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There are now three high school teach- ers, and four teachers in the grades and something like 200 scholars. Prof. E. L. Tussing has been teaching music in the school in the centralized building since the begin- ning of the present system. The present corps of teachers are: Prof. J. A. Erf, superintendent ; Miss Elsie Tway, principal ; Miss Dorcas Truckmiller, assistant princi- pal; Miss Blanch Lehman, seven and eighth grades; Mr. Gussie Steman, fifth and sixth grades; Mr. Samuel Raver, third and fourth grades ; Miss Alice Hizey, first and second grades. The school building is so arranged that by rolling partitions two school-rooms can be made into a hall that will seat three hundred people. There is a very good stage, lit by both gas and electricity, the electricity is generated in the laboratory by a gas engine and dynamo.
After the school had started and was well under way it was found that some kind of a library was needed for the school's best progress. At first it was thought this could best be done by providing a school library. After careful investigation by the president of the board this plan was aban- doned. The president formulated a plan
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under Section 3,998, which was presented to the board and accepted and a resolution was passed creating a Violet township library. Because of the very great respon- sibility in starting a library and selecting the right kind of books, the board thought it best to select a committee, and in accord with this idea the following committee was selected: Dr. W. B. Taylor, Dr. Georgia Finley, Rev. Dr. G. L. Cites, Prof. W. H. C. Ackers, Prof, J. S. Talbott, Atty, J. T. Pickering, Mrs. J. D. Rickets, and Dr. Chas. Kraner. The president of the school board, A. D. Courtright, was president of the com- mittee but had no vote. The clerk of the school board was secretary of the commit- tee with a vote in case of a tie. This com- mittee selected all of the books, recom- mended their purchase by the board and in every single instance the board passed favorably on their recommendation.
After this plan had been in force for more than a year, and the library had gotten well under way, the Board of Education began looking for a plan to turn over the entire management of the library. After a careful study it was found that Section 3,998 just fitted the case and was just what the board was looking for. In accord with this idea there was a canvas made by the president of the board to find the kind of people that would make a good strong Library Board of Trustees. After making a careful canvas, and personal talk with each one, there was selected and presented to the board the following names: Dr. W. B. Taylor, for seven years; Dr. Georgia Finley, six years ; E. R. Wooley, five years ; Prof. W. H. C. Ackers, four years ; Pearly Milinor, three years ; Dr. Chas. Kraner, two years, and C. D. Bowers, one year. At its next meeting the board passed a resolution
and elected the above named persons, as recommended by the president, thus creating a Library Board of Trustees. This plan has been working very satisfactory for more than three years. There are now in the library more than two thousand volumes. They have seventy-five or a hundred Macey book cases, and employ a librarian all of the year. A short time ago the trustees took up with Mr. Carnegie the plan of building a town- ship library building. A few days ago, they received a letter from Mr. Carnegie with the statement that he would furnish $10,000 for the purpose of erecting a library building with an auditorium in the basement, the Library Trustees to furnish a building site. Inside of another year the trustees expect to have a beautiful library building of their own. They expect to build it on the public square in the village of Pickerington, Ohio.
PHYSICIANS OF VIOLET TOWNSHIP
Dr. Minor practiced in Pickerington and vicinity earlier than 1836.
From 1836-1839 there were two doctors who spent one year each in the community- namely Dr. Hoor and Dr. Hood. Dr. Will- iam Talbert practiced for thirty years, prin- cipally at Jefferson. He had two sons who became physicians. Dr. Martin Valentine was in Violet township from 1852 to 1862, when he enlisted as surveyor in the Ioth Ohio Cavalry.
Dr. Stephen Bennett, a graduate of Dart- mouth, was in Pickerington from 1855-56. He has a son who is a druggist at Lithopolis.
Dr. John Bailey (1856-57), Dr. Val Miller, an herb doctor (1855-58), Dr. Robert For- grave, a graduate of Jefferson Medical Col- lege (1862-65), and Dr. M. R. Ewing, (Mi- ami Med. Col. of Cincinnati) (1852-88), all practiced at Pickerington. Dr. Ewing was in
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Pickerington over 30 years-was postmaster, justice of the peace. He formerly practiced at Reynoldsburg, Hebron and Truro.
