Symmes E. Browne, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN HATS, CAPS, —AND— FUR GOODS, UMBRELLAS, GLOVES AND FURNISHING GOODS, No. 96 North High Street.

Miller, Donaldson & Co. BANKERS 5 East State Street, Columbus, Ohio.

RUFUS MAIN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN GROCERIES & PROVISION, 12 and 14 North High Street, Columbus, O.

MUTUAL, AID SOCIETIES - 403 S. Walker, E. E. Shedd, A. B. Newburg, R. Kinsell, and R. C. Hoffman. The lodge has a membership numbering about forty. Its meetings are held at the Temple every Monday evening. Officers for 1873: A. B. Newburg, N. G. ; H. P. Gravatt, V. G. A. S. Glenn, secretary ; W. B. Hawkes, treasurer. ENCAMPMENTS. CAPITAL ENCAMPMENT. No. 6.—We were unable to obtain information from the secretary, Joseph Dowdall, relating to this organization. CONCORDIA ENCAMPMENT, No. 96 (GERMAN).—Instituted June 4, 1867. Charter members: Could not obtain them from the secretary, C. Grauman. The encampment has a membership numbering one hundred and thirty. Its meeting are held every second and fourth Wednesday of each month, at the Odd Fellows' Temple. Officers for 1873: John Kauffeld, C. P. ; August Kishner, H. P. ; Fred. Klein, S. W. ; J. Lenkhart, J. W. ; C. Grauman, scribe, and Wm. Schau, treasurer. COLUMBUS ENCAMPMENT, No. 135.—Instituted May 18, 1871, by C. L. Russell, G. P. Charter members: Wm. S. Phares, M. Halm, D. Overdier, A. B. Robinson, H. Tarbill, C. S. Glenn, L. Siebert, W. A. Hershiser, L. R. Holmes, H. O'Kane, M. W. Bliss, D. H. Moore. J. G. Thompson, R. H. Leavitt, C. W. Ross, G. D. Freeman, Ed. Fisher, H. L. Bootle, D. F. Horshiser, A. Kitson, Robt. Rusk, J. Siebert, and J. O. Rarcy. The encampment has a membership numbering Sixty. Its meetings are held at the Odd Fellows' Temple every Tuesday evening. Officers for 1873: R. H. Leavitt, C. P.; George D. Freeman, H. P.; W. H. Halliday, S. W.; W. B. Thompson, J. W.; J. M. Sigler, scribe; and D. H. Taft, Jr., treasurer. Trustees : J. H. Grove, J. F. Martin, and H. C. Lonnis. BUCKEYE ENCAMPMENT, No. 148, instituted March 25, 1872, by Grand Patriarch W. R. Hazlett, of Zanesville, assisted by the following Past Patriarchs : Grand High Priest George B. McNar y, Grand Senior Warden L. G. Prentice, Grand Junior Warden C. S. Glenn ; Grand Scribe Joseph Dowdall, and Grand Sentinel S. H. Draper. Forty petitioners were present at the ceremonies. The encampment has a membership numbering ninety. It meets every Thursday evening in the Temple. Officers for 1873: R. Reynolds. C. P.; O. B. McAdams, H. P.; 404 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

J. C. Maier & Son, DRY GOODS, HOSIERY, NOTIONS, ETC. 149 East Friend Street, Columbus, Ohio. ZETTLER BLOCK.

WM. BURDELL, JR. Wholesale and Retail Manufacturer of SADDLES, HARNESS, COLLARS, ETC. 19 NORTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS, O. REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE.

SLADE & KELTON, (Successors to John Field,) Dealers in all kinds of Lumber, Lath AND SHINGLES Yard, Mill, and Office: Cor. Spring and Water Streets, Columbus, O. All kinds of Work executed promptly.

NICHOLAS SCHLEE, BAVARIAN BREWERY 404 and 410 South Front St., Columbus, O.

SHUFLIN & CO. DEALERS IN FLOUR, MEAL, WHEAT, CORN, OATS, Etc. Cor. Fourth and Rich Sts., COLUMBUS, OHIO. MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES - 405

E. M. Slack, S. W.; F. A. Marble, J. W.; L. G. ThBENEFICIALbe; and George V. Lott, treasurer. ODD FELLOWS' BENEFiCIAL ASSOCIATION.—Organized January 1, 1868. Incorporated July 1, 1872, under the provisions of" an act to provide for the creation and regulation of incorporated companies in the State of Ohio, passed April 20, 1872, for the purpose of mutual protection and relief of its members, and for the payment of stipulated sums of money to the families or heirs of deceased Dowdall." Corporators : Wm. E. Horn, Wm. H. Young, Joseph DoWMcElvain, Ferson, Levi G. Prentice, Samuel W. Ellis, S. P. MVElvain, F. B. Marble, Henry Loewer, Henry Lindenberg, Rodney Foos, Howard L. Booth, Andrew Schwarz, Alex. Hesse, John O. Thompson, and D. H. Royce. The disbursements of this association for 1872 amounted to $20,881.62. Balance on hand January 1, 1873, $10,876.11. Total number of membership January 1, 1873, 3,001. Officers and trustees for 1873: Wm. E. Horn, president; Wm. H. Young, vice-president; Joseph Dowdall, secretary; Wm. Ferson, treasurer; Levi G. Prentice, S. W. Ellis, Wm. H. Young, WM. Ferson, S. P. McElvain, Wm. E. Horn, F. B. Marble, Joseph Dowdall, Henry Loewer, Philip Klein, Rodney Foos, Gee. V, Lott, A. Schwarz, Alex. Hesse, John G. Thompson, and D. H. Royce. During the year 1872, there were 11 deaths in class A, 7 in class B, and 1 in class C. The deaths in classes A and B, were entitled to $1,000 benefits each, and the one in class C, to $427. The total amount of benefits paid was $18,427. There are 171 lodges represented in the association. IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN. The Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men for the State of Ohio, was instituted at Cincinnati by Past Sachem George A. Peters, on the 7th Sleep of the Plant Moon, G. S. 5612 (7th of April, 1852), by virtue of a charter from the Great Council of the United States. The following officers of the Great Council for the State were elected and installed: J. H. Harrison, great sachem; Samuel S. McGibbons, great senior sagamore; T. G. Shaw, great junior sagamore; T. B. Disney, great chief of records; George A. Peters, great keeper of wampum. The following tribes of the Improved Order of Red Men have kindled and keep up council fires in this city: ALGONQUIN TRIBE, No. 3.—This tribe kindled its first council fire January 10, 1852. Its charter members were: C. P. L. Butler, T. C. Shaw, M. S. Hess, O. H. Shaw, and E. Hess. 406 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

BRAUM & BRUCK Successors to G. Roberts & Co. WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, 24 North High Street. Proprietors of Denig's Arnica Liniment, Ague Tonic, and Liver Pills.

