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Watson; guardian, George E. Patton; Sent., H. T. King; trustees, M. L. Zahniser, E. C. Waid and A. George, and Med. Ex., Dr. T. M. Cooley.
The purpose of the lodge is to provide for creating a fund for the relief of sick and distressed members. There have been two deaths in the ranks of the society since its organization, those of Mrs. James Infield and Mrs. N. A. Watson. Since the beginning the following gentlemen have been elected Representatives to the Grand Lodge: H. S. Blatt, S. A. McClure and George W. Worrell. The lodge numbers thirty-eight members at present. Its con- dition is good, and the outlook for the future is hopeful. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in the Odd Fellows Hall.
The local lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen was insti- tuted March 4, 1873, by Elliot Harvey. The charter members of it were: M. C. Burns, G. W. Clark, J. F. Williams, L. A. Cleary, S. C. Niece, John Cain, L. P. Foster, H. S. Blatt, W. H. Davis, H. H. Henderson, J. A. McCormick, I. J. Harrison, J. D. Powell. T. E. Porter, Samuel Newkirk, W. J. Barnes, E. C. Waid, D. J. Brown, Robert Adams, T. S. Sandford, M. Smith and Henry Niece. The first corps of officers embraced H. S. Blatt, M. W. ; J. A. McCormick, F .; Thomas Porter, O .; J. D. Powell, recorder; M. Smith, Fin .; S. C. Niece, Rec. ; J. F. Williams, guide; Robert Adams, I. W., and I. J. Harrison, O. W. The purposes of the order are: " 1. To embrace and give equal protection to all classes and kinds of labor, mental and physi- cal; to strive earnestly to improve the moral, intellectual and social condition of its members; to endeavor, by wholesome precepts, fraternal admonitions and substantial aid, to inspire a due appreciation of the stern realities and responsibilities of life. 2. To create a fund for the benefit of its members during sickness or other disability, and in case of death to pay a stipulated sum to such person or persons, as may be designated by each member, thus enabling him to guarantee his family against want. 3. The adoption of such secret work and means of recognition as will insure the protection of its mem- bers wherever the order may exist. 4. To hold lectures, read essays, discuss new inventions and improvements, encourage research in art, science and liter- ature, and, when practicable, maintain a library for the improvement of mem- bers." Since the establishment of the lodge there have been four deaths within its ranks. There has been paid for charitable purposes, $354; for ben- eficiary purposes, $10,000; and there has been received for beneficiary pur- poses, $8,000. The present membership is forty-five.
Star Lodge No. 1467, K. of H., was organized March 14, 1879, in Grange Hall, by John N. Whiteman, D. G. D., of Greenville, Penn., with the follow- ing named charter members: William M. Dunn, N. A. Watson, D. C. Reed, W. H. Lostetter, W. A. Eckels, Henry Patton, J. F. Johnston, J. L. Cross, Warren Irwin, Andrew George, E. X. Giebner, S. A. McClure, S. A. Wilson, J. T. Cook, J. H. Robb, James Lindsey, J. A. McCormick, C. B. Fulton, T. S. Bailey, S. P. Turner, W. S. Watson, L. P. Foster, W. F. Maxwell, C. Carver, William M. Knapp, E. G. Eberman, Albert Glenn, J. R. Eberman, C. F. Jewell, W. E. MacDonald, E. F. Walker, Frank Brown, A. B. McCor- mick, J. J. Grace, O. P. Clarke, T. M. Cooley, A. A. Walker, W. J. Lyons, W. T. Stevenson and Charles G. Larned. The first officers were: Dictator, E. X. Giebner; A. D., O. P. Clarke; F. R., C. F. Jewell; chaplain, S. A. Wilson; guardian, J. F. Johnston; P. D., W. T. Stevenson; V. D., C. Car- ver; representative, S. A. McClure; treasurer, J. L. Cross; guide, A. B. McCormick; sentinel, S. P. Turner, and trustees, L. P. Foster and J. J. Grace. The expressed purpose of the order is to unite fraternally all accept- able white men, and to promote benevolence and charity by establishing a
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widows' and orphans' benefit fund, paying a sum not exceeding $2,000 on the death of a member. The following members have represented the lodge as Representatives to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania: W. T. Stevenson, E. X. Giebner, M. D., C. Carver, S. A. McClure and A. George. Of these Mr. S. A. McClure has been chosen an officer of the Grand Lodge, and has served as Grand Guardian, Grand Guide and Grand Assistant Dictator, the latter of which offices he at present fills. Since the institution there have been but two deaths, W. E. MacDonald and W. T. Stevenson. The present membership is thirty-two. Meetings are held in the Odd Fellows' Hall on the first and third Thursday evenings of each month.