Dr. Beam was a partner of Dr. Ewing one year. Dr. Isaac Johnson practiced from 1866- 68 and moved to Missouri. Dr. Stephen Car- roll practiced from 1870 to 1872; Dr. William I. Bright, from 1872 to 1875; Dr. F. G. Tay- lor, from 1876 to 1877; Dr. Val Valentine, from 1877 to 1879; Dr. George Wigamı, from 1878 to 1881; Dr. Grey Stewart, from 1879 to 1904; Dr. Hoyt Simpson, from 1881 to 1886; Dr. Clark Edwards, from 1881 to 1883 (now in Columbus) ; Dr. S. L. Kistler, from 1882 to 1884; Dr. F. R. Morath, from 1885 to 1900 (now in Columbus) ; Dr. William Beery, from 1888 to 1889 (now in Colum- bus) ; Dr. Georgia Finley, from 1902 to 1912 (now at Gloucester, Mass.); Dr. Charles Kraner, from 1910 to 1912. Dr. W. B. Tay- lor, son of Dr. F. G. Taylor, was graduated at Ohio Medical University, at Columbus and also received his B. S. degree at Ohio Normal University, at Ada, Ohio. He located at Pickerington in 1902.
VIOLET TOWNSHIP LIBRARY TRUSTEES, 1912
Dr. Georgia Finley, Dr. W. B. Taylor, James G. Kraw, Perl C. Milnor, Mrs. J. D. Ricketts, Mrs. Frank Smith and E. R. C. H. Liman, Grand Secretary and Moffet, Wooley.
Lodges
There have been several secret societies started in Pickerington by the good people of both country and town. Somtimes in the early seventies there was organized a society called Patrons of Husbandry, better known as "Grangers." This society flourished like a green bay tree for a time, then its star set never to rise again ; at least it has never been seen in this part of the country since. Grand Lodge seventy-three members.
In the spring of 1882 a number of the citizens of Pickerington and Violet town- ship conceived the idea of having a real live lodge in their midst. Hence they set- tled on the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, with this idea in view the following citizens applied to the Grand Lodge for a charter: Samuel Fishbaugh, E. D. Kraner, W. G. Merser, Phillip Pickering, J. M. Sharp, John Ault, G. W. Waggey, J. H. Dickinson, D. I. Petty, D. C. Ebright, G. S. Stewart, George W. Eversole, J. L. Vanasdalen, J. H. Shoemaker, and James Sain. The charter was granted and the above petitioners became charter members. On November 22, 1882, Violet Lodge, No. 709, I. O. O. F., was instituted in Pickering- ton, Ohio, by Grand Master W. R. Hazlet. This lodge was very prosperous for a few years, then they did a thing that has been the downfall of so many lodges all over the country-they put up a building and went heavily in debt for it. Soon after the building was put up some trouble arose in the lodge, and it began to go down and kept going until 1901.
Sometime before this the building had been taken over by a stock company at a great loss to the lodge. In January, 1901,
D. D. G. M., came to Pickerington to take up the charter. After spending the day go- ing over the situation with the brothers they decided not to take the charter up at this time. They thought there was a re- vival just ahead for the lodge if members would go to work. This they did and in ten days they had eleven candidates and in less than six months the membership had grown from twelve to over forty. In the report of 1910 there was reported to the
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There have been other societies started cause of low, wet, swampy lands in in Pickerington and Violet township. In some parts of the township, it was set- 1891 there was organized a society called the Farmers Alliance; this society only lasted a short time. tled much slower than some other parts of the county. In the northern part of the township is a large artificial body of water known as the Licking Reservoir. It was created as a feeder to the Ohio Canal in 1833 and is situated in Licking, Fairfield and Perry counties. That portion of it which is in Fairfield County is entirely in Walnut township. The Ohio Canal, com- menced in 1825 and finished in 1833, enters Walnut township at the north, passes south, through Millersport, then southwest into Liberty township at Baltimore.
