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On the 28th of the same month the trial came to its conclusion by a vote in which " twelve voted to sustain the charge, and sixteen that it be not sus- tained ; or, as the record reads: twelve voted that it was contrary to Scripture and sixteen that it was not." "So Brother Dunlop was cleared from the charge brought against him."
The writer remembers this trial very distinctly, especially the vim with which it was prosecuted, and the feeling of mortification and chagrin at the re- sult. The trial was heralded as the death-blow to Masonry, but the blow reached only those who were active and virulent in the prosecution. It was, however, the death-blow of anti-Masonry in that church, and it was the only attempt in the county, I think, to bring a Mason before a church tribunal.
Seneca Lodge .- The brethren in Milton petitioned for a lodge in 1821, and in 1822 were duly chartered as No. 57.
Masters to 1833 .- 1822, John M. Dewey ; 1823, '24, '25, no returns ; 1826, Nathan Burnell ; 1827, no returns ; 1828, Warren Hoxie; 1829, no returns ; 1830-33, John M. Dewey. It then became dormant.
Seneca Lodge was represented in the reorganization of the Grand Lodge in 1846, by Edmund Wellington, senior warden, but not in 1847, 1848, or 1849, and it was ordered to report in 1850 and be represented. (See pages 49 and 50, Pro. Gr. Lodge, 1849.) Not reporting or being represented in 1850, it was declared extinct in the latter year.
It was revived and re-chartered as No. 40, in 1857 to the following names : L. J. Dixon, H. P. Seeger, Sylvester Ward, Benjamin Fairchild, W. W. Pow- ell, H. H. Woods, Joseph Coon, Ethan Austin, E. T. Holbrook, L. D. Ashley, Lawson Morse.
Officers from 1857 .- Master : 1857-58, Lucius J. Dixon ; 1859-60, H. L. Hoxie ; 1861, A. N. Austin ; 1862, H. O. Bartlett ; 1863-65, N. W. Fair- child ; 1866, Eli T. Holbrook ; 1867, L. J. Dixon ; 1868, H. L. Hoxie ; 1869- 74, E. T. Holbrook ; 1875-76, Moses R. Dogan ; 1877-78, E. T. Holbrook; 1879-83, H. O. Bartlett ; 1884-85, C. S. Ashley.
Senior Warden : 1857, William W. Powell ; 1858, George C. Mosher ;
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1859-60, A. N. Austin ; 1861, H. O. Bartlett ; 1862, N. W. Fairchild ; 1863, H. L. Hoxie ; 1864-65, E. T. Holbrook ; 1866, Ira H. Tillison ; 1867, H. O. Bartlett ; 1868, Ira H. Tillison ; 1869-70, Orvis W. Bullock; 1871, A. B. Miner ; 1872, Martin Pierce ; 1873-74, Lansing Snow ; 1875-81, Aaron B. Story ; 1882, C. S. Ashley ; 1883-84, W. W. W. Thompson ; 1885, P. J. Cos- tello.
Junior Warden : 1857, George C. Mosher ; 1858, A. N. Austin ; 1859-60, H. O. Bartlett ; 1861, N. W. Fairchild; 1862, Ephraim Mills; 1863, E. T. Holbrook ; 1864-65, Ira H. Tillison ; 1866, Daniel F. Quinn ; 1867, W. W. W. Thompson ; 1868-70, A. B. Miner ; 1871, H. O. Clark; 1872, Lansing Snow ; 1873-74, M. R. Dogan; 1875-82, W. W. W. Thompson ; 1883-85, H. Rob- inson.
North Star Lodge .- The brethren in Williston sent in a petition for a char- ter for a lodge in 1823, signed by Martin Chittenden and others, to be called Chittenden Lodge, which was granted except as to name, which was changed to North Star. (See page 277 reprint and numbered 58.)
Masters to 1834 .- 1823-24, no returns; 1825 to 1828 inclusive, John Brown, jr .; 1829 to 1834 inclusive, John Bates.
The lodge then became dormant, but revived with the Grand Lodge and was re-numbered, taking rank as No. 12. This lodge " never surrendered." It was represented in Grand Lodge, 1846, by John Bates, W. M., and David A. Murray, J. W.