Mountain Council No. 30, R. T. of T., was instituted September 8, 1879. Its charter members were D. J. Brown, T. H. Fulton, H. H. Henderson, W. E. MacDonald, S. T. Robins, Albert Glenn, John Gilmore, A. E. Long, E. M. McGinnis, L. A. Cleary, G. W. Turner, E. G. Eberman, Philip Rupert, J. A. Cleary, W. S. Eberman, Eugene McElwain, James McElwain, J. P. Vath, J. F. Johnston, Martha A. Porter, Catharine Reed and Jane G. Cum- mins. The first officers of the council were: D. J. Brown, S. C .; L. A. Cleary, V. C .; E. E. Evermann, P. C .; E. M. McGinnis, chaplain; Albert Glenn, recording secretary; S. G. Robins, financial secretary; G. W. Tur- ner, treasurer; A. E. Long, herald; Philip Rupert, guard; H. H. Hender- son, sentinel, and T. H. Fulton, medical examiner. The present member- ship is forty-nine. Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, in the Odd Fellows' Hall. The latter quarters have been used since 1884, previous to which time the exercises of the council were conducted in the Grange Hall.
Col. Dawson Post, No. 224, G. A. R., Department of Pennsylvania, was chartered September 28, 1881, with the following charter members: Joseph Cleary, J. L. Benn, A. H. Burnett, Archibald Barnes, J. L. Cross, L. A. Cleary, T. M. Cooley, William Bailey, Henry B. Bailey, James G. Bailey, J. A. Bond, I. C. Feather, J. F. Johnston, William H. Patton, Nathan Patton, Isaac St. Clair, S. P. Turner, E. C. Voorhies, Solomon Zedaker. The first officers of the post were: Joseph Cleary, commander; L. A. Cleary, officer of the day; J. A. Bond, quartermaster; I. C. Feather, surgeon; A. H. Burnett, senior vice-commander; J. L. Benn, junior vice-commander; George J. Patton, adjutant. The organization was effected in the old Grange Hall, where for years the meetings of the post were held. The quarters now occupied is the I. O. O. F. Hall, in the Ride Block, where meetings are held on the second Thursdays of each month. The present membership of the post is forty-seven.
Economical Mutual Benefit Association, of Sandy Lake, was chartered June 2,1880. Its expressed object was "to create and maintain a fund, by the col- lection of admission fees, annual dues and assessments, upon surviving mem- bers, to defray expenses of carrying on the business of the company, and to provide a sum to be paid upon the death of a member to the beneficiary or beneficiaries named in his certificate of membership, or to the insured at the end of a certain period of time." The original members were James Lindsey, T. S. Bailey, William H. Clawson, William J. Patton, Charles Powers, Jay. Con. Wilson, D. Perrine, E. G. Eberman, T. M. Cooley and Cassius B. Fulton. The first officers were: President, T. S. Bailey: vice-president, W. H. Claw- son; secretary, E. G. Eberman; treasurer, D. Perrine; directors (in addition to officers), James Lindsey, W. J. Patton, Charles Powers, Jay. Con. Wilson, T. M. Cooley and C. B. Fulton. The officers for 1888 are: President, T. S. Bailey; vice-president, H. C. Zeigler; secretary, Cassius B. Fulton; treasurer, D. Perrine; general agent, Charles Powers; medical examiner, Dr. T. M.
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Cooley; directors, H. C. Zeigler, C. W. Smith, W. J. Patton, E. G. Eberman and J. L. Jewell. This organization is said to be in a flourishing condition, pays benefits in full, and ranks high among the institutions of the kind in the United States.
