hannah, W. V. Hay, W. L. Mack, J. S. McBride, C. H. Morgan, William Noel, A. H. Snyder, R. H. Schofield, William C. Shaw, R. G. Thurman, John A. Thompson, W. H. Thomp- son, H. T. Wells, J. P. Weddell and J. M. Warden. The first officers were: H. T. Wells, E. C .; J. S. McBride, Sen .; J. W. Aldrich, C. Gen .; J. P. Dunn, prelate; J. P. Weddell, S. W .; R. G. Thurman, J. W .; Luke Ellison, treasurer; J. H. Douglas, Rec .; William V. Hay, standard-bearer; William Noel, warder; Lee Chiswell, guard. Officers in 1889: H. L. Wells, E. C .; William V. Hay, Gen .; Allen Warden, C. Gen .; J. P. Weddell, prelate; A. G. Cessford, S. W .; W. H. Thompson, J. W .; W. L. Mack, treasurer; J. M. Warden, Rec .; Lee Chiswell, standard- bearer; A. H. Snyder, warder; C. C. Daubin, sword-bearer; B. G. Thurman, Sen.
Lamar Lodge No. 183, I. O. O. F., was organized May 20, 1868 with M. N. Wills, J. Y. Lumis, Edwin Barrett, E. T. Mont- gomery and H. H. Gaston as charter members. The following
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officers were elected for the term ending September 1, 1868: G. W. Fink, N. G .; W. H. Peterson, V. G .; J. Y. Lumis, sec- retary; Charles Van Pelt, treasurer. The officers now serving are: F. D. W. Arnold, N. G .; P. C. Glixner, V. G .; A. J. Lovell, secretary; J. B. Williams, treasurer; Robert Rungen, permanent secretary; Burdett Sutherland, R. S. N. G .; W. H. H. Lindsey, L. S. N. G .; Charles Doring, warden; G. W. John, Cond .; Charles Doring, R. S. S .; John Moran, L. S. S .; H. C. Brandon, I. G .; W. J. Neff, R. S. V. G .; John Moran, L. S. V. G .; Rev. C. C. Young, chaplain. The membership is fifty.
Jewel Lodge No. 167, A. O. U. W., was organized Decem- ber 4, 1879, with the following charter members: E. M. Green, A. H. Barth, C. M. Bowling, Ahi Newlin, M. Woolfe, N. E. Mccutchen, S. E. Albright, R. J. Tucker, Hoyt Humphrey, O. Allen, Silas Hilton, Charles Fain, George. Fink, W. J. Neff, Walter J. Miller. The first officers were: Walter J. Miller, P. M. W .; E. M. Green, M. W .; Silas Hilton, F .; George Fink, O .; Hoyt Humphrey, R .; Charles Fain, financier; N. E. Mc- Cutchen, Rec .; Ahi Newlin, I. W .; Matt. Woolfer, O. W. The following members have been elected to the chair of master workman: E. M. Green, George Fink, Walter J. Miller, Hoyt Humphrey, S. E. Albright, T. W. Harkless, I. N. Van Pelt, J. E. Coleman, A. H. Barth, Don. P. Wills, J. W. Alkire, C. C. Daubin, J. M. Warden. The officers serving in May 1879, were: C. C. Daubin, P. M. W .; J. M. Warden, M. W .; S. E. Mc Veigh, F .; George Little, O .; S. E. Montgomery, R .; Hoyt Humphrey, financier and recorder; O. Johnson, guide; G. Bach- mann, I. G .; W. A. Elam, O. W .; A. H. Barth, librarian. This lodge has a membership of about 180, and a library of 600 volumes. It has paid eight death claims since its organization.
