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" The Marquis Gilbert de Motier Lafayette arrived here from the South on Thursday, the 10th of December, 17:4, and visited the Congress of the United States then in session here on the 11th day of the same month.
"The Council and Assembly of the State also held their sessions at this house."
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tween Warren and Greene. It was kept at one time : by Henry Drake and Abram Praul Atkinson, but more recently by Charles Green, under the name of the Farmers' Inn. It was a two-story frame build- ing, and was taken down for the erection of the large stuceoed building now standing thereon, and occupied as stores and lawyers' offices. Previous to its thus being oeeupied, it was used as a hotel. and ealled the Mansion House. Its owner and proprietor was Joshua English, who kept it until his death. The present Bull's Head is at the junction of Warren and Greene Streets, formerly Lamb Tavern, and is kept by Henry Speneer. Its former proprietors were Henry Pauck and Jacob Hester.
The Indian King Hotel was located in Warren Street, facing East Hanover Street. Benjamin S. 1 Disbrow afterwards ereeted his large iron building upon the same spot, where he kept a furniture-store until his death. The building is now occupied as two hotels, billiard- and pool-rooms, one kept by Frederick Caminade and the other by Edward G. Updegrove.
The Indian Queen Hotel was the one now ealled the United States Hotel, and is located on the west side of Warren Street. Its proprietors have been Ed- mund Burke, Benjamin and Israel Fish, Joshua Eng- lish, Charles Howell, William Watts, Samuel Kay, Harry Earley, John J. Willis, Orin B. Naussett, and Joseph A. Cutler. Its present proprictor is Austin M. Walton.
The Trenton House is located in Warren Street, di- rectly opposite the United States Hotel. It has been kept by Peter Smiek, William Snowden, and others. Its present popular proprietor is Peter Katzenbach. It is the largest and most roomy of any in the city, and has always been considered, under its present proprietor, a first-class hotel. This hotel has billiard- parlors attached in its rear.
The State Street House formerly belonged to the State, and was the residence of its Governors. In 1845 it was sold to Joseph Wood, Dr. John McKel- way, John A. Weare, and Joseph C. Potts, for the sum of thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars, and about the year 1862 was considerably enlarged, and opened as a hotel under its present name by Daniel Peixotto and Charles MI. Noreross. It has subse- quently been kept by William P. Brewer, Thomas Crozer, George H. Snowhill, and Jolin W. Souder. Its present gentlemanly proprietors are Henry B. Paul and Eli K. Ale. It is a first-class housc.
The Tremont House. on the corner of East State and West Canal Streets, was built by Peter Grim as a hotel. and kept by him until his death. It was afterwards purchased by Joseph Cunningham, and kept by him until his death. It has since been kept by William A. Green. Its present proprietor is Rich- ard Westeoatt. It ranks second to none in the city as a quiet home, and is kept in first-class style.
The Baron Steuben House was on Broad Street, op- posite Livingston. It was distinguished by a large swinging sign in the street in front of the hotel (the custom of the day, but now having beeome entirely obsolete in cities, publie opinion having long sinee required their removal). This sign contained a full- sized likeness of the baron on horseback. This hotel. like the swinging signs, has long sinee disappeared.
The Clinton Avenue Hotel is near the depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and kept on the European plan. Its proprietor is Richard Bamford, whose whole life has been that of a caterer. Its former proprietor was Henry A. Speneer.
Dowling's Hotel, Broad Street, south of Factory. This has been kept as a hotel for about fifty years. It was first opened by Margaret Gordon ; afterwards the property was purehesed by John McGuire, who kept it as a hotel until his death. Its present affable and gentlemanly proprietor is Robert Dowling, from whom the hotel derives its name. Since he has taken possession he has greatly enlarged it, and made many improvements in its appointments.
" The Offiee," kept by John J. Ford. has connected with it a first-class restaurant where the public may obtain meals at all hours. It was formerly kept by Benjamin Gordon and Stephen Gilbert.
This house is celebrated for its steamed oysters, and for every delieacy in its season. Ford knows how to keep a restaurant and hotel.
Fort Rawnsley Hotel, or, as it was afterwards called. Fort Hotel, was located at the junction of Blooms- bury (now South Warren Street) and Lamberton Streets. It is built of brick and stuccoed, and de- rives its name from its resemblanec to a fort, and also the name of its first proprietor and owner. It has been kept by Joshua Rawnsley, its owner, until his death, afterwards by Charles Fow, Andrew Weir, John MeCoy, George Lawton, and William T. Do- ran, who remained there until his death. It has since been converted into a grocery-store.
