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STAR LODGE, No. 30 .- This Lodge was in- stituted in Zanesville, September 15, 1874, by D. Wilson, Past Supreme Dictator, of Boston, Mass. The charter members were : Thomas E. Sturgeon, William A. Filmore, Henry C. Lilli- bridge, T. E. Richards, William H. Holden, M. D., A. P. Stults, Major W. S. Harlan, E. G. Brown, and James Gallogly, M.D.
The first officers were: Past Director, W. S. Harlan : Dictator, Thomas E. Sturgeon : Vice Dictator, A. P. Stults ; Assistant Dictator, W. A. Filmore ; Reporter, E. E. Brown : Financial Reporter, F. Howell ; Treasurer, James Gallo- gly, M.D. ; Guide, II. C. Lillibridge ; Chaplain, T. E. Richards ; Trustec, W. H. McOwen ; Lodge Deputy, W. S. Harlan ; Medical Exam- iners, W. H. Holden, M.D., and James Gallo- gly, M.D.
The present officers are : Past Dictator, A. H. Watts : Dictator, John Huskins ; Vice Dictator, Duncan McKenney ; Assistant, John G. Fisher ; Financial Reporter, R. J. Brown : Reporter, Charles G. Thompson ; Guide, E. H. Adrian ; Chaplain, B. F. Spaulding ; Guardian and Sen- tinel, W. H. Holden, M.D. ; Deputy Grand Dic- tator. C. H. Evans. M.D. ; Medical Examiner, J. S. Davis, M.D. : Trustees, R. Silvey, J. Doudna, and J. W. Bradshaw.
The financial status of the Lodge is excellent ; it has contributed to the Beneficial Fund, and paid to the Supreme Treasurer, twelve thousand dollars. Three deaths have occurred, and the persons entitled to receive the sum guaranteed, two thousand dollars (each death), have been
paid, making six thousand dollars paid out on this account.
The present membership is one hundred and fifty-nine. The place and time of meeting-Star Block, northeast corner of Main and Third streets, each Tuesday evening.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
The Royal Arcanum is a Benevolent So- ciety. The objects are to unite fraternally all men of sound bodily health, and good moral charac- ter, who are socially acceptable, and between twenty one and sixty years of age. To give all moral and material aid in its power to its members, and those dependent upon them. To educate its members socially, morally and intel- lectually ; also, to assist the widows and orphans of deceased 'members ; to establish a widows' and orphans' benefit fund, from which, on satis- factory evidence of the death of a member of the Order, who has complied with all its lawful requirements, a sum not exceeding three thous- and dollars, shall be paid his family, or those dependent upon him, as he may direct.
HOPE COUNCIL, No. 82 .- It was instituted in Zanesville, April 16th, 1878. The following persons appeared as charter members: S. C. Abbot, C. E. Albright, A. J. Andrews, Fenton Bagley, Orrin Ballou, R. J. Brown, Rufus C. Burton, Thomas Coulton, Lewis D. Dare, Rev. H. A. Delano, Thomas W. Dutro, Charles O. Harris, George C. Harris, W. H. Holden, James T. Irvine, Charles H. Jones, William Kirk, H. C. Lillibridge, Alexander Munson, R. S. Mer- shon, Rev. C. F. Morgan, W. F. McCov, George W. McCormick, George F. Russell, L. D. Sandel, H. M. Sedgwick, William M. Shin- nick, Jr., J. Hope Sutor, Frank J. Terry, C. G. Thompson, J. D. Warner and J. S. Wheeler. The first officers were :
Regent-R. S. Mershon.
Vice Regent-Charles H. Jones.
Post Regent-F. J. Terry.
Orator-J. T. Irvine.
Secretary-W. M. Shinnick.
Collector-R. J. Brown.
Treasurer-George F. Russell.
Guide-H. M. Sedgwick.
Chaplain-Rev. C. F. Morgan.
Warden-C. E. Albright.
Sentry-C. G. Thompson.