Lamar Lodge No. 123, Knights of Pythias, was instituted March 1, 1888. The following were its first officers: H. C. Con- ley, P. C .; W. T. McCaskey, C. C .; J. Eppsteiner, V. C .; J. W. Heagen, P .; F. W. Chiswell, M. of E .; W. M. Wills, M. F .; C. H. Smith, K. R. and S .; C. B. Drake, M. at A .; A. W. Tullock, I. G .; F. L. Ryno, O. G .; and they, with the following named, were the charter members: Ben Harris, William Mack, C. B. Rhodes, J. W. Heagen, M. L. Barth, C. W. Bozarth,
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W. H. Wingfield, G. W. Pool, A. Keller, Joseph Fenwick, W. M. Gladish. The officers serving in May, 1889, were J. E. Rundell, C. C ..; A. Keller, V. C .; B. C. Avery, K. R. and S .; L. B. Perry, M. of F .; P. C. Glixner, M. of E .; Ben Harris, M. at A .; F. E. Snyder, I. G .; J. Eppsteiner, O. G. The mem- bership is 32.
The Press of Lamar .- The first paper published in Barton County was the Universe, printed on what was known as an " army " press, by Grier & Farmer, and afterward by W. C. Grier. The motto at the top was: " No pent-up Utica contracts our powers; the boundless universe is ours." This paper was eight by ten inches in size, and in it could be found legal publica- tions, short advertisements, and local and miscellaneous reading matter. There are still a few copies in the county.
The Universe was succeeded by the Southwest Missourian, which was published by Spring & Peterson, and afterward by F. A. Spring. The Southwest Missourian office was located on the south side of the square, where the opera house now stands.
In 1870 W. R. Crockett began the publication of the Barton County Democrat, and issued it for one year, and then sold it to S. P. Condict. Volney Moon afterward purchased a half-inter- est in it. In 1881 Mr. Condict sold the paper to " Sam " Crock- ett, who dropped the old title, and called it The Progress. In 1882 Mr. Crockett sold the paper to C. W. Huggins and Lee Chiswell, who changed the name from The Progress to the Lamar Democrat. In May, 1888, C. W. Huggins sold his inter- est to H. C. Brandon, and the firm has since been Lee Chiswell and H. C. Brandon. The paper is prosperous, and devoted to the best interests of Barton County.
In 1874 Capt. R. J. Tucker and John B. Logan purchased the Stockton Journal and moved the material to Lamar, and began to publish the Barton County Advocate, in the interest of their large real estate business. They sold the paper to a stock company, and later it became the property of T. S. Powell, who moved it to Galena, Stone County, Missouri.
The Southwest Missourian was established September II, 1881, by W. J. Craycroft, who has since owned and edited it. It is Republican in politics, and devoted to the upbuilding of
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Lamar and the development of the leading interests and resources of the surrounding country.
The Lamar Leader was founded in April, 1887, by Alden Lyle. In 1888 it was sold to J. A. Overbey, and by him.to Cole & Cox, who sold it to J. H. Heath, January 1, 1889. Under Mr. Heath's management, it is Democratic in politics, and exerts an appreciable influence upon the public advancement of this section of the State.
Lamar has had several small daily papers (notably the Rustler), but they failed after a short, stormy existence.
Improvements .- Lamar secured its first railway (the Gulf) in 1880, and its second (the Missouri Pacific) about a year later. The Opera House Block was built in 1881. Graveling and per-
manently improving the streets was begun in 1882 An ordi- nance was passed naming the streets in 1884. Electric lights were introduced in 1887. Among projected improvements is water-works. A movement has been inaugurated to establish a college.
GOLDEN CITY.
Golden City, in the southeastern part of the county, near the eastern line of Golden City Township, south of its center, is a prominent station on the Gulf road. It is fourteen miles south- east from Lamar, and fifteen miles west from Greenfield, Dade County. It is beautifully located on rolling prairie land in the midst of the most fertile portions of Barton and Dade Counties, and its chief shipments are wheat, flax, hogs and cattle, all in large quantities. The population is about 1,500.
Surveys and Additions .- Golden City was laid out by F. C. Brock, who filed its plat in the office of the County Recorder, April 6, 1870. The plats of the following additions have been filed at the dates mentioned : Brock's addition, Janu- ary 21, 1871; Wyatt's addition, May 18, 1875; Hick's addition, August 4, 1880; Wyatt's second addition, November 1, 1880; the Cleland-Wyatt addition, October 14, 1881; Hannah's addition, April 2, 1883; the Methodist Episcopal Church addition, Sep- tember 18, 1883; Union addition, September 3, 1885.