J. CABLE, Manufacturer, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in CANDIES, SUGAR TOYS, ETC. No. 5 West Broad Street, Columbus, O.

M. LUSCH, MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN Boots and Shoes, 153 East Friend Street, (New Zettler Block,) Columbus, O. CUSTOM WORK MADE TO ORDER.

CADWALLADER HOUSE. T. CADWALLADER, Proprietor. 75 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio.

LODWICK D. DAVIES, Dealer in Select Family GROCERIES, TEAS, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUITS, Vegetables, and Choice Family Flour, Blawd Llymri S. W. Cor. Gay and Third Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

M. J. DRACH, ARCHITECT, GENERAL DRAUGHTSMAN AND MEASURER OF ALL KINDS of MASONRY, BRICK WORK, CARPENTER WORK, PLASTERING ETC. No. 4 Odeon Building, Opposite State House, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

B. P. DUNFORD & CO. Manufacturers and Dealers in BOOTS AND SHOE'S 252 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio. Respectfully solicit your patronage.

WILLIAM TAYLOR, Wholesale and Retail Dealer In Choice Groceries, Foreign and Domestic Liquors, Water Lime, Plaster, &c. Produce of all kinds taken in Exchange. 5 Buckeye Block, East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio.

MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES. - 407 The present number of members is 135. The officers are: C. Homer, sachem; J. G. Thompson, senior sagamore; D. Clark, junior sagamore; J. Jones, keeper of wampum or treasurer, and C. K. Parsons, Chief of Records. The tribe meets in Odd Fellows' Hall building every Seventh Sleep, or on each Saturday night. It pays, in case of sickness, two fathoms of wampum, or two dollars per week to an initiate, and five fathoms (five dollars) to a chiefs degree member. Its funeral benefit is $30. It has a widows and orphans' fund of $250, and a general tribe fund of $1,000. SCIOTO TRIBE, No. 22.—This is a German tribe. It was instituted February, 1866. Charter members: Charles Zattman, Lorenz Aumiller, George Kaercher, Bernard Steinlein, Edward Streitber, A. Witter, Henry Barthold, Philip Kromer. Present officers: Christian Benninghoff, sachem; Jacob Baesiger, sagamore; Christian Voelker, junior sagamore; P. J. Kromer, secretary; Nicholaus Newbauer, treasurer. Trustees for tribe: Lorenz Aumiller, George Stelzer, John Baesiger. Trustees for widows and orphans: John Hartman, Fred. Erfurt, Charles Zapp. Number of members, 157. Meets at Stelzer's Hall every Thursday evening. Society fund, $1,500; widows and orphans' fund, $1,400. The tribe pays its members, in case of sickness, according to their standing in the degrees. It buries the remains of deceased members, and pays $40 toward defraying the funeral expenses. It pays the widow of a member $3 per week until her decease or remarriage, and pays toward the support of the orphan children of members, per week, $1 per child. The tribe, at its institution, was formed of members previously connected with Algonquin Tribe, No. 3, The District Sachem is P. J. Kromer. The Representatives to the Great Council of Ohio, since the organization of the Tribe, have been : Charles Zattman, to Cincinnati; George Stelzer and Bernard Steinlein, to Lima; Lorenz Aumiller, to Marietta; Philip J. Kromer, to Cincinnati; Christian Benninghoff, to Chillicothe; Frederick Erfurt, to Dayton. That the tribe might hold property in its own name and right, it was incorporated October 21, 1867. Trustees of the corporation: Philip Kromer, Christian Benninghoff, and George Stelzer. OLENTANGY LODGE, No. 65, IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN; was instituted April 1, 1872, at the Wigwam, in Odd Fellows' Hall, by L. G. Thrall, D. D., Great Sachem, assisted by Past Sachems T. H. Butler, Samuel Ross, M. D. L. Henry, Jacob 408 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE DAILY DISPATCH. The only Evening Paper in the Capital, and the cheapest in Central Ohio, with the largest circulation of any Daily in the State, outside of Cincinnati and Cleveland. DISPATCH PRINTING CO., PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS, Office, No. 26 North High Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO. The Dispatch is an independent and well estab- lished newspaper, and the fact of the old Daily Ohio Statesman having also been merged into its pub- lication during the past year, has rendered it one of the very best advertising mediums in the West, combining the cir- culation of the two papers into one, at the same rates to advertisers as before. the consolidation. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily, by Mail, per year ..........................$7 00 Daily, by Carrier, per 'week .................... 15 Daily, by Carrier, per month ................... 65 SPECIAL AND LIBERAL RATES TO YEARLY ADVERTISERS. Advertisers can find no such medium for making themselves known to the people of Central Ohio.

MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES - 409 Lohrer, and Charles L. Kemmerle, in the presence of a number of braves. The tribe started with thirty-two charter members, and received twelve petitions for membership. The following are the officers: F. A. Marble, sachem; J. C. Donaldson, senior sagamore; W. H. Halliday, junior sagamore; George K. Nash, chief of records, and Wm. B. Thompson, keeper of wampum. Jos. Dowdall was created past sachem, and was elected representative to the Grand Council, which met at Dayton on the 17th of April. The lodge meets every Monday evening. Present officers are: Sachem, E. M. Slack; senior sagamore, D. P. Smith; junior sagamore, J. J. Kaiser; chief of records, Wm. B. Thompson; keeper of wampum, Edward Babbitt; trustee, D. H. Royce; representative to the Great Council, Jos. Dowdall. DRUIDS. COLUMBUS GROVE, No. 10, U. A. O. D., working in the German language, was instituted June 15, 1857. The following are the names of the charter members: Henry Kinney, Wm. Voswinkel, Jos. Ruemmeli, Geo. Hessenauer, F. E. Luchtenberg, Jos. Weber, F. Grieshaber, and Philip Schaedinger. The following named grand officers officiated at the instituting of the grove: Chas. Fahibaseh, N. G. A.; F. H. Oehlmann, Grand Secretary; Fred. Homberger, Grand Treasurer. The grove now numbers two hundred and eight members. Its regular meetings are held every Monday evening, at Stelzer's Hall. The present officers are: Jacob Lohrer, Jr., P. A.; John Kauffeld, N. A.; Daniel Born, V. A.; Henry Weitzel, secretary, and Phillip Corzilius, treasurer. CAPITAL GROVE, NO. 30, U. A. O. D., working in the English language, was instituted March 3,1871, by Henry Kinney, Noble Grand Arch of Ohio. Charter members: John G. Thompson, F. Kinnel, B. G. M. Nowell, Geo. D. Freeman, L. Heinmiller, J. G. Bull, Gco. J. Ehrie, L. Weilbacher, J. H. Crethers, W. O. Wareham, T. Schneider, S. P. McElvain, L. E. Wilson, Geo. A. Rickley, H. Heinmiller, C. Weilbacher. J. Nowell, C. Smith, L. Beck, W. L. Thomas, J. Seilheimer, H. Tarbill, and L. Ringhauser. The membership of the grove numbers sixty-nine. Its meetings are held at the Druids' Hall every Thursday evening. Officers for 1873: L. Heinmiller, noble arch; L. E. Wilson, vice-arch; F. W. Merrick, secretary, and George D. Freeman, treasurer. CENTRAL GROVE, No. 32, U. A. O. D., working in the English language, was instituted July 27, 1872, by Past Noble Grand 410 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

J. H. BARCUS. E. BARCUS, J. H. BARCUS & CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN FINE FAMILY GROCERIES, OPERA HOUSE No. 171 South High Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

J. F. BARTLIT. B. E. SMITH BARTLIT & SMITH, BANKERS No. 61 SOUTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

M. C. LILLEY & CO. MANUFACTURERS OF REGALIA AND LODGE SUPPLIES, For Odd Fellows, Masons, Knights of Pythias, Red Men, Druids, A. P. A. AND ALL OTHER SOCIETIES; Knights Templar Goods, Knlghts Pythias Uniforms, Banners and Flags, Regalia, Materials and Trimmings, No. 253 South High Street, Columbus, O. SEND FOR PRICE LISTS.

THE NEW Improved Grover & Baker Sewing Machine, Salesrooms, 17 East State Street, COLUMBUS, O.

MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES - 411 Arch, Henry Kinney, with twenty-two charter members as follows: John G. Thompson, Jos. Dowdall, L. G. Thrall, Wm. H. Paul, F. A.. Marble, Win. E. Horn, G. S. Brooks, Richard Reynolds, E. M. Slack, Henry Heinmiller, John J. Jones, John Fraas, Jr., D. R. Williams, James G. Pulling, John R. Williams, Luther Williams, Samuel E. Kile, Charles L. Dutoit, Charles Romer, Charles Westeman, David Swisher, and John Siebert. The following officers were installed in accordance with the ancient usages of the order: John G. Thompson, noble arch F. A. Marble, vice-arch, L. G. Thrall, secretary; G. S. Brooks, treasurer; R. Reynolds, inside guardian. The grove now numbers forty members, and its membership is rapidly increasing. Its regular meetings are held every Saturday evening at the Druids' Hall, Deshler building, corner of High and Town streets. The dues are five dollars per year. The benefits are five dollars per week to fifth degree members, and three dollars to those who have not attained that degree. The present officers are : F. A. Marble, noble arch ; Wm. E. Horn, vice-arch ; L. G. Thrall, secretary; G. S. Brooks, treasurer; James G. Pulling, inside guardian. The D. D. G. Arch is George J. Brandt, of Columbus Grove, No. 10, FRANKLIN ARCH CHAPTER, No. 2, U. A. 0. D,, was instituted August 9, 1862. The following are the names of the charter members: C. Herbig, Philip Esper, John Walter, J. P. Remmy, Geo. J. Brand, Peter Glassmacher, Michael Lusch, Wendel Seliger, Jacob Gran, Jacob Lang, John Niding, Henry Turkopp, Lorenz Schneider, Henry Kneydel, George Bietz, and Charles Dortmund. The present membership numbers sixty-five. The chapter works in the German language, and meets every second and fourth Wednesday in the month at Stelzer's Hall. The officers for the present are: S. N. A., Henry Herbst; secretary, Charles Schaenfel ; treasurer, Chas. Seynold. COLUMBUS SUPREME ARCH CHAPTER, No. 10, U. A. 0. D., was instituted by W. D. Supreme Arch, Geo. J. Brandt, on the 29th of November, 1871. The following are the names of the charter members: F. A. Marble, R. G. M. Nowell, John G. Thompson, Luther Williams, George J. Ehni, Levi E. Wilson, Robert H. Wacher. Wm. Loos, George D. Freeman, James G. Pulling, Charles Weilbachcr, William Furnis, Valentine Schlaefer, and Robert T. Brookes. The following officers were duly elected and exalted to their respective seats: E. S. Arch, F. A. Marble; secretary, John G. Thompson ; treasurer, James G. Pulling ; S. Eubate, George J. Ehni, J. Eubate, Robert H. Washer. 412 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

American Hotel, Opposite the Capitol, E. J. BLOUNT, Proprietor. COLUMBUS, O.

CLARK & FARMER DEALERS IN HATS, CAPS, FURS, AND GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, 5 NEIL HOUSE BLOCK, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

New Cheap Boot and Shoe Store, HANES & READ, Wholesale and Retail. Persons in want of good goods in our line, at fair prices, will please give us a trial, and we will convince them, that, for quality of work and style, with prices, we will give satisfaction. STORE ROOM NO. 205 NORTH HIGH STREET.

