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in the Supreme Court for this county is that of Wm. W. Farquhar vs. James Craig.
Jury-Wm. Harriss, John Harriss, John Sawyer, Jacob Cooper, John Kerr, Bartholomew Bartlett, John Davidson, John Wilson, Thomas White, Francis Mitchell, Isaac Bonnet and Benjamin Mar- tin. Verdict for plaintiff, $103.60. A motion is made by defendant for a new trial, argued by coun- sel, and overruled by Court.
The State of Ohio vs. Martin D. Lewis. On indictment by Grand Jury of Licking county for larceny. On motion, and affidavit of defendant, the Court ordered venue to be changed to this coun- ty, on defendant giving bond for $500 and security in $200 to appear first day of next term. Henry Markley becomes his security. After two days' session, Court adjourned.
The sixth term was held August 7th, 1815. Judges-Ethan A. Brown and John A. Couch, who produced his commission in room of Hon. Thomas Scott, resigned, &c.
The only jury trial was that of Samuel Mott vs. Gilman Bryant. Jury-Isaac Vore, Sr., John Ven- noms, Samuel Durbin, James McGibeny, Joseph Hunt, John Arbuckle, Thomas Williams, Moses Merrit, George Dial, Win. Sapp and John Stilley. Verdict for plaintiff, $5 and costs. Josiah Hedges vs. Samuel Kratzer, Andrew Craig and George Davis. Default against defendants, and cause con- tinned for inquiry. Anthony Banning vs. Sam- uel Kratzer and John Williamson. On motion of plaintiff's counsel for dismission of appeal, on hearing the arguments of the parties by their
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counsel, it is therefore ordered that the motion be overruled.
August Sth, 1815. John Williamson vs. Samuel Farquhar. Continued till next term, on motion and affidavit of plaintiff, and at his costs. Wm. W. Alexander vs. John Wilson. Suit dismissed at costs of defendant, except docket fee in court be- low, which is not to be taxed to either party. An- thony Banning vs. Samuel Kratzer and John Wil- liamson. Decree by court for plaintiff, "as per decree on file, signed by Chief Judge."
The above is a faithful abstract of all the busi- ness of this, the sixth, term of the Supreme Court.
The seventh term was held August 15th, 1816, by Judges Brown and Couch, the latter having produced his commission for seven years from the 14th of February, 1816. But one cause was tried by jury-Moses Robison vs. Isaac Dial. Verdict for plaintiff, $104.80 and costs. Williamson vs. Farquhar is again continued, with leave to amend, and at costs of plaintiff. Stephen H. McDougal, assignee of Wm. Taylor, vs. Enoch Harris. Judg- ment by default, for $88.80 and costs. There are four other cases upon the docket, in all of which our old friend Samuel H. Smith figures as plaintiff or defendant. The other parties are Robert Fulton, Erasmus Beaty, Levi Davis, Joseph Walker, admin- istrator of Philip Walker, and John Walker. On the 16th court adjourned till next court in course.
The entire business of seven terms of the Su- preme Court for Knox County we have given, that our readers may form an idea of the amount and
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kind of business dispatched, as also of the old settlers then participating in the luxury of law !
OTHER MATTERS OF SOME DEGREE OF INTEREST.
In February, 1815, George Girty opened a store in Mount Vernon, and also one at Fredericktown. There was but little increase in the number of business men or in other respects this year.
On the Sth of April a "Singing Assembly" of ladies and gentlemen, comprising different singing societies in the county, gave a grand concert at the court-house in Mount Vernon, at 1 o'clock P. M. All persons feeling willing to unite and participate in the exercises came. It was one of the olden kind of gatherings, like the "Old Folks' Concert" given in Mount Vernon this spring of 1862, as we have been assured by one of the vocalists who par- ticipated in both "singing assemblies."
In these war times, while some are disposed to grumble at the low rates soldiers receive, it may be well to remind them of the pay in 1815. In March the pay of non-commissioned officers and privates in the army of the United States was re- duced to the following prices: To each sergeant- major and quartermaster-sergeant, 9 dollars; ser- geants, 8 dollars; corporals, 7 dollars; teachers,of music, 8 dollars; musicians, 6 dollars; artificers, 10 dollars; and privates, 5 dollars.