The American, on the corner of Warren and West Hanover Streets, is also a first-class house. Its pro- prietors have been Joshua Hollingshead, Joshua English, Isaac Heulings, John V. D. Joline, Ed- mund Bartlett, Walter F. Bartlett. The present gentlemanly proprietor is Alexander Jacobus. This is one of the most popular hotels in the eity. It has a billiard parlor attached, and everything is done ; purchased and kept by Charles Fow as a first-class here that can be to make its visitors comfortable.
The Merchants' Hotel, East Hanover Street, was opened by William Hewett, who kept it for several years, but being located in a neighborhood where ob- jections were raised to it, not on account of the man- ner it was kept, for Hewitt kept a quiet house, but the residents objected to having a hotel in their midst, and remonstrances against its being licensed were sent into Common Council, and its license being re- fused Hewett abandoned it, and it was afterwards I boarding-house until his death.
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Madison House, Greene Street, opposite Academy. The Centennial stores, built in 1876. by Rev. Father Anthony Smith, oecupy the same site. It was kept by William Morton and Nathan Richardson, then by . Street. Solomon Sutphen, Samuel Mulford, and afterwards by Charles Fow, who remained there until the build- ing was taken down in 1876.
The Lafayette Hotel, in Greene Street, near East Hanover, was kept by Nathan Richardson, after- wards by Charles Howell, and then by Charles Fow. Some years ago it was torn down, and the handsome buildings now constituting Thomas C. Hill's eonfec- tionery and restaurant and Henderson G. Scudder's dry-goods store were ereeted on the same spot.
Charles Netter keeps a hotel and first-class res- taurant in Warren Street near State. This hotel aud eating-house is named from its proprietor, who as a eaterer is unsurpassed by none in the city. Here ean be found everything in the eating line in its season, and his tables are bountifully supplied with the best of everything that can be obtained,-oysters of the very choicest kind, terrapin, soft-shell and hard-shell erabs, turtle, ete., at all times, and as early in the season as they can be procured.
The restaurant and saloon under Taylor Opera- House, in Greene Street, was formerly kept by Charles Netter. Its present proprietor is Charles C. Engel. A first-elass meal ean be obtained here at all hours.
Marion Hotel, Warren corner of Mill Street, was kept for many years by Alfred R. Lloyd, afterwards by Christian Huber. Its present proprietor is John Eisenbach.
Railroad House, South Warren corner of Bridge Street, kept by Cornelius Vanderveer, and afterwards by Charles Fow, Dominick Caminade, and Joseph O'Neill. Its present proprietor is John Aitken.
Jackson Hotel, 345 Broad Street, Samuel Bower, proprietor.
Flag Taveru was located on Broad Street, near the spot now occupied by the German Evangelical Luth- eran Churell. It was kept at one time by John Mc- Konkey. On Saturday morning, April 9, 1836, it was entirely destroyed by fire. At the time of its destruc- tion it was kept by Benjamin Reed, who lost every- thing by the fire, and he and his family were com- pelled to live in a barn in the rear of where the hotel stood until such time as.the citizens of the neigh- borhood could procure him sufficient furniture.to commenee housekeeping.
Irving House, Southard, corner of Jefferson. Henry Brown, proprietor. 4
Rising Sun Hotel, 35 and 37 Pennington Avenue. William Conners, proprietor.
Crawford's Hotel, 104 Market Street. James V. Crawford, proprietor.
East Trenton House, Flag Avenue, Millham. Thomas Dean, proprietor.
Fifth Ward House, 370 Clinton Street. James Dil- lon, proprietor.
International Hotel, 521 and 523 Perry Street. Wil- liam MeGill, proprietor.
Edward Dwyer, proprietor hotel, 223 Clinton
Grand Central Hotel, 123 South Green Street. John Winter, proprietor.
Chambersburg Hotel, Broad Street, corner of Cole- man. David Haas, proprietor.
Columbia House, 319 North Warren, corner of Tucker Street. William Harley, proprietor.
Albert Brandt, Exehango Hotel, Oyster- and Chop- House, 25 and 27 East Hanover Street.
