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C. W. Woodhouse .. Henry Clark
Henry Clark
James Holloway
Henry Clark
James Holloway
William 8. Hopkins
5875 |N. P. Bowman.
Henry Clark
James Holloway .
James Holloway
William S. Hopkins
5876 H. H. Smith. .. 5877 H. II. Smith. .
5878 Lavant M. Read Daniel P. Webster
John A. Butler
Henry Clark
Jolni A. Butler.
Henry Clark
William II. Root
Hiram F. Stevens .. ITiram F. Stevens .. J. W. F. Washburn J. W. F. Washburu Allen L. Pease Allen L. Pense
J. W. F. Washinirn J. W. F. Washburn Allen L. Pease . Allen L Pease .
5879 Lavant M. Read Daniel P Webster 6880 Lavaut M. Read Daniel P. Webster 5881 Lucins C. Butler Ozro Meacham
Lueins C. Butler .. Lneius ( Butler .. Incius C. Butler. Marsh O. Perkins .. Alfred A. Hall
John A. Butler. John A. Butler.
Henry Clark Ilenry Clark
James Holloway.
L. M. Read
5872 Park Davis ..
Nathan P. Bowman
5873 Park Davis ...
Nathan P. Bowman
E. C. Houghton
Daniel P. Webster Daniel P. Webster.
William S. Hopkins
5868 George M. Hall Benjamin II. Dewey 8. G. Heaton
Henry Clark Henry Clark
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N. B. Loomis.
William II. Johnson William II. Johnson
5870 George M. Hall Park Davis.
D. J. Safford
A. T. Clark
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C. W. Woodhouse .. John A. Butler
John B. Hollenbeck George M. Hall
Josephi Boles.
5856 Philip C. Tucker Barzillai Davenport Gamaliel Washburn John S. Webster ...
6857 Philip C. Theker Barzillai Davenport Gamaliel Washburn Jolin S. Webster ..
Joseph Boles.
6858 Philip C. Tucker Barzillai Davenport Gamaliel Washburn John S, Webster ..
George M. Hall . ..
William P. Russell William G. Shaw ...
Dan Lyon
George M. Ilall ..
5854 Phihp C. Tucker Barzillai Davenport Gamaliel Washburn John S. Webster ..
Joshna Doane
Dan Lyon
John B. Hollenbeck Ileman Greene
John S. Webster.
5848 Philip C. Tueker Hamel S. Butler
5849 Philip C. Tucker Sammel S. Butler.
Joshna Doane
Samuel Wilson.
Dan Lyon
John B. IJollenbeek George M. Hall
John B. Hollenbeck George M. Hall
John B. Hollenbeck William P. Russell O. II. Mckenzie ...
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Benjamin II.Dewey Benjamin H. Dewey Benjamin H. Dewey
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H. W. Hutchins.
5853 Philip(. Tucker Barzillai Davenport Joshua Doane. .
Gamaliel Washburn Dan Lyon.
John 8, Webster
Jolm S. Webster.
Richard Fitzgerald
Wilham S. Hopkins William S. Hopkins
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Center Lodge, No. 6, was the first lodge granted by the Grand Lodge after its organization. This was done at a session held as the record reads which " met at the house of Brother Gove in Rutland " on October 15, 1794. The petitioners were Nathaniel Chipman, Jonathan Wells, Jonathan Parker, jr., Is- rael Smith and Cephas Smith, jr. The charter bears date Bennington, Janu- ary 9, 1795, and of Masonry 5795, signed Noah Smith, grand master, Thomas Tolman, grand secretary. The first officers named were Nathaniel Chipman, worshipful master ; Jonathan Wells, senior warden; Jonathan Parker, jr., jun- ior warden.