Samuel Mott had come all the way from Ver- mont to practice law in the wilderness, and was the first lawyer resident in the county. Enos was the second, who, one of the old settlers says, had
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just been made at home, and "wasn't lawyer enough to hurt."
May 9th, H. Curtis takes this way of informing his friends and the public that he has changed his place of residence from Newark to Mount Vernon, and, in the vacations of the courts, clients will find him in the town of Mount Vernon. In 1817 he became a fixture of the county, and here remained until 1858, as elsewhere told.
At the October election this whole county polled 315 votes. Alexander Enos was chosen Repre- sentative; John Shaw, Sheriff; Commissioner, Jon- athan Miller; Coroner, Dr. W. Hastings.
Richland county, at this election, gave for Rep- resentative-Winn Winship, 156; A. Enos, 22; Robert McMillen, 10.
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CHAPTER XIV.
MASONIC INSTITUTIONS.
. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MASONRY IN KNOX COUNTY .- ITS ORIGIN .- CHIRONO- LOGICAL STATEMENT OF ITS EARLY EVENTS AND PUBLIC TRANSACTIONS- AND THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE VARIOUS ORDERS.
To the members of the craft the early history of Masonry is of deep and abiding interest. It dates back in the history of our county, as in that of the world, to a very remote period; and its ancient transactions will in the future be regarded with greater concern. The space allotted to this branch of our work will allow but brief mention of the ori- gin and action of Mount Zion Lodge, as established at Clinton, and subsequently removed to Mount Vernon, and a chronological statement of public occurrences, celebrations, funerals, etc.
The first meeting of delegates from all the Lodges in the State of Ohio was held at Chillicothe, on the first Monday of January, A. D. 1808, A. L. 5808, whereat, on motion of Brother Lewis Cass, it was resolved " that it is expedient to form a GRAND LODGE in the State of Ohio." General Rufus Put- X nam was elected on the 7th of January Rt. W. Grand Master, and other business pertinent to per- manent organization was transacted. At the Grand
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Communication held at Chillicothe the 2d day of January, A. L. 5809, A, D. 1809, a petition was presented, signed by Brothers Samuel H. Smith, Nathaniel W. Little, Richard Fishback, William Little, Alexander Enos, Jr., Ichabod Nye and Thomas Brown, praying this Grand Lodge to grant them a charter, to form a Lodge, by the name of " Mount Zion Lodge, No. - ," which was read, and on motion seconded,
" Ordered, that until a charter can be made and granted to said brethren, for the aforesaid purpose, they shall be entitled to receive a dispensation therefor."
By reference to the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, held in Chillicothe, A. L. 5810, A. D. 1810, we find " Samuel H. Smith, represent- ative of Mount Zion Lodge, No. -. "
In the same year that Knox county was organ- ized the initiatory steps were taken for the organi- zation of a Masonic Lodge; the petition drawn up for this purpose, as above recited, was presented in the first month of the following year, 1809, and the original dispensation was numbered "7," though subsequently changed to "9."
The first Master of the Lodge was Samuel H. Smith. The first public installation of officers was : Samuel H. Smith, W. M .; Alfred Manning, S. W .; Ichabod Nye, J. W .; Samuel Nye, Treasurer ; Oliver Strong, Secretary; Wm. F. Roberts, S. D .; James Miller, J. D .; Wm. Bartlett, Peter Wolf, Stewards; Richard Fishback, Tyler.
Among the members of the Lodge in 1811 and 1812 were: Amoriah Watson, George Downs, Peter
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Kinney, John Barney, Abner Ayres, John Wheeler, Charles Barney, R. N. Powers, Charles Lofland, Jesse Proctor, Winn Winship, Rufus Crosby, Nicholas C. Boalse, P. M.
Among the visiting brethren were : Wm. Erwin, Wm. Andrews, John Clark, Robert Glass, Lemuel Chapman, Samuel Choate, P. M., Riverius Newell, P. M., from Vermont.
The standing committee for 1811 consisted of Nicholas C. Boalse, Oliver Strong, Alfred Manning.
The Representative to the Grand Lodge in Chil- licothe, January, 1812, was Alfred Manning.
Royal N. Powers succeeded Samuel H. Smith as W. M., and he was also elected Representative to the Grand Lodge. Alfred Manning was W. M. after Powers.
