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The Methodist Episcopal Church .- The most reliable information we are able to secure points to the fact that Rev. James Mitchell was the first Methodist minister who crossed the Genesee, in 1809. In 1813 the Clarence circuit included Clarence, Batavia, Alexander, Attica, westerly to Buffalo, and Bethany, Warsaw, and adjoining country. Rev. Zacha- riah Paddock came to this circuit in 1819. He preached at Batavia,. then came to Alexander, and put up at Father Hawkins's. The first class. of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Le Roy was formed early in 1823, by Alfred Morehouse, who came here from New Rochelle late in 1822 The members of the class were Alfred Morehouse and his wife, Orange Scott and wife, Asenath Judd, John Hoy, Julia Herrick, Mr. and Mrs. I. Herrick, Mrs. Stanley, Alanson Stanley, and Henry Goodenow. The church was legally organized in 1828. It was included in Caledonia circuit. The first preacher was Micah Seager, and Goodwin Stoddard, presiding elder. Services were held once in two weeks in the school- house east of the village, and so continued until 1829, when the first brick church was built and occupied, being dedicated by Bishop Roberts. The cost of the building was $950. In 1882 efforts began towards ad- ditional church facilities, and Rev. M. C. Dean, with the aid of George W. Dutton, secured financial aid toward purchasing the present parson- age, it being a necessary step for room for the proposed new church. The interior of the old church was burned out by fire in 1884, which hastened the movement for a new building, and in 1885 pledges were- obtained sufficient to warrant contracts being made. The corner -stone was laid in May of the same year. The beautiful stone edifice, the finest in Western New York outside of the cities, was completed in 1886, at a cost of over $25,000, by the diligent and faithful efforts of the pastor, Rev. G. H. Dryer. It has a seating capacity of 450 persons, and the Sunday-school of 400, and is heated by steam. The handsome rose window is a memorial to Rev. Daniel Anderson, who was born in 1795 and died in 1886. He received a license to exhort in 1817, and to preach in 1827. He moved to Le Roy in 1823, and was for over 60 years a. devoted worker in the church. Another window is a memorial to Will- iam Le Roy Bishop, a true friend and generous benefactor. The pastors have been as follows: 1823, Micah Seager; 1824, J. Hustes; 1825 C. V. Adgate; 1827, W. Hoag; 1829, S. Madison; 1830, R. Parker ; 1831, M. Seager ; 1832, S. Mattison ; 1833, R. L. Waite ; 1834, L. B. Castle; 1835. I. Chamberlyne ; 1836, G. Osband; 1837-38, J. Latimer; 1839-40, P. E. Brown; 1841, D. D. Buck; 1842, M. Seager ; 1843, P. Woodworth ; 1844-45, A. Steele; 1846-47, C. C. Houghton ; 1848- 49, R. L. Waite ; 1850, H. R. Smith ; 1851-52, J. M. Fuller ; 1853-54, A. P. Ripley ; 1855, S. C. Clark ; 1856-57, J. McEwen ; 1858, G. De Lamatyr; 1859-60, P. R. Stover; 1861-62, E. A. Rice; 1863, C. Shel- ling; 1864-66, K. D. Nettleton ; 1867-69, P. R. Stover ; 1870-71, W. S. Tuttle; 1872, J. Hartwell; 1873, J. Morrow; 1874-75. J. B. Wentworth ; 1876, R. F. Kay; 1877-78, R. C. Brownlee ; 1879, K. P.
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Jervis ; 1880-82, M. C. Dean ; 1883-85, G. H. Dryer ; 1886-89, W. C. Wilbor.
