History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania, with ...

each, John Carney, James Albaugh, William Taylor, D. S. Knox, S. S. Hulings and T. F. Simmons $25 each, S. H. Haslet, T. Dimmock, J. B. Agnew and David Kelly, $10 each, M. Ryan, C. Myers, J. A. Dale, J. A. Proper, J. G. Philley, Mrs. Mary Nellis, Capt. J. B. Mechling, J. G. Dale, A. H. Steele, W. W. Mason and James Carroll, $5 each, Mrs. Julia Flinn, Pierce McAvoy, Con. Luhen, Patrick G. Leason and Allan Taylor, smaller sums, the total being $503. On July 4, a great festival yielded more money for this purpose; but the building project was postponed, and not until July 20, 1886, was a building for Catholic worship dedicated. Bishop Mullen, with Fathers Lavery, Dunn and De La Roque, performed the ceremony. This house was first erected at Pithole, where it was used until that town collapsed, when it was taken down with care and rebuilt here.

The Lutheran Mount Zion Congregation have their church on German Hill, Rev. R. J. Graetz presiding.

Societies.-Tionesta Lodge, No. 369, I. O. O. F., was instituted June 21, 1850, with James Solley, N. G.; W. W. Hulings, V. G.; Alex. Hilands, S.; H. H. May, A. S.; and W. W. May, T. After installation James Gordon, D. P. Bailey, W. Whitley, W. McKinley and T. O. Morgan were admitted by card from Venango Lodge, No. 255; J. M. Hilands, Charles Holeman, A. B. Root, Joseph G. Dale and R. Gilmore were nominated for membership. On June 22, T. O. Morgan was appointed secretary. In December, W. W. Hulings was chosen N. G. and Joseph G. Dale secretary with A. Purdy, J. Gordon and J. N. Hilands, trustees. The deaths of W. G. Connelly and W. W. May were reported. In June, 1851, T. O. Morgan was elected Ñ. G., and J. A. Bowman, secretary, and in December James Gordon and James Solley were elected to fill the respective offices. In June, 1852, J. A. Bowman was chosen N. G., and M. K. Riddle, secretary, but in October the last named was succeeded by William M. Richardson. In February, 1853, R. McBride, S. T. May and M. K. Riddle were appointed a building committee to act in connection with the committee of school district, and in March Joseph G. Dale was elected N. G., and M. K. Riddle, secretary. In May they were re-elected; but S. H. Haslet was acting secretary for a time until J. A. Bowman was ap pointed in August. In October M. K. Riddle was elected N. G.; in December James Solly was chosen secretary, and in April, 1854, was N. G. with Joseph G. Dale, secretary. In September S. H. Haslet succeeded Dale. A. B. Root was elected N. G. in April, 1855, with M. Milford secretary, but, the latter failing to serve, S. H. Haslet filled the office until T. O. Morgan qualified in August, 1855. In September, 1855, S. H. Haslet was chosen N. G., and Joseph G. Dale, secretary, and they were re-elected in March, 1856; but in June, following, M. K. Riddle took the former's place. In July a number of members were suspended, and adjournments, owing to non-attendance of officers, were common. In September another batch was suspended; J. G. Dale was elected N. G. in October, with S. H. Haslet, secretary, and in December the question of selling the hall and discontinuing work was presented. In January, 1857, a vote in favor of continuance was recorded; but the lodge hall was ordered to be sold for $425. In March another lot of members was suspended, and on April 25 the committee on sale of hall reported their dealings with the school-board, showing the bid of $300, payable in annual installments of $75 with interest. Rules for refunding to members proceeds of sale were adopted, and on May 16, 1857, the lodge closed unceremoniously, and, later, surrendered the charter and records.