Incorporation .- The record of the adjourned session of the
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regular term of the Barton County Court, under date of February 21, 1881, contains the following entry:
Now comes on to be heard a petition signed by two-thirds of the inhabitants and tax-payers of the town of Golden City, asking that said town be incorporated and police established, and declared a town of the fifth class, to be bounded as follows: Commenc- ing ten rods east of the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of Section 26, Township 31, Range 29; running thence south to a point ten rods east of the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 35, Township 31, Range 29; thẹnce west to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 34, Township 31, Range 29; thence north to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 34, Township 31, Range 29; thence east twenty-six rods; thence north eighty rods; thence east fifty-four rods; thence north to the northwest cor- ner of the southwest quarter of Section 26, Township 31, Range 29; thence east to the place of beginning, all in the county of Barton, and State of Missouri; which is taken up and considered by the court; and it appearing to the court that the petition is signed by two-thirds of the inhabitants of the said town, it is ordered by the court that the said petition be granted. Now, at this day, it is ordered by the court that the following per- sons be appointed as trustees of the town of Golden City until the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April, A. D. 1881 : J. T. Wyatt, J. E. Garrett, W. H. Hick, T. W. Bates, G. H. Hall.
In 1882 Golden City was organized as a city of the fourth class, J. A. Williamson being the first mayor, and H. Harry the first clerk. The present city officials are: H. H. Steele, mayor; W. J. Watts, city clerk; Dr. George W. Ackason, R. B. Price, H. E. Best, George H. Hall, R. A. Conrad and H. G. Schnelle, aldermen.
Original Town Site and Change of Base .- Laid out first in 1867, Golden City saw the erection of only one house (the store of B. and D. Appleby), on the old site until, in 1869, the store and town site was changed from near the timber south of where J. P. Wyatt's house now stands, to the northwest corner of Sec- tion 35, where about twenty acres was platted, comprising the greater part of what is now known as " Old Town." The growth of the town was slow at first Goods were hauled from Peirce City and Nevada, and afterward from Carthage. In 1871, the unbroken prairies extended up to the town site, and west- ward almost without interruption to Dublin, a distance of twelve miles. After the Gulf road was built, in a few months the town grew from an unpretentious village of 150 inhabitants to a young city of 1,000, the town site now being one mile in length east and west, and three-fourths north and south.
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Growth and Development .- The men who were foremost in advancing Golden City's interests in the earlier years of its history were F. C. Brock, J. F. Wyatt, W. H. Hick and others. The Conrad & Cartmel flouring-mill, with a capacity of seventy-five barrels a day, has been an enterprise of importance to the town; and the same may be said of the Steele and the Cushman elevators. H. E. Best, and others, who have been buying and shipping stock, have created a market in which large sums are handled annually. The bank of J. W. Aldrich has proven a potent factor in facilitating business and making Golden City a recognized commercial and financial center. G. W. Holliday, who began business in 1880; J. M. Harlow, who began about the same time; Stemmons & Wright, Holliday & Schnelle, and other real estate dealers have, by advertising and otherwise, done much toward the upbuilding of the town. J. W. Aldrich & Co. have been prominent merchants. The present merchants in different lines are J. C. Whitsett & Son, Woods & Drummond, J. P. Thomas, F. E. Frent, L. Sigler & Son, W. H. Pemberton, Mrs. H. Clements, Cornell Brothers, J. D. Clarkson, J. F. Calvert, E. O. Coover, S. H. Butler, Andrews Brothers, Mrs. M. E. Dawson, A. L. Davis, W. L. Garrett, F. E. Garrett, M. N. Harrison, Lynn Hummell, G. H. Hall, Home Lumber Company, Jewell Brothers, J. C. Kirby, D. E. Ketcham, T. J. Kelly, Gus. Luking, W. H. Lucas, J. W. Mardick.
Newspapers .- The first paper published in Golden City was the News, issued by J. A. Zook in 1881. The office was pur- chased by Thomas Gallagher in 1882, and the latter began the publication of the Herald, which he sold to J. H. Heath in 1883. In December, 1888, Mr. Heath sold the paper to T. G. Robison, who has since published it. In 1887 material was bargained for in Jasper City and brought to Golden City, and with it was issued for about six months another paper called the News. This enterprise proved a financial failure, and the paper suspended publication, and the material was returned to its former owners. The Whirlwind, by Whitsett & Thompson, had a brief existence in 1888.