St. Peter's Catholic Church .- Early in the spring of 1849 Rev. Father Edward Dillon came to the village, finding but few families within its lim- its, but in the town quite a number desiring the ministrations of the church. The nucleus of a congregation was thus obtained and mass was said in the old " Round-house," on the site of the present Universalist Church. Services were held monthly thereafter at the house of Dennis Butler. Bishop Timon made his first visit in July of the same year. In September Father Dillon purchased a lot on Pleasant street and erected a wooden church thereon, in which mass was celebrated on the Christmas night following. Father Dillon continued his ministrations until Octo- ber, 1850. From the time of his leaving till the coming of Rev. Francis O'Farrell the congregation was served by Rev. Fathers Fitzpatrick and Moloney. Rev. Francis O'Farrell was in charge from October, 1852, to 1856. He gave the congregation two services a month, and enlarged the church to meet the increased attendance. Batavia and Attica churches. were also under Father O'Farrell's charge. Father Brown succeeded him for a short period. He was followed by Father F. McGlew, who was here from 1857 to 1860. He officiated three Sundays instead of two, and. opened a school in the basement of the church. To meet the increased attendance he bought a lot on Myrtle street (now owned by the Free Methodist Church). In 1860 Rev. Father Thomas Cunningham took charge. He gave service every Sunday, paid for the property on Myrtle street, bought eight acres of ground on Exchange street, and laid out what is known as St. Francis's Cemetery, and greatly enlarged the church accommodations, besides starting a fund for a new church, that being necessary owing to the rapid growth of his congregation. In December, 1868, the congregation was raised to the status of a parish, and Rev. Daniel De Lacy Moore was appointed the first resident pastor. He took up the work of his predecessor, in preparing for increased accommoda- tions, by purchasing a lot on Lake street and preparing plans for a church, which has resulted in the present large edifice, 60x148 feet, built at a total cost of $29,000. Father Moore was not permitted to witness the result of his efforts, for he died in January, 1871. Father L. Vanderpool, who was assistant to Father Cunningham in 1866-67, came here in December, 1870, and after two years of earnest, devoted work, aided by a hard work- ing and generous congregation, finished the beautiful stone edifice in which they now worship. It was dedicated in December, 1873, by Rt. Rev. St. V. Ryan, bishop of Buffalo. To the cost of the church edifice is to be added an outlay of nearly $9,000 to furnish it with the necessary apparatus. There remains an indebtedness of $7,000 on the church. In addition to their church and parsonage the congregation of St. Peter's own a cemetery, which is steadily enlarged and improved in keeping with their needs and means. On Monday, September 2, 1889, the new parochial school-house was opened, under the charge of three teachers, with an at- tendance of 120 scholars. The congregation numbers 1,300 souls.
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The Universalist Society was organized in 1831. They held meetings in the " Round- house," which many citizens will remember as an old land- mark of the village for a number of years. The first services preached by any clergyman of this denomination was by Rev. Nathaniel Stacy, in 1812, who died in Pennsylvania. Among the early ministers after the forma- tion of the society were Tomlinson, Knapp, Kelsey, Peck, Brayton, and · others. In 1858 Rev. Charles Cravens was chosen pastor and reorgan- ized the society. Under his ministration they purchased the old " Round- house " and caused to be erected on its site the present commodious edifice at a cost of $8,000. Twenty-six members participated in this or- ganization, the officers being H. A. Olmsted, G. D. Crofoot, John Thwing, Alba Paul, and Henry Steuber ; A. T. Drake was treasurer, and S. F. Gibbs, clerk. The number of members at this time is 51, under the pas- torship of Rev. C. L. Haskell. The present valuation of the property is $5,000. The seating capacity of the church is 250. Mrs. Olive Haaze, who died in 1881, left a legacy of $6,700 to the church, on condition that services are held regularly for 10 years from the time of her death. Rev. F. M. Gibbs succeeded Rev. Cravens, and he was followed by Revs. C. H. Dutton, G. W. Powell, E. W. Fuller, M. L. Hewitt, H. B. Howell, J. F. Gates, De W. Lamphere, M. D. Shumway, and C. L. Haskell.