Tionesta Lodge, No. 369, I. O. O. F. was instituted under restored charter and records September 20, 1872, with seventeen members. J. G. Dale

was appointed P. G., M. Ittel elected N. G., James Woodington, V. G.; W. R. Dunn, secretary; S. H. Haslet assistant secretary; John A. Proper, treasurer; Daniel Harrington, warden; Samuel D. Irwin, Con.; G. K. M. Crawford, S. S., and William Hood, G. Admissions were very numerous during the year, among which was G. W. Sawyer, who holds the old records. March, 1873, S. H. Haslet was elected N. G., and J. T. Dale, secretary. The chair of N. G. has been filled since that time as follows: James Woodington, 1874; W. R. Dunn, 1874; J. T. Dale, 1875; A. B. Kelly, 1875; G. W. Sawyer, 1876; C. A. Randall, 1876; T. J. Van Geisen, 1877; S. J. Setley, 1877; W. Y. Siggins, 1878; J. E. Blaine, 1878; S. D. Irwin, 1879; J. T. Brennan, 1879; E. E. McCray, 1880; D. W. Clark, 1880; J. H. Fones, 1881; P. M. Clark, 1881; J. H. Dingman, 1882; J. D. Dawson, 1882; Q. Jamieson, 1883; Eli Holeman, 1883; R. Z. Gillespie, 1884; S. C. Johnson, 1884; J. P. Huling, 1885; R. L. Haslet, 1885; G. W. Kerr, 1886; C. M. Shawkey, 1886; H. C. Whittekin, 1887; G. B. Armstrong, 1887; E. S. Hoyt, 1888; F. R. Lanson, 1889; G. W. Kemble, 1889; C. F. Thompson; 1890. The position of secretary has been held by the following named members since 1874: A. B. Kelly, G. W. Sawyer, 1874; G. T. Latimer, C. A. Randall, 1875; S. H. Haslet, 1876; D. W. Clark, 1877; and G. W. Sawyer, since 1878. J. H. Fones is now secretary. The property of the lodge is valued at about $7,000, and the membership is placed at eighty.

Leonora Lodge, No. 198, Daughters of Rebekah was chartered February 25, 1889, with S. H. Haslet, N. G.; Mrs. T. F. Ritchey, V. G.; G. W. Sawyer, Sec.; Mrs. S. D. Irwin, Asst. Sec., and Mrs. S. H. Haslet, Treas. On Mrs. Ritchey's removal to Oil City, Mrs. J. G. Dale was appointed to fill her position in the lodge. Among the female members at date of charter were the ladies named above, with Mesdames F. R. Lanson, G. F. Watson, I. W. Tomes, L. Agnew, C. A. Randall and G. W. Sawyer. The male members were H. C. Whittekin, I. W. Jones, Q. Jamieson, G. W. Kimball, F. R. Lanson, I. D. Swales, S. W. Haslet, R. L. Haslet, William Wood, John W. Wood, Charles F. Thompson, G. W. Sawyer, I. G. Dale, Eli Holeman, G. B. Armstrong, I. D. Dawson, F. F. Ritchey, S. D. Irwin, L. Agnew, Charles Winter, E. S. Hoyt, R. Z. Gillespie, A. M. Doutt, Solomon Fitzgerald, A. J. Gilfillan, E. L. De Woody, J. W. Dingman, G. W. Caw, C. A. Randall and J. P. Willing.

Olive Lodge, No. 557, F. &. A. M. was constituted September 15, 1881, with the following members: Thomas F. Ritchey, W. M.; Daniel W. Clark, S. W.; John T. Dale, ; Archie B. Kelly, Sec.; Ephraim L. Davis, J. W., and Thomas J. Payne. In December, 1881, D. W. Clark was elected W. M.; E. L. Davis, S. W.; A. B. Kelly, J. W., and Benjamin W. May, Sec. The respective offices were filled in 1883 by the following named members: E. L. Davis, A. B. Kelly, C. A. Randall and Thomas F. Ritchey; in 1884 by T. F. Ritchey, A. B. Kelly, C. A. Randall and E. L. Davis; in 1885 by C. A. Randall, H. C. Whittekin, J. T. Dale and T. F. Ritchey; H. C. Whittekin, W. A. Grove, T. J. Payne and C. A. Randall; in 1887 by W. A. Grove, T. J. Payne, T. W. Corah, and H. C. Whittekin, and in 1888 by W. A. Grove, C. A. Randall, C. F. Griffin, H. C. Whittekin. The officers elected in December, 1888, to serve during 1889 were Thomas J. Payne, W. M.; Charles F. Griffin, S. W.; Frank S. Hunter, J. W.; T. B. Cobb, Sec., and W. A. Grove, Treas. There are thirty-four members now on the roll.