Among the Rutland men who were prominent in this lodge in past years may be mentioned William Storer, the printer who taught Horace Greeley, " the art preservative ; " Medad Sheldon, father of Dr. Lorenzo Sheldon ; Gor- don Newell, who was for many years county judge; Jesse Gove, at whose house the first grand lodge in Rutland convened; James and Ezekiel Porter ; Darius Chipman, brother of Nathaniel and Daniel ; William Page, jr., father of the late ex-governor, John B. Page; Samuel Williams, LL. D., and his son Charles K., both eminent men in the State; William Gookin, the manufactu- rer and merchant of Center Rutland; Dr. Silas Bowen, of Clarendon, and many others of later years whom we cannot stop to note.
In connection with this lodge Mr. Clark wrote as follows : "The by-laws of Center Lodge, No. 6, were models, and since I have made them a study, it has occurred to me that a single article would adapt them to the present as to make them far superior to those now in use. Some of the provisions will be given. The regular communications were on the second Monday of each month, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, unless previously dispensed with ; the fes- tival of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist, was to be celebrated, which generally ended by one celebration on the 24th of June. There were twelve celebrations, the memoranda of which were preserved among the papers of the late Chauncey K. Williams. I cannot enumerate them in full. Charles K. Williams pronounced an oration St. John's Day, June 24, 1828, on the life of our distinguished brother De Witt Clinton. The manuscript is undoubtedly in the possession of his family. It was never published. On other occasions orations were delivered June 24, before Center Lodge, by Rev. Amos Dewey, Rodney C. Royce, William Page, jr., Rev. Ebenezer Hibbard, Rev. Hadley Proctor, Rev. Nathaniel Niles, Silas H. Hodges, Cephas Smith, jr., and Philip C. Tucker, which was probably the last, in 1830."
Center Lodge was reorganized by a dispensation granted by Philip C. Tucker, grand master, to Leland Howard, Calvin Spencer, Dike W. Hall, W. W. Bailey, Charles Woodhouse, Amasa Pooler, Ruel Parker, Lorenzo Sheldon, O. H. Round, E. Bailey, Truman L. Reed, Abel Dunklee, Benjamin Smith, Henry Holden, A. Dikeman, Joel M. Mead, Luther Thrall. Dike W. Hall, master ; Ruel Parker, senior warden ; W. W. Bailey, junior warden. The ap-
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pointed officers were : O. H. Rounds, senior deacon ; Calvin Spencer, junior deacon ; Joseph Gaskill, treasurer ; Henry Holden, secretary. The first meet- ing was held February 3, 1853. Miner Hilliard was the candidate to receive the degrees. In January brother W. W. Bailey, an efficient member, died, and a series of memorial resolutions were adopted. Until 1855 the duties of the principal officers were performed by brothers Barzillai