Resort House, 121 South Greene Street. Henry Hetzel, proprietor.
Michael Hurley, hotel aud liquor saloon, 29 East Hanover Street.
Christian Jenther, 1065 and 1067 Broad Street : also dealer in bottled beer.
James Kelly, 130 and 132 South Warreu Street.
Hamilton and Clinton Avenue House, 201 Hamil- ton Avenue. Anthony Kuhn, proprietor.
Centre Street House, 11 and 13 Centre Street. George Lawton, proprietor.
John Lischer, hotel, wine and beer saloon, 120 North Greene Street.
East Trenton Hotel, Clinton, corner of Kossuth Street. Daniel Lutz. proprietor.
Merehants' Hotel, 151 Broad Street. Edward Ma- honey, proprietor.
" Willie Waddle" House, 432 Broad Street. Wil- liam Mendham, proprietor.
Township House, 265 Clinton, corner of Cass, Mill- ham. John Merryweather, proprietor.
Albion House Hotel, 531 Perry Street. Richard Millington, proprietor.
Minerd's Hall, 120 South Greene Street. Charles C. Minerd, proprietor.
Veteran House, 168 Broad Street. Charles P. Mueller, proprietor.
Josephine Mueller, hotel and saloou, 145 Broad Street.
Michael O'Neill, 143 Broad, corner of Factory, re- cently deceased.
Borough Hall, Broad Street, Chambersburg. Isaac Rouner, proprietor.
Alfred Rowe, proprietor hotel, 290 Clinton Street. Deer Hotel, Lamberton, eorner of Federal Street. Charles Salb, proprietor.
James Sampson, proprietor Sampson House, 456 Broad Street.
Montezuma House, 839 Broad Street. Korbin Stahuber, proprietor.
" Wacht Am Rhein," 323 Lamberton Street. Chris- tian A. Stubenazy, proprietor.
"Old House at Home," 506 Perry Street. Thomas Sweetnam, proprietor.
John Thelc, hotel, wine and beer saloon, 451 Broad Street.
Christopher Thompson, 320 Clinton Street.
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White House, hotel and restaurant, 6 South War- ren Street. Sylvester Van Siekell, Jr., proprietor.
Eberhard Volliner, hotel, 232 Clinton Street.
James Waldren, hotel, Bridge, corner of Lamber- ton Street.
Bound Brook. Hotel, 241 Willow Street. Thomas J. Donohue, proprietor.
Union Hotel, 125 South Feeder Street. John E. Walsh, proprietor.
John B. Titus, hotel, 201 South Warren Street.
Seventh Ward Hotel, Pennington Avenue, be- tween Warren and Greene Streets. J. E. Walsh, proprietor.
Dickinson House, now Hanover Street House, is in East Hanover Street, west of Greene. It was opened by Samuel and Lambert Dickinson, from whom it derived its name. It has since been kept by Peter P. Post, William Harley, and S. W. Cub- berly. Its present proprietor is Joseph O'Neill.
Mercer County Hotel was located on the corner of Broad and Market Streets, directly opposite the county court-house, henee its name: Its proprietors were Margaret Gordou, Charles D. Warner, and George Davis. It has been relinquished as a hotel, and the building is now used as a drug-store, and for other purposes.
one grand brotherhood. Amid the wreck of king- doms and dynasties, the overthrow of thrones, the shattering of sceptres, the upheaval and blotting out of nations, the rise and fall of empires, this sublime order, pulsating with love and humanity, has swept like the march of an unsetting sun, which drives the gloom and darkness of night from the heavens.
Freemasonry has healed wounds innumerable ; it has lesseued the horrors of war, and soothed the an- guish of those who were smitten by the pestilence which stalketh at noonday. Under the flaming sun of Syria, among the ice-resounding oceans of the north, amid the intolerable heat of the desert, in the lowlands and mountains of India, on the prairies of the far West, in the storms and desolations of the wilderness, in the depths of the dim and solemn forests, along the shores of the lonely sea, in the ham- lets, the towns, and the teeming marts of trade men have met in the panoply of mortal enmity, and at the mystie sigu the threatening gleam of the eye has melted into the tremulous lustre of love, and those who ruslied together as foes have clasped hands as brothers.