North Star Lodge No. 12 .- By the burning of the hotel in Williston in 1856, known as Eagle Hall, where this lodge held its meetings, the records, charter and books were destroyed. It held its last meeting in the town of Williston, July 3, 1856, and subsequently removed to Richmond, holding its first meeting there September 4, 1856. It now owns the Masonic block in Richmond.
Officers since 1846 .- Master : 1847-51, John Bates ; 1852-60, David A. Murray ; 1861-65, William K. Taft; 1866-69, Ira W. Sayles; 1870-71, Byron Brewster ; 1872-79, Ira W. Sayles; 1880-82, William D. Hall; 1883-85, George W. Sayles ; 1886, Salmon Green.
Senior Warden : 1847-51, D. A. Murray , 1852-54, Moses W. Hall ; 1855 -56, John Brown, jr. ; 1857-60, William K. Taft ; 1861-64, George W. Brom- ley ; 1865, Ira W. Sayles ; 1866-67, Lyman Stimson ; 1868, A. J. Crane ; 1869, B. Brewster ; 1870, J. P. Barnum ; 1871-75, William D. Hall ; 1876-78, Sal- mon Green ; 1879, Lyman Stimson ; 1880-82, George W. Sayles ; 1883, R. C. Bromley ; 1884, G. D. Ellis; 1885-86, F. E. Briggs.
Junior Warden : 1847, M. N. Hall ; 1848, H. Hall ; 1849, Moses W. Hall ; 1850, Moses H. Hall ; 1851, Moses W. Hall ; 1852-54, Leonard H. Pine ; 1855-57, John Wright ; 1858-59, A. H. Grovenor ; 1860, George W. Brom- ley ; 1861-64, Joseph Johnson ; 1865, Lyman Stimson ; 1866-67, Byron
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Brewster ; 1868, William D. Hall; 1869, J. P. Barnum ; 1870, J. T. Humphrey ; 1871-74, R. C. Bromley ; 1875, Salmon Green ; 1876-78, Samuel H. Clark ; 1879, George W. Sayles ; 1880-82, W. N. Murray ; 1883, G. D. Ellis; 1884, F. E. Briggs ; 1885-86, M. L. Powers.
Patriot Lodge. - The Masons of Hinesburg were accommodated by Friend- ship Lodge No. 24, of Charlotte, holding its communications alternately at Hinesburg, but finally it was deemed for the best interests of the craft in both towns that the Masons of Hinesburg have a lodge of their own. A petition was accordingly sent to Grand Lodge and a dispensation issued in 1825, and the lodge began work regularly as Patriot Lodge No. 63.
Officers from 1825. - Master : 1825-26, Mitchell Hinsdill ; 1827, Brigham C. Wright; 1828, Mitchell Hinsdill ; 1829-30, Erastus Bostwick ; 1831, John M. Eldridge; 1832, no returns; 1833,1 Mitchell Hinsdill.
Senior Warden : 1829-30, Daniel Patrick, jr .; 1833, Isaac Sherwood.
Junior Warden : 1826, John M. Eldridge ; 1829-30, Orrin Murray ; 1833, John Wheelock.
The last record that the lodge has previous to 1847 is March 29, 1831. The lodge then became dormant and no further records can be found in the Grand Lodge. In 1846 it was represented by Isaac Sherwood, master, and Orrin Murray, senior warden. The lodge was reported in 1847 and 1848 by the following officers: 1847, Daniel Patrick, master; John Wheelock, senior warden ; Orrin Murray, junior warden ; and by the same officers in 1848. In 1849 they were unrepresented, and the Grand Lodge voted Patriot Lodge ex- tinct. It was reorganized and a new charter issued under date of January II, 1854, to Patriot Lodge No. 33. The charter members were Orrin Murray, Marvin Leonard, John Wheelock, John S. Patrick, David Frazer, Daniel Pats rick, Bateman Stearns, Oscar C. Burritt, Royal Bell, Joel Turrill and John Brins- den. The lodge since then has been prosperous and is in a healthy condition at the present writing.