Medical Examination .- Law X of the Royal Arcanum provides for a medical examination. and that " no examination shall be had, unless made by a physician who is a member of the Or- der, and a graduate from a legal medical col- lege."
Article VI of the Constitution, for the govern- ment of Councils and concerning the qualifica- tions for membership, in Section 1, reads as follows :
"No persons shall be admitted to membership in this Council except they are between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years. Each applicant must be a man of sound health, with two hands,
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of good moral character, a believer in a Supreme Being, and competent to earn a livelihood for himself and family." The officers elected for 1881 are as follows :
Post Regent-J. Hope Sutor.
Regent-W. M. Shinnick, Jr.
Vice Regent-G. E. Fillmore.
Orator-T. J. Barton, M.D.
Secretary-J. A. Hunter.
Collector-Ř. J. Brown.
Treasurer-S. V. Harris.
Chaplain-W. H. Watson. Guide-Charles B. Hall.
Warden and Sentry-O. F. Palmer.
Trustees-F. J. Terry, R. S. Mershon, and J. Hope Sutor.
The present condition of the Council is excel- lent. The time and place of meeting-The first and third Thursday of each month, in Star Block.
PATRIOTIC ORDER SONS OF AMERICA.
This is not a political organization. Article XXV of the Constitution adopted by the National Camp of Patriotic Order Sons of America, of the United States, reads as follows: "Section I. A State Camp, or any Subordinate Camp, under its jurisdiction, using the name of this Order for partisan political purposes, shall, upon convic- tion of the same, forfeit its charter, or charters, as such." And Article XII, Section I, reads as follows : " No person shall be entitled to mem- bership in this Order, except he be of good mor- al character, eighteen years of age, a believer in the existence of a Supreme Being, as the Creator and Preserver of the Universe, born on the soil, or within the jurisdiction of the United States : in favor of free education, opposed to any union of Church and State, and to the inter- ference of any foreign power, directly, or in- directly. in the affairs of this Government."
With the objects implied in these articles, the members avow their purpose of maturing them- selves in the knowledge, and encouraging each other in the practice of the rights and duties of citi- zens, exercising the common riglits of sovereign- ty, and pledge themselves to observe, and sup- port, the laws of the land.
"The several State Camps shall have the power to permit, or provide, a system of Benefits for the Subordinate Camps under their jurisdic- tion, provided the same shall not conflict with the Constitution and General Laws, or interfere with the objects and prosperity of the Order.' Each Camp shall, at the date of institution, elect three Trustees, to serve respectively, six, twelve and eighteen months. Thereafter, at such semi- annual election, one Trustee shall be elected to serve eighteen months; the constitution defines their duties.
CAMP No. 43, P. O. S. OF A .- This Camp was instituted in Zanesville, June 6th, 1879, by E. S. Layman, of Cincinnati, State Secretary of the Order, with the following charter members : Frank Harris, A. Petit, Fred Willey, Charles Barton. Ed. Parshall, George Moore, John
Millis, Charles Ford, Wash. Sockman, W. R. Hazlett, M. D. Frazier, Webb McCann, John Bailey, Charles Huff, Jud. Alvis, Jack Wiswell, Hosea Haines, and Albert George. The first officers were as follows :
Past President-W. R. Hazlett.
President-Frank Harris.
Vice President-Fred. Willey.
Master of Forms and Ceremonies-Webb McCann.
Recording Secretary-Charles Barton.
Financial Secretary-Charles Huff.
Treasurer-Albert Petit.
Conductor-Charles Ford.
Inner Guard-George Moore.
Outer Guard-Ed. Parshall.
Chaplain-Rev. H. A. Delano.
The present officers are as follows :
Past President-A. Petit.
President-Charles Barton.
Vice President-C. Ford.
Master of Forms and Ceremonies-Benjamin Hanlon, Jr.
Conductor-Charles Stanton.
Recording Secretary-J. G. Highfield.
Assistant Secretary-L. D. Stanton.
Treasurer-J. Ferrel.
Financial Secretary-L. Stockdale.
Inner Guard-J. Bailey.
Outer Guard-B. J. F. Terry.