The W. C. T. U., of Sandy Lake, was organized in the Methodist Episco- pal Church on the 22d of November, 1881, by Miss Narcissa E. White, then of Pine Grove (now Grove City), with forty-three ladies. Ten honorary mem- bers from among the lords of creation were also in the organization. The presidents, during the two years of its existence, were Mrs. Rev. A. R. Rich and Mrs. C. H. Walker; the treasurers, Mrs. Hettie Johnson and Mrs. Joseph Clary; and the secretaries, Mrs. Rev. I. L. Crawford and Miss Emma J. George. Weekly meetings were held at the various churches, at which plans were devised for furthering the cause of temperance. The society did much efficient work during its brief existence, and aided materially in developing the healthful temperance sentiment existing in the community.
The Y. W. C. T. U., of Sandy Lake, was organized on the 31st of March, 1885, at the residence of Rev. I. L. Crawford, by Misses Nettie Niece, Mary S. Gilmore, Emma J. George and M. Luella Crawford. At first meeting there were but three members, but a week later seven additions were made to the ranks. Misses Effie J. Powell, Nettie Niece and Mary S. Gilmore have been the successive presidents; Misses Mary S. Gilmore, Maggie Perrine and M. Luella Crawford the recording secretaries; and the last named young lady has acted all the time as the corresponding secretary. The membership has fluc- tuated between ten and sixty. The society has had a number of valuable lectures and entertainments, and for a year published a monthly paper called the White Ribbon. It maintains likewise, for the benefit of children, a Loyal Temperance Legion, with a membership of 110.
Banks. -- Sandy Lake Bank was organized in 1873 for the convenience of the community, who previously possessed no safe means of transmission of money, and which, being chiefly of an agricultural class, were unable to transact such business in the larger villages of the county on account of their distance. The quarters it now occupies are in a handsome brick structure, 40x70 feet in dimensions. The banking rooms are supplied with all necessary equipments for conducting the usual business of such establishments. The capital stock is $50,000, while the average deposits reach $100,000. The present officers of the bank are D. Perrine, president; T. S. Bailey, vice-president; M. L. Zahn- inser, cashier; Q. B. Gilmore, assistant cashier; and T. S. Bailey, H. C. Zeigler, Daniel Perrine, William S. Devore, John Zahniser, M. L. Zahniser, D. Zahniser and Cassius B. Fulton, directors.
In 1876, a private banking institution was opened in Sandy Lake by the firm of Brown & Foster, in a building which is yet standing on the corner of Main and Mercer Streets. A general loan business and private brokerage was carried on for a period of about seven years. The death of Mr. Brown occurring in November, 1876, threw the enterprise under the management of L. P. Foster. The latter gentleman conducted the business in a satisfactory manner, but finally discontinued it after having paid off all deposits.
Manufactures. - Sandy Lake has never been a manufacturing center. In 1866, however, the Sandy Lake Foundry and Machine-shop was under the title of the Brownsville Manufacturing Company. After doing business on a small scale for several years, the property became the possession of W. W. West. He continued the business until 1872, a period of two years, when the plant passed into the hands of W. S. Eberman & Sons. They enlarged its sphere, but were pained to see the property destroyed by fire in May of the
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next year. New buildings, however, were erected in the coming autumn, thus preserving to the borough one of its early and important industries.
The population of Sandy Lake in 1870 was 428, and in 1880, 730. The next census will give it over 1,000 at least.
STONEBORO.
This enterprising place, situated on the beautiful sheet of water known as Sandy Lake, was first settled as early as 1825 by a colony of colored people. After the lapse of time this republic of Liberia gradually disintegrated, so that by the middle of the present century but one lone specimen of the sons of Ham remained. His tastes were commercial in character, and consequently from his hut on the lakeside he retailed cigars and whisky to those disposed to patronize him. The land on which this negro colony lived was ultimately sold to Messrs. John F. Hogue and William Shields, who, in turn, sold it in 1862 to Jeremiah Bonner and the Mercer Iron and Coal Company, Bonner purchasing Hogue's interest, and the company that of Shields. J. M. Good- win, now a resident of Sharpsville, surveyed these lands and laid out the . village of Stoneboro in 1865, on territory belonging to both Lake and Sandy Lake Townships. .
W. H. Bonner was the first merchant. He had a frame building on the corner of Lake and Walnut Streets. The building has since been destroyed. Mr. Bonner is deceased. His father, Jeremiah Bonner, was one of the pioneers of the place.
The first blacksmith shop was the property of James Lisle, and the first wagon shop, that of William Beatty.
The first physician was Dr. D. A. Philips. He is now in Sheakleyville. He was succeeded by Dr. J. H. Christler, at present a resident of Texas, and he in turn by Dr. B. D. Hanna, who still resides in the borough.