The wild Indian has flung aside his scalping-knife and tomahawk, the fierce Bedouin has lowered his javelin in chivalrous salutation; the Asiatie's sinewy arm that elutehed the venomous dagger has become ing steed on his hannehes and stayed the spear when the point pressed his adversary's breast ; Saracen and Crusader have supplanted enmity with kindness and love, and become Good Samaritans to each other; in the furious onslaught of fratricidal strife, brothers
National Hotel, East Hanover, between Greene and Warren Streets. Its proprietors have been , pulseless, the infuriate Tartar has throwu his plung- Charles F. MeCoy, Elijah Mount, Runyon Toms, Solomon Sutphen, and William H. Earley. Its present proprietor is Henry J. Johnson ; manager, Edward B. Johnson.
Fox Chase Tavern stood on the Brunswick road, near the junction of Warren and Greene Streets. The , have heard their brother's ery amid the rattle of house was owned by William Cain. His widow, after his death, married Joseph Bond. She managed the establishment.
musketry, the crash of shell, and the thunder of sul- phurous cannon ; the canteen has been held to the fever-burning lips; the scant garments have been torn to shreds to make bandages for the ghastly wounds, and the last loving messages have been treas- ured up and borne to the mourniug wives and little nolia groves of the far South.
There have been other hotels in the city, among which were the southwest and southeast corners of Warren aud State Streets, where the True American printing-offiee now is and the cigar-store of Messrs. ones in the mountains of New England or the mag- Tray & Brother ; another on the west side of Warren Street, near Pennington Avenue; auother at the ferry O wise and good and beneficent craft! Thy reign shall extend to the remotest verge of coming centu- ries, and millions yet unborn in the ages to come shall rise up and call thee blessed for evermore ! at the foot of Calhoun Street, kept by William Cross- ley; but we find it impossible at this late day to obtain any reliable account of them.
A dispensation was granted to a Provincial Grand Master of New Jersey, June 5, 1730, which is said to have been eotemporaneous with the establishment
Secret Orders and Societies.1-FREEMASONRY. -Freemasonry is undoubtedly the oldest seeret order in existence. It stretches over an are of the world's history whose vastness is iuconceivable. Like , of a Provincial Grand Lodge in Lower Saxony, in the Sphinx of Egypt, it looks back over the century Europe, and the granting of a warraut for one in Bengal, Asia. Daniel Coxe was the first appointed Provincial Grand Master of Masons in the New World, his jurisdiction embracing New York and Pennsylvania. His authority antedates that of Henry Price, Provincial Grand Master of Massachusetts, by nearly three years. waves of the past until they vanish in the misty ocean of antiquity. The building of King Solomon's Temple, the most wonderful structure ever reared on 'earth, was the fitting birthplace of the fraternity whose beneficent arms reach out and enfold all creeds, all nationalities, all sects, ali eolors, and all men in
On the 13th of May, 1761, ST. JOHN'S LODGE, NO. 1, was organized in Newark. SOLOMON'S LODGE had
1 By Edward S. Ellis.
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been previously organized in Somerville, but having become extinct, its number, by direction of Grand Lodge, was assumed in 1842 by the Newark Lodge. At the same time Brearley Lodge, Bridgeton, was designated No. 2; Cincinnati Lodge, Morristown, as No. 3; and Tuckerton, Thekerton, as No. 4.
TRENTON LODGE, No. 5, was instituted Dec. 20, 1787. It worked under a dispensation from the pre- vious August, with Aaron Diekinson Woodruff, W.M .; Robert Lettiee Hooper, S. W .; Thomas Bullman, J. W .; Hezekiah Stites Woodruff, S. D .; Anthony Reckless, J. W .; and Maskell Ewing, Sec. Trenton Lodge, No. 5, has been vigorous and flourishing from the beginning until the present. During its exist- ence, covering nearly a century, its members, including Governors, chief justices, soldiers of national renown, and the most eminent divines and honored citizens, have knelt before its altar by the side of the wayfaring man, all meeting on the level of one common broth- erhood. Its lights have never been extinguished, nor has the gavel ever been silent. During the dark days of persecution, more than half a century ago, every other lodge in the State was closed for a time, but No. 5 never missed a regular meeting, and its minutes present an unbroken record from its organi- zation until the present day. Aaron D. Woodruff, the first brother who presided in the East, and who for a number of years was attorney-general of the State, was re-elected Worshipful Master annually until his death, which took place in June, 1817. His terin of service in respect to duration is unparalleled, extending over nearly thirty years.