Davenport, Benjamin Smith and O. H. Rounds. On the 26th of June, 1856, a public installation took place at the Congregational Church, Barzillai Davenport, of Brandon deputy grand master, presided. An address was delivered before a large au- dience by Henry Smith, of Claremont, N. H. After the address the lodge was publicly consecrated and the following officers of the lodge installed : Benjamin Smith, worshipful master; O. H. Rounds, S. W. ; Ruel Parker, J. W .; Joseph Gaskill, treas. ; Amasa Pooler, sec .; Calvin Spencer, S. D. ; E. A. Pond, J. D. ; S. D. Jenness, H. S. Smith, stewards; J. H. Smith, tyler. The procession then moved to the Franklin House, where the lodge partook of dinner. The principal officers in each year liave been as follows :
1856, O. H. Rounds, M. ; S. D. Jenness, S. W. ; Z. V. K. Wilson, J. W. 1857, Z. V. K. Wilson, M. ; S. D. Jenness. S. W. ; E. A. Pond, J. W. 1858, E. A. Pond, M. ; E. V. N. Harwood, S. W. ; Charles B. Frost, J. W. 1859, E. A. Pond, M. ; Samuel Williams, S. W. ; E. A. Morse, J. W. 1860, Sam- uel D. Jenness, M. ; O. H. Rounds, S. W. ; J. W. Cramton, J. W. 1861, Sam- uel Williams, M .; W. H. Hotchkiss, S. W .; Moses Hayward, J. W. 1862, Samuel Williams, M. ; W. H. Hotchkiss, S. W. ; A. R. Howard, J. W. 1863, W. H. Hotchkiss, M .; A. R. Howard, S. W .; Ben K. Chase, J. W. 1864, Z. V. K. Wilson, M .; Ben K. Chase, S. W. ; William T. Nichols, J. W. 1865,
E. A. Pond, M. ; Charles H. Sheldon, S. W .; N. S. Stearns, J. W. 1866, Charles H. Sheldon, M. ; Ben K. Chase, S. W. ; B. W. Marshall, J. W. 1867,
Charles H. Sheldon, M. ; B. W. Marshall, S. W. ; A. P. Fuller, J. W. 1868, B. W. Marshall, M. ; John A. Sheldon, S. W. ; A. P. Fuller, J. W. 1869, B. W. Marshall, M. ; John A. Sheldon, S. W. ; H. H. Smith, J. W. 1870, John H. Sheldon, M .; Henry H. Smith, S. W. ; Hiram A. Smith, J. W. 1871, John A. Sheldon, M. ; Henry H. Smith, S. W. ; Hiram A. Smith, J. W. 1872, Henry H. Smith, M. ; Hiram A. Smith, S. W. ; C. F. Rollin, J. W. 1873, Hiram A. Smith, M .; C. V. Rollin, S. W .; Thomas C. Robbins, J. W. 1875,
Henry H. Smith, M. ; Hiram A. Smith, S. W. ; C. V. Rollin, J. W. 1874, Hiram A. Smith, M .; Thomas C. Robbins, S. W .; George P. Russell, J. W. 1876, Thomas C. Robbins, M. ; George P. Russell, S. W. ; E. M. Edgerton, J. W. 1877, Thomas C. Robbins, M .; George P. Russell, S. W .; E. M. Edger- ton, J. W. 1878, Thomas C. Robbins, M .; Judah Dana, S. W .; Charles E. Ross, J. W. 1879. Thomas C. Robbins, M. ; Charles E. Ross, S. W .; John N. Woodfin, J. W. 1880, Charles E. Ross, M. ; John N. Woodfin, S. W .; Frank B. Kidder, J. W. 1881, Charles E. Ross, M. ; John N. Woodfin, S. W.
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William H. Bryant, J. W. 1882, John N. Woodfin, M .; Edward Dana, S. W .; Stephen W. Mead, J. W. 1883, J. N. Woodfin, M .; Edward Dana, S. W. ; Stephen W. Mead, J. W. 1884, Edward Dana, M .; Stephen W. Mead, S. W .; Charles Turner, J. W.