Officers since 1854. - Master : 1854, Daniel Patrick ; 1855-58, Orrin Mur- ray ; 1859, John F. Miles ; 1860, Orrin Murray ; 1861, John F Miles; 1862, H. O. Smith ; 1863, Orrin Murray ; 1864, John F. Miles; 1865-68, George F. Skiff; 1869-70, O. D. Baldwin ; 1871-74, George F. Skiff; 1875-81, E. B. Whittaker ; 1882-84, W. N. Hill; 1885, W. R. Patrick.
Senior Warden : 1854-56, John S. Patrick ; 1857, E. A. Leavenworth ; 1858-59, Elmer Beecher ; 1860, H. C. Flanagan ; 1861, H. A. Beecher; 1862, George F. Skiff ; 1863-64, James Degree ; 1865-68, Ray F. Livermore ; 1869- 70; John Edwin, jr .; 1871-74, E. B. Whittaker; 1875-76, R. M. Livermore ; 1877-84, W. R. Patrick ; 1885, D. K. Patrick.
Junior Warden : 1854, Orrin Murray ; 1855-56, John F. Miles ; 1857, Elmer Beecher ; 1858-59, H. C. Flanagan ; 1860, L. E. Livermore; 1861,
1 From Grand Lodge Records.
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H. O. Smith ; 1862, James Degree; 1863, S. P. Green ; 1864, J. W. Miles ; 1865-68, L. E. Livermore; 1869, John H. Allen ; 1870, E. B. Whittaker; 1871, E. Sanctuary ; 1872-74, R. M. Livermore ; 1875-76, Charles K. Mur- ray ; 1877-81 ; W. N. Hill; 1882-84; D. K. Patrick ; 1885, G. D. Leonard.
This closes the enumeration of all the lodges in the county that had an ex- istence prior to the anti-Masonic excitement of 1826-36, and are reported by original and subsequent numbering to date.
Webster Lodge. - In 1864 the Masons of Winooski sent in their peti- tion to the Grand Lodge, and a charter was issued in 1864 under the name of Webster Lodge No. 61.
Officers since 1864. - Master : 1864, -; 1865-68, C. F. Storrs ; 1869- 74, Ormond Cole ; 1875-85, William L. Greenleaf.
Senior Warden : 1864, C. F. Storrs ; 1865, John McGregor; 1866-67, P. P. Wilkins ; 1868, George Follett ; 1869-71, George M. Duncan ; 1872-74, William L. Greenleaf; 1875-76, E. E. Greenleaf; 1877, Samuel Bigwood ; 1878-79, John Moren ; 1880-82, L. B. Leavitt; 1883, O. W. Peck ; 1884-85, E. E. Greenleaf.
Junior Warden : 1864, B. W. Haynes; 1865, P. P. Wilkins; 1866-68, Or- mond Cole ; 1869, E. E. Greenleaf; 1870-71, M. M. Goodwin ; 1872-73, E. W. Taft ; 1874, E. E. Greenleaf; 1875-76, Frank Jubell ; 1877, George Walker ; 1878-79, S. S. Watson ; 1880-82, Charles D. Flint ; 1883, M. A. Chase ; 1884- 85, A. O. Hood.
Burlington Lodge F. & A. M. No. 100 .- A dispensation was issued to Bur- lington Lodge of Burlington by M. W. Grand Master Park Davis, July 17, 1872, on the petition of the following named (thirty-six) master Masons: George Simpson, George H. Whitman, M. B. Kinney, John T. Bagley, Henry M. Parker, George D. Wright, Cyrus P. Currier, Abner K. Cole, Charles M. Rob- inson, Asa B. Witherell, Ellis P. Williams, Charles E. Miner, William W. Henry, Warren Gibbs, Albert E. Richardson, George W. Hopkins, Peter R. Rowley, Eli B. Johnson, Elihu B. Taft, Milton R. Tyler, Homer M. Phelps, James Mar- tin, Albert Killam, David Fay, George H. Kinsley, L. F. Truman, Edward Walker, J. S. Spaulding, E. O. Wires, C. H. Lewis, S. Walker, W. A. Tyler, H. N. Drury, D. F. Foster, C. C. Carleton, Alexander Tatro.