THE STRAITSVILLE COAL AND IRON COMPANY. General Office, Columbus, Ohio. MINES, NEW STRAITSVILLE, PERRY COUNTY, O. LUMP, NUT, AND SLACK COAL, Suitable for Furnaces, Manufactories, and Household Use. W. B. McClung, Pres't, Columbus, O. Gordon Moodie, Sec'y & Tress., Columbus, O. R. Youart, Supt, NEw Straitsville, O. Executive Committee. W. B. McClung, - B. C. Smith. - W. Dennison. All orders addressed to Janes Patterson, Contracting Agent, Columbus, O., will be promptly attended to.

MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES - 413 The membership at present numbers twenty-two. The chapter works in the English language, and meets twice a month in the Druid's Hall. corner of High and Town streets, The dues are five dollar a year and the benefits five dollars a week. The officers for the present are : E. S. Arch. Robert jr. Wacker; secretary, F. A. Marble; treasurer. James C. Pulling S. Eubate. George D. Freeman ; J. Eubate, James G. Bull. George J. Brandt, of Franklin S. A. Chapter, No. 2, is W. D. S. Arch for Franklin county. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. The order of the Knights of Pythias is of comparatively recent origin. It was instituted in Washington, D. C., on the 19th of February, 1864, by J. H. Rathbone, and the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia was organized on the 8th of April of the same year. On the 11th of' August, 1868 the Supreme Lodge of the World was organized at Washington, D. C. On the 9th of July, 1869, Supreme Chancellor Read instituted in this city the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of the State of Ohio. The next meeting of' the Grand Lodge was appointed to be held in this city, on the third Wednesday in January, 1870. The third Grand Lodge was held at Mansfield, February 14th and 15th, 1872. Officers of the Grand Lodge of Ohio for the year 1872-73: E. T. Hanes, Venerable Grand Patriarch, Cincinnati; L. Firestone, Grand Chancellor, Wooster; Adams Emerson, Vice Grand Chancellor. Cincinnati; Joseph Dowdall, Grand Rec. and Cor. Scribe, Columbus ; John C. Burns, Grand Banker, Mansfield , George H. Phillips, Grand Guide, Hamilton; E. F. Taggart, Grand Inner Steward, Akron ; J. W. Swope, Grand Outer Steward, Dayton. COLUMBUS LODGE No. 3, K. of P., was instituted May 17, 1869, by Supreme Chancellor Samuel Read, of New Jersey, assisted by W. A. Porter, of Philadelphia, Supreme Banker of the Supreme Lodge of the World, with the following charter members: Joseph Dowdall, C. A. Poland, H. O'Kane, L. R. Holmes; William H. Noble, P. T. Conrad, C. Westerman, A. F. Webb, George H. Wright, E. D. House, John Siebert, George Murray, David Clark, F. B. Marble, Adam Stephens, J. G. hinderer, J. W. Lilley, Theodore Jones, C. X. Morris, William King, and George L. Hird. The lodge now numbers about one hundred members, and the order is fast taking rank as a beneficial order. It meets Wednesday evening of each week, in Odd Fellows' Temple. The present officers of this lodge are: T. C. Jones, past chan- 414 - ADVERTISEMENTS. Capital City Machine Works. R. RAUSENBERG, Proprietor. ALL KINDS OF MACHINE WORK AND REPAIRING DONE. Also, all kinds of Fence, orating, and Railings. No. 107 EAST TOWN, - - Carpenter Block. H. B. ADAMS.W. H. ALLISON.A. S. FIELD. R. B. ADAMS & CO. DEALERS IN LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, AND MOULDINGS, And Manufacturers of alt kinds of FLOORING, SIDING, PICKETS., etc. OFFICE AND YARD,MILL AND YARD, COR. PARK AND CHESTNUT STS.COR. WEST AND RANDOLPH STS. COLUMBUS, OHIO. LOUIS HOSTER. L.P. HOSTER, GEO. J. HOSTER HOSIER & SONS, CITY LAGER BEER BREWERY, No, 371 South Front Street, Columbus, O, EAGLE BRASS AND MACHINE WORKS, CORNER OF SPRING AND WATER STREETS, COLUMBUS, O. GEORGE POTTS, MANUFACTURER OF GENERAL BRASS WORK, GLOBE, ANGLE. AND CHECK VALVES, STEAM AND WATER COCKS. Wholesale Dealer in Wrought Iron Pipe and Fittings, Hydrants, nose, hose Joints and Nozzles. Special attention given to STEAM HEATING APPARATUS and Steam and Water Pipe work, in all their various branches.

MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES - 415 cellor commander; A. F. Webb, chancellor commander; F. A. Marble, vice-chancellor; R. C. Collier, keeper of records and seal; C. A. Poland, master of finance; F. B. Marble, master of exchequer; John G. Thompson, master-at-arms; W. H. Paul, prelate; E. M. Slack, representative. GERMANIA LODGE, No. 4.—This lodge was instituted at the same time and place as the olumbus, Lodge, No. 3. Charter members: Henry Lindenberg, Jacob Bleile, Henry Heinze, C. H. Lindenberg, Geo. T. Brand, P. Lindenberg, August Kuehner, Henry Voelkel, John Kauffeld, Charles Heide, Peter Hess, Christ, Deeg, George Borchess, Ch. Silber, William Schmidt, Fred. Klein, William Sehau, George Keck, Charles Zapp, and W. F. Kaufmann. This lodge has at present a membership numbering one hundred and ten. It meets every Tuesday evening, at Odd Fellows' Temple. Officers: John M. Schmidt, V. P.; Henry Wenzel, W. C.; George Muchelheim, V. 0.; C. Graumann, scribe, and Peter Hess, treasurer. FRANKLIN LODGE, No. 5, was instituted at the same time as the above. Charter members: C. S. Glenn, W. E. Horn, H. P. Judd, Geo. R. Elliott, A. D. Judd, W. H. Zigler, J. M. Elliott, G. B. McNary, P. A. Elliott, F. bustle, John Vercoe, W. H. Young, E. T. Rees, O. B. McAdams, D. B. Goodell, J. R. Armstrong, A. Vincent, S. P. McElvain, E. C. Judd, Lee Dunning, B. H. Howe, J. Uhler, J. C. Barker, John Reeves, John Kolbeustetter, C. Brickell, George V. Lott, J. H. Doten, T. F. Griffin, W. S. Joseph, R. Reynolds, and J. J. Funston. The lodge membership at present numbers forty-nine. It meets every Friday evening, at Odd Fellows' Temple. Officers: Henry Light, P. C.; L. M. Judd, C. C.; E. C. Judd, V. C.; S. P. McElvain, M. of B.; Charles Bradley, K. of B. and S.; H. P. Judd, M. at A.; Charles Hecht, J. G., and E. Reynolds, O. G. KNIGHTHOOD. The Right Worthy Grand Camp of the Independent Order of Knighthood was organized in California in 1868, it succeeding the Grand Camp of that State as the supreme head of the order. Its headquarters were removed to this city after the order had become established in Ohio, and its subsequent sessions (two in number) have been held here. At the last session, held in October, 1872, an entire new code of laws was adopted, and other steps taken to place the organization upon a permanent 416 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