A few years ago the Maccabees instituted a lodge in Pickerington. This society was never very strong and soon went out for lack of patronage. After the Odd Fellows in Violet lodge had such a wonderful boom the good women-wives, mothers, sisters, and sweethearts, of Odd Fellows in Violet lodge-Applied for a charter to institute a Re- becca lodge. The following women of Violet Township and Pickerington were charter mem- bers: Miss Beatrice Belt, Miss Ida Hoy, Mrs. Ella Good; Mrs. Hattie Fenstermaker, Mrs. Edith Eswine, Mrs. Mollie Bish, Mrs. Adaline Hager, Mrs. Lulu Stoner, Mrs. Blanch Taylor and Mrs. Ella Arthur. The charter was granted by Grand Master Pavy and June 24, 1903, there was instituted by Grand Master C. C. Pavy and Grand Secre- tary C. H. Liman in Pickerington, Ohio, Melrose lodge No. 571. The present offi- cers are Mrs. Cathern Miller, N. G .; Miss Cora Fenstermaker, V. G .; Miss Maud Kraner, Financial Secretary ; Mrs. Ella Good, Recording Secretary, and Mrs. Hattie Fenstermaker, treasurer.
WALNUT TOWNSHIP
Walnut township was organized in 1807. It is in the northeastern part of the county, bounded on the north by Licking County, Perry County and Richland township on the east; Pleasant township on the south and Liberty township on the west. It was named from the large amounts of walnut timber found in its primitive forests.
The first settlers of Walnut township came from Virginia and Maryland. Among them these were familiar names-Thomas and Isaac Cherry, William Murphy, Wil- liam Pugh, Henry Eversole, William Bow- man, Andrew Crayer, Edward Berry, John Decker, Jesse Pugh, David Lyle, John Mil- ler, John Goldthwait, Mr. Wiseman.
The first road in Walnut township was laid out in 1810. Prior to this time a road had been blazed from the Scioto at a point probably where Columbus now is, through to Zanesville, pushing through Walnut, which subsequently was opened into a wagon road.
["A brief explanation of what is meant by a blazed road is necessary, because not one in fifty of the present inhabitants of Fairfield County have any knowledge of them. They were a necessity of the pio- neer age. They were called at first 'bridle- paths' and 'foot-paths.' The manner of opening them was in this wise: One or more men set out with axes from one point to another, say, from one cabin to another, and taking trees in range, and from twenty
The surface is level or slightly undulat- ing and the soil is exceedingly fertile. Be- to forty feet apart, chopped or hewed the
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bark from the two sides facing in two di- and in charge of the 2d and 3d years of rections, thus making a blaze that caught the high school; Henry Mclaughlin, as- sistant principal, who teaches first year high school and seventh and eighth grades; Bertha Outcalt, the teacher of the fourth and fifth grades; Ina Hoover, third grade ; and Mildred Miller, first and second grades. the eye readily by the contrast between the bark and the bare wood. Then these blazed trees were followed in both directions, on foot and on horseback, until, by use, a beaten track rendered the blazes unneces- sary. I have known guns to be fired and horns blown, at the outcome, or at points along the way to guide the blazers." Scott.]
Another road was early laid out leading from Newark to Lancaster. It was a great thoroughfare. In 1870 the portion of the road between New Salem and Lancaster was made a free turnpike.
John Goldthwaite of Walnut township, (according to Wiseman) was the first teacher in the county, teaching as early as 1802. He was a man of horticultural tastes and planted the first orchard in the county on the Levering farm. He started a nursery in Walnut township two miles west of New Salem in 1812. In 1833 he died and was buried in New Salem.
MILLERSPORT
There are three villages in Walnut town- ship-Millersport, Thurston and New Salem. Millersport is situated in the north- ern part of the township, near the Licking Reservoir and is on the T. & O. C. Railroad. The town was laid out by Mathias Miller in 1825. Soon after, the canal was com- pleted and Millersport was a market for wheat, corn, oats and pork. There were three warehouses, all of which did a fine business in an early day.
The schools of Millersport are well con- ducted and efficient. The following are the teachers : M. E. Osborne, superintendent of the township; Miss Florence Miller, the principal of the Millersport schools (1912)
The Millersport Bank Co .- This enter- prise was chartered as a state bank in 1907 and began business November 27, 1907. The capital stock subscribed was $25,000. The present officers are as follows: A. W. Peters, president; W. E. Zollinger, vice president ; H. A. House, cashier. The di- rectors are: A. W. Peters, W. E. Zol- linger, J. A. Brison, H. C. Brison, Thomas Smith, Charles Decker and C, A. Bright.