The first postmaster was Robert P. Cann, now secretary and general man- ager of the Mercer Iron and Coal Company. He held the office a second time, the latter being sandwitched between the terms of S. A. Wilson and J. P. Hines, the latter being the present incumbent. For dates see chapter on Internal Affairs.
The first school building, a two-story, two room structure, was erected in 1868. It soon proved to be too small. It was enlarged in 1885 at a cost of $2, 500, until the present spacious structure of six rooms was secured. The school enrollment is 346, with an average attendance of 275.
Incorporation and Borough Officers .- Stoneboro was incorporated on the 25th of August, 1866. The first election was held on the third Friday of March, 1867, Frank W. Hubley acting as judge, and Samuel Hines and Evan Evans as inspectors. The following is a list of the principal borough officers: 1867-Burgess, H. B. Blood; council, F. M. Finney, J. C. Cornwell, J. C. Nolan, A. S. Troop, Samuel Custer; clerk, J. A. B. Atwater.
1868-Burgess, H. B. Blood; council, J. C. Cornwell, A. S. Troop, S. T. Kennedy, Samuel Hines, J. E. Smith; clerk, Robert P. Cann.
1869 -- Burgess, A. S. Troop; council, J. C. Cornwell, H. B. Blood, Samuel Hines, S. T. Kennedy and Samuel Custer; clerk, Robert P. Cann.
1870-Burgess, A. S. Troop; council, H. B. Blood, Samuel Custer, J. C. Cornwell and S. Hines; clerk, Robert P. Cann.
1871-Burgess, A. S. Troop; council, J. C. Cornwell, H. B. Blood and Samuel Hines; clerk, Robert P. Cann.
1872-Burgess, A. S. Troop; council, H. B. Blood, J. C. Cornwell, John Gumfory, W. H. Bonner, Jacob Swiers and Samuel Hines; clerk, Robert P. Cann.
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1873 -- Burgess, C. G. Larned; council, Samuel Custer, Alvin Jenkins, Jeremiah Bonner, George H. McIntire and Samuel Hines; clerk, R. P. Cann.
1874 -- Burgess, Jeremiah Bonner; council, S. A. Wilson, G. H. McIntire, A. S. Troop, B. D. Ray, Robert Hodgson and L. Kearns; clerk, R. P. Cann. 1875-Burgess, A. S. Troop; council, J. H. Cristler, Robert Hodgson, Joseph Brennan, G. H. McIntire, Henry Hall and J. P. Hines; clerk, R. P. Cann.
1876-Burgess, John Parry; council, G. H. McIntire, Joseph Brennan, L. Kearns, Isaac Varnes, John Hughes and Jeremiah Bonner; clerk, R. P. Cann.
1877 -- Burgess, G. H. McIntire; council, Joseph Brennan, Henry Hall, Benjamin Esgar, Henry Leslie, L. Kearns and R. P. Cann; clerk, D. R. Cann.
1878-Burgess, David Sloss; council, F. A. Bliss, L. Kearns, A. S. Troop, J. C. Cornwell, D. R. Cann and R. P. Cann; clerk, D. O'Connor.
1879-Burgess, J. C. Cornwell; council, D. R. Cann, F. A. Bliss, David Sloss, Duncan McClaren, N. Houser and R. P. Cann; clerk, S. A. Wilson.
1880 -- Burgess, N. Houser; council, Vet. Porter, W. J. Broadbent, S. B. Troop, W. C. Miller, Benjamin Esgar and R. P. Cann; clerk, S. A. Wilson. 1881 -- Burgess, J. C. Cornwell; council, D. R. Cann, Alexander Bonner, D. Sloss, Parker Walbridge, John Hall and Levi Marsh; clerk, S. A. Wilson. 1882-Burgess, Richard Stullard; council, J. C. Cornwell, H. E. Horn, Vet. Porter, J. S. Greer, R. P. Cann and F. T. Mears; clerk, F. T. Mears. 1883 -- Burgess, D. Sloss; council, Richard Jones, William Spence, J. L. Greer, C. G. Larned, W. H. McIntire and B. F. Esgar; clerk, F. T. Mears. 1884-Burgess, D. Sloss; council, J. C. Cornwell, B. F. Esgar, William Spence, John Kelley, W. H. McIntire and H. Edwards; clerk, W. H. Davis. 1885-Burgess, J. C. Cornwell; council, W. H. McIntire, W. C. Miller, Robert Hodgson, John Kelley, B. F. Esgar and William Spence; clerk, W. H. Davis.