Machpelah Cemetery 1 is the name bestowed upon a beautiful plat of ground, of about 25 acres in extent, on North street, north of the rail- roads. The ground was originally bought by Messrs. George W. Blod- gett, Abial Robertson, and Chauncey L. Olmsted, who held it for several years and sold lots enough to reimburse them for their outlay. It was transferred to the Cemetery Association at the time of its incorporation, April 30, 1873, by Francis C. Lathrop, Lucius N. Bangs, Henry H. Olmsted, Augustus L. Tryon, William D. Olmsted and Abial Robert- son. The grounds are upon an elevation, and are beautifully laid out with an excellent taste displayed in adapting new ideas to the laying out and beautifying of burial plots, which is worthy of imitation. It is pleas- ant to note the affectionate regard bestowed in finding room for the re- mains of so many old and honored residents of the village, thus associat- ing their memories with those of later days. Attention is being attracted and encouragement given to the endowment of lots, whereby the plots can be assured of perpetual care and attention. Some $800 in such funds have already been invested in good mortgage securities, and it is hoped that an increased interest will be manifested in this direction. The chapel fund has the sum of $900 securely invested, of which the sum of $800 was the legacy of Mrs. D. P. Mirl. The endowment fund of the cemetery is to be augmented by a legacy from Mrs. Olive Haaze. The present officers are William Huyck, president; F. C. Lathrop, secretary and treasurer. The trustees are William Huyck, N. B. Keeney, L. G. Paul, E. Rogerson, George W. Cook, and F. C. Lathrop
Of the other places of interment in and about Le Roy the old bury-
1 By Rev. Samuel Hanson Cox.
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ing-ground east of the village is worthy of mention. It was opened in 1801. Most of the early pioneers were buried there. That on Clay street, called the Presbyterian burying- ground, is the next oldest, and the Episcopal burying- ground on Church street is next. The one at Fort Hill also contains the remains of many old residents.
Free Masonry.1-On January 7, 1815, a dispensation was granted to Orange Risdon, James Ganson, Levi Farnham, Hugh Murphy, Salmon Butler, Levi Beardsley, Elisha Severance, Thomas Tufts, John Gilbert, Frederick Fitch, Daniel Biddlecome, John Richards, and Paul E. Day to organize and open a lodge of Free Masons under the name of "Le Roy Lodge." Orange Risdon was the first worshipful master; James Gan- son, senior warden ; and Levi Farnham, junior warden. The first meet- ing was held February 16, 1815, and on March 8, 1815, Daniel Le Barron was the first candidate initiated. A charter or warrant was subsequently granted by the Grand Lodge of the State June 11, 1816, under the style and number of Le Roy Lodge, No. 260. For the succeeding II years it maintained a prosperous career, and during that time acquired a mem- bership of about 150 Masons. The unfortunate " Morgan episode " then occurred, and produced a local explosion of public and private opinion. The village of Le Roy was in the vortex. Some of the best citizens, . who were also members of the fraternity, were divided in sentiment as to. the perpetrators of the alleged outrages, and quite a number of them openly renounced further continuance with the institution. Several public meetings and antagonistic conventions were subsequently held, and the culmination of circumstances resulted in the complete collapse of Le Roy Lodge, No. 260, by the surrender of its warrant to the Grand Lodge on September 19, 1827.
For nearly a score of years Le Roy then enjoyed an uninterrupted Masonic slumber, and no attempt whatever was made towards any sort of fraternal assemblage or reorganization. Every cycle of time, how- ever, always brings more or less change in public opinion. Many pro- nounced opponents had either removed elsewhere or died. The crisis was over, and a healthy reaction followed and wiped out the previous an- tipathy against secret societies. In the adjoining towns of Bethany and Attica Olive Branch Lodge, No. 39, had maintained only a nominal existence. Its condition was paralytic, sickly, and intensely feeble; in fact a mere skeleton ; but at this juncture Lucius Parks, William Sheldon, Azor Curtis, Thomas C. Ladd, Consider Warner, Orator H. Kendall, Daniel Biddlecome, and one or two others, who had always adhered to the fraternity, succeeded in having it removed from Attica to Le Roy, and this change of climate and membership brought both health and life to Masonry in this town.
