Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-18
FRATERNAL News
Continuation Of the Interesting History OF
Ohio Lodge A. F. and AM
ITS MEMBERS AND OFFICERS,
For a Period of FOry-Six Years-Whsn TIT
Grand Lodge Was Formed.
THE KNIGHTS OF HONOR and MASONS

interest by Masons and citizens genelaiiJ
This history only extends from the organ
ization of the lodge to 1870, but the REG
IsrER in short time expects to print the
history up to tie present time:
1845-Ou May 4 the lodge buried Allier
Rice, not of Ohio Lodge, with Masonic
honors. Francis Matthews, Robert d.
Wilson, John Z. Wade, Henry X. List
Abraham w. Clemens, J. n. thinner
John Wilson, A. G. Fairchild, Alexander
Hayman, Samuel B. Mills, John Galiy
Walter G. Scott and Oliver Hswley wer'
enrolled during the year. VIM. ?. Wlisor
was reelected W. NJ. at the annual cleo
ton, and on December 26, after the officers
were regularly installed, they were pub
licly invested in presence Of the fraternity
and their lady friends, after which
sumptuous supper WAS served, and the
evening passed off pleasantly
1S46-On January Z, George K. Bell
man, late of this lodge, was buried
with Masonic hOnors. Among the en-
rolled for the year were John d.
Hamilton, A. ]. Pannell, B. F. San
born, John Mcclure, Jr., Rev. S B. Dan
lap, Calvin S. Jenkins, George S. Thomp'
son, George Birch, Elisha Connolly. On
March II John J. Haswell wss buried
with Masonic honors. Also on November
90, the lodge was called together to pay
their last tribute of respect 70 their de-
ceased worthy brother Wor. James
w. Clemens, who had served the lodge
in an official capacity almost every
wear from the time he was made NJ. N.
in 1921, up to that time, and also had been
Worshipful Master eleven times during
those years. The Worshipful Brother was
buried by the Lodge with Masonic hOnors.
At the election of officers William P. Will
son was again reelected W. NJ, and the
officers were installed at the appointed
time.
1S47-Jeremish Mason, John Fl.
THOMPSON, William B. Wakeman, Allen
@. Stephens, Jacob B. Ingram, Wesley
Kenney, Robert Morrow, Anthony Dun
levy, A. S. Havely, Nelson Watson. Rev.
William Summers, Alex. st. Martin Will
liam Combs, William d. Havely, Benja-
min F. Danforth, R. B. Marsh, William
Clark, John n. Motif aud Richard Foster
were enrolled for the year.
Ga April q, James johnson, the Tyler
of the lodge was buried with Masonic
honors. November l, the lodge recon-
mended q petition to the Grand Lodge OF
Virgins for authority TO revive Wheeling
lodge No. 12S, and which had not been
working since this year 1921, the recon-
inclination was presented TO the Gr0nd
Master and the lodge set to work to the
present time, 1889 At the annual cleo
ton of officers of Ohio Lodge George w.
Sights was elected W. NJ, and the officers
we're installed December 81.
IN1S4S
among those VINO united with the lodge for
the yesr were VIM. S. Lane, Geo. W. Nor
ton, VIM. H. Dorsey, Mark A. Caster, Jos.
Alexander, VIM. Scot I'D, Michael Dunn,
John w. Ney, John W. Cummins, James
Lake, Jr., W. dorsey and Michael
Edwards, Jr. Brother Michael Edwards
is yet o member in good standing in the
lodge, and is the second oldest member on
the roll, and is often found attending the
meetings of the lodge. During the year
brothers B. F. Danforth, George W. Ora
ham, Allen @ Stephens and John Talbot
were buried with Masonic ceremonies, the
latter brother only being sojourner. On
April It'll Gen. J. Shields visited the
lodge, and was received with grand honors.
At the election of officers Geo. W. Sights
was again reelected W. NJ, and the officers
we're installed in due form on December
%. On December 4 Morgan Nelson, D.
D. G. NJ, visited the lodge.
1S49.-Geo. S. Thompson, @. c.
King. f. NJ. Norton, William
Bailey, VIM. J Robb, K. J. White, Sam
mel Wayman, Edward w. Stephens, Geo.
K. Swearingen, Timothy W. Bliss, are
among those who were enrolled during the
wear. Brother Bliss is the third on our
roll of those who are at present members
Of the lodge in 1889, and has been contln-
uously the Tyler of the lodge since 1885,
and also of the other Masonic bodies and
the Grand Lodge of West Virginia. On
September 9th, NJ. W. James Points, G
81. of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, visited
the lodge and was received with the grand
honors. Daring the year Mark A. Caster
and b. F. Sanborn were buried with Ma
sonic honors. On December 3, Wor. Nor
gan Nelson, D. D. G. NJ, visited the
lodge. At the election of officers, Jacob
NJ. Warden was elected W. NJ, and on
December 26th the oficers-elect were duly
installed, and also recommended the breth-
rem of Mouudsville TO the Grand Lodge
for q charter.
I'm 1850.
John H. D;ckey, Alex. H. Smith, Geo.
Mendel, Abraham Altman, T. NJ. Gally,
J.V. X. Gilbert, and Lewis Kells were
entered on the roll of the lodge during the
year. June "a, st. Johns day was celle-
brated by procession aud address and Oc-
tober Z, Samuel B. Mills, late member of
the lodge died, leaving legacy Of $50 to
the lodge. On November 4, VIM. P. Will
son, D. D. G. NJ, visited the lodge, also
on September 6, K. w. James Points visit
ed the lodge. On December 10, Jacob
Stroble died and was buried with Masonic
ceremony. On December %, David Nc
Colloch died at st. Clairsville, the lodge
met the body at Bridgeport and escorted
it to the eastern limit of the city. He was
buried at Short Creek. At the election Of
off GERS j. M. Warden was reelected W. Nj.
and the officers were installed December g.
1851 John Downey, Elias Dew, Marcus
McNeal, S. c. Baker, F. W. Knox, O.
Scatterdsy were enrolled, and on April 20
John H. Huss was buried with Masonic
honors. On July the corner stone of
Washington hall was laid with the usual
ceremonies, and an address was delivered
by Rev. Bro. James D. McCabe. At the
election of officers j. H. Thompson was
elected w. NJ, and the officers were in
stalled and invested with the Jewels of
their Office on December %. Rev. Bro.
J. d. McCabe delivered an address
1852. Among those enrolled during the
year were Warren F. Condery, James d.
Ingram, George McMasters David D.
Donel, J. c. Hupp, T. ]. Campbell, VIM.
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