L. S .- A. Boyer.
R. S .- T. Logan.
Chaplain-F. M. Willey.
Trustees-J. H. Best, J. H. Hopkins and W. R. Humphrey.
WASHINGTON CAMP, NO. 47, PATRIOTIC ORDER SONS OF AMERICA .- This Camp was instituted February 9th, 1881, with fifty-six charter mem- bers, composed of young and energetic business and laboring men. The following officers were elected :
President-George Brown.
Vice President-George Murdock.
Recording Secretary-H. L. McCarty.
Assistant Secretary-James Drake.
Financial Secretary-G. H. Grubb.
Master of Forms and Ceremonies-David Mercer
Inside Guard-Smith Winchell.
Outside Guard-A. B. Chilcote.
This Lodge was instituted under very favorable circumstances, and its members feel san- guine of a promising future, in the acquisition of members and the dissemination of the principles of the fraternity.
District President-J. H. Hopkins.
Past Presidents-W. R. Hazlett, Frank Harris, F. M. Willey, M. D. Frazier and A. Petit.
Past District Presidents-W. R. Hazlett and J. W. Morgan.
Past State President-F. M. Willey.
Past State Chaplain-Rev. H. A. Delano.
State Master of Forms and Ceremonies- John Ferrel.
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CHAPTER XIV. THE PRESS.
The press of Zanesville and Muskingum coun- ty, maintains the freedom of discussion, so pecu- liarly American. In its editorial ranks have ever been found men of talent and energy, and, with all the divergence of political opinion, they are among the most fraternal to be found in any com- munity. The following recitals of the history of the papers that have flourished, and now exhibit "the power of the pen," are examples of the modesty, as well as tenacity, of opinion of the editors, touching their record, and appear in al- phabetical order, the living papers being desig- nated by "small caps," as : THE WEEKLY AD- VOCATE, THE ZANESVILLE COURIER, The Daily Democrat, The Daily Era, THE ZANESVILLE POST, THE ZANESVILLE SIGNAL, The City Times, THE DAILY MORNING TIMES, THE DRESDEN CHRONICLE, NEW CONCORD ENTERPRISE, and to this record is added what the press and the peo- ple said, in universal sorrow, when President Garfield died.
THE WEEKLY ADVOCATE .- This paper was first issued, May 20th, 1870, and then called "The Farmers' and Mechanics' Advocate," which title was abandoned in 1879, on account of its length. It is a nine-column sheet, and, at that time, was the largest in Southeastern Ohio. Politically, it was independent ; the object of the founder, Mr. John T. Shryock, who is now editor and publisher, was to make it a political informer of the people, on all important issues. The ed- itor has aimed to produce an instructive paper, that would be welcomed to every fireside. In 1872, he decided to espouse the principles gov- erning the Liberal Republican party, and he has done what he could to promote the currency re- form movement, and to advocate Government protection to Home industries, in opposition to free trade.
The ADVOCATE does not pretend to be a bril- liant, gossippy newspaper, preferring, rather, to invite its readers to the consideration of such mat- ters as more directly tend to advance the interests of the social fabric.
THE ZANESVILLE COURIER-T. J. Newman .- In all governments of " the people, by the people, for the people" there must be two parties. Ever since the organization of the Government of the United States, there has been two parties. Wash- ington was a candidate without a party, but his supporters became known as Federalists. Alexan- der Hamilton was the head and front of this party. Thomas Jefferson had views of government very different from Alexander Hamilton, and he soon became the leader of the opposition-the Repub- licans. This Republican party, in after years, became the Democratic party. Each party, in all the counties of each State of this wide realm, had, and still has, its organ. The Federal party was weak, especially in the west. In 1808, its candidate only received the electoral vote of four States, out of seventeen, constituting the Union.