On January 27, 1847, Olive Branch Lodge, No. 39, held its first meet- ing in the village of Le Roy, under the mastership of Wor. Bro. Lucius Parks, and at the next meeting (February 24, 1847) Patrick Hassett was
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the first candidate initiated. Following that date for more than 42 years the membership has been increased by the healthy addition of several hundred of the very best residents of Le Roy and vicinity. Of course many changes have occurred by deaths, removals, etc., and the limits of a gazetteer sketch preclude entering into a detailed account of the vari- ous public ceremonials incident to its history. Its activity, however, has been continuous. Its charities have been bountiful, and with its present good sized membership and healthy treasury no reasonable doubt can exist that Olive Branch Lodge will ever cease in the work of brotherly benevolence. The following are the officers of Olive Branch Lodge for 1890: W. M., Harry H. Falkner ; S. W., Walter H. Smith ; J. W., Frank Darrow; treasurer, Charles N. Vicary ; secretary, Henry Steuber ; S. D., Rev. Pierre Cushing ; J. D., John N. Champion ; S. M. C., Fred T. Wil- cox; J. M. C., John C. Ross; marshal, Dr. S. W. Skinner ; tiler, Cyrus W. Walker; finance committee, S. F. Curtiss, William Huyck, and C. F. Bissell.
Any résumé of Masonry in Le Roy would be incomplete without men- tion of R. W. John R. Anderson. To that gentleman more than any other living resident of Le Roy belongs the credit of its present prosperity. As the immediate successor of Lucius Parks be brought brains, zeal, and administrative ability to Olive Branch Lodge, and for 18 years (16 con- tinuously, the longest service of any Mason in the State) Brother Anderson was its W. M. and presiding officer, having initiated, passed, and raised 328 members therein during the time. His life-long love for the brother- hood has been unabated. His many public addresses and contributions to the literature of Free Masonry have always been of a high order and rank among the ablest contributions to Masonry, and his official services to the craft produced good results everywhere. His various terms of office outnumber any one in Western New York. His well-known administra- tive ability brought Olive Branch Lodge from obscurity to prominence, and gave it a fame as extended as are the limits of the State, and he was second to none in his devotion to the fraternity. As district deputy grand master he exercised supervision over Genesee, Wyoming, Monroe, Orleans, and Livingston counties for six years; as past junior grand warden of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York his well earned reputation is widely known throughout the commonwealth; as grand steward of the Grand Lodge his work was most efficient and equally compensating to the craft ; as deputy grand lecturer his work has been of the highest order and benefit to the brethren. He has also acceptably filled the office of assistant grand lecturer of the Grand Chapter of the State of New York. He revived Royal Arch Masonry at Le Roy after a struggle of seven years, and restored it to its pristine eminence by organizing Le Roy Chap- ter, No. 183. and was appointed its first high priest and served contin- uously for nine years. He was petitioning member of Batavia Encamp- ment of Knights Templars, and was appointed its first generalissimo. As sovereign grand inspector of 33 in the Scottish Rite he has acquired the
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highest Masonic distinction ever obtained by any resident of Genesee County ; and " that long may he live " is the earnest desire of his many friends.
The semi-centennial celebration of Olive Branch Lodge was celebrated at Starr Hall, June 22, 1870, followed by a banquet at Central Hall, where 1,000 persons were fed at the tables. Visiting brethren from different parts of the State took part in the ceremonies. W. S. Brown, the wor- shipful master of the lodge, delivered the historical sketch, and R. W. John R. Anderson the principal address. A poem, written for the occasion by William H. C. Hosmer, of Avon, was also delivered by that gentleman.