The other business enterprises are as fol- lows: Benidem & Peters, merchants and dry goods; Rev. Massy, notion store and meat market; Thomas Murphy, notion store and meat market ; E. R. Holmes, postmaster and merchant; Turner & Allen, Millersport Hardware Co .; C. A. Swisher, dealer in hay, grain and coal; Levi Bright, dealer in grain, coal and tile ; Hartman & Son, restau- rant and notion store; Raymond Turner, restaurant and notion store ; George Dilger, restaurant and notion store; Millersport Building and Improvement Co .; Summer- land Beach Improvement Co .; Perry Bow- ers and Edson Petty, blacksmith shops; Thomas Smith, ice cream manufacturer.
There are three churches, viz .: Method- ist Episcopal church, Rev. George Mar- shall; Bible Christians, Rev. Henry Leytle ; and Antioch Mission, Rev. Jennie Lynn. The physicians of the town are: Dr. Frank P. Atkinson, Dr. Henry P. Bigony and Dr. H. Clay Brison.
The lodges, with officers, are as follows : Masons, Alturias Lodge, No. 537, Mil-
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lersport, Ohio. The officers are : Worship- ful Master, F. P. Atkinson; Senior Warden, W. C. Smith ; Junior Warden, H. P. Bigony ; Secretary, C. A. Swisher ; Treasurer, James Smith; Senior Deacon, Robert Taylor ; Junior Deacon, J. R. Brison ; and Stewards, Charles Benidem and P. Bowers.
Eastern Star, Millersport Chapter, No. 301, O. E. S. Officers: W. Matron, Flora Benidem; - \V. Patron, Will. Parmer; A. Matron, Faris Atkinson; A. Conductress, Bertha Outcault ; Conductress, Adda Holmes; Ada, Ethel Benidem; Ruth, Hazel Frye; Esther, Mildred Miller; Martha, Louise Smith; Electa, Helen Haver Bow- ers; Secretary, Harry House; Warder, Minnie Ford; Sentinel, Harvy Bowers; Treasurer, Stella Brison; Organist, Beulah Beniden.
Odd Fellows, Advance Lodge, No. 606: Officers: Noble Grand, Ralph Wyckoff ; Vice Grand, Will Hensel; Treasurer, Isaac Shell; Secretary, Fred Murphey.
The officers of the Knights of Pythias lodge are: Chancellor Commander, Clay Bright; Vice Chancellor, Hugh Hawlow; Prelate, Charles Parish; Master of Works, Will Fisher; Master of Arms, Fred Mur- phey; Keeper of Records and Seals, Mur- ray McMahan; Master of Finance, Gid. Foster ; Master of Exchequer, George Shell; Inner Guard, Stanley Miller ; Outer Guard, Edgar Ross; Representative to Grand Lodge, Vane Ross.
The officers of the Pythian Sisters are : Most Excellent Chief, Faye Belt; Past Chief, May Shelenbarger; Ex. Senior, Beatrice Belt; Manager, Ada Bright; Ex. Junior, Mrs. Stamler; Mistress of Finance, Clara Ensor; Mistress of Records, Maggie Eder; Inner Guard, Jessie Ross; Outer Guard, Stella Ross; Organist, Ida Fisher; 13
Captain of Degree Staff, Dollie Ensor; First Challenger, Beulah Benidem.
The officers of the Buckeye Lake Grange are Master, B. T. Belt; and Secretary, Nellie Smith.
H. F. Bigony, M. D., of Millersport, Ohio, was graduated from the Medical Col- lege of Virginia, May 16, 1905. He began practice at Millersport, October 1, 1909.
F. P. Atkinson, M. D., of Millersport, Ohio, graduated from the Ohio Medical University of Columbus, Ohio, April 16, 1903. He has been practicing in Millers- port and vicinity since July 1, 1903.
NEW SALEM
New Salem was laid out in 1832 by Abram Harshbarger. It is in the south- eastern part of the township near the Perry County line. The first residence in the vil- lage was built by John Pride. In an early day John Spitler's hotel enjoyed a good patronage, for it was on the route of the stage coach from Newark to Lancaster. The first doctors were Drs. Buck and Loomis and David Sweazy was the first postmaster. Christopher Trovinger was the first teacher.
New Salem Station is three-quarters of a mile north of New Salem village and is on the Zanesville and Western, a railroad from Thurston to Zanesville.
There are three churches in New Salem : The Methodist Episcopal, over which Rev. Geo. A. Marshall is pastor (he also preaches at Millersport and Thurston) ; the Method- ist Protestant, with Cornelius Allen, pastor (he preaches at Thurston and Pleasant- ville) ; the Reform church with C. E. Stine as pastor, who also preaches at Thornville.
