Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-02-27
FLOR the Observer.
CACHE D NO. II.

EAGLE LODOE NJ. -.
This Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons was organized a: the house
of Mr.. John Taylor, in the town OF
Hillsboro, on the 18th day OF Octo-
Der, A. L 579l, a. D 1871, 10y lis
pensation from the Most Worship
ful Deputy Grand Master OF the
Grand Lodge OF North Carolina,
James Glasgow, directed to }. II.
Keizo, Master Joseph Dickson, ;.
w. aud James Grant, J. W.. We
fpd present as visiting brethren at
the time of the organization, the
Hon. Archibald Henderson, Zach
ariah Hartman, together with Patrick
st. Lawrauce of Chatham, John
Armstrong of Salisbury, and Thad-
Gus Barnes of Halifax.
The next regular meeting OF the
Eagle Lodge was held at the same
place on the 18th Oct, 1871 the
next Oh the 18th, at which time An
drew Burke and John Umstead
were initiated. Expenses OF the
evening, torty-seven shilllngs. On
the 22d, Samuel Benton, most gen
orally known 10y the old people as
Gen. Benton, who, for many years,
was Clerk Of the Superior Court OF
Orange County, and whose ashes
now rests in the garden of Mrs.
Hedgne,h. in Uillsboro, was in
iliated.
At the next meeting, On the 1th
of November, 1871, VIM. Kirkland,
well known by many of our people
now living in Hlllsboro, vas present
as a visiting brother from Lodge
No. -, North Briton, Scotland.
On the 10Th of Nov, the Lodge
met again, and we find VIM. KIRK.
land ard Spencer Vaughan OF Cane
gate Lodge, Edinburgh, Scotland
present as visiting brethren, and or
the LIST of December they we're re
cei,ed as members of Eagle Lodge
50, also, were admitted as members
Henry Walters, Alex. d. Moore
aud Walter Avis. The Lodge was
visited by William Walters Of The
Union Lodge at Fayetteville.
The Lodge met again IS" says the
record) on the 9th Dec, 1871, be
ing the day of St. John Tue Evan
gellS,, which was duly celebrated
by the brethren by proceeding in
body to the church where a sermon
was preached by Bro. Walters
they then returned to the Lodg'
aud "dined at half past 2, p. m.
Also at this meeting the petitions .
Col. VIM. Shepherd, Henry Sher
perd, Absolom Tatnm aud William
Lyttle were presented.
In looking over the old record
from 1871 TO 1897, We find man,
names very familiar TO the people G
the old town of Hillsboro, who live,
and died here, leaving relatives VIII
still survive them. | will mentio
only a few VIM. +. Strudwick
Andrew Burke, Abner B. Bruce
=. OuIICdIi NnoOIC anu 1GODciI bdTIeS
! On the 18th day Of April, 1872
the Lodge was visited by the "Hor
Judge Williams" we'll known IN his
tory. His name often appeared /,
the proceedings thereafter. If
mistake not, Judge Williams was
resident OF Granville county, an
held the Superior Courts Of thi
; Circuit.
And thus our Lodge grew An,
hourished from the 18th Oct, 49,
to sometime in 1919, at which tin
! it suspended Tor a few months, bn
III that year it was reorganized an
| the late and beloved Judge Mas
p was elected Grand Master, undo
whose wise guidance it again too
, It's place among its sister Lodge
adding to the list OF it's member
some Of the greatest and hest ne
of that period. William Green, LAT
Bishop OF the Diocese of Mlssissipp
z, WAS member and officer OF Eagl
Lodge, and so remained until II
} left lIlllsboro.
| And thus it continued to prOspe
: until 1880, when again it suspenae
active labor, bnt on the 3dain>tant
was again restored by the pre>e,
Grand Master. +. II. Bu>bee, an
on the 18th the officers were dul
! elee,ed and installed with brigl