JOHN H. GROVE, SUCCESSOR to John G. Miller, Esq., JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP 21 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio.

E. HESSIN & Co. WHOLESALE BRUSHES, 148 South High Street, up Stairs, Columbus, Ohio.

J. HENRY WITT, Artist, No. 81 South High Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

WARREN W. PULLARD, Civil Engineer and Real Estate Broker, JOHNSON BUILDING, ROOM NO. 4.

L. S. AYRES, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Tin, Copper, and Glass Wares, Cash for Feathers, Rags, Metals, Hides and Pelts, at all times. No. 153 Front Street.Columbus, Ohio.

PHILADELPHIA CONFECTIONERY, 130 EAST TOWN ST. WEDDING AND EVENING PARTIES SUPPLIED AT SHORT NOTICE, HOME AND ABROAD. EXCELSIOR ICE CREAM, $2 PER GALLON. 100 Different Kinds of Candies made at this House Daily, W. G. WYATT, Proprietor.

D. McAI.LISTER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Flour, Feed, Grain, Baled Hay, &c. 120, 122, caned 124 .Eat Rich Street.

J. ANDREW, PLUMBER, Under Adams Expres Office, Columbus, O. Dealer in Hydrants, Street Washers, Hose Pipe and Couplings, Pumps, Baths, Water Closets, Wash Basins, and a General Assortment of the Best Materials used in the Trade. ALL ORDERS WILL RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION.

MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES - 417 footing. The following persons are the present officers of the Camp: R. W. Grand Ruler, F. A. Marble, of Columbus; R. W. D. Grand Ruler, John H. Gault, of Cincinnati ; R. W. Grand Secretary, Joseph Dowdall, of Columbus; R. W. Grand Treasurer, A. F. Webb, of Columbus; W. Grand Prelate, J. H. Hart, of Cincinnati; W. Grand Herald, A. Brauneck, of Wooster ; W. Grand Marshal, L. L. Cantwell, of Coshocton; W. Grand Warden, George E. Sharp, of Steubenville, and W. Grand Guard, Jacob Haering, of Columbus. The next annual session will also be held in this city, commencing on the 21st of October, 1873. OHIO CAMP, No. 1, was instituted November 11, 1870, by W. M. Stephenson, R. W. G. R. Charter members: Joseph Dowdall, Henry Lindenberg, Wm. E. Horn, F. B. Marble, Philip Lindenberg, J. R. Armstrong, C. H. Lindenberg, O. A. Poland, G. R. Elliott, O. B. McAdams, and H. P. Judd. This camp has a membership at present numbering one hundred and nine. The officers for 1873 are: Richard Reynolds, C. B.; L. F. Kilbourne, D. R.; J. J. Funston, secretary; F. B. Marble, treasurer. Trustees: John G. Thompson, L. G. Thrall, and W. H. Young. The camp meets in Odd Fellows' Temple every Monday evening. INDUSTRY CAMP, No. 3, was instituted July 22, 1871, by Joseph Dowdall. Charter members: A. F. Webb, F. R. Wilson, Sen., D. H. Royce, Ed. Babbitt, James G. Pulling, W. F. Poland, John Siebert, D. P. Smith, E. M. Slack, John Heinmiller, and A. D. Show. This camp has a membership at present numbering ninety-six. The officers for 1873 are: A. S. Glenn, C. R.; Philo H. Rawson, D. B.; C. E. Palmer, secretary, and R. B. Collier, treasurer. The place of meeting is at Odd Fellows' Temple. TEUTONIA CAMP, No. 5 (German), instituted lately, has a membership numbering about fifty. Officers for 1873: C. Roehr, C. B.; J. Bleile, D. B.; Jacob Lohrer, secretary; L. Zeitter, treasurer. FIRST AND SECOND GERMAN BENEFICIAL SOCIETIES. In October, 1841, there were organized in this city two German artillery companies—the First and Second. The officers of 418 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

E. A. FITCH, W. M'CRORY E. A. FITCH & CO. DEALERS IN COAL AND COKE HOCKING, STRAITSYILLE, BLOSSBURG, YOUGHIOGHENY, PITTSBURGH, CANNEL, LEHIGH, LACKAWANNA, CONNELLSVILLE, CAMBRIDGE BELLAIRE COSHOCTON Office: No. 3 North High St. Yard at Crossing of Broad Street, and Columbus and Hocking Volley Railroad, COLUMBUS, OHIO. We desire to call special attention to our Stove and Grate Coal, as being the finest Coal ever introduced in this City, being entirely free from slate, slack or dirt. All Coal sold by Weight.