Daniel Dimmick was made a W. M. June 20th, 1812, and Lewis Jones, Richard Crooks, Thomas Rowland, Garret E. Pendergrass, Major Phineas Reed, among others, were also raised.
Amoriah and Samuel Watson, at their request, were permitted to pay their dues as quarterly mem- bers.
In October it was voted to remove this Lodge to the brick house in Clinton belonging to Bro. Samuel H. Smith.
Samuel Everett and Valentine Giesy were among the visiting members.
John Greer, John Garrison, John Haldeman and Thomas McClure were initiated in January, 1813.
Winn Winship and Levi Jones are considered quarterly members. Their residence, like the Wat-
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son's, was in Richland county, a considerable dis- tance off.
June 24th, 1813, St. John the Baptist's day, was duly commemorated. An able oration was deliv- ered by Bro. Winn Winship, and in procession the brethren marched to Bro. Boalse, and partook of a sumptuous dinner. Among the items of the Stew- ard's bill, appears-" this, with the musician's bill, $ -. " Our venerable friend and brother, Judge Ezra Griswold, of Delaware, this spring gave us an interesting account of this celebration. He was present as one of the musicians, belonging to the first band organized in this part of the State ; he at an early day went far as well as near to celebra- tions, etc.
The Judge formerly lived at Worthington, and is one of the pioneers of the press in this State.
Among the brethren of the mystic tie present were Gilman Bryant, George Downs, James Low, Lothrop Shirtliff, from New York, Wm. Anderson.
In 1814, at the meeting of the Grand Lodge in Chillicothe, Samuel H. Smith was the Representa- tive. The returns at this time show 27 members, 3 fellow-crafts and 3 apprentices, one suspended and one expelled.
John Shaw, Ichabod Marshal, Robert Buchanan, Samuel Yeoman, James L. Priest, Edward Wheel- er, George Dickinson, Daniel Ayres, John P. Mc- Ardle, Cyrus Langworthy and G. B. Maxfield are among the number initiated and receiving the Mas- ter's Degree this year.
The Rev. Bro. Fuller delivered a discourse to
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the Masonic Society of Mount Zion Lodge, in Clin- ton, on Wednesday, May 8th, 1814.
Mount Zion Lodge, No. 7, celebrated the festival of St. John the Baptist at Clinton, on the 24th of June, at 10 o'clock A. M., by public procession and a sermon at the meeting-house by Rev. Bro. Jose- phus S. Hughes.
On the 27th of December, Bros. John Shaw, J. P. McArdle and Ichabod Marshal, the Standing Committee, agreed with Bro. Ichabod Nye for Lodge-room and refreshments the ensuing year.
Among the visiting brethren were Samuel Chap- man, Samuel Choate, P. M., Thomas Munson, Jo- seph Brown, Wm. Bartlett and John Hawn.
The first funeral attended by the fraternity in this county was that of Richard Fishback, mer- chant, of Clinton, who died in his 36th year, and was buried with Masonic honors on the 23d of May.
1815 .- The anniversary of St. John the Baptist was celebrated in Clinton by procession and the delivery of addresses by Bros. Vandeman and Cur- tis. Among the brethren present were Martin M. Kellogg, Wm. Wallace, - Hallerman, - Forbes, Benj. Helman and Daniel Dimmick.
The Lodge proposed to contract for the new Lodge-room, and the committee reported the amount of money in the coffers for said purpose, $134.80. In November a resolution passed, re- questing the Grand Lodge to grant authority to change sessions to Mount Vernon.
The second Masonic funeral was that of Bro. Robert Glass, December 3d, 1815.
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In 1816, Winn Winship was Representative to the Grand Lodge.
Among the visiting brethren of this year were Wm. Webster, Robert D. Moore, of Youghiogheny Lodge, No. 10, Pa., and John Warden, of Pa.
The Standing Committee of this year consisted of John Shaw, Timothy Burr and Joseph Brown.
There are very many items of deep interest con- nected with the history of the Lodge at Clinton. The action of the pioneers of Masonry in Knox will in the distant future be regarded with much curiosity by those whose privilege it is to lift the vail and tread within its sacred precincts. For the present we rest.
MOUNT ZION LODGE, NO. 9, AT MOUNT VERNON.