Mason in this lodge in 1838, was elected deputy secretary of the Grand Lodge the same year, and secretary in 1842, and has held the office ever since, a period of forty years.
No. 5 is the parent of the other lodges which have been organized in Trenton. The warrant for Mercer, No. 50, was issued Jan. 13, 1858, to Edward W. Seudder, W. M .; Egbert II. Grandin, S. W. ; and John R. S. Barnes, J. W. It has been a strong and flourishing lodge from the beginning, and holds its meetings in the handsomely furnished apart- ments of Taylor Hall.
Its Worshipful Masters have been E. W. Scudder, E. H. Grandin, James S. Aitken, W. R. Clapp, W. T. Nicholson, James Nicklen, Charles B. Yard, Sam- uel M. Yeomans, Joseph Stokes, I. H. Hutchinson, Henry J. Nicklen, A. K. Forman, L. S. Skillman, W. C. Thorn, H. E. Finch, Frank P. Ferry, Franeis W. - Rockhill, Gilbert B. Slack. The present officers are Abel Hague, W. M .; Joseph Ashton, Jr., S. W .; George Kleinkauff, Jr., J. W .; Isaac H. Hutchinson, Sec.
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ASHLAR LODGE, No. 76, was constituted Jan. 18, 1866, and incorporated on the 13th of March follow- ing, the corporators being James S. Aitken, W. W. L. Phillips, Edward T. Green, S. Meredith Dickinson, Charles B. Gray, Caldwell K. Hall, William R. Clapp, Jonathan Good, Thomas S. Stevens, J. A. Pettinger, Woodbury D. Holt, John Taylor, Willet Hieks, and Jonathan Vannote. Like Mercer Lodge, No. 50, it holds its meetings in the room of No. 5, in Taylor Hall. Its first Worshipful Master was James S. Ait- kin, whose successors were W. W. L. Phillips, Ed- ward T. Green, Thomas S. Stevens, Alexander C. Yard, Wesley Creveling, John G. Muirhead, George W. Clayton, James S. Kiger, Robert G. Stevens, Isaac N. Snyder, John Bodine. Robert G. Lucas, W. H. Mercer, and Robert L. Dobbins, who now oceu- pies the chair, with Joseph R. Woodruff, S. W .;
He was succeeded by Richard L. Beatty, who held office one year. Thomas L. Woodruff then assumed the gavel, and wielded it eight years. The Masters sinee then have been Charles Burroughs, Zachariah Rossell, Thomas Cadwalader, John Mershon, Wil- liam Kerwood, Daniel Hutchinson, John J. Frisbie, Alvan Sandford, Elias Phillips, Samuel B. Seatter- good, Joseph H. Hough, Sylvester Van Sickell, Jon- . George R. Dafter, J. W. ; Robert G. Lucas, Secretary. athan S. Fish, Andrew Dutcher, Edward Scudder, COLUMN LODGE, No. 120, was organized under dispensation April 13, 1871. Its meetings were held in Odd-Fellows' Hall, South Trenton, until April, 1875, when it moved to its present quarters, corner of Broad and Ferry Street. The first Worshipful Master was Past Master James Nicklin, who was succeeded by Levi J. Bibbins, Lewis C. Wooley, John Lee, W. M. Vansickle, T. Carr Langdon, Augustus MI. Crook, Thomas H. Mackenzie, Thomas S. Morris. The pres- ent officers are William M. Lindsay, W. M. ; William B. Vanhorn, S. W .; Richard Brown, J. W .; Eagle- ton Hanson, Secretary. Charles G. Updike, Thomas J. Corson, William W. L. Phillips, John Woolverton, William D. Sinclair, Charles Bechtel, William H. Brace, George M. Mitchell, William Green, Lewis Parker, Jr., Edward S. Ellis, Samuel Brackett, Henry C. Case, John G. Box, Jacob B. Hartpence, Joseph W. Pressy, George F. Butterworth, William MacCrellish, Samuel W. Thropp, Joseph T. Ridgway, Joseph R. Sweeny, J. Ridgway Fell, and James McCain, who now occupies the ehair, with John F. L. Thomson, S. W .; John N. Lindsay, J. W .; George F. Butterworth, Sec. The following members of Trenton Lodge, No. 5, FRATERNAL LODGE, No. 139, was organized April 27, 1874, the work being inaugurated by Marshall B. Smith, S. G. Warden. It is in a strong condition despite the altogether un-Masonic conduct of one of its treasurers some years ago. Its Past Masters are Jolin G. Box, George N. Packer, J. Hart Brewer, James Gordon, George W. Thomas, Jonathan Coxon, have been Grand Masters of New Jersey : John Beatty, Samuel Witham Stockton, Joseph Bloom- field, Aaron D. Woodruff, Samuel J. Read, Charles Burroughs, beside all the other positions in the Grand Lodge have been frequently held by members of No. 5. Joseph HI. Hough, who was made a :
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Sr., Joseph G. Bell, Josiah Jones. Its present officers are Charles Lyneh, W. JI. ; George N. Packer, S. W .; Jonathan Coxon, J. W. ; E. Page Southwick, See.
