Ursina Lodge, No. 806, I.O.O.F., was instituted July 12, 1873, with the following charter members:
John Leslie
B. M. Freshwater
Samuel Thompson
W. S. Harah
J. R. Weimer
William Caldwell
Samuel Minder
Alex. Leslie
Ed. Korns
B. F. Snyder
R. H. Dull
W. W. Wolff
I. J. Miller
N. B. Lichliter
W. H. Sanner
S. B. Johnston
J. B. Davis
W. J. Jones
J. P. Miller
William Shaw
J. S. Peterman
The first officers were:
W. S. Harah, N.G.
W. J. Jones, V.G.
N. B. Lichliter, Sec’y
I. J. Miller, Ass’t Sec’y
S. Minder, Treas.
Since the organization one hundred and sixteen members have been admitted. Present membership, fifty-six; value of lodge property, two thousand dollars.
(Source: History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, PA; 1884)
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