Rutland Lodge, No. 79. - This was the second lodge in the town and its charter was granted by the Grand Lodge June 11, 1868, to Z. V. K. Wilson, J. Dunham Green, Samuel E. Burnham, L. L. Pearsons, W. H. Schryver, Silas T. Holcomb, Leander Morton, M. M. Crooker, Albert Pratt, N. L. Davis, Sam- uel D. Jenness, William B. Thrall, Ben. Tilley, Charles E. Campbell, Fred. A. Shattuck, C. S. Kingsley and Nathan Stearns. The roll of principal officers has been : 1867, J. Dunham Green, M .; S. D. Jenness, S. W .; N. L. Davis, J. W. 1868, Nathan S. Stearns, M. ; William B. Thrall, S. W .; L. H. Hager, J. W. 1869, Z. V. K. Wilson, M. ; L. L. Pearsons, S. W .; S. T. Holcomb, J. W. 1870, L. L. Pearsons, M .; J. H. McIntyre, S. W .; S. T. Holcomb, J. W. 1871, L. L. Pearsons, M .; A. H. Cobb, S. W .; Ion Lippincott, J. W. 1872, Ion Lippincott, M .; George E. Clark, S. W .; Charles E. Campbell, J. W. 1873, L. L. Pearsons, M .; A. S. Marshall, S. W .; John M. Otis, J. W. 1874, L. L. Pearsons, M .; A. S. Marshall, S. W .; George E. Clark, J. W. 1875, A. S. Marshall, M .; George E. Clark, S. W .; Samuel Terrill, J. W. 1876, A. S. Marshall, M. ; Samuel Terrill, S. W .; Henry Connor, J. W. 1877,
A. S. Marshall, M. ; Samuel Terrill, S. W. ; Samuel E. Burnham, J. W. 1878,
Samuel Terrill, M. ; Samuel E. Burnham, S. W. ; Byron H. Rice, J. W. 1879, Samuel Terrill, M. ; Samuel E. Burnham, S. W .; Charles E. Campbell, J. W. 1880, Samuel Terrill, M .; Samuel E. Burnham, S. W .; Charles E. Campbell, J. W. 1881, Samuel Terrill, M. ; J. H. McIntyre, S. W .; Charles E. Camp- bell, J. W. 1882, John. H. McIntyre, M. ; William A. Hill, S. W .; Moses Ford, J. W. 1883, John H. McIntyre, M. ; William A. Hill, S. W .; Moses Ford, J. W. 1884, John H. McIntyre, M .; R. R. Mead, S. W. ; Moses Ford, J. W.
Hiram Lodge, No. 101. - The charter of this lodge was granted at the ses- sion of the Grand Lodge, at Burlington, June 11, 1878, to Lorenzo Sheldon, William Gilmore, Hiram A. Smith, Charles H. Sheldon, W. B. Butler, J. M. Dewey, Francis Degan, W. W. Dygert, Daniel Fosburg, Frank Gorham, Lo- renzo P. Holt, D. D. Holt, L. J. Hoadley, J. E. Harmon, William H. Liscomb, Richard Lane, Hugh McNeil, Frank A. Morse, W. A. Thrall, Marcellus New- town, C. E. Nason, M. Odell, S. A. Proctor, H. Pritchard, E. D. Poronto, Jo- seph Pajean, Harley G. Sheldon, John A. Salisbury, Charles H. Slason, B. W. Seymour, Will Tenny, William K. Strong, C. H. White.
Following are the officers to the present time : - 1879-80, Hiram A. Smith, M. ; Marcellus Newton, S. W. ; Will Tenny, J. W. 1881, Hiram A. Smith, M. ; L. J. Hoadley, S. W. ; R. R. Mead, J. W. 1882, B. W. Seymour, M. ; L. J. Hoadley, S. W. ; E. C. Fish, jr., J. W. 1883 and '84, the same officers. 1885, L. J. Hoadley, M. ; E. C. Fish, jr., S. W. ; J. G. Crippen, J. W.
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Royal Arch Masons. - Davenport Chapter, No. 17, was organized and held its first convocation in Rutland, January 14, 1867; its charter is dated October 28, 1867. The charter members were Z. V. K. Wilson, G. J. Wardwell, E. A. Pond, W. M. Field, L. B. Smith, J. B. Chandler, S. D. Jenness, A. M. Stockwell, G. W. Crawford, J. D. Greene, M. Hayward, L. A. Morse, N. A. Woods, E. L. Cardelle, L. Sheldon, C. Spencer, G. W. Morse, J. H. McIntyre, B. G. Merritt, A. Robertson, M. H. Smith, and G. A. Tuttle. The first officers of the chapter were as follows : E. A. Pond, H. P .; S. D. Jenness, K .; M. H. Smith, S .; C. H. Sheldon, C. H .; S. D. Jenness, P. S. ; E. L. Cardelle, R. A. C .; J. Dana, G. M. 3d Vail; A. M. Stockwell, G. M. 2d Vail ; J. H. McIntyre, G. M. Ist Vail ; G. A. Tuttle, treasurer ; L. A. Morse, secretary ; A. Pooler, sentinel. The present officers are as follows : S. Terrill, H. P. ; A. J. Hesseltine, K .; W. S. Terrill, S. ; L. G. Kingsley, treasurer; L. L. Pearsons, secretary ; Rolla Barker, C. H. ; James Everson, P. S. ; A. T. Tyrrell, R. A. C. ; George D. Babbitt, master 3d Vail ; E. V. Ross, master 2d Vail; C. M. Gleason, master Ist Vail ; C. E. Camp- bell, tyler.