Post No. 147, G. A. R., was formally organized in August, 1868, with Col. J. W. H. Reisinger, commander, J. B. Agnew, S. V. C., Capt. D. S. Knox, adjutant, and about thirty members. On January 17, 1869, J. B. Agnew was elected commander; Sylvester Setley, adjutant; W. R. Dunn, S. V. C.; J. P.

Siggins, J. V. C.; W. Clark, chaplain; D. W. Clark, quartermaster; A. McCray, surgeon; C. McCray, sergeant major, and J. W. H. Reisinger, quartermaster-sergeant. This old post claimed about sixty members, when the charter was surrendered.

Capt. George Stowe Post, No. 274, G. A. R., was mustered in August 9, 1882, with the following named charter members: *J. C. Pettigrew, *James Swales, T. J. Van Geisen, Jonathan Albaugh, S. C. Johnson, John Matha, *Chris. Zuendel, William Albaugh, Capt. D. S. Knox, *C. A. Hill, J. G. Root, J. H. Wentworth, G. S. Hindman, Nicholas Weyant, James Hunter, James Johnson and W. P. Siggins of the Eighty-third Regiment; A. H. Southworth, of the Eighty-fifth; J. J. Greenewalt and Dan. Black, Tenth Reserve Corps; *S. N. Flowers, A. H. Downing and *R. B. Crawford, Fourth Cavalry; D. F. Sutton, Seventh New Jersey; *N. Thompson, One Hundred and Twenty-first Pennsylvania; Samuel D. Irwin, Twelfth Kansas Infantry; *Ab. Kenney, and *S. J. Setley, Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania; J. W. Morrow, Fifth Pennsylvania Artillery; C. W. Clark, Forty-eighth Pennsylvania; *W. R. Small, One Hundred and Third Pennsylvania; G. W. Bovard, One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Pennsylvania; *George Carr, One Hundred and Thirteenth; Henry Rhodes, One Hundred and Fifth; J. C. Heviler, Oue Hundred and Thirty-ninth Pennsylvania; S. S. Canfield, One Hundredth New York Infantry; J. N. Tyrrell, One Hundred and Twenty-first Pennsyl vania; Jonas Shunk, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, and H. W. Ledebur, Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry. In September of this year there were enrolled, *J. J. Parsons, One Hundred and Fifth; John H. White, One Hundred and Third; John Anderson and *†J. S. Range, Eighty-third Pennsylvania; Oliver Bierley, Seventy-fourth New York Infantry, and Robert Slagle, First Nebraska Cavalry. In February, 1883, and subsequently, the names enrolled are John Blaussen, One Hundred and Fifth; Henry Foy and D. Saltzqua, One Hundred and Sixty-ninth; Leonard Agnew, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Pennsylvania; Peter C. Blocher, One Hundred and Second New York; Henry Brace, One Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylvania; David E. Erfley, One Hundred and Sixty-eighth; Ira Burns, Eighty-third; Josiah Morehead, Sixty-second; George Keefer and David Stakeley, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth; S. C. Whitman, Eighty-fourth Pennsylvania; H. H. Hanna, Seventy-fourth New York Infantry; J. B. Eden, Ninth Pennsylvania; I. N. Shinip, Twenty-first; Samuel Agnew and J. B. Agnew, Thirty-ninth; John S. Wilson, One Hundred and Twenty-first; Jacob Lackey, One Hundred and Third; R. W. Stocklin* in Sheridan's charge, Fourth Cavalry; D. B. Emminger, Thirty-ninth Infantry; John A. Hart, Fifth Cavalry; John H. Berlin, Eighty-third Infantry; Alex. Mealy, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth; A. Wisner, Fourth Cavalry; Thomas Cooper, Two Hundred and Eleventh Infantry; D. Rustler, Eightythird; W. A. Burns,* Eighty-seventh; J. E. Staighton,* Fourteenth Cavalry; O. C. Brownell, Ninth New York Infantry; B. F. Feitt, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania; F. J. Kiser, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth; G. W. Huddleson, Eighty-third; Solomon Fitzgerald, Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserve Corps; J. R. Landis, One Hundred and Third; C. S. Smith,* Sixty-second; Daniel W. Clark, Eighty-third; A. H. Weingard, Eighty-second; George W. Robinson, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth; Moses Mealy, Eighty-second; William E. Witherill, One Hundred and Fifty-fourth New York Infantry; R. Ralle, One Hundred and Fourth Pennsylvania; John Rhodes, ; P. Copeland, George Albaugh, Nineteenth United States Infantry; Daniel Walters, Andrew McCray, W. Briggs. D. S. Knox was elected first commander, and he appointed

*Wounded in battle. + Died since 1882.