By virtue of a dispensation of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, predi- cated upon a petition included in a resolution of De Witt Clinton Lodge, No. 9, introduced May Sth, 1816, and passed by a vote of the brethren on the 5th of June thereafter, and taking into con- sideration also the reasonable request of said prayer that said Lodge may be removed from Clinton in Knox county to Mount Vernon in said county, and authorized to hold their meetings at said town of Mount Vernon, by virtue of the present charter, Henry Brush, Grand Master, and by resolution of Grand Lodge at their last Grand Annual Communication, did grant full power and lawful authority to hold their regular and special meetings at Mount Vernon.
Done at Masons' Hall, Chillicothe, this 7th day of March, in the year of our redemption 1817, and of Masonry 5817.
By the Grand Master, HENRY BRUSH. R. KERCHEVAL, Grand Secretary.
A meeting was accordingly held by the Free and Accepted Masons, inhabitants of Mount Vernon, on the 5th day of April, 1817, A. L. 5817, at the
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court-house. Bro. Joseph Brown, Chairman, and Bro. Robert D. Moore, Secretary. The communi- cation from the Grand Lodge was read and accept- ed, and a committee to draft a system of By-Laws for the government of the Lodge was appointed, consisting of John Shaw, John P. McArdle and Joseph Brown.
Ordered, that the next meeting be held at the court-house, on the 11th inst., for the purpose of organizing a Lodge. On motion made and seconded, that we must meet at 3 o'clock P. M. of the 11th inst .; decided in the affirmative, and adjourned in harmony.
MOUNT VERNON, 11th April, A. D. 1817, A. L. 5817.
At said communication of Mount Zion Lodge, No. 9, the or- ganization of the Lodge was effected, and the By-Laws reported and adopted. Bro. Alfred Manning, W. M .; John P. McArdIc, S. W. p. t .; Robert Buchanan, J. W. p.t .; Joseph Brown, Se. p. t .; Jonathan Miller, T. p. t .; Robt. D. Moore, S. D. p. t .; Hosmer Cur- tis, J. D. p. t .; Gilman Bryant, T. p. t .; John Shaw, John Roberts, John Warden and Orange Granger, Visiting Brethren.
On the 6th day of June the following officers were regularly elected, viz: Alfred Manning, W. M .; John P. McArdle, S. W .; John Shaw, J. W .; Joseph Brown, S .; Gilman Bryant, T .; Royal D. Simons, S. D .; Robert Buchanan, J. D .; John Rob- erts, S .; James Miller, T. On the 24th day of June they were installed at 9 o'clock A. M., and the an- niversary of St. John the Baptist was duly com- memorated. A procession was formed, under di- rection of Bro. Robert D. Moore, as Marshal, and, after marching to the court-house, a sermon was delivered by the Rev. James Smith, and the Lodge walked in procession to Mr. Zimmerman's tavern and partook of a sumptuous dinner. Those present
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and participating were : Past Masters Royal D. Simons, Robert D. Moore, Samuel H. Smith, and Riverius Newell ; Master Masons, G. B. Maxfield, William Bartlett, John Warden, Reeve Chapman ; and visiting brethren, Hosmer Curtis, Wm. Guyan, Shipman, Ichabod Nye, Lemuel Potter, A. P. Ashley, Samuel Nye ; Fellow Crafts, Andrew C. Johnson and Wm. McCartney.
The members of Mount Zion Lodge, No. 9, of F. and A. Masons, met at Masonic Hall, in Mount Vernon, at the hour of 9 o'clock A. M., June 24th, 1817, for the purpose of celebrating the anniversary of Saint John the Baptist. The Rev. James Smith delivered the address.
Alfred Manning was the Representative to the Grand Lodge in 1817.
This year Henry Brush, of Chillicothe, was R. W. G. M., at Grand Lodge July 5th. Philemon Beecher, of Lancaster, Deputy.
From the Minutes of the Grand Lodge at Chil- licothe we extract the following, relating to one who, for many years, resided in our county-a pub- lic benefactor, distinguished as well for his masonic zeal and faithfulness as for his piety and learning :
" August 4th. The Reverend Philander Chase delivered the address to the Grand Lodge.
" Ordered, that the sum of $50 be paid out of the funds of the Grand Lodge to the Rev. Bro. Chase, as a testimony of respect for the discourse delivered by him yesterday."-Minutes, August 5th, 1817.
