Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-24

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and raised my family in this city,
and having had the honor Of know
ing personally with very few eX-
ceptiOns) those herein registered, it
is pleasant to call back to my mind
the names and almost the faces Of
these old citizens and fathers and
grand-fathers to many that are now
living hereabouts.
At the first meeting, July IL, 1926,
/ find the following names recorded
as present:
Edward II. Steele, high priest.
VIM. b. Turley, the distinguished
judge of the supreme court of Ten
neSsee.
John Ballard, weIl-known as an
honest man.
f. w. Huling, representative of
this county many years.
Mortimer Abram Martin, so long
judge of this district, and the father
of our esteemed townswoman, Mrs.
Joshua Elder.
Joshua Brown, to the present gen.
Grafton well-knOwn.
DIR. Thomas King, uncle to our
late Judge King.
Saml Lynes, who built the first
three-stOry business house here.
Joel G.. Rice, then a banker and
owner of a cotton gin.
Ennis Try, at that meeting ere
ated a Royal Arch Mason.
will add to this list the addition
nj names, rs they appear, running
to 1884. The returns to Grand Chap
ter to Oct. 1926, have the names of
John B. Rice and Thomas Cherry
in addition to the foregoing. Phi
lander Priestly, in 1926, at a later
period, clerk and master, and i'm
1887 grand muster; l.. T. POindex
ter; DIR. John II. Marable, at one
time representative from this dis
trict i'm congress; w. A. Cook, dis
tinguished as Il chancellor; Peter
n. Mari, father of Judge Robert
Mari, of n. o.; Sam'l C. Hawkins;
VIM. Arnold w. l.. Williams
John Caldwell (uncle of Judge Sam
Caldwell, died 1878, aged So years.;
Robert p. Caleb; James Barrett
+. s. COssett; John Steel. Deaths
recorded in 1926: John r. Collins,
james Smith.
At meeting of Feb'y 1927, the fol-
lowing committees were appointed:
Joel c. Rice, VIM. b. Turley, on
finance; f. w. Huling, NJ. a. Mar
tin, John Steele, on claims and ex-
penditurcs; Thomas Cherry, Joel
G. Rice, Peter n. Mari, on charity.
June, 1927. NJ. Rowley (druggist),
DIR. Geo. Mcdaniel (whOse widow
resides here). Genn Patrick Henry
petitioned for the degrees; the case
was considered one of emergency,
and he was elected. Sept. Is, 1927.
f. w. Huling, Moses Stephens and
John Steele were appointed to at
tend the Grand Chapter at Nash
willie. March %, 1923. A resolu-
ton appears on the death OF Ed
ward II. Steele, high priest, and to
unite with Montgomery lodge No.
10, i'm the funeral ceremonies. Jan.
%, 1929. Joshua Brown, Joseph =.
Thomas, Thomas Bridges, Geo. Nc
Daniel, NJ. ROwley were elected
members; at the same meeting DIR.
Geo. Mcdaniel was elected high
priest. A. NJ. Anderson, visitor
from Hopkinsville (Ky.) Chapter,
No. Ii, presided as high priest. C..
Laken and VIM. S. HOugh appear
as officers. Samuel McFall, for a
long time county clerk, David S.
JamiSOn, brother OF the late Mrs. |
jesse Ely, and John Voolfolk, were
made II. a. NElsons Samuel Nc
Fall was then appointed secretary.
Feb. 81, 1880: III. +. Beaumont APP
pears as an officer. Sept. %, 1880: |
DIR. Jephtha Dudley appears as an
officer. Sept. 2S, 1890: Robert S. /
Moore appears as an officer. Oils !
most excellent widow resides here
VIM. S. lIough and II. S. Moore I
were then elected King of the Chap
ter the same day. Saml Cain and /
Gen'l w. b. johnson applied for
membership.
Oct. 20, 1880: Geo. Patterson, of |
Washington Furnace, appears as
an officer and elected a member. /
SAINT Cain, w. b. johnson, and |
Rev. Newton G.. Bergman were
elected members, after taking the
degrees. Nov. IL, 1880: DIR. Jeph-
thah Dudley was elected a member.
Dec. 6, 1890: Sam'l NJ. Pike, dep |
nty grand high priest, visited the
chapter, and spent several days |
and lecturing. He granted |
for the election of |
instanter. The following |
were exalted to membership on this
grand visitation: Nathan Wick, |
George ii. Collins and Robert Col
Inns.
FEB. %, 1881: Gen. Patrick Hen
y was exalted to membership.
March ~, 1881: DIR. Thomas King
appears a. an officer and ON May 2I
following a committee is appointed
tt settle with the estate of Thomas
King, there not appearing any no
lice Or record OF his death. Nav