T. J. Van Geisen, adjutant. The latter was succeeded by Samuel D. Irvine in 1883, and the former by G. W. Bovard in January, 1884. A year later J. B. Agnew succeeded Bovard as commander. J. W. Morrow was elected in December, 1885, and D. S. Knox, in December, 1886, who appointed J. W. Morrow, adjutant vice Irwin. Samuel D. Irwin was elected commander in December, 1887, and D. W. Clark was appointed adjutant, who served until August, 1888, when R. Ralle was appointed. Leonard Agnew, commander in 1889, appointed S. J. Setley, adjutant.

Camp 28, Sons of Veterans, was organized in January, 1888, with C. M. Agnew, captain; John T. Carson, lieutenant; John D. Swailes, second-lieutenant; James Clark, Andrew Carr and F. W. Law, council; John N. Heath, chaplain; L. J. Hopkins, sergeant; S. Q. Clark, quartermaster; C. E. Morgan, S. of G.; B. Fitzgerald, C. of G.; Roy Brownell, C. G.; O. R. Bascom, C. S., and C. Bovard, P. G.

Forest Lodge, No. 184, A. O. U. W., was organized in 1881, but not until 1884 was the record of elections published. The lodge was then presided over by Dr. W. C. Coburn, with J. E. Wenk, secretary; S. S. Canfield, foreman; G. C. Brown, O.; J. R. Clark, receiver; G. W. Sawyer, F.; J. B. Eden, G.; W. Smearbaugh, I. W.; A. Carr, O. W.; M. B. Cook and W. C. Coburn, physicians, and G. W. Bovard, representative. S. S. Canfield presided in 1885; H. C. Whittekin in 1886; L. Fulton and L. Agnew, 1887; L. Fulton, 1888; C. M. Arner, 1889, when J. R. Clark succeeded J. E. Wenk as recorder. C. M. Arner was elected P. M. W.; J. E. Wenk, M. W.; and J. K. Clark, recorder, in December, 1889.

The W. C. T. U. is a powerful organization in this county. The County Union is presided over by Mrs. Derickson, with Mrs. W. J. Roberts, secretary. At the convention held at Marienville in August, 1888, the societies at Tionesta, Gilfoyle, Greenwood, Hickory and Marienville were represented. Mrs. T. S. Roberts, born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., in 1825, died October 28, 1889. She was a leading worker in the W. C. T. U.

The lodge of I. O. G. T. was organized at Tionesta in November, 1867, with W. E. Lathy, Clara Nickham, Mrs. C. R. Taylor, Nellie May, Capt. K. Brett, Lou E. Winans, E. T. Simmons, Rev. E. T. McCreary, W. E. Clark, W. J. Roberts, Lizzie Heath, Mrs. C. M. Heath, Ettie Winans and C. S. Miller, officials in order of rank. The I. O. G. T. hall was dedicated December 30, 1868, for Lodge No. 477. This was in the old G. W. Bovard building, over his present store, where the I. O. O. F. hall was also.

The Tionesta Cemetery Association was organized July 11, 1868. H. H. May was president; Joseph G. Dale, P. D. Thomas and Jacob Wenk, trustees; Samuel D. Irwin, secretary, and D. S. Knox, treasurer. Rev. H. May estab lished this cemetery in 1843, where he was buried July 5, that year, on the acre which he donated.

Tionesta Temple of Honor was organized March 9, 1871, with W. R. Dunn, M. W. Tate, J. T. Dale, S. J. Wolcott, J. Grove, W. Reck, W. Stroup, P. M. Clark and Alex. Henage holding the offices in order of rank.

The White Pines, the first regularly organized base-ball club of Tionesta, was formed in April, 1872, with J. T. Dale, president; E. M. Sutton, secretary; Jacob E. Wenk, treasurer, and H. W. Roberts, captain of first nine.

The Tionesta Union Sunday-school was organized in April, 1874, with M. W. Tate and W. R. Dunn, superintendents; P. M. Clark, secretary; G. W. Robinson, treasurer; S. D. Irwin and Samuel Riddle, librarians.