1886-Burgess, A. S. Troop; council, F. T. Mears, B. F. Esgar, James Lyle, John Kelley, W. H. McIntire and W. C. Miller; clerk, W. H. Davis.
1887 -- Burgess, A. S. Troop (paralyzed June 3, 1887; J. C. Cornwell appointed by court); council, B. F. Esgar, W. C. Miller, F. T. Mears, James Lyle, R. P. Cann and G. W. Porter; clerk, W. H. Davis.
Churches .- The Methodist Episcopal congregation was organized in the win- ter of 1869, through the agency of Rev. John Eckels. . In the first organization there were forty-one members. The first regular services were held in the school- house, then a two-story, two-roomed building, The first class-leader was Edwin Egbert, of Sandy Lake. Adam Davis was the first steward. The building at present used by the congregation was erected in the year 1875. It is a frame and is quite commodious. The succession of pastors has been, as nearly as can be ascertained, Rev. John Eckels, Rev. A. S. Goodrich, Rev. Robert Beatty, Rev. J. Kinney, Rev. John Graham, Rev. A. R. Rich, Rev. Gilfillan, Rev. Charles Reeves, under whose ministry the congregation became a sepa- rate charge, Rev. W. S. Shepard and Rev. John Eckels, the present pastor, who began his labors in the fall of 1886. The congregation is at present in a prosperous condition, numbering ninety-five members. There is a Sunday- school connected with it, of which the superintendent is Mr. F. T. Mears. The enrollment of the school is 132.
The First Baptist Church of Stoneboro was organized October 9, 1870, by Revs. J. M. Perry, Ross Ward, E. T. Crane and R. H. Austin. The first members of the new society were: David Grffith, Miriam Griffith, Nancy Gom-
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forey, T. H. Price, D. A. Phillips, Parmelia M. Phillips, Sarah A. Vernon, Susan McCormick, D. T. Davis, Eliza Davis, Sarah B. Haskell, Sarah Olds, Elisha Flickinger, Mrs. Flickinger, Sarah Corbin, Deliah, Hannah and Rebecca Woolford. The congregation was incorporated September 24, 1883, upon peti- tion of Thomas H. Price, James Stubbs, James Lyle, D. A. Phillips, D. M. Grif- fith, Herbert Davis, William Davis, Edward Rowe, J. R. Cummings and T. B. Martin. The building occupied by the congregation is a frame structure erected in 1873, at a cost of $2,500. The first pastor of the church was Rev. J. T. Grif- fith, who remained three years. Succeeding him came Rev. W. H. Leet, one vear; Rev. E. H. Hovey, two years; Rev. J. T. Bradford, two and a half years; Rev. G. M. Evans, two years, and the present pastor, Rev. J. T. Davis, who was placed in charge in 1886. A list of the secretaries of the congregation is as follows: D. A. Phillips, J. T. Davis, David Wilson, J. C. Wilson, William Phillips, D. C. Bachelor, T. H. Rowe, Herbert Edwards, John Crook and Ed. Rowe. The church at present numbers 138 members, and is in good condi- tion. In connection with it is maintained a Sunday-school which enrolls 125 pupils.
The Catholic Church in Stoneboro celebrated its first mass about twenty-four years ago, the service being performed in private houses. Shortly afterward, however, a house once used as a dwelling, but then recently vacated, was pur- chased, and for a period of four years prior to the erection of the present edifice was occupied as a place of worship by the congregation. The early Catholic families in the vicinity were not deterred by the smallness of their number from attempting to secure for themselves and children larger and more convenient quarters, in which to conduct their religious services, and by the year 1876 enough money had been raised to begin the erection of the pres- ent handsome structure. This, a frame building, 30x50 feet in dimensions, with a sanctuary 12x30 feet, was completed in the same year, at a cost of $3,000, and was occupied and dedicated shortly afterward. It is a very con- venient church edifice, and sitting upon the top of a graceful elevation, pre- sents a pleasing spectacle to the eye of the beholder. Among the first mem- bers of the congregation were Lawrence Kearns, John Kennedy, Peter Hughes, and Daniel Conley, with their families. The first regular priest that minis- tered to the little flock was Rev. K. O'Branigan. He was succeeded by Rev. Thomas Tracey, Rev. William Pugh, Rev. P. Brady, Rev. John Smith, Rev. J. H. McAdam, of the Mercer Church, who also has charge of the Stoneboro con- gregation. The membership numbers forty-two families, earnest in spirit and determined in faith.
