News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-10-21
CELEBRATED so1H ANNIVERSARY.
Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 3, F. & A. NJ,
Observe the Event in Fitting
Manner.

the ninetieth anniversary of Mt Yer
non Lodge, No. s, f & A. M, of Nor
risvilIe, at which time fully It's mem
bers, including brethren from John
son, Stowe, Cambridge, Eden, VOL
colt, Craftsbury, Hardwick, Water
bury and other more distant points
were present. The lodge was opened
in due form, with the present officers
in the chairs. A lodge of Past Mas
tiers was then called to the stations
and the third degree conferred in a
creditabIe manner upon G. E. Palmer.
The Past Masters were as 70 lows
Vorshipful Master, G. B. Greene,
1900; Senior Warden, C. c. Rublee,
1898; Junior Warden, E W. Webster,
1898; Treasurer, A. Wilkins, 1876;
Sec'y, G. W. Doty, 1884; Senior Dea-
con, W. M. Clark, 1902; junior Dea-
con, G. W. Fitch, 1872; Senior Stew
ard, C. A. Gle, 1890; Junior Steward,
N. B. Blair, Past Master, of No. 81;
Chaplin, l. P. Booth, Past Master of
No. Is; Marshal, S. B. Waite, 1895;
Tyler, FL. B. George, 1883; Lecturer,
G. M. Powers, 1896.
/ The work was followed by a very
able and instructive address of a his
torical nature by Walter E. Ranger,
Deputy Grand Master of Masons in
Vermont. Short speeches were then
made by Rev. G. N. Kellogg, Hon. M.
s. Stone, DR.. J. E. Foster of Water
bury and c. F. Smith. A banquet was
served in G. A. R. hall. After the
collation. the members and visitors
adjourned to Masonic hall, where a
very pleasant social time was enjoy
ed until the wee small hours.
Following are few facts about
Mount Vernon Lodge as CLEANED
from the address of Walter E. Rang
err: The lodge was organized and
meetings were held in the fall of 1912,
and the lodge received it's charter
from the Grand Lodge of Vermont in
October 1918. 1t was first christen-
ed as Orange Lodge, but later the
name was changed to it's present one.
The roll of membership contains $50
names. In the early part of 1869 the
lodge rooms were destroyed by fire
and every thing with the exception of
it's records was destroyed. A new
charter was granted June IL, 1869.
The present memberships about 1876.
The Oldest living member is c. W.
Fitch of Morrisville who was made a
Mason Nov. 20, 1854 H. Fl. Powers
is the next in line, having been made
member of the lodge in 1857, and
he en- Joys the distinction of being the
Oldest living Past Master, holding the
Office from 1866 to 1868. The lodge
now has on it's roll of membership,
three ex-Governors of Vermont, Geo.
". Hendee, C. s. Page, and U. A.
Woodbury., probably a record OF
which no other lodge in the state can
boast. The present officers of the
lodge are as follows: Worshipful
Master, j. A. Robinson; Senior War
den, G. A. Spiller; Junior Warden, +.
L. George; Treasurer, E. G. Wilson,;
Sec'y, A. N. Camp; Senior Deacon. G.
s. Leach; Junior Deacon, Geo. Om-
sted; Senior Steward, J. W. Rivers;
Junior Steward, II. Waite; Chaplain.
Rev. l. P. Booth, Marshal, D. N.
HutchinE.
The lodge has the following Past
Masters, who have been Worshipful
Masters OF other lodges IN. B. Blair,
Lamoille Lodge, No. 6, Fairfax; Rev.
DR.. l. p Booth, No. Is. Mortified;
and A. l. Goddard, No. "A. Franklin.
Altogether the occasion was a sue
cess from every standpoint and will
be long remembered by all present.
Much credit Is due the officers of the
lodge, who had charge of the arrange
ments and made the success of the
event possible.
Ray Lilley of Northfeld visited his
mother, Mrs. Fred ODER, in town over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Cutting have
been spending a week with relatives
in Cabot and vicinity.
Mrs. Joel Partlow of Johnson has
been spending several days with her
son, j. B. Partlow in town.
Mrs. Sophia Camp of Elmore is
spending several weeks at the home
of Mrs. Sophronia Cook on Congress
street.
John Cooke, who has a good DO
sition as engineer in mill at Groton,
Mass, is spending a few days vaca-
ton in town.
Mrs. FL. A. Slayton went to Burling-
ton Monday morning for a few days
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Little.
The farm barnes of c. F. Eddy, on
the old Wilkins farm on the Ran
dolph road, have been frightened by
coat of paint.
Henry Tillotson returned Monday
morning from few days visit to bis
son, Will Tillotson, in Hardwick and
a daughter in Woodbury..
Regular meeting of Rathbone
Lodge, No. "a, X. of p, will be held
tomorrow evening. Work in the
Page rank. A large attendance is
earnestly requested.
Last Thursday afternoon at the
home of the bride in this town, &C.
Cured the marriage of Mae E. Carter,
eldest daughter of Mrs. Carter, to Mr..