Since we undertook this work, we have met with an aged brother who often sat by the side of Bro. Chase in the Lodge room, and gave us several in-
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teresting incidents in the masonic life of the Bishop.
August 1st, 1817, Alexander Elliott and Emanuel Hawn were duly initiated E. A .; on the 5th of September they became F. C .; and, on the 3d of October, Master's degree conferred on the former, and Nov. 2d, on the latter.
Andrew C. Johnson was the first Master raised in this Lodge, September 5th, 1817.
Andrew Clark and Samuel Pyle received the first degree September 5th, 1817 ; the second, Octo- ber 3d ; the third, November 2d.
Samuel Hawn, E. A., Oct. 3d; F. C., Nov. 2d ; M. M., Dec. 5th.
1819, January 12th .- Fee of Bro. Joseph Moody to become F. C., paid in chartered paper $1, and of Bro. Nicholas McCarty, in Owl Creek paper, $5.
The Festival of St. John the Baptist was com- memorated, in 1818, by a public procession, ad- dress at the court-house, and dinner at Joseph Brown's. Rev. Bro. Nathan B. Johnson delivered the address.
The first masonic funeral by this Lodge, after its removal to Mount Vernon, was that of Andrew M. Roberts, who departed this life April 17th, aged 27 years. He was consigned to mother earth April 18th. Bro. Thomas Rigdon preached the funeral discourse at the court-house from these words- " Be ye also ready."
Bro. Royal D. Simons, W.M. ; Nicholas McCar- ty, Secretary.
The Lodge had the satisfaction of commemo- rating St. John the Baptist's anniversary in their
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new hall in the second story of the new brick school house on the hill.
Royal D. Simons was the Representative to the Grand Lodge in 1819, and also in 1820. Among the officers of the Grand Lodge elected at the lat- ter communication was M. Rev. Philander Chase, Grand Chaplain.
December 27th, 1820, a public installation of offi- cers of the Lodge took place in lower room of the Lodge building, where a sermon was delivered by the Rev. Joseph Carper. Alexander Elliott, W.M.
April 27th, 1821, M.W. John Snow, G.M., vis- ited the Lodge.
The second masonic funeral was that of Bro. N. C. Boalse, August 10th, 1821.
1822. The Festival of St. John the Baptist com- memorated. A procession was formed by John Shaw, Marshal, and marched to the court-house, where the oration delivered by Brother Cook, at Sandusky, in 1819, was read by Bro. Jo. Brown, after which the brethren partook of an elegant din- ner at Mr. Eli Miller's tavern, and then returned to the Lodge room. Among the visiting brethren in attendance were-Samuel Wolf, John W. Har- ter and James Mumford from Mansfield; Wm. Allison and John Allison from Lodge No. 123, Waynesburg, Pa .; Wm. Coonrod, John F. Adams, Alvin Corbin, Abner Ayres, and others.
The Representative to the Grand Lodge at Co- lumbus, in 1823, was Bro. Royal D. Simons.
In 1824, H. Curtis and Joseph Brown were the Representatives.
The anniversary of St. John the Evangelist was
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commemorated by the Lodge, December 27th, 1824. Bro. Joseph Brown, as Marshal, formed the breth- ren in procession, and after marching to the Pres- byterian Church, and hearing an address by Rev. James Scott, the officers elect were duly installed according to ancient usages, and the Lodge and brethren present then returned in solemn proces- sion to the Lodge room. H. Curtis, W.M.
The funeral of Bro. John Warden was attended by the Lodge, May 25th, 1825; Thomas Rigdon acting as Chaplain. The ceremonies were per- formed according to ancient usage.
The Rev. Bro. Badger, Elder of the Christian Church, delivered a masonic address in Mount Vernon, January 31st, 1826.
1826. The anniversary of St. John the Baptist was duly commemorated. The Masonic Address was delivered by Bro. Ahab Jenks, of Granville.
August 26th. Bro. Royal D. Simons was, by the Lodge, buried according to ancient usages. Bro. Benj. H. Taylor superintending Marshal; Wm. Bevans Marshal for the Fraternity. Elder James Smith delivered the funeral discourse.
1827. Bro. H. Curtis was the Representative to the Grand Lodge.
1828, June 24th. The brethren in procession, under direction of Bros. Day and Tracy, marched to the Presbyterian Church, where an excellent discourse was delivered by Bro. James McMahon ; after which a very good dinner was served up at the house of Bro. W. E. Davidson.