Farmers' Chapter, No. 9 (Brandon) - was chartered August 11, 1853, and now has the following officers : F. N. Manchester, high priest ; Hiram Rob- erts, king; E. J. Bliss, scribe ; R. F. Kidder, secretary ; James Knapp, treas- urer ; Ozro Meacham, captain of the host; Charles O. Meacham, principal sojourner ; Philip Ahn, royal arch captain; F. C. Spooner, master 3d vail; V. V. Blackmer, master 2d vail; George A. Crossman, master Ist vail; R. J. Carlisle, steward ; J. W. Symons, steward; S. F. Calhoun, chaplain ; N. S. Capen, tyler.
Poultney Chapter, No. 10 (Poultney) - was chartered August 10, 1854. Its present officers are as follows: M. J. Horton, high priest ; M. O. Stod- dard, king; J. H. Tay, scribe ; F. M. Good, secretary.
Knights Templar - Killington Commandery, No. 6- was organized at Rutland and held its first convention July 23, 1867. Following are the names of the charter members: M. H. Smith, J. Barrett, L. Howard, E. A. Pond, E. A. Morse, E. L. Cardelle, S. D. Jenness, M. S. Richardson, M. Hayward, H. E. Chamberlin, L. B. Smith, G. A. Tuttle, G. J. Wardwell, C. H. Sheldon, J. D. Green, G. W. Crawford, B. Davenport, E. G. Tuttle and A. Pooler. The first officers of the commandery were as follows: M. H. Smith, E. C .; E. A. Pond, gen .; S. D. Jenness, C. G .; E. L. Cardelle, prel. ; E. A. Morse, S. W .; C. H. Sheldon, J. W .; G. A. Tuttle, treas. ; J. D. Green, rec. ; L. B. Smith, st. br .; H. E. Chamberlin, sw. br. ; M. S. Richardson, warden ; James Barrett, E. G. Tuttle and M. Hayward, captains of guard; A. Pooler, sentinel. This commandery has always been in a prosperous condition, and now has the fol- lowing officers: Will F. Lewis, E. C .; J. H. McIntyre, gen .; J. C. Temple, capt. gen. ; S. Terrill, prel. ; A. T. Tyrrell, S. W .; W. S. Terrill, J. W .; L. G. Kingsley, treas .; L. L. Pearson, rec. ; F. H. Chapman, st. br .; E. A. Fuller,
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sw. br .; Chas. Clark, warden ; G. D. Babbitt, F. J. Wade and C. A. Gale, captains of guard; C. E. Campbell, tyler.
Davenport Council. - This council was organized under dispensation, June 17, 1867, and was granted a charter bearing the same date. The officers were S. D. Jenness, T. I. M .; J. B. Chandler, R. I. M .; W. H. Schryver, I. M. The council is now in a prosperous condition and has the following officers : T. C. Robins, T. I. M .; H. H. Smith, R. I. M .; Samuel Terrill, I. M .; L. G. Kingsley, treasurer ; A. S. Marshall, recorder ; J. H. McIntyre, C. of G .; C. E. Kendall, P. C .; A. J. Hesseltine, steward; R. Barker, sentinel.