At the next annual communication of the Grand Lodge (on June II, 1873) a charter was issued to the same petitioners. The following is a list of the officers to date :
Master : 1872-81, Homer M. Phelps; 1882, Elihu B. Taft, 1883-84, Geo. H. Kinsley ; 1885-86, George C. Mayo.
Senior warden : 1872-77, Abner K. Cole; 1878-81, Cyrus P. Currier; 1882, George H. Kinsley ; 1883, J. W. Goodell ; 1884, George C. Mayo; 1885-86, David N. Nicholson.
Junior warden : 1872-76, Milton R. Tyler ; 1877, Robert S. Wright; 1878-
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81, Elihu B. Taft ; 1882, J. W. Goodell ; 1883, George C. Mayo; 1884, David N. Nicholson ; 1885-86, Lowell C. Grant.
Army Lodges. I-Many petitions were sent in to the Grand Lodge of Ver- mont for dispensations for army lodges, but none was granted. The subject received attention and was under discussion for two years (see pages 86 and 87, Proc. 1862, and] pages 31, 32, and 33, Proc. 1863). Many Masons in Chit- tenden county favored the plan of army lodges as a measure of justice to the soldier Masons deprived of the social advantages of private life, arguing that they were entitled to Masonic fellowship, and that if not supplied by the Grand Lodge of Vermont they would become members of the army lodges of other States.
GRAND LODGE F. AND A. M., VERMONT.
Fifth Masonic District .- Vermont was organized into fourteen Masonic districts October, 1804, Chittenden county being the fifth district ; the follow- ing have served as district deputy grand masters from that date :
David Russell, 1804 to 1810; George Robinson, 1811, 1812 ; Samuel Rich, 1813; George Robinson, 1814 to 1816 inclusive ; Samuel Hurlburt, 1817, 1818; 1819, no appointment recorded ; George Robinson, 1820, 1821; Rev. Joel Clapp, 1822 ; Nathan B. Haswell, 1823 to 1826 inclusive ; James L. Sawyer, 1827 ; Leman Judson, 1828, 1829; John M. Dewey, 1830; John Brown, 1831 to 1835 inclusive ; John Bates, 1836.
No work was done and consequently no appointments of deputy were made by the Grand Lodge between 1836 and 1846. In 1846 the Grand Lodge re- sumed its former active life and the appointments of deputies were as follows :
John S. Webster, 1846 to 1852 inclusive ; David A. Murray, 1853 to 1863. inclusive ; Louis Follett, 1864; C. W. Woodhouse, 1865, 1866; H. C. Leaven- worth, 1867; Ira W. Sayles, 1868 to 1870 inclusive ; John H. Thorp, 1871, 1872; E. A. Jewett, 1873 ; Ormond Cole, 1874, 1875; Homer M. Phelps, 1876 to 1878 inclusive ; C. W. Wingate, 1879 to 1882 inclusive ; E. B. Whit- taker, 1883 to 1886.
The anti-Masonic excitement in Vermont was so general and aggressive- that the Masonic lodges ceased work generally about 1834, and the Grand Lodge did not convene (except by officers enough to make a record) from 1836 to 1846. Officers were elected in 1836 holding over ten years. In 1846. the Grand Lodge convened on the 14th day of January, in answer to a call by N. B. Haswell, dated December 28, 1845, and among other business done at that time, a resolution was adopted allowing subordinate lodges to be repre- sented, and when a forfeiture of charter had taken place they might be restored (see page 12, Proc. 1846), and requesting all the lodges in the State to send representatives to the next annual communication. In 1846 Washington, Mc-
P. 30, 1863.
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Donough, Seneca, North Star and Patriot Lodges were represented in Grand Lodge. In 1847 Washington No. 7, North Star No. 58 and Patriot No. 63 were represented and reported at work, and Friendship No. 20 was reported extinct. In 1849 McDonough and Patriot lodges were declared extinct by Grand Lodge, and Seneca Lodge was ordered to organize and be represented in 1850 (see pages 49, 50, Proc. Grand Lodge, 1849). This left Washington and North Star Lodges the only working lodges in Chittenden county. In 1850 Seneca Lodge was declared extinct by the Grand Lodge. (See page 34, Proc. 1850.)