The Presbyterian Church congregation was organized November 19, 1878, through the instrumentality of Rev. David Waggoner, Rev. J. Frank Stonecipher and Elder J. H. Carr. Its first regular members were John Parry, Thomas English, Mrs. C. E. English, Miss E. L. English, Mrs. L. Bowen, Mrs. Eliza Bonner, Mrs. J. A. Allen, Miss Mary Pringle, O. V. Porter, Mrs. Margaret E. Porter, Mrs. Mary L. McClurg, V. B. Coulson, Mrs Mary Coulson, Miss S. R. Downs, R. L. Coulson, S. E. Coulson, J. F. Coulson and Mrs. Margaret Cornwell. The church was incorporated September 17, 1883, at which time the board of trustees consisted of E. Houser, James Hewitt and Charles Runningbrew. The building used by the congregation is a frame, erected in 1883, at a cost of $2,500. The first pastor was Rev. Samuel Glenn. He was followed by Rev. B. C. Critchlow, who in turn was succeeded by Rev. J. C. Chapman. The present pastor, Rev. E. A. Nelson, has been in charge for about three years, and is the first regular pastor the congregation has had, the others having been provisional ministers merely.
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The membership of the church is 145. Connected with it is a Sunday-school, of which Robert P. Cann is the superintendent; and also a Ladies' Missionary Society, of which the president is Mrs. Robert P. Cann, and the vice-presi- dent, Miss Mary Pringle.
St. Paul's Primitive Methodist Church was organized in the public school- house January 19, 1879, by Rev. Ralph Fothergill, with the following named members: Charles Nichols, Enoch Show, John Arkless, John Jackson, Mary A. Bromley, Mattie Bromiey, John W. Roberts, Thomas Brown, John Squires, Susannah Proud, Duncan C. McLaren, Jane Shaw, Henry Swyres, Maggie Swyres, William Proud, Esther Arkless, Mary Jackson, David Watts, Archie Greenfield, James Mc Williams, John Weston, Jacob Swyres, Susannah McLaren Jennie Swyres, John Swyres, John Proud, Gowan Arkless, Peter Henderson, William Swyres, Annie Roberts, Thomas Armstrong, Robert Morris, Samuel Morris, Tillie McIntire, William Brown, Melissa Swyres, John P. Blanchard, George Proud, Lizzie Emon, Lizzie Jenkins, Minnie Pearson, Lizzie Smith, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Esgar, Carrie Leslie, Robert Finkel, Sarah Hen- derson, Charles Frye, Lizzie Roberts, William Frye, William Cartwright, Robert Gordon and James Watley. The present church structure was built in October, 1881, at an expense of $1,000. Following is the succession of pastors of the congregation: Rev. Ralph Fothergill, Rev. R. G. Roscamp, Rev. John A. James, Rev. John Atkinson and Rev. Lewis Norman Leith, the present efficient pastor. The secretaries of the congregation have been John Arkless, Duncan C. McLaren, Herbert Timmons, D. C. McLaren, James Mckay and D. C. McLaren, who at present officiates in that position. The membership of the church is twenty. The condition of the congregation is very fair.
Secret Societies. - Lake Lodge No. 434, F. & A. M., was instituted Febru- ary 24, 1869. The first officers elected were: Seth T. Kennedy, W. M .; James B. Nary, S. W. ; James Clyde, J. W. ; E. X. Giebner, secretary, and Hugh Baird, treasurer. Meetings are held in Masonic Hall, in Ride Block, on the fourth Thursday of each month. The present membership of the lodge is fifty-five.
Stoneboro Lodge No. 458, K. of P., was instituted August 15, 1878, with the following named charter members: Samuel Esgar, Henry Leslie, W. W. Price, Edward Hughs, Benjamin Esgar, Vete Porter, Lewis D. Lewis, Alfred Sanders, Robert Carrick and John Dickson, Meetings are held in the K. of P. Hall, Bonner Block.
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