South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-10-20
AKRON.



On the 4th inst. the Grand Lodge o.
|6 Good TemPlars, of Ohio, met at Akron, and
held its Eighteenth Annual Session. AL
The Grand officers, and ugEard of 200 dele,
gates and visitors were present.
The meeting was harmonicus, and agen-
eral good feeling was prevalent throughout.
We have not space for a full report of the
doings of the Lodge, and will only give the
resolutions on Poliliea, hction, which were
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traffic; aud ct its two annual sessions last
held fully approve and endorse the prirci-
pies of the National Prohibition Party, or
ganised in Chicago, Sept. %, 1859; and
wHEREAs, The party has in Ohio submit
tad State andl0eal nominations for the sup
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promising temperance men, on a platform
Ofentire Prohibition of the liquor traffic,
and rejoice in the rapid progress it is max
ing in the hearts and votes OF the people
2. That while we are nota political or
gsnization, we regard it the mission OF sub
ordinate lodges not only to reclaim the
their members and The public in the. cor
rect principles OF Temperance reform, and
recommend 10 the careful consideration OF
all Good Templars in the State the claims
of the Prohibition party.-a-
g. That we reafirm our confidence in the
20 - ezPSohlBid5n party, and believe that in ii
.sasu 81: 20 heseef hope Of moral. political and anal
success. 90 a. i
GRAND OFFICES.
The following Grand Officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
AleI Isg Grand Worthy Chief Templar-Gideon T.
Stewart, of Norwalk.
gEfaE Grand COunselor-Mrs- Matte Mcclellan
Brown, Of Alliance.
Grand Worthy Vice Templar-Miss Flora
A. Davenport, Of Yellow Bud, Ross County.
Grand Secretary-Julius a. Spencer, Of
Grand Treasurer-n. J. Topky, of Athens.
80 .Hs The following we're appointed
G. ". Ch~aplain-Rev. ". B. Chadwick,
of Columbus.
- 6, W. Marshal-E. Jay Rinney, of Jefer-
son, Ahtabnls County.
So g.. v. A. Marshal-Mrs. Maggie Ustick,
of Washington, Fayette County,
g. W, l. G-Miss Florence Ward, of
81 Washingten' County. - li
6. W:o. CIV. Eichelberger, of VII
.,,,,s, liaus County.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES SELECTED.
r. L. Willard, of Cleveland, John y.
Lampcrt, Of Toledo. n. ". Eaton, Of
.sCleSsland, was chosen CierkOf the Board.
REPRESENTATIVES TO R. W. C. LODGE.
80 ReguIars-G. T. Stewart, Rev. P. N. We'd
-1iG92 e. , 2 dell, Mrs. Maggie Ustick.
Aiternates-Rs: L. Willard, T.. ]. McLain,
81. u. Eaton. ftst +H 2
The Good Templars were placed under
obligations to the people of Akron for the
kindness and respect shown them.
By invitation Of the Board of Directors
of the sumnit County Agricultural sOeie-
~, then in session there, and also by invi-
tation of the Directors of Buchtel College,
s'sS - now building, those who could, on Friday
morning, the 9Th, paid a visit to both these
institutions. Il
Buchtel College, as wsny Of our citizens
know, is to be a raiversalist College, and
rssEsI has for iis patron John r.. Buchtel, of
Akron. Mr.. Buchtel settled in Akron,
many We : ago, as a dsy-labcrer, and
when married, twenty-eight years ago, was
worth but about one thousand dollars. By
industry and ~frugality he has become i'm
s'sss,- mensely wealthy, aud is the head and
-m- frontofthe Buckeye Reaper ( Mower estab-
- nsb=ents of Canton and Akron. He has
given iorty thousandsdollars toward buIld5
ing BuchteI College, which is u cost about
one hundred and thirty thousand dollars,
and he says he will give forty thousand
dollars more toward it's completion if iii
necessary for him 10 do so. The college is
on an elevation overlooking many miles of
country on all sides. The grounds com
a5 prise ib tut seven acres, to which some adj
e--ssasas ditions are to be made. When completed,
the bUilcing willS pc a grand structure, and
viii be the pride Of Akron. -1r
On the Fair Grounds, we met DR.. o, N.
Hartshorn, of Mt. Union college, who was
exhibit NJ some rare specimens of the ami
----m mai kingdom, which he had had stuffed for
his museum.
g.-rT The next meeting of the Grand Lodge
will be heidi IA Portsmouth, Il