There are several prosperous stores : Smith Bros., dry goods ; David Dupler, gro-
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ceries and meats. There is one restaurant and one blacksmith shop, which is owned by David Knode.
New Salem, whose population in 1912 was about 200, was formerly incorporated, but a few years ago for school purposes it was voted to change it to a special school dis- trict. There are two teachers, Miss Mae Alt and Miss Johnson, and this school forms a part of the system of schools of Walnut township, which is under the care of Supt. M. E. Osborne of Thurston.
In New Salem there are two lodges, a very prosperous lodge of Maccabees and also a lodge of Red Men.
Dr. Carl is a physician located at New Salem.
THURSTON
Thurston was laid out in 1881 by George W. Bush. It is situated at the junction of the Toledo and Columbus divisions of the Toledo and Ohio Central R. R. It was first called Bush City, in honor of its founder; later the officials of the railroad changed it to Hadley Junction and still later to Thurston. It is now a village of about 300 people. The following stores are in Thurston: general store of George H. Huhn; general store and postoffice, George Haver and Adam Friedly. Dr. C. M. Fishel has been in Thurston two years.
Churches
There are four churches in Thurston : The "Old School" or Primitive Baptist church, the New School Baptist church, the Methodist Protestant and Methodist Episcopal.
The Thurston Methodist Protestant church was organized and built in 1890. Rev. O. J. Watson was the first pastor.
The Thurston church is one of the four ap- pointments of the Pleasantville Circuit. The pastors in succession were: Revs. T. J. Wert, R. D. Shepherd, W. W. Gadd, C. Stansbury, T. J. Wert, S. S. Fisher, C. O. Harvey, H. M. Peebles, M. V. Shuman and C. P. Allar. It was under the pastorate of Rev. C. O. Harvey that the church was rebuilt and dedicated in June, 1905. The present membership is about fifty.
The Thurston M. E. church was organ- ized March 11, 1892. The building which was erected was dedicated August 15, 1892, with a membership of twenty-three. The following pastors have served the charge: Rev. Sparks, Rev. Mark, Rev. Prior, Rev. Jackson, Rev. Hixon, Rev. Westervelt, Rev. Pfaltzgraf, Rev. Morrison, Rev. Crooks, Rev. Jewett and Rev. Marshal. The church has at the present time about sixty members and is in a prosperous condition .
The New School Baptist church of Thurston, was organized in 1861. The church now has a membership of thirty-five.
The Primitive Baptist church at Thurs- ton was constituted in January, 1816 and since then has had pastors as follows: Eld- ers Parker, Jesse Stith, Bevers Johnson, David Scofield, G. N. Tusing, E. Barker, Z. K. Holliday, W. A. Chastain, L. V. Hite and C. P. Beadle. The present pastor is N. L. Ford. There is a good congregation.
Schools
The public schools of Walnut township through their Board of Education first elected a superintendent of schools for the whole township in 1897 in the person of W. M. Wikoff, who served two years. Mr. Wikoff was succeeded by M. E. Osbourne, who served two years. In 1901 the town- ship high school was organized at Thurs-
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ton with W. M. Wikoff as superintendent, who served two years. He was followed by Mr. A. F. Darbey in 1903, J. Q. Lec- krone in 1904, W. A. Matheney in 1905, and Mr. M. E. Osborne in 1906, and who still is in charge of the schools. The school was rated third grade until 1907, when it was made second grade. In 1908 the schools were made first grade by State School Commissioner, E. A. Jones. The class of 1909 was the first to receive a diploma as a first grade high school.
The school was placed on the recognized list of the State University in 1910. Since 1908 Millersport has been doing three years work at that place.