WM. A. PLATY, President. FRANK HICKOK, Sec'y and Treas. DOOR, SASH AND BLINDS CO. MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, AND BLINDS Moldings, and Builders' Mill Work of Every Description. -ALSO DEALERS IN- LUMBER, FLOORING, SIDING, ETC. Factory and Planing Mill, WEST BROAD STREET, at Crossing of C. & H. V. Railroad, COLUMBUS, OHIO

H. MITHOFF W. SAILE. H. MITHOFF & CO. Wholesale Dealers in H A R D W A R E Iron, Nails, Steel, Tinners' Stock and Tools, Glass, Paints, Etc., N. E. Cor. High and, Friend Sts. COLUMBUS, OHIO. Agents for H. Disston & Son's Mill Saws.

MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES. - 419 the first company at the organization, and for some time after, were: Cornelius Jacobs, captain ; Bernard Bruck, first lieutenant ; John Will, second lieutenant; J. P. Bruck, orderly sergant, and John Rickly, ensign. The officers of the second company at its organization, who also acted for some time, were: Peter Ambos, captain ; Louis Hoster, first lieutenant; Frederick Beck, second lieutenant; D. Wendell, orderly sergant, and Adam Luckhaupt, ensign. In about a year after the formation of the two artillery companies, they formed a battalion, and chose George Frankenberg colonel ; Jacob Reinhard, major, and Dr. Otto Zirkel, adjutant. In 1845, the organization, as First and Second German Artillery Companies, were disbanded, and on January 3, 1846, they were reorganized under the name of First and Second German Beneficial Societies. The two societies at that time had about one hundred and twenty members, all of whom were Germans. The societies pay their members weekly installments in case of sickness, bury their dead, and provide for the widows and orphans of deceased members. The present number of membership of the two organizations is one hundred and thirty, and the meetings of the two societies are held at Stelzer's Hall, once a month. Officers of the First German Beneficial Society for 1873: John Wenz, president; August Ruetty, secretary, and G. Stelzer, treasurer. Officers of the Second German Beneficial Society for 1873: Frederick Bauer, president; Jacob Ebbe, vice-president; J. A. Hoermle, secretary; Peter Glassmacher, treasurer. Trustees: L. Buchsieb, F. Reither, and H. Horch. CATHOLIC GERMAN BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS. This organization is national in its character, and is composed of our Catholic German citizens. Branch organizations exist in all parts of' the United States. Its object is the mutual benefit of the members, by assisting them when sick, burying the remains of deceased brothers, and protecting the widows and orphans. The subordinate societies in this city are as follows: ST. MARTIN'S CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—This society was organized January 1, 1858. It was incorporated May 7, 1866. The affiliated societies, with which this one is connected, having become one of the main mutual aid organizations of the United States, this society, in 1861, sent a representative to 420 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

COLUMBUS MACHINE CO. Manufacturers of Portable and Stationary STEAM ENGINES, also BLOWING ENGINES FOR BLAST FURNACES, CASTINGS, SHAFTINGS, PULLEYS, BOILERS, Mill Gearing and Machinery, Engine Pumps, Trip Hammers. Improved Circular and Malay Sew Mills, Retorts, Pipes, and Castings for Coal Oil and Gas Works

SADDLES, HARNESS, COLLARS, WHIPS, etc. No. 241 S. High Street, COLUMBUS, O.

FRANKLIN NATIONAL BANK No. 11 EAST TOWN STREET. CAPITAL, - - - $150,000 DAVID OVERDIER, Cashier. JNO. G. DESHLER, President. C. B. STEWART, Teller.

N. PATTERSON, W. A. BURT. W. R. OGIER. W. S. PATTERSON. PATTERSON, BURT & CO. JOBBERS OF SADDLERY, HARDWARE, AND HORSE CLOTHING, FRENCH CALFSKINS, LEATHER AND FINDINGS, No. 1 GWYNNE BLOCS, Corner Town and Third Streets, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES - 421 Zanesville, where the general convention of similar associations was held. The general council of these associations is known as the German Roman Catholic Central Asssociation of the United States. The representatives of St. Martin's Society to the Central Association have been: Charles Baehr, in 1861, at Zanesville, and in 1862, at Cincinnati; John Ender, at Erie, in 1863 ; Very Rev. J. B. Hemsteger, in 1864, at Milwaukee; Adam Weisbecker, in 1865, at Pittsburg, and in 1866, at New York city; August Ruetty, in 1868 and 1870, at Louisville; Bernard Fisher, in 1869, at Chicago; Wendelin Seile, in 1872, at Dayton, and in 1873, at Detroit. The society numbers eighty-eight members. It meets on the first Sunday in each month in the school-house hall of Holy Cross Church. Its officers are: Lorenz Hack, president; Jacob Ims, vice-president; August Ruetty, secretary; Michael Lobner, financial secretary, and Frank Stein, treasurer. ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—This society was organized on St. John's day, December 27, 1863, and incorporated, under the general state law, January 30, 1865. The following members have represented the society in the Central Association: C. Wittman, in 1864, at Erie, Pennsylvania, and in 1865, at Milwaukee; George J. Lang, in 1866, at Buffalo, N. Y., and in 1867, at Pittsburg, Penn.; John H. Orf, in 1868, at New York city; George J. Rodenfels, in 1869, at Chicago; August Ruetty, in 1870, at Louisville, and in 1871, at Baltimore; and John Rohletter, in 1872, at Dayton, and in 1873, at Detroit. The society recently procured a new banner at a cost of about $700. Its design is said to be very beautiful. The funds in the treasury amount to $2,800. The regular meetings of the society are held on the first Sunday in each month in the schoolhouse hall of Holy Cross Church. The officers are: E. Baumeister, president; Frank Sholl, vice-president; C. Rowsinger, secretary; P. Glasmacher, treasurer; Franz Wiez, financial secretary. The society has a membership at present numbering one hundred and fifty. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—This society was organized on the 3d of September, 1868. They have not as yet elected a representative to the Central Society. The society membership numbers seventy. Its meetings are held at the school-house connected with the St. Mary's Church, on the second Sunday of every month. Officers for 1873: John Heinman, president; Frederick Weber, vice-president; A. Shopplerei, secretary; Jacob Neumeier, financial secretary, and Nicholaus Brehl, treasurer. 422 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

SUPERIOR DENTISTRY, J. H. DUNN, Manufacturer of the. Improved Porcelain Tooth and Plate of one solid-like material ; CONTINUOUS GUM, combining beauty, purity, strength, and durability. Warranted for a lifetime not to wear out, or break in eating even the hardest food, When broken carelessly out of the mouth, can be repaired, or even replaced at $10 per set. Thus, its DURABILITY renders it the cheapest work made. It has no crevices to secrete extraneous matter, which is not true of any other style, consequently a saving to the health each year of at least the cost of a plate. I make any style of Artificial Teeth wanted. Give especial attention to filling the natural teeth. Use pure nitrous oxide gas for extracting. Can be found at my Office at any hour, Nos. 7 & 11 opera House Block, Columbus, O.