Acacia Lodge, No. 91 (Benson). - Chartered June 10, 1869. Following are the names of the first officers: C. R. Hawley, W. M .; L. D. Ross, S. W .; H. S. Howard, J. W. ; R. P. Walker, treas .; H. A. Norton, sec. ; D. L. Os- good, S. D .; J. H. Bates, J. D. ; Allen L. Hale, tyler. The successive mas- ters since Mr. Hawley have been L. Howard Kellogg, D. L. Osgood and A. J. Dickinson.
The present officers of the lodge are as follows: Albert J. Dickinson, W. M. ; Ellsworth H. Fay, S. W .; Perry Carter, J. W. ; Henry S. Howard, treas- urer; Royal D. King, secretary ; David L. Osgood, S. D .; Wm. Ward, J. D .; Patsey Donahue, Henry S. Howard, stewards; Geo. E. King, tyler.
Washington Lodge, F. and A. M., No. 21. - The first Masonic organization in Brandon was the Washington Lodge No. 21, which was chartered on the 1 5th day of October, 1802. The first meeting was held on the 25th of No- vember following, at the house of Hiram Norton. The first officers were Hiram Norton, W. M .; Benajah Douglass (grandfather of Stephen A. Doug- lass), S. W .; Penuel Child, J. W .; Ebenezer Hebard, treasurer ; Joseph Haw- ley, secretary ; Justin Price, S. D .; Jesse and James Barrett, stewards ; Asa Blackmer, tyler. The lodge went down in 1827 owing to the antipathy created by the Morgan excitement. The last officers named on records of 1827, were: Barzillai Davenport, W. M .; G. W. Kelley, S. W .; John F. Sawyer, J. W .; David Sanderson, treasurer ; Matthew W. Birchard, secretary ; Hiram Squires, S. D. ; Thomas Davenport, J. D. ; L. Crossman and E. E. Lyon, stewards ; Reuben Kirby, tyler. Stephen A. Douglass was an active member of this lodge.
The second and present lodge was chartered in January, 1832, under the name of the St. Paul's Lodge, No. 25. Barzillai Davenport, the last W. M. of the old lodge, was the first of the present. The present officers are: F. C. Spooner, W. M .; R. F. Kidder, S. W .; James Knapp, treasurer ; E. L. Big- low, secretary ; N. S. Capen, S. D .; Josiah Simmons, J. D. ; Erastus Spooner, S. S .; Rollin Griffin, J. S. ; H. O. Sorrell, tyler.
Lee Lodge, No. 30 (Castleton). - This lodge was organized November 24, 1852, under dispensation granted by Philip Tucker, grand master, with the fol- lowing as its officers : A. G. W. Smith, W. M .; Almon Warner, S. W .; Philip
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Pond, J. W. ; Solomon Farwell, sec. ; Smith Sherman, treasurer; Philo Hos- ford, S. D .; John R. Spaulding, J. D. The lodge was chartered by its pres- ent name January 12, 1854, the charter members being A. G. W. Smith, J. B. Spaulding, Joseph Bishop, Chas. Backus, Almon Warner, Philip Pond, Smith Sherman and Solomon Farwell. The list of masters to the present time is as follows : A. G. W. Smith, to December, 1854; A. C. Hopson, to December, 1856; A. G. W. Smith, to December, 1837 ; Pitt W. Hyde, to December, 1858 ; A. G. W. Smith, to December, 1859; H. F. Smith, to December, 1861 ; A. C. Hopson, to December, 1862; Simeon Allen, to December, 1865; H. F. Smith, to May, 1867; B. F. Graves, to May, 1870; J. H. Wilson, to May, 1873; E. W. Liddell, to may, 1875 ; E. A. Brien, to January, 1879; E. W. Liddell, to January, 1880; Theron H. Streeter, to January, 1881; E. A. Brien, to January, 1883 ; B. F. Graves, to January, 1885 ; Wm. C. Moulton, present master. The present officers are: Wm. C. Moulton, W. M .; E. H. Armstrong, S. W. ; Glen A. Roberts, J. W. ; Thos. P. Smith, treasurer ; Jno. M. Currier, secretary ; L. H. Corey, S. D .; W. C. Walker, J. D. ; Josiah N. Northrop, chaplain ; L. H. Billings, marshal ; Joseph Williams, R. J. Davis, stewards ; N. L. Cobb, tyler. Past masters, Benjamin F. Graves, E. W. Lid- nell, Theron H. Streeter.