1828. H. B. Curtis was the Representative to the Grand Lodge.
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1829. H. Curtis and J. N. Burr were Represen- tatives.
1830, January 26th. Bro. John Shaw's funeral attended by the Fraternity. .
1833, January 29th. John Roberts was buried by the brethren of this Lodge. He was in his 73d year.
1835, March 30th. Bro. Riverius Newell was buried by the craft. In the fall of 1837, Mount Zion Lodge moved to the present Lodge room, in Bro. Huntsbery's block.
1839, June 24th. This anniversary was duly celebrated by the Lodge. The oration by Bro. Adam Randolph, in the court-house, was listened to by a very large concourse of Masons and citizens. A most excellent dinner, provided by Bro. T. Burr, was disposed of in proper manner, and every thing passed off harmoniously.
1840, February 16th. Bro. Dr. Lyman Wright was buried, at Fredericktown, by the members of Mount Zion Lodge.
1811, June 24th. This anniversary was becom- ingly commemorated. Bro. David Spangler, of Coshocton, delivered the address, and Bro. T. Burr prepared the dinner. Address delivered in the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Mt. Vernon Choir and Mt. Vernon Band discoursed appropri- ate music.
At 2 o'clock P.M., June 25th, a procession was formed, under direction of Bro. Johnston Elliott, to attend the funeral of Bro. John Sherman, who was buried according to ancient usages.
August 27th. Funeral of Bro. T. G. Plummer.
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September 7th. The funeral of Bro. John E. Davidson.
1843, December 13th. The funeral of Bro. Hill Runyan.
1844, June 24th. A public celebration of this anniversary occurred. Bro. T. G. Drinker, of Cin- cinnati, delivered the address. Many brethren from Newark, Zanesville, Columbus, West Carlisle, Loudenville and Mansfield participated in the cer- emonies of the day. Isaac Davis was Marshal, and John A. Holland, of Wooster, Assistant Marshal. An excellent dinner was provided by Bro. Mackey, and the day passed off harmoniously.
On the 27th of December, the anniversary of St. John the Evangelist was commemorated by a social party in the Hall, whereat the officers elect were publicly installed, and an appropriate address de- livered by Bro. C. Delano.
December 15th, 1816, Bro. James Hayes, of Mil- ler township, buried by the Lodge in due form.
1847, February Sth. An act to incorporate the Master, Wardens and Brethren of Mt. Zion Lodge No. 9, was passed by the Legislature, and accepted.
1848, August 3d. Masonic funeral of Bro. Cran- dal Rosecrans, near Homer.
1819, February Sth. Masonic funeral of Bro. Jonathan Miller.
June 24th. St. John the Baptist anniversary duly commemorated. The address delivered by Bro. Rolla H. Chubb.
1852, May 7th, Masonic funeral of Bro. T. Winne.
August 2Sth, Masonic funeral of Bro. Marvin Tracy.
1853, December 11th, Masonic funeral of Bro. Sylvester Pond.
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1854, September 1st, Masonic funeral of Bro. Jacob B. Brown. 1855, October 1st, Masonic funeral of Bro. John A. Holland, of Rockford, Ill.
1856, December 7th, Masonic funeral of Bro. William Bevans.
1857, March 13th, Masonic funeral of Bro. John Butler, of Rosco Lodge, No. 190.
1857; December 16th, Masonic funeral of Bro. William Cope- land.
1858, April 29th, Masonic funeral of Bro. J. Phifer.
1859, May 12th, Masonic funeral of Bro. George White. 1861, September 22d, Masonic funeral of Bro. Lorin Andrews. 1862, January 20th, Masonic funeral of Bro. W. R. Greer.
" April 6th, Masonic funeral of Bro. James Huntsbery.
30th, Masonic funeral of Bro. Robert Lurkins.
The following brothers have been in attendance on the Grand Lodge :
1830, J. N. Burr, James Huntsbery, Jonas Ward.
1831, Jonas Ward.
1832, P. Sprague, W. Bevans, L. Lake.
1833, J. Ward.
1836, W. Bevans, Alexander Elliott.
1839, W. Bevans, A. Randolph, at Lancaster.
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