In 1810, when Zanesville was a small village, and the greater part of Muskingum county an unbroken forest, "The Express" made its ap- pearance among the people of Muskingum. It was a little sheet, published by J. H. Putnam & Co. The Republicans then were supreme in this western country, and the Whigs had not yet com- menced talking about internal improvements. Jefferson was still living, and was a power in the land. And yet, the " Express " came out as the exponent of the principles of the Federal party. The field was uninviting, and became more so during, and immediately after, the war of 1812. The "Express " was the beginning of the Re- publican organ of Muskingum county. That changes in proprietors should take place, amid such trials as war brings, need only be hinted. Accordingly, in 1812, the " Express and Adver- tiser " appeared, published by O'Hara & Ben- nett, and continued to exist until 1822, or 1823, when the first number of the " Ohio Republic " appeared, with that old pioneer politician, Colo- nel David Chambers, as editor, and Adam Pe- ters as publisher. It opposed the election of An- drew Jackson, to the Presidency. It advocated the doctrines of the great Whig leader of that day, Henry Clay:
On the 22d of July, 1824, David Chambers re- tired from the editorship, and Adam Peters be- came editor and publisher. William C. Pelham purchased an interest in the paper, January 5th, 1825, and the paper was conducted under the firm name of Peters & Pelham, until August 3d, 1833, at which time Pelham retired, and Adam Peters again became sole editor and publisher, and continued to furnish the Whigs of Muskin- gum suitable diet, until 1842, when the establish- ment was sold to Lambert Hara and John A. Beaty, the latter formerly of the "Guernsey Times." In 1843, Beaty retired, and H. P. Bris- tow became part owner, and, with Hara, contin- ued to edit and publish the paper, until Novem- ber II, 1845, when David H. Lyman purchased the establishment. On that day, the " Ohio Re- publican" ceased to exist, and the " Zanesville Courier" made its appearance. The " Courier." under the control of David H. Lyman, became one of the leading journals of the State. Mr. Lyman was a brilliant journalist, even a little ahead of the times.
THE TRI-WEEKLY COURIER .- On the 31st of March, 1846, the first number was published, and June 21st, of the same year, it was suspended, and the " Zanesville Daily Courier" was born. All of these papers were ably edited by Mr. Ly- man, but the time for the " Daily Courier " had not yet arrived. Sufficient support could not be found, and it was suspended, November ist, 1847, and the publication of the " Tri-Weekly Conrier" resmed. After a brief career, on the 19th of October, 1849, David H. Lyman sold the establishment to Edward Ball and Imri Richards. Mr. Lyman was one of the most brilliant writers who ever sat upon the tripod in the " Courier " office, but was not a successful financier. De-
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cember 16th. 1850, the " Zanesville Daily Cour- ier " again made its appearance, and has been making its daily round among the people ever since.
Edward Ball was a good politician, one of the best who ever stepped into the arena, in Muskin- gum county, but was not a success as an editor. The drudgery of the sanctum was not suited to his tastes, and Mr. Richards, though a thorough- ly honest man, a good and true friend, was a great failure as a financier. The " Courier,". while under Ball & Richards, was a failure, and passed into the hands of J. Carrel, H. J. Mercer, W. H. Ball, and William Buell, as editors and proprietors. Their career, however, was short. W. H. Ball discovered that nature never intended him for an editor, and severed his connection with the .. Courier." In 1852, George Weaver and N. S. Kauffman became editors and publish- ers. under the firm name of Weaver & Kauffman, and continued the business until March 4, 1858, when U. P. Bennett, becoming owner, editor, and publisher of the "Zanesville Gazette." a pa- per started about 1830, by Uriah Parke, bought the interest of Mr. Weaver, and the two papers were consolidated. The weekly was issued un- der the name of the WEEKLY COURIER AND GA- ZETTE, and the daily under the name of the ZANESVILLE DAILY COURIER. In August, 1859, Mr. C. H. Upton and John T. Shryock became editors and publishers. On the 21st of June, 1861, Mr. John T. Shryock became sole editor, publisher and proprietor of the COURIER estab- lishment. Up to this time, the COURIER had never been a financial success. Many a dollar had been lost by the different proprietors. There were no dividends-never had been. When the war of the rebellion got fairly under way, there was a mint of money in a newspaper office, if properly conducted, and Mr. Shryock made money.