F. D. PROUT, DEALER IN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, 30 NORTH HIGH STREET, West Side; bet. Broad and Gay, COLUMBUS.

J. M. & V. KCERNER, DEALERS IN GROCERIES & PROVISIONS LIQUORS af all kinds, CIGARS, TOBACCO,. Etc. S. E. Cor. Broad & Front Sts.COLUMBUS.

R. STRAUSS, COMMISSION MERCHANT AND DEALER IN Wool, Hides, Pelts, Furs, Beeswax and Tallow, Clover and Timothy Seed, WAREHOUSE, NO. 50 WEST BROAD ST. CORNER FRONT STREET, COLUMBUS.

MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES - 423 COLUMBUS TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 5. As early as 1831, there was instituted, under the name of Columbus Typographical Society, an organization of journeymen-printers. This first society passed out of existence, and in 1850, another organization was effected. The printers, in 1852, reorganized as one of the branches of the National Typographical Union, with the name of Columbus Typographical Union No. 5. Charter members: Thomas Wetzler, Wm. H. Paul, R. S. McEwen, J. K. Parshall, James F. Turney, Wm. R. Ramsey, A. G. Reynolds, and J. T. Hayes. The object of the union : To cherish, protect, and promote the interests and rights of its members as workingmen, to cultivate the social ties existing between members of the craft, to abolish injurious privileges, and to bring all under the restraint of wholesome duty. The society numbers about eighty members. Its meetings are held in the Westbote building, the first Saturday in every month. Officers for 1873: James F. Turney, president; Craven R. Riley, vice-president; Walter M. Clancy, recording secretary; Wm. F. Poland, corresponding secretary; W. P. Stephens, financial secretary, S. W. Gale, treasurer, and John Miller, librarian. Number of volumes in the library of the union about two hundred. Trustees: Grafton Pearce, W. F. Poland, and Craven R. Riley. The union was also incorporated, under the general laws of the State, January, 1873. ARBEITER VEREIN. This society was originally organized in 1849, as the Industrial Lodge, No. 11, a branch of the National Grand Council of the United States, and was composed entirely of mechanics. Soon after the commencement of the late war, the association, as a national organization, ceased to exist, and the want of another society having the same object in view, to be local in its membership, becoming generally known, gave rise to the present organization, known as the Arbeiter Verein. The present society admits all classes of laborers, whether mechanics or not. Its meetings are secret. The present number of members is one hundred and forty-three. The object of the organization is the elevation and protection of the working class. Its motto is: "United we are victorious- 424 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

15......... STATE STREET.......15 MERCHANT TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT, CAPITOL SQUARE, COLUMBUS, O. W. G. PERKS, PROPRIETOR. Large Stock of Foreign and Domestic Goods. Garments made up in the latest style at Lowest Cash Prices

STEAM FITTER AND PLUMBER 139 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio. Dealer in all kinds of Steam Fitters' and Plumbers' Goods.

SAVAGE & SIGLER, WHOLESALE DEALERS, IN JEWELRY AND WATCHES No. 10 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

G. F. WHEELER, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Fancy and Staples Groceries, 18 NORTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS, O.

ALFRED RITSON, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, 94 SOUTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS, O.

JOHN M:. DENIG, DRUGGIST AND CHEMIST, No. 70 EAST TOWN STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO. ➽PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED.

G. T. TRESS, formerly with Wm. Blynn. G. D. HARRINGTON, late Col. U. S. A. TRESS & HARRINGTON, DEALERS IN AMERICAN AND IMPORTED WATCHES, DIAMONDS, SOLID SILVER AND SILVER-PLATED GOODS, No. 38 NORTH HIGH STREET, - - - COLUMBUS, OHIO.

W. N. COLLOM, Dealer in Hats, Caps, and Furs, TRUNKS, VALISES, UMBRELLAS, CANES, GLOVES, ETC. No. 142 South High Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES - 425 separated we must surrender; union makes strength; science is power, as labor is the origin of all wealth." The amount of funds in the treasury at present is $2,600. The members pay an annual due of five dollars, and receive, in case of being disabled, a weekly payment of five dollars. Meetings are held at Stelzer's Hall every first and third Wednesday of the month. The present officers are Henry Herbst, president; John Beuerle, vice-president; Frederick Herbst, financial secretary; C. Eilber, recording secretary, and C. Tuerkopt, treasurer. Trustees: John Seitenstecker, Charles J. Gottschall, and Christian Wittman. BNE BERITH. Zion Lodge, No. 62, Independent Order Bne Berith, was instituted by authority from the District Grand Lodge No. 2, August 20, 1865, with seventeen charter members. Its first officers were Louis Kleeman, president; Joseph Gundersheimer, vicepresident; Otto Nusbaum, secretary, and Mayer Hecht, treasurer. It is a secret organization, and composed entirely of Hebrew citizens. The object of the organization is "Benevolence." The society meets in the Odd Fellows' Temple every other Sunday evening. The present number of members is fifty-eight. The association has a fund for the widows and orphans of deceased brothers amounting to $2,200. Connected with this organization is also a mutual endowment fund, from which, on the death of a member, at the present number of membership, his heirs are entitled to $2,100, each member paying two dollars toward the same. Officers for 1873: Moses Adler, president; F. Roedelsheimer, vice-president; J. M. Schlessinger, secretary, and A. Steinhauser, treasurer. KNIGHTS OF ST. CRISPIN. Capital Lodge, No. 167, Knights of St. Crispin, was organized February 20, 1866, by R. Hall, M. Nevill, J. Hoffman, P. Murphy, G. Mangold, Owen Merritt, and L. Miller. The object of the society is the protection of labor, and it is composed entirely of boot and shoemakers. The present number of members is fifty. Officers for 1873 are Thomas Herpick, S. K.; Henry Michael, K.; J. R. Fay, C. S.; Timothy Cochrane, P. S.; Louis Miller, F. S., and G. Maccabee, treasurer. The meetings Of the association are held every first and third Monday in the month at Straeder's Hall. 426 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