The Alumni list of this school is as fol- lows: 1901-E. A. Kuhn, P. H. Snyder ; 1902-Geo. Schaertzer, Roy Elder, Pearl Rudisill, Eldon Rogers and Charles Boyer ; 1903-Lesta Marlowe, Alma Hood, John Fenstermaker, Stanley Patterson, Earl Jen- kins, Harry Turner, Lawrence Miller and Grace Schaeffer; 1904-Mable Bope, Wil- liam Bope, Jr., Fred Ortman, Kathryn Haver, Mary Bauer, Effie Peters, and Flor- ence Miller; 1905-Carl Berry, Nannie Shell, Bessie Taylor, Pearl Leach, Joe Bow- man, John Q. Miller, Carrie Dauterman and Orrin Mast; 1906-Arthur Smith, Will Harshbarger, Lee Bibler, Lester Dauter- man, Alice Mast, Stanley Miller, Annie Musheter, Lola Frye and Charles Fenster- ınaker ; £ 1907-Leslie Braley, Wilbur Schaeffer, Dora Miller, Dewitt Sperry, Rus- sel Bope, Oliver Bope, Clara Hoffman, Verah Miller, Faye Sperry and Mildred Miller; 1909-Haver Brison, Ethel Mur- phy, Chester Thomen, Nellie Smith and Grace Miller ; 1910-Geraldine Braley, Rhea Bope, Bessie Hood, Blanche Bibler, Tre- olyn Click, Ara Miller and Whitmer Hoo-
ver; 1911-Neal Bibler, Gertrude Click, Maggie Eder, Leon Fenstermaker, Ralph Miller, Helen Parash, Viola Reinchild, Merl Hamm, Edna Bope and Benton Spurgeon ; Seniors, 1912-Birdie Haver, Wert Bauer, Ralph McGill, Laverne Mast, Florence Gill, Nellie Miller, Geo. Shell, Jr., Clearland Haver, Homer Hite and Ethel Watson.
List of elementary teachers : Edward Wood, Pleasantville; Gladys Smith, Pleas- antville; L. M. Heiston, Pleasantville ; Carrie Dauterman, Thurston; Arthur B. Smith, Thurston; Nellie Smith, Thurston ; Edith Osbourne, Thurston; Lela Work; Thurston; Alice Work, Thurston; Cora Schaeffer, Carroll; Bertha Outcalt, Basil; Mildred Miller, Millersport; Hayden Mc- Laughlin, Millersport (half time) ; Mary Huffman. Millersport, Clara Price, Balti- more; Chester Thomen, Baltimore; and Ina Hoover, New Salem, Ohio.
High school teachers: Gladys Jones, Florence Miller, John Goldsworthy. M. E. Osborne, superintendent, half time in teach- ing.
Township Officers
The township officers of Walnut town- ship are: L. H. Solilay, clerk ; trustees : George H. Miller, president, J. H. Welker, W. E. Zollinger, treasurer; Denna Trigg, constable; Stanley Hartman, assessor ; John Foust. Members of the Board of Education : W. H. Shaffer. C. C. Bendium, G. N. Taylor, J. H. Smith, E. E. Norris. Ditch supervisor, L. P. Huffman. Justices of the peace-B. F. Turley, Mathias Miller and Peter Dauterman.
LODGES
The Knights of Pythias Lodge was in- stituted in Thurston on the 28th day of
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May, 1890, with the following charter mem- bers: W. F. Hood, B. T. Belt, W. H. War- ner, Thomas Murphy, E. D. Snyder, F. F. Stokes, W. W. Bope, H. E. Miller, W. M. Snyder, P. Howard, G. W. Seifert, L. B. Spang, Nathan Tooker, W. W. Marlow, W. Hiles, Kirk Seifert, E. E. Miller, S. M. Mil- ler, L. C. Smith, Ambrose Miller and John Culp. The present officers are S. R. Hart- man, Chancellor Commander; Ray Snyder, Vice Chancellor; D. N. Miller, Prelate; A. D. Friedley, Master of Work; Cliff Foulk, Master of Arms; P. C. Wright, Inner Guard; Dan Hiles, Outer Guard; W. M. Shaffer, Keeper of Records; J. R. Shaffer, Master of Finance; J. E. Foust, Master of Exchequer. Total number of members, 58.
Chickasaw Tribe, No. 100, I. O. R. M., was instituted in Thurston, Ohio, on Jan- uary 5, 1895, with the following charter members: P. Almer Howard, S. E. Cripps, C. M. Rowley, R. Norris, E. E. Hile, J. C. Hartman, Herb Bope, John Plummer, J. M. Weaver, L. D. England, L. F. Stokes, W. W. Bope, Frank Washburne, Arthur Peters, E. E. Montgomery, J. W. Walker, John Palmer, E. W. Proctor, E. N. Heston, C. D. Hile, H. E. Benton, D. N. Belt, W. L. Buchannon, James Walters, D. W. Hil- liard, W. A. Rudesill, W. F. Hood, D. D.
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