Sundry Interests .- The Golden City Nursery of Masters &
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Joslin is in the western border of the town. Although new, it is building up a good trade. About 100,000 grafts were planted in the spring of 1889. About sixty acres of the best land in Golden City are included in this nursery site.
The Golden City Bank was organized in 1881 by Aldrich, Niles & Co. Since January 1, 1886, Mr. J. W. Aldrich has been sole proprietor. Its capital and surplus aggregate $10,000. Mr. Aldrich is a very conservative banker, giving strict personal attention to all the details of his business.
The Farmers' Machine Company is a corporation with a capital stock of $10,000, of which J. D. Clarkson is president; G. E. Powell, general manager; and H. H. Post, secretary. There are branch houses at Carthage and Lamar. The affairs of the company here are in charge of Messrs. Leiss and Wright.
The public school building, which was erected in 1885, is one of the best in this section. It cost $9,000, contains six commo- dious recitation-rooms and a lecture-room, and is a model of neat- · ness and convenience.
The Golden City Mills, owned by Conrad, Cartmel & Co., are of the full roller variety, and manufacture the finest grades of patent flour and all milling goods.
· The Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad, now a part of the Gulf system, was built to this place in the fall of 1880, and at once Golden City took high rank as a shipping point. The station stock-yards afford every facility for handling stock. There is a prospect that a railroad will be built from Carthage to Jefferson City, through this town.
The Golden City Cornet Band is a well organized and efficient body of musicians. The members are: John M. Essex (leader); Jesse Stoner, Clarence Eunis, William Fluke, Fred Lowrance, James Phillips, Elmer Thorpe, Bert Matthews, John Phillips, George Essex, Will. Essex, Charles Gilfert and Will. Jackson.
Lodges .- Golden City Post No. 64, G. A. R., was mustered in March 15, 1883, with the following officers: M. Breeden, commander; William Black, S. V. C .; John Butler, J. V. C .; W. M. Jones, Q. M .; G. W. Holliday, adjutant; A. B. Hamil- ton, chaplain; W. H. Banford, secretary; Charles Davis, O. of D .; R. S. Hambridge, O. of G .; Newt. Durburrow, S. M .; J. Dob-
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bins, Q. M. S. The officers serving in May, 1889, were: M. Breeden, commander; William Black, S. V. C .; James Pusard, J. V. C .; George Roberts, chaplain; John Dobbins, O. of D .; Frank Lewis, O. of G .; William Bernard, P. S .; D. Ashley, S. M .; W. F. Stemmons, adjutant; J. F. Duden, Q. M. The members number thirty-two.
Golden Lodge No. 475, A. F. & A. M., was organized April 8, 1874. The following were the first officers: John F. Morris, W. M .; Daniel Joslin, S. W .; David A. Appleby, J. W .; Ludwell Evans, secretary; John T. Wyatt, treasurer; Charles E. Boyden, S. D .; C. D. Asbury, J. D .; Walter Carroll, tyler. The present officers are: J. W. Aldrich, W. M .; A. H. Jewell, S. W .; R. C. Gill, J. W .; J. W. Hicks, treasurer; J. W. Mar- dick, secretary; Daniel Joslin, S. D .; C. W. West, J. D .; J. A. Bewley, chaplain; T. A. Trent and W. F. Stemmons, stewards.
Golden Lodge No. 325, I. O. O. F., was instituted by D. D. G. M. V. W. Kimball, July 10, 1874, with the following as officers: H. C. McGowan, N. G .; S. R. Rany, V. G .; E. R. Wilcox, R. S .; J. F. Surburgg, treasurer; John M. Harlow, warden; W. E. Nims, Con .; Ben. Bates, I. G. The officers serving at the time of this compilation were: J. K. Scott, N. G .; C. A. Ford, V. G .; George Ackason, treasurer; John Thomas, warden; George Ring, Con .; J. W. Mardick, I. G .; J. P. Thomas, R. S .; W. H. Pemberton, P. S. Membership, forty-one.
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