THREE-TIMES-THREE CHAPTER, ROYAL ARCH MASONS, was granted a dispensation on the 8th day of September, 1858, when a warrant was issued unto i Charles H. Higginson, M. E. H. P. ; Thomas J. Cor- son, E. K. ; and John Woolverton, E. S. The follow-
Odd-Fellowship. - The Independent Order of ing is a list of Past High Priests: Charles Bechtel : Odd-Fellows, which was founded in the latter part of
(Past Grand H. P. of the Grand R. A. Chapter of New Jersey), Samuel Brackett, Samuel G. Bennett, William Green, Jacob Kugler, John N. Lindsay, G. MI. Mitchell, Henry J. Nicklin, J. R. Sweeney, W. D. Sinelair, John Woolverton (Past Grand H. P. of the Grand R. A. Chapter of New Jersey). The following are the officers : Lewis C. Wooley, H. P .; Robert G. Lueas, E. K. ; James McCain, Scribe ; Henry C. Case, 1
Treas. ; George F. Butterworth, Sec.
GEBEL COUNCIL, NO. 3, ROYAL AND SELECT MAS- TERS, was organized under a dispensation from the Grand Couneil of Pennsylvania, March 16, 1860. The application for this dispensation was signed by T. J. Corson, William R. Clapp, Joseph H. Hough, Harper Crozer, John Woolverton, John Mars, Wil- liam W. Goodwin, William II. Kiefer, Charles Schul- haus, and Isaac Frank. The first officers were : T. I. G. M., T. J. Corson ; D. I. G. M., Joseph H. Hough ; I. P. C. of W., William R. Clapp. The present officers are John S. Taxis, T. I. M .; John N. Lindsay, D. I. M .; James Fowler, P. C. of W .; Joseph H. Hough, Reeorder.
PALESTINE COMMANDERY, NO. 4, KNIGHTS TEM- PLAR, was organized under dispensation Jan. 6, 1862, and instituted Sept. 11, 1862, with Joseph H. Hough, E. C .; William R. Clapp, G. ; John Woolverton, C. G. Its Past Eminent Commanders have been Thomas J. Corson, John Woolverton, Charles Beehtel, George W. Thomson, G. L. Taylor, Charles Hodge, Jr., John O. Raum, E. L. Campbell, Joseph W. Pressy, George M. Miteliell, George N. Paeker, Henry J. Nieklin, John S. Taxis, Joseph Stokes, Jolin N. Lindsay, Levi J. Bibbins. Its present officers are J. Howard Mur- ray, E. C .; Lewis C. Wooley, G .; James MIeCain, C. G .; William D. Sinclair, Prelate ; Riehard A. Don- nelly, Treas .; Samuel Brackett, Reeorder.
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THE MASONIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE ASSO- CIATION OF TRENTON meets monthly in the lodge- room, Taylor Hall. It was organized Dec. 5, 1873, with Charles Beehtel, president; I. II. Hutchinson, vice-president ; W. W. Stelle, treasurer ; J. Il. Hough, secretary, with two direetors from each lodge. Its officers are: President, Joseph Stokes, of Column Lodge, No. 120; Vice-President, II. J. Nicklin, Mer- cer Lodge, No. 50; Treasurer, W. W. Stelle, Trenton Lodge, No. 5 ;. Secretary, G. B. Slack, Mercer Lodge, No. 50; Directors, William N. Nutt, James McCain, Trenton Lodge, No. 5; C. O. Hudnut, A. Albertson, Princeton Lodge, No. 38; George Robbins, William T. Smock, Hightstown Lodge, No. 41; William C. .
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