Tionesta Council, No. 342, O. U. A. M., was organized with eighteen. members in July, 1874. Dr. J. E. Blaine was counselor, James Fones and H.

Capt. George Stowe Post, No. 274, G. A. R., was mustered in August 9, 1882, with the following named charter members: *J. C. Pettigrew, James Swales, T. J. Van Geisen, *Jonathan Albaugh, S. C. Johnson, John Matha, *Chris. Zuendel, William Albaugh, Capt. D. S. Knox, *C. A. Hill, J. G. Root, J. H. Wentworth, G. S. Hindman, Nicholas Weyant, James Hunter, James Johnson and W. P. Siggins of the Eighty-third Regiment; A. H. Southworth, of the Eighty-fifth; J. J. Greenewalt and Dan. Black, Tenth Reserve Corps; *S. N. Flowers, A. H. Downing and *R. B. Crawford, Fourth Cavalry; D. F. Sutton, Seventh New Jersey; *+N. Thompson, One Hundred and Twenty-first Pennsylvania; Samuel D. Irwin, Twelfth Kansas Infantry; *†Ab. Kenney, and *S. J. Setley, Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania; J. W. Morrow, Fifth Pennsylvania Artillery; C. W. Clark, Forty-eighth Pennsylvania; *W. R. Small, One Hundred and Third Pennsylvania; G. W. Bovard, One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Pennsylvania; *George Carr, One Hundred and Thirteenth; Henry Rhodes, One Hundred and Fifth; J. C. Heviler, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Pennsylvania; S. S. Canfield, One Hundredth New York Infantry; *J. N. Tyrrell, One Hundred and Twenty-first Pennsylvania; Jonas Shunk, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, and H. W. Ledebur, Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry. In September of this year there were enrolled, J. J. Parsons, One Hundred and Fifth; John H. White, One Hundred and Third; John Anderson and *†J. S. Range, Eighty-third Pennsylvania; Oliver Bierley, Seventy-fourth New York Infantry, and Robert Slagle, First Nebraska Cavalry. In February, 1883, and subsequently, the names enrolled are John Blaussen, One Hundred and Fifth; Henry Foy and D. Saltzqua, One Hundred and Sixty-ninth; Leonard Agnew, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Pennsylvania; Peter C. Blocher, One Hundred and Second New York; Henry Brace, One Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylvania; David E. Erfley, One Hundred and Sixty-eighth; Ira Burns, Eighty-third; Josiah Morehead, Sixty-second; George Keefer and David Stakeley, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth; S. C. Whitman, Eighty-fourth Pennsylvania; H. H. Hanna, Seventy-fourth New York Infantry; J. B. Eden, Ninth Pennsylvania; I. N. Shinip, Twenty-first; Samuel Agnew and J. B. Agnew, Thirty-ninth; John S. Wilson, One Hundred and Twenty-first; Jacob Lackey, One Hundred and Third; R. W. Stocklin* in Sheridan's charge, Fourth Cavalry; D. B. Emminger, Thirty-ninth Infantry; John A. Hart, Fifth Cavalry; John H. Berlin, Eighty-third Infantry; Alex. Mealy, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth; A. Wisner, Fourth Cavalry; Thomas Cooper, Two Hundred and Eleventh Infantry; D. Rustler, Eightythird; W. A. Burns,* Eighty-seventh; J. E. Staighton,* Fourteenth Cavalry; O. C. Brownell, Ninth New York Infantry; B. F. Feitt, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania; F. J. Kiser, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth; G. W. Huddleson, Eighty-third; Solomon Fitzgerald, Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserve Corps; J. R. Landis, One Hundred and Third; C. S. Smith,* Sixty-second; Daniel W. Clark, Eighty-third; A. H. Weingard, Eighty-second; George W. Robinson, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth; Moses Mealy, Eighty-second; William E. Witherill, One Hundred and Fifty-fourth New York Infantry; R. Ralle, One Hundred and Fourth Pennsylvania; John Rhodes, ; P. Copeland, George Albaugh, Nineteenth United States Infantry; Daniel Walters, Andrew McCray, W. Briggs. D. S. Knox was elected first commander, and he appointed

* Wounded in battle. Died since 1882.

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