Royal Arcanum – Dale City
Royal Arcanum – Dale City Council, No. 750, R.A., was organized in March, 1883. Officers:George H. Suhrie, regentDr. H. C. McKinley, vice-regentA. F. John, past regentDr. U. M. Beachley, oratorH.…
R. P. Cummins Post, No. 210, G.A.R.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC R. P. Cummins Post, No. 210, G.A.R. (named in honor of Col. Robert P. Cummins, of the 142d Regt. Penn. Vols., who, while in command…
Somerset Encampment No. 113, I.O.O.F.
This encampment was chartered April 11, 1852. The officers first elected were:Robert P. Cummins, C.P.William Roddy, H.P.Alexander Stutzman, S.W.John D. Roddy, J.W.H. P. Snyder, ScribeC. F. Beam, Treas.William B. Coffroth,…
Somerset Lodge No. 84, A. Y. M.
About the year 1819, a masonic organization, known as Somerset Lodge, No. 84, A. Y. M., was organized in the town of Somerset, of which, at one time, the…
County Agricultural Society
The Somerset County Agricultural Society was first organized in 1853, and the first fair was held on September 25 and 26 of that year. The following year three and…
Somerset Lodge No. 438, I.O.O.F.
This lodge was first chartered June 10, 1851, and at the first election, which occurred on the 1st of July the following were elected:John D. Roddy – N.G.Robert P. Cummins…
Somerset Lodge No. 358, F. & A. M.
Somerset Lodge No. 358, F. and A. M. was organized September 20, 1865. Its first W.M. was Andrew J. Colborn. His successors have been: N. P. Kerr, W. A. Garman,…
Early Somerset County Newspapers
SOMERSET GAZETTE As early as 1806, a German newspaper, known as the Somerset Gazette, was published in the town of Somerset, but by whom published, when established, or when its…
Early Banks of Somerset Borough
EARLY SOMERSET BOROUGH BANKS About 1853, John T. Hogg, of Fayette county, established the first banking-house in the town of Somerset. William Roddy, who still resides at Petersburg, in this…
Early Physicians of Somerset County
SOMERSET Dr. William Gore Elder, was the first physician to locate in the town of Somerset. Dr. Norman M. Bruce appears to have been the next physician to settle in…