Le Roy Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, No. 183, was organized pursuant to and by virtue of a dispensation duly issued under the hand and seal of the most excellent Royal Arch Chapter of the State of New York, for that purpose, bearing date of the 12th day of December, A. D. 1864, and granted upon the petition of and directed to companions. John R. An- derson was to be first high priest; Comp. C. Fitch Bissell, first king ; and Comp. Marcus L. Babcock, first scribe; and to companions John Butterfield, William Sheldon, Lucius Parks, Consider Warner, Orator H. Kendall, Albert Brewster, William Barnett, Nelson Thayer, William M. Irish, Charles Cravens, Thomas C. Ladd, William M. Tompkins, Robert F. Stage, and Robert Mckay, petitioners. Of these petitioners com- panions Anderson and Bissell are the only ones left in Le Roy. Henry Moody, D. J. Bissell, and Frank Darrow are the principal officers for 1 890.
Royal Arcanum received its charter in April, 1882, with 20 charter members. There are at present 33 members, and it is in a flourishing condition. The present officers are Dr. Skinner, regent ; G. Strobel, V. R .; E. J. Rumsey, secretary ; John Anderson, col .; and T. B. Tuttle, treasurer.
Hope Lodge, No. 76, A. O. U. W., was opened in Le Roy in March, 1877, with about 30 charter members. The present number is 57, show- ing a steady increase. Its officers are I. C. Mason, P. M .; L. Sellinger, M. W .; M. A. Merritt, fin .; R. M. Dillon, O .; A. K. Drury, recording secretary ; A. Harsch, financial secretary ; D. E. Curtiss, recorder.
Charity Lodge, No. 53, E. Q. M. A., was organized in 1879. The first officers were A. L. Tompkins, president ; L. G. Paul, P. P .; E. D. Shepard, V. P .; S. A. Ball, treasurer ; F. A. Steuber, financial secre- tary ; and John Wiss, recording secretary. There were about 35 charter members ; there are now about 40 members. The present officers are Harry H. Falkner, P. P .; L. Sellinger, V. P .; F. A. Steuber, treasurer ; E. D. Shepard, secretary ; and Rev. Pierre Cushing, trustee.
Knights of Labor, No. 9,647, was first started here about 1886. It has had a membership of over 100, but now has only 40.
St. Patrick's T. A. S., No. 275, incorporated in 1869, has 55 active members. Its officers are F. J. Kemp, president ; O. Foughey, V. P .; F. Hoy, recording secretary ; F. Tulley, financial secretary ; H. Coyle, corresponding secretary ; W. H. Brown, treasurer ; C. Leahy, marshal.
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Branch 72, C. M. B. A .- The present officers are as follows: Presi- dent, Owen Foughey ; first vice-president, W. H. Brown ; second vice- president, Richard Holland; secretary, Thomas M. Burns; assistant secretary, Thomas H. Linsler ; financial secretary, John Martin ; treas- urer, John Maloney ; marshal, Peter Coleman ; guard, Peter Cain ; trus- tees, Thomas H. Murnan, M. Muller; representative to Grand Council, James L. Morris ; alternate, William Elmore ; spiritual adviser, Rev. L. W. Vandepoel.
Staunton Post, No. 396, G. A. R., was organized September 6, 1883, by the resident surviving members of the late war. The present officers are M. P. Pierson, commander ; D. E. Curtis, S. V. C .; W. H. Brown, J. V. C .; James Morton, Y. M .; Louis Barr, surgeon ; E. J. Niles, chap- lain.
Royal Templars of Temperance .- The present officers are S. H. Mur- dock, counsel ; Mrs. A. Paul, vice-counsel ; and C. L. Carlton, chap- lain.
The Le Roy Gas Light Company was organized in July, 1860, with a paid in capital of $25,000. Nathan Randall was chosen president ; P. H. Agan, treasurer ; and C. M. Randall, secretary and superintend- ent. L. M. Bangs and C. L. Olmsted were among the first organi- zers. At first only 12 street lamps were put up; five years ago there were 48 ; now there are 122. There are about five and a-half miles of pipe laid. The same company controls the electric light plant now in operation. The officers of the company are D. J. Bissell, president ; M. P. Lampson, secretary and treasurer ; John C. Bissell, superintend- ent.
