Berlin Lodge No. 461, I.O.O.F.
Berlin Lodge, No. 461, I.O.O.F., was organized January 9, 1852. The following were charter members:Samuel S. PlattJohn PatenL. J. CaseDaniel HeffleyAaron MillerGeorge B. ArmstrongCharles StonerWilliam H. PlattJohn S. HeffleyWashington MegahanJames…
Sons of Temperance – Addison
Addison Division, No. 454, Sons of Temperance, was organized September 20, 1850. Officers and charter members:Sam’l R. LuptonWilliam RoddyEphraim WhiteIsaac DavisM.A. RossJoseph HendricksonJames RoddyIsaac LightSullivan JohnsonThomas J. CooperHenry McGeeWilliam T.…
Odd Fellows Lodge – Addison
A lodge of Odd Fellows was instituted at Addison, October 22, 1851, with the following charter members and first officers:Sam’l R. Lupton, N.G.Henry Risheberger, V.G.Thos. J. Cooper, S.David Hartzell, T.Basil…
I. O. O. F. – Salisbury Lodge No. 982
Salisbury Lodge, No. 982, I.O.O.F., was instituted March 10, 1882, by D.G.M. C. N. Hickok.The officers and charter members were as follows: W. H. Boucher, N.G.C. Wahl, V.G.D. O. McKinley,…
I.O.O.F. – Stoystown
Stoystown Lodge, No. 372, I.O.O.F., was instituted on October 3, 1849. The chartered members were:Robert H. PattersonJoseph A. GarmanDavid ClarkDavid StatlerAugustus HeffleyJosiah H. ZimmermanJosiah Keller This old lodge is still…
G.A.R. – Ross Rush Post No. 361 – Ursina
Ross Rush Post, No. 361, G.A.R., was organized July 23, 1883. The officers and charter members were as follows:Col. E. D. Yutzy, C.B. F. Snyder, S.V.C.G. W. Anderson, J.V.C.T. W.…
I.O.O.F. – Ursina Lodge No. 806
Ursina Lodge, No. 806, I.O.O.F., was instituted July 12, 1873, with the following charter members:John LeslieB. M. FreshwaterSamuel ThompsonW. S. HarahJ. R. WeimerWilliam CaldwellSamuel MinderAlex. LeslieEd. KornsB. F. SnyderR. H.…
I.O.O.F. – Confluence Lodge
Confluence Lodge, I.O.O.F., was instituted December 12, 1872, with the following officers and charter members:F.R. Fleck, N.G.Chas. Strohm, V.G.James Baxter, Sec’yW.S. Mountain, Ass’t Sec’yH. Valentine, Treas.W.R. MountainDavid MorrisonHenry D. BoleJ.K.P.…
Berlin G.A.R.
Mark Collins Post, No. 344, G.A.R., was organized at Berlin June 21, 1883, with the following officers and charter members:Rev. H. F. Keener, P.C.A. D. Floto, S.V.C.C. C. Ball, J.V.C.J.…
Businessmen of Meyersdale – 1884
Samuel Foust was born in Berlin, Somerset county. He learned the tanner’s trade. He has been engaged in the manufacture and sale of boots and shoes in this town since…