Thus Washington No. 7 and North Star No. 58 Lodges never gave up their charters,I and were renumbered in 1849 (see p. 51, Proc. 1849), and Friend- ship Lodge was rechartered in 1852, and numbered 24; McDonough Lodge was rechartered in 1852, and numbered 26; Patriot Lodge was rechartered in 1854, and numbered 33; Seneca Lodge was rechartered in 1857, and numbered 40, making the original six that existed prior to the anti-Masonic excitement. No new lodges were asked for until 1863, when Webster Lodge No. 61 at Winooski, was chartered. After a period of nine years some breth- ren in Burlington deeming it needed, applied for a charter, and Burlington Lodge No. 100 was chartered in 1873.
The spirit of the times called forth from the Masonic fraternity several manifestos or statements of Masonic faith, among which, perhaps, none more clearly set forth the commonly accepted view of the majority than the follow- ing words of Nathan B. Haswell, in the form of resolutions adopted by Grand Lodge January 13, 1836:
Resolved, That this lodge do acknowledge and will at all times cheerfully yield their support to all constitutional laws, declaring that duty to their God and obedience to such laws are paramount to all other obligations.
Resolved, That claiming the constitutional right of peaceably meeting as Masons have done in this State for more than forty years past, we again declare that we are when convened as well as when dis- persed left to the free and unmolested enjoyment of our various opinions upon religion and politics, and further declare that Masons or Masonic bodies have not the right to connect the institution with the conflicting sectarian or party views of either.
Resolved, That we again renew our disclaimer of the right of inflicting corporal punishment upon our members for infractions of duty, acknowledging no other right to enforce obedience to our rules and regulations but that of reprimand, suspension or expulsion.
Resolved, That as all manner of evil is spoken against us we will renew our endeavors to prove by our lives and conversation the purity of our principles and the rectitude of our intentions ; when re- viled, to revile not again ; that by thus doing we may may overcome evil with good.
Resolved, That again appealing to the Supreme Architect of the universe with a humble trust upon his almighty arm for support, we reiterate and declare to the world that the object of our association, and motives for continuing therein, are founded upon the principles of brotherly love, relief and truth, the maintenance and support of which shall cease only with our existence.
Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions are recommended by a sound policy, having for its only object the maintenance of rights guaranteed by the constitution of our common country.
1 Washington Lodge lost its charter by fire in 1829, and a new one was voted by the Grand Lodge. North Star Lodge lost its charter by fire at the burning of Eagle Hall in 1856, and a new one was voted in 1857.
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ROYAL ARCH MASONS.
Capitular Masonry in Chittenden county has been limited to the operations of Burlington Chapter No. 12 (now No. 3), which began work in accordance with a dispensation issued in response to the following petition :
To the Grand High Priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the State of Vermont .:
The undersigned Companions, Royal Arch Masons, are at present or have been Companions of reg- ular Chapters, and having the prosperity of the fraternity at heart, are willing to exert their best en- deavors to promote and diffuse the genuine principles of Masonry ; that for the convenience of our re- spective dwellings and for other good reasons we are desirons of forming a new Royal Arch Chapter in the town of Burlington, to be named Burlington Chapter ; that in consequence of this desire we pray for letters of dispensation empowering ns to assemble as a legal Royal Arch Chapter to discharge the duties of companions in a regular and constitutional manner, according to the original forms of the Order and the regulations of the Grand Chapter of the State; and for this purpose we nominate and recommend George Robinson to be first High Priest, Rev. Joel Clapp to be first King, and James Dean to be first Scribe of said chapter ; and if the prayers of our said petition should by granted, we promise a strict conformity to all the constitutional laws and regulations of the Grand Chapter.