The fire department .- The old method of extinguishing fires by means of buckets, distributed among the villagers, who kept them on hand for use, was superseded in 1834 by a veritable (piano) engine, operated by two cranks, one on either side, turned by hand ; this in turn was succeeded by a Silsby (break) engine, costing perhaps $250. Up to this time, about 1850, there was a semblance of organization ; but on February 8, 1851, the department was formed and organized, with John W. Shedd, chief; John G. Barber, first assistant ; and A. O. Comstock, secretary. The department at present consists of three companies : one chemical, one hose, and one hook and ladder company, whose chief is John Wiss ; first assistant, T. W. Larkin ; second assistant, W. P. Ran- dall ; secretary, S. F. Comstock.
The Firemen's Benevolent Association was chartered in 1851, and consists of the active members of the fire department. Its first officers were John W. Shedd, president ; A. D. Lampkins, vice-president ; J. H. Lent, secretary ; and J. J. Tompkins, treasurer. This association is sup- ported by a two per cent. tax, authorized by the legislature, upon non- resident insurance companies doing business in the State. The associa- tion has a fund of over $4,000 invested in bonds and mortgages, and a contingent fund of $300 in the bank. In February, 1889, the sum of
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$160 was given to each company. The present officers are S. P. Hooker, president ; F. L. B. Taft, vice-president; John Wiss, treasurer ; and F. M. Comstock, secretary.
The chief engineer of the fire department is John Wiss; first assistant, Frank Seiz; second assistant, W. P. Randall ; and there are about 70 active members.
Fires .- There is scarcely a business house in Le Roy village that is not reared over the ashes of its predecessor. In an old file of the Gazette is this startling announcement : " Destructive Fire in Le Roy-all the Business Portions in Ruins." At 3 o'clock in the morning of January 17, 1855, a fire broke out in an old wooden building occupied by Grum- mon and Pinney, by the former as the printing office of the Genesee Herald. Mr. Pinney was a tobacconist. The fire spread both ways till everything between Drake's grocery and Mill street was consumed. The loss was estimated at $100,000, and among the sufferers were Barton & Olmsted, Browning & Kelsey, Samson & Elmore, Foreman & Sons, James Annin, Hascall & Bangs, Olmsted and Adams. This was the largest fire that has ever visited Le Roy. It was 14 years before another really large one occurred. In 1869 a fire broke out in the rear part of Mr. Steuber's cabinet shop. Eighteen buildings in all were destroyed, all those between the old town hall and Mr. Maloney's grocery being burned. The latter was afterwards torn down to make room for new buildings. Le Roy has lost few of its dwelling places by fire. The Bacon Place and the Shayer house are recalled. In the summer of 1875 the Starr block was burned, and with an adjacent block, stores, offices, the public library, which cost so much noble labor, and old Starr Hall with its host of memories.
Newspapers .- In the early settlement the first newspapers published were the Ontario Gazette and Western Repository, and were issued from Canandaigua in 1804. The mail was brought on horseback once a fort- night by Phineas P. Bates, the mail carrier between Canandaigua and Fort Niagara. His horn was hailed with great delight by the settlers. Previous to the establishment of the mail route letters had to be sent by private hands. John Metcalf succeeded Mr. Bates.
The Le Roy Gazette was commenced in 1826 by I. O. Balch. It was a four-page (13x21) sheet, with four columns to the page. At that time the village was very small, and while business was brisk the merchants had not been initiated into the benefits of advertising, and consequently the income from a paper was limited. Mr. Balch's successors in the paper were in the following order : Starr & Hotchkiss, D. D. Ward, Richard Hollister, Rufus Robertson, F. Goodrich, Hon. S. M. Gates, Martin O. Coe, and Cyrus Thompson. The latter, in 1840, sold to C B. Thomson, who was editor and proprietor for 44 years. In May, 1885, Messrs. Marcellus & Hand bought out Mr. Thomson, and in September, 1887, G. E. Marcellus became, and is now, sole owner.
George E. Marcellus was born in Monroe County, and came to Le 32
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