On the 15th of November, 1865, M. D. Leg- gett and J. C. Douglass purchased the COURIER establishment, of J. T. Shryock, and published the COURIER until July Ist, 1866, when T. J. Newman purchased a one-third interest in the establishment. The weekly journal was pub- lished, under the name of the COURIER AND GA- ZETTE, until Dececember 18th, 1868, when the "Gazette" was dropped, and ever since, the weekly paper has been styled the WEEKLY COUR- IER. In May, 1863, Mr. Leggett sold his inter- est to J. H. Dodd, and, January Ist, 1872, New- man and Dodd purchased the interest of J. C. Douglass, and the business was conducted under the firm name of Newman & Dodd, until 1876, when R. B. Brown purchased a part of the in- terest of J. H. Dodd, and became a member of the firm. The COURIER is now one of the leading papers of Ohio. It finds its way to all sections of the Union. It advocates the principles of the Republican party, believing that those are the best for the patriotic freemen of this great Union.
DAILY DEMOCRAT .- This paper was published in the interest of the Democratic party, and first
appeared August 18th, 1879. The editors and publishers, were W. V. Cox, W. L. Maginnis, and W. C. Crawley. October 31st, of the same year, it was deemed expedient to "pull down the blinds" and close the office.
THE DAILY ERA was an advocate of Democ- racy, first issued March 24th, 1880, by W. L. Maginnis, W. C. Crawley, and George C. Thompson. July 28th, this firm was dissolved, Thompson and Crawley retiring, and the paper passed into the hands of O. K. White, J. F. Tra- cy, and T. J. Maginnis, Jr. October 26th, en- suing, W. L. Maginnis and T. J. Maginnis, Jr., withdrew ; the paper passed into the hands of a receiver, and was published by O. K. White and J. F. Tracy, until November 29th, 1880, when the office was closed.
ZANESVILLE POST .- The Zanesville Post is the only German newspaper published in this part of the State. The first number was issued March 28th, 1872, by Adolph Schneider, the present publisher and proprietor. The office, for the first five years, was in Werner's block, near the Court House ; it is now located at Nos. 41 and 43 South Sixth street. It is a seven-col- umn sheet, twenty-four by thirty-six inches ; the first number was issued to six hundred sub- scribers ; its patrons now number eight hundred.
The POST is non-partisan in politics, but keeps its readers alive to their interests, and well in- formed in political affairs. Its editor has the satisfaction of knowing that the patrons approve his plan, never having had occasion to change or modify his course-a sufficient guarantee of the ability of the editor to conduct a first-class family newspaper.
THE ZANESVILLE SIGNAL .- This is one of the most pronounced Democratic journals in the State ; edited and published by James T. Irvine, the compiler of the following ably written article,' which will be found remarkable for fidelity to the record of the times :
The history of the Democratic press of Mus- kingum county begins with the "Muskingum Messenger," which was also the first newspaper in Zanesville. The "Muskingum Messenger" began its career in February of the year 1810, and continued during some twenty-five or thirty years to be one of the most prominent journals then published in Ohio.
The Democratic party, at that time, was called "Republican," or "Democratic Republi- can"-these political terms being used synony- mously, to designate the party founded by Thom- as Jefferson, in opposition to the "Federal" par- ty, founded by Alexander Hamilton. The "Muskingum Messenger," therefore, represent- ed and advocated the "Democratic Republican" principles and policies of Government, as de- fined, inculcated, and established, by Jefferson and his school, until its course was changed . toward the end of its race.
The first publishers of the "Muskingum Mes- senger" were Messrs. White & Sawyer. Short- ly after its publication began, Mr. David Cham-
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bers (afterwards well known as Colonel Cham- bers, and also as a member of Congress), pur- chased the interest of Mr. White, and became the sole proprietor, in or about the year 1812. During the "war of 1812," the "Messenger" occupied a prominent position as an able and ef- ficient supporter of the war and the administra- tion of President Madison. It "carried the war" into the "Federal" ranks, with many a sharp criticism and pungent paragraph.