Farmers' Lodge, No. 30 (Danby) .- This lodge was chartered October 7, and organized October 26, 1811. The charter members were Perez Brown, Nathan Weller, Henry Herrick, jr., Israel Phillips, John Harrington, Israel Fisk, David Youngs, and perhaps others. Perez Brown was the first master ; Nathan Weller, senior warden ; Henry Herrick, jr., junior warden. Meetings were held until 1822 at Herrick's Hall, and then it met during 1823 in the hall of Charles Wallbridge, at the borough. In 1825 its meetings were again held at the Corners. After various changes in its place of meeting, it suspended in 1832. Most of the prominent citizens of the town were members of this lodge. Its last master was Nathan Weller; senior warden, Josiah Phillips ; junior warden, Lyman R. Fisk. Masonry was revived here on January 10, 1866, when Marble Lodge, No. 76, was chartered. The first master was B. F. Eddy ; senior warden, W. H. Bond ; junior warden, P. Holton ; treasurer, David A. Kelley ; secretary, Luther P. Howe; S. D., Isaac W. Kelley; J. D., Oliver G. Baker ; stewards, John J. Sowee, Benajah Colvin ; tyler, Alonzo N. Cook. The following have been past masters: Benjamin F. Eddy, William H. Bond, Daniel H, Lane, Charles H. Congdon, Plynn Holton, David W. Rogers, Jared L. Cook. Following are the present officers of the lodge : Dan-
iel H. Lane, W. M .; Lilliam H. Cook, S. W .; William R. Parris, J. W .; Austin S. Baker, treasurer; Oscar A. Adams, secretary; William H. Bond, S. D .; - -- , J. D .; Edward J. Read, chaplain ; Caleb Parris, marshal ; James C. King, L. H. Ellis, stewards ; Albert A. Williams, tyler.
Eureka Lodge, No. 75 .- This lodge was begun under dispensation in June,
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1866; the charter was granted January 10, 1867, to thirty-six members. Simeon Allen was the first master; Edward W. Liddell, senior warden; Ham- lin T. Dewey, junior warden. The present officers of the lodge are as follows : W. O'Brien, W. M .; La Roy Griffin, S. W .; John W. Owens, J. W .; I. W. Parkhurst, treasurer ; John G. Pitkin, secretary; W. V. Roberts, S. D .; S. Ross, J. D .; L. W. Williams, chaplain ; S. Allen, marshal ; W. Pedrick, Owen O. Thomas, stewards; Benjamin E. Lee, tyler. The past masters of the lodge are Simeon Allen, William A. Stevens, L. Williams, John G. Pitkin.
A lodge of Mark Master Masons existed in Fairhaven, called " Morning Star Mark Lodge, No. 4," which was first convened at the lodge-room of E. Ashley, in Poultney, February 20, 1810. Its officers were E. Buell, W. M .; Pliny Adams, S. W .; T. Wilmot, J. W. This lodge appears to have been the successor of Aurora Mark Lodge, No. 2, instituted at Poultney under a war- rant from Aurora Lodge, No. 25, in 1797 ; the first officers were installed at a meeting held at Peter B. French's hotel, in Hampton, April, 5797, as follows : Peter B. French, W. M .; A. Murry, S. W .; J. Stanley, J. W .; and David Er- win, of Fairhaven, treasurer. Meetings were held part of the time in Poultney and part in Hampton. A new dispensation was obtained in January, 1800, and the number changed to 16. The last meeting was held in May, 1805. Morning Star Lodge succeeded in February, 1810, and a large number joined. At the meeting held on the first Monday in February, 1818, it was voted that the lodge be removed to Fairhaven, and Samuel Martin was appointed a com- mittee to inform the grand high priest of the removal. On the 16th of March. "agreeably to the dispensation of the grand high priest," Morning Star Lodge No. 4 convened at Fairhaven. John P. Colburn was W. M .; Barnabas Ellis, S. W .; Thomas Christie, J. W., while among the members were a majority of the prominent men of the community. The lodge met several times a year at Dennis's lodge-room ; from January, 1823, to February, 1826, it met at John Beaman's house - the hotel. The last three meetings of which there are rec- ords were held at J. Greenough's inn in November, 1827, and January and March, 1828. It was suspended in the anti-Masonic struggle.