David Russel, P. M., Truman Powell, William Munson, Nathan B. Haswell, P. M., Jacob Rolfe, Ira Lawrence, George Robinson, James Dean, E. T. Englesby, John Peck, Lemuel Page, P. M., David Bean, Henry Thomas, Newton Hayes, Joel Clapp.
The petition was recommended by Champlain Chapter of St. Albans and Jerusalem Chapter of Vergennes ; the charter was voted at a convocation held in Rutland June 5, 1823. The chapter commenced work at once, and accom- plished considerable under its letter of dispensation during the year, and was duly organized under its charter and the officers installed, August 12, 1824, by G. H. P. Lemuel Whitney. (See pages 10 and II Burlington chapter records, book A.)
Appended is a table of three first officers from date of organization:
High Priest : 1823, George Robinson ; 1824-27, Joel Clapp ; 1828-32, N. B. Haswell.
King: 1823, Joel Clapp ; 1824-27, N. B. Haswell ; 1828-32, David Russell.
Scribe : 1823, James Dean; 1824-27, David Russell ; 1828-30, J. L. Saw- yer ; 1831-32, Henry Thomas.
Burlington Chapter, although holding regular meetings and electing officers, made no new members after 1828, and the records, jewels and furniture being destroyed by fire in 1829, the chapter become dormant in 1832; it was re- vived by Nathan B. Haswell under the authority of the General Grand Chap- ter of the United States, and held its first convocation January 12, 1848, at six o'clock, P. M., in Masons' Hall, Burlington, Vt., with the following list of of- ficers, members and visitors present:
Philip C. Tucker, high priest pro tem .; John S. Webster, king pro tem .; Samuel S. Butler, scribe, pro tem., Dan Lyon, I secretary, pro tem .; John Peck, treasurer, pro tem .; John Bates, prin. souj., pro tom .; Luther M. Hagar,1 C. of H. pro tem .; Robert White, R. A. captain pro tem .; Daniel Patrick,1 master
1 Living at this date, July 1, 1886.
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Ist vail pro tem .; John Brown, master 2d vail pro tem .; Chauncey Brownell, master 3d vail pro tem .; Uziel Pierson and Brigham C. Wright, stewards pro tem.
Members of the chapter present : David A. Murray, John Munson, Elias Coon, Isaac Smith, Jacob Rolfe, and Arad Merrill.
Visiting Companions : Samuel Willson, John S. Webster, Seth Geer, S. S. Butler, Nathan Griswold, Joshua Doane, Peter Welch, John B. Hollenbeck,I Daniel L. Potter, Heman Green, James Platt, John Mason, Ira Church, William Benjamin, Horace Wheeler, William P. Briggs, L. F. Butler, Ebenezer Allen.
List of officers continued :
High Priest : 1848-50, N. B. Haswell.
King: 1848-50, J. S. Webster.
Scribe : 1848, Joshua Doane ; 1849-59, Jacob Rolfe.
At the annual convocation of the Grand Chapter of Vermont, in 1851, Burlington Chapter No. 12 was renumbered, taking rank as No. 3. (See page 30, Proc. 1851.)
List of officers continued :
High Priest : 1851-54, N. B. Haswell ; 1855-56, Joshua Doane ; 1857, John B. Hollenbeck ; 1858, John S. Webster; 1859-62, L. B. Englesby ; 1863-64, Louis Follett; 1865-66, E. A. Jewett ; 1867, C. W. Woodhouse ; 1868-71, H. M. Phelps ; 1872-73, Ormond Cole ; 1874-83, H. M. Phelps ; 1884-85, G. H. Kinsley ; 1886, John A. Clapp.
King : 1851-56, Jacob Rolfe ; 1857-58, David A. Murray ; 1859, Wm. G. Shaw ; 1860-61, W. K. Taft; 1862-63, T. F. Stuart ; 1864-66, C. W. Woodhouse ; 1867, P. D. Ballou ; 1868-69, H. H. Newell ; 1870-71, Or- mond Cole; 1872-73, Wm. Brinsmaid ; 1874-84, A. McGaffey ; 1885-86, M. W. Johnson.