About the year 1815, Mr. Josiah Heard became editor and proprietor of the "Messenger," and continued as such until the close of the year 1818. In February, 1819, Mr. Ezekiel T. Cox purchased and took possession, and was the publisher of the paper until February, 1822, when he transferred it to his brother, Horatio J. Cox. The latter continued to edit and publish the "Messenger" until February, 1824, when he transferred it to his two brothers, Ezekiel T., and Samuel J. Cox. The latter, in 1825, became sole owner and editor. In May, 1828, owing to his conscientious refusal to support General Jackson as the Democratic-Republican candidate for President, he disposed of the "Messenger" to Mr. Thomas Anderson.
During the period of the "Messenger's" greatest prosperity, there was no newspaper published in the adjoining counties of Coshocton. Guernsey, Morgan and Perry ; and all of the official publication's of those counties were made through the "Messenger," as being the most available medium of communication with the people of those counties, as well as Muskingum.
Mr. Thomas Anderson conducted the "Mes- senger" as a Democratic-Republican journal, and a supporter of President Jackson's adminis- tration, until the year 1832, when he took the side of Calhoun and the "nullifiers," and thus broke with the main wing of the Democracy. The "Messenger" continued thus until the year 1837, when it passed into the hands of Joseph Moore- head and Michael P. Brister. This closed its career as a Democratic journal, and soon after- ward its existence was terminated.
In the year 1833, the "Democratic Union" was started, by Messrs. Charles B. Flood and Frederick W. DeKrufft, to take the place of the "Messenger" as the Democratic organ.
Their successor in the "Union" was William Crosby, who changed the name of the journal to the "Aurora." Mr. Crosby's direct successor, (we believe, ) was Colonel David Robb, from whom Mr. Jacob Glessner purchased and took possession, January Ist, 1338. Mr. Glessner continued as the editor and publisher of the "Aurora" during six stormy political years, until 1844, when he disposed of it to Mr. John Brandt. From him it soon passed, and within a few years it was transferred consecutively into the hands of the following named persons : McCann & Camp, Chauncey Bassett, Henry Beard, Roberts & Adams and Henry Beard. Mr. Henry Beard was, however, the editor of the "Aurora" from the year 1845 until August 18th, 1852, when he conveyed it to Mr. R. W. P. Muse. November
15th, 1853, Mr. Albert O. Wagstaff became a partner, with one-third interest in the concern, and remained one year. January 2d. 1854, Messrs. Muse and Wagstaff started the .Daily Commercial Aurora," the publication of which was continuous for from two to three years. July Ist, 1855, Mr. Lewis Baker took one-third interest in the whole establishment, and held it until July Ist, 1857, when he retired. In the meantime, Mr. Muse, July 16th, 1856, disposed of his interest to Dr. James W. Gally, then a practicing dentist in Zanesville. When Mr. Baker retired, July Ist, 1857, Dr. Gally became sole proprietor, and continued as publisher and editor of the "Aurora" until April 13th. 1860. when he sold it to Thomas W. Peacock. From November 23d, 1860, Mr. Joseph McGonagle was associated with Mr. Peacock, until Novem- ber 13th, 1862, when his interest was taken by the "Ohio Farmer's League," Esquire Jacobs, editor, and the "Farmer's League" was thus merged in the "Aurora."
The division of the Democracy in the Presi- dental contest of 1860, led, in this county, to the starting of the "Citizen's Press," in September, of that year, by Messrs. Samuel Chapman and Anthony Deffenbaugh, in support of John C. Breckinridge for President. Messrs. Chapman and Deffenbaugh continued to issue the "Citi- zen's Press" until July 9th. 1863, when it was merged with the "Aurora." The paper then appeared with the names of T. W. Peacock and William Ewing, as editors, until January Ist. 1864, when Mr. Peacock transferred his interest to Mr. Ewing. who retired a month afterward. February 4th, 1864, and thereupon the " Aurora" disappeared, its new purchaser having decided to change the title of the paper.
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