Hiram Lodge, No. 7 .- This lodge was organized March 22, 1796, in Paw- let, and met at the house of Samuel Rose, where William Cooley was ap- pointed master; Zadock Higgins, senior warden; George Clark, junior war- den. In 1818 Social Royal Arch Chapter No. 10, was chartered in this town, the three principal officers being Titus A. Cook, Jonathan Robinson and Phin- eas Strong. These organizations suspended meetings in 1834, and never re- sumed.
Otter Creek Lodge, No. 70 (Pittsford) .- Chartered January 12, 1865, and has a membership of about forty. The past masters who are living are James D. Butler, Rollin S. Meacham, Daniel P. Peabody, Edwin Horton, Rollin C. Smith. The present officers of the lodge are as follows: Amos D. Tiffany,
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W. M .; Charles A. Flanders, S. W .; Edwin M. Pike, J. W .; Robert R. Drake, treasurer : Royal W. Barnard, secretary ; Charles A. Arnold, S. D .; Amos Baird, J. D .; Edwin Horton, chaplain ; Rollin S. Meacham, marshal ; Rollin C. Smith, Ithiel B. Worden, steward ; Charles J. Fenton, tyler.
Morning Star Lodge, No. 27. - This lodge was organized in Poultney prior to 1800, but the exact date is not known. Among the early masters were Harris Horsford, Samuel Ruggles, Captain William Miller, Elisha Ashley, Henry G. Neal and Alonzo Howe, all prominent men. The lodge, in common with most others in the State, gave up its charter about 1832, on account of the anti-Masonic warfare.
The Chapter was organized in this town early in 1853, the first officers being Henry J. Ruggles, H. P. ; S. P. Hooker, K .; Merritt Clark, scribe. Mr. Ruggles held the office of high priest until September, 1861, when he was suc- ceeded by Henry Ruggles ; the latter held the office until 1875, except the years 1871-72 when M. O. Stoddard assumed the office.
February 16, 1856, the members of Morning Star Lodge assembled under dispensation issued by Philip C. Tucker, grand master of the Grand Lodge. Organization was effected with Henry Ruggles as master ; G. L. Hunter, sen- ior warden ; L. D. Ross, junior warden ; Henry Clark, secretary. The char- ter was granted January 15, 1857, and the number 37 given the lodge. Henry Ruggles remained master until 1861, and was succeeded by Nelson Ransom, who continued to his death in 1867. The masters since that date have been M. O. Stoddard, Fonrose Farwell, Henry Ruggles, S. L. Ward, J. L. Clark and E. S. Miller. The stone church was purchased by the Masons in 1869 and a fine hall fitted up therein. The present officers are : J. H. Fay, W. M. ; C. A. Haynes, S. W. ; M. J. Horton, J. W. ; Edward Clark, treasurer ; F. M. Rood, secretary; James Murdock, S. D. ; Frederick Cole, J. D. ; James Bullock, chaplain ; H. C. Rann, marshal ; M. J. Jones, W. H. Rowland, stewards ; C. F. Boomer, tyler. The present membership is nearly two hundred.
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