Scribe : 1851-53, John B. Hollenbeck; 1854, Lyman Cummings ; 1855- 57, Francis K. Nichols ; 1858, L. B. Englesby ; 1859-60, H. S. Morse ; 1861- 62, Stephen Sayles ; 1863, G. W. Bromley; 1864, G. W. Beckwith ; 1865- 66, P. D. Ballou ; 1867, H. M. Phelps ; 1868-69, Ormond Cole ; 1870, Louis H. Turk ; 1871, W. Brinsmaid ; 1872, A. K. Cole; 1873, A. McGaffey ; 1874-77, A. K. Cole ; 1878-81, T. F. Edgar ; 1882-83, G. H. Kinsley ; 1884, G. W. Austin ; 1885, W. H. Lane, jr .; 1886, Wm. Brinsmaid, jr.
ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS.
The cryptic work in Chittenden county was also limited to one body, Bur- lington Council No. 5, which began January 6, 1818, under a charter procured by John H. Cotton, of Windsor, as deputy under the Grand Council at Balti- more, Md. It was a part of the convention that organized the Grand Council of Vermont at Rutland in June, 1822. Its charter and records, as well as
1 Living at this date. See history of Burlington.
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those of all the Masonic bodies in Burlington, were burned in 1829, at the time Masonic Hall was destroyed by fire. The records of the Grand Council were burned in Rutland in 1830. Burlington Council held assemblies regularly from 1818 to 1828, then was dormant until reorganized January 10, 1849, by its last-elected presiding officer, Nathan B. Haswell. At that date new officers were elected and the council continued in prosperous condition until the pres- ent date. It was one of the councils forming the Grand Council of Vermont, and when that body was organized Burlington Council became No. 2.
List of officers since reorganization :
T. I. Master : 1849-54, N. B. Haswell; 1855-57, Joshua Doane ; 1858- 60, Eli Stearns; 1861-68, C. W. Woodhouse ; 1869-71, Ormond Cole ; 1872- 73, R. S. Taft ; 1874-77, G. W. Beckwith ; 1878, George O. Tyler ; 1879-81, Geo. H. Kinsley ; 1882-83, A. C. Tuttle; 1884-85, John A. Clapp ; 1886, H. C. Humphrey.
Deputy Master : 1849, P. C. Tucker ; 1850, Joshua Doane ; 1851-52, S. S. Butler; 1853-54, Joshua Doane ; 1855-57, Geo. Lowry ; 1858-60, Dan Lyon ; 1861-63, L. B. Englesby ; 1864, Louis Follett; 1865-66, Wm. K. Taft ; 1867-68, Ormond Cole; 1869-70, P. D. Ballou ; 1871, R. S. Taft ; 1872, A. K. Cole ; 1873, G. W. Beckwith; 1874, W. H. Root; 1875-77, Geo. H. Bigelow; 1878, Geo. H. Kinsley; 1879-81, Theodore F. Edgar; 1882-83, Elihu B. Taft ; 1884, Jerome B. Smith ; 1885, H. C. Humphrey ; 1886, M. W. Johnson.
P. C. of W. : 1849, Joshua Doane ; 1850, Geo. Lowry ; 1851-52, Anson Hull ; 1853, G. Washburn ; 1854, Jacob Rolfe ; 1855-56, Charles R. Herrick ; 1857, Wm. G. Shaw; 1858, David A. Murray ; 1859-60, L. B. Englesby ; 1861-64, Wm. K. Taft; 1865-66, Ormond Cole; 1867-68, P. D. Ballou ; 1869-70, R. S. Taft ; 1871, A. K. Cole; 1872-73, Geo. O. Tyler ; 1874, Geo. H. Bigelow ; 1875-77, G. H. Kinsley ; 1878, W. H. S. Whitcomb ; 1879-81, A. C. Tuttle ; 1882-83, Louis H. Turk ; 1884, H. C. Humphrey ; 1885, M. W. Johnson; 1886, E. Stanley Hall.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Burlington Commandery is the only body of Knights Templar that ever existed in Chittenden county. This was chartered by the General Grand En- campment of the United States, the Grand Encampment of Vermont having ceased to exist in 1831.
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