C. G. SMITH HIDES, OIL, AND LEATHER Corner Mound and Canal, Columbus, Ohio.

PETER HAYDEN. E. K. STEWART, Cashier. W. B. HAYDEN. P. HAYDEN & CO. Successors to Hayden, Hutcheson & Co. BANKERS 9 SOUTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

National Exchange Bank. CAPITAL, - - - $200,000. UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY. WM. G. DESHLER, President. C. J. HARDY, Cashier. GEO. W. SINKS, Teller. WM. K. DESHLER, Book-keeper. JNO. G. DESHLER, Jr., Ass't.

LOT L. SMITH, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, NO. 284 SOUTH HIGH STREET, THURMAN HALL BUILDING. ATTENDS PROMPTLY TO ALL BUSINESS INTRUSTED TO HIS CARE.

JOHN S. ROBERTS, Wholesale and Retail DRUGGIST, DEPOT DRUG STORE, 238 NORTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS, O.

MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES - 427 THEODORE PARKER LODGE, NO. 17, AMERICAN PROTESTANT ASSO- CIATION. Organized May 25, 1866. The object of the society is “to preserve the liberty of conscience in connection with the support of its members." It has a membership numbering fifty-nine. Its meetings are held at Stelzer's Hall every Thursday evening. Officers for 1873: Christian Dressel, W. M.; Frederick Rauschkolb, D. M.; Edward homann, recording secretary; Conrad Roehr, financial secretary; Jacob Young, assistant secretary; Charles Synold, treasurer; Christian Bachman, first C.; Lorenzo Zeitler, second C.; Conrad Schneider, T. G-.; Henry Brand, A.. G., and Leonhard Bausch, chaplain. ORDER OF UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS. Olentangy Council, No. 16, of the Order of United American Mechanics, was instituted in this city August 1, 1872, The object of the organization is, "To preserve our free constitutional government upon the basis of justice and humanity toward every member of the community ; to encourage honesty, industry, and sobriety ; and to establish a policy which will insure to the industrious mechanic and working man a fair remuneration of their toil, and a respectable position in society." The council numbers at present one hundred members. The meetings of the same are held at their hall, in the Barcus building, every Tuesday evening. Present officers: W. F. Poland, C.; H. P. Judd, V. C.; J. C. Coleman, R. S. ; W. P. Stephens, A. R. S.; C. E. Palmer, F. S.; W. R. Kent, treasurer; Wm. Davis, I.; Jacob Bowen, E.; Geo. A. Roof, I. P.; J. M. Packard, O. P.; Ed. P. Horn, Jr., Ex. C.; L. M. Judd, Sen. Ex. C. Trustees: Jas. G. Bull, L. A. Bowers, and W. F. Poland. JUNIOR ORDER OF UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS. Energy Council, No. 8, Junior 0. U. A. M., was instituted October 7, 1872, in Good Templars Hall, by L. N. Van Horn, Deputy National Councilor, assisted by brothers of Relief Council, No. 6, of Delaware, Ohio. The object of the society is, " To maintain and promote the interests of the American youth, and Shield them from the depressing effect of foreign competition, and to assist Americans in obtaining employment." The membership of' the association numbers fifty. 428 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

HALM, BELLOWS & BUTLER, Manufacturers and Wholesale and Retail Dealer,, in FURNITURE Cane and Wood Seat Chairs, PARLOR AND LIBRARY FURNITURE IN GREAT VARIETY, Pier Glasses, Center Tables, Book Cases, SECRETARIES, ETC. Spring Bed Bottoms and Mattresses OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. Office and Warerooms, 194 and 196 S. High Street. Factory, COR. SOUTH AND CANAL STREETS.

MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES - 429 Officers for 1873: W. R. Peckham, C.; Jno. G. Lusch, V. C.; "Chas. C. Reel, R. S.; C. F. Peters, A. R. S.; Geo. F. Amos, F. S.; Jno. F. Davidson, T.; Chas. E. Lonon, Con.; W. 0. Love, W.; C. G. Lilley, J. S.; Albert Garrard, O. S.; W. F. Poland, Jr., P. C. Trustees: W. F. Poland, Jno. G. Lusch, Chas. C. Reel. Meets every Wednesday evening in O. U. A. M. Hall, Barcus building, No. 121 South High street. GERMAN BUTCHERS' ASSOCIATION. Organized August 12, 1867. Present number of members, 25. Officers: E. Groesle, president; A. Daubert, vice-president; J. Nagel, secretary; C. Born, Sen., treasurer. Executive committee: C. Born, Sen., John Siegle, P. Dotter. Meets at Henry Schreiner's hall once a month. The association, as its name implies, admits as members German butchers only. It pays four dollars per week to sick members, and buries the remains of deceased brethren. THE ST. JOSEPH'S MUTUAL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. This association was organized October 1, 1871, and incorporated October 26, 1871, under the general law of the State. Trustees of incorporation: John Colomy, John Henan, and Peter Eagan. Its aim is to alleviate the sufferings of its members, zealously watch at the bedside of the sick, smooth the pillow of the dying, perform the last sad rites at the grave of a brother, and offer consolation to the afflicted. The association meets on the first Sunday in each month in St. Patrick's schoolhouse. It numbers 28 members. The officers are: Patrick Bresnahan, president; Andrew Kearns, vice-president ; John Madigan, secretary; Edward Donahue, treasurer; John Henan, John Colomy, and Peter Eagan, trustees. MACHINISTS AND BLACKSMITHS' UNION NO. 5. This organization is composed of machinists and blacksmiths, and was established in this city by John Fehrenbatch, Esq., president of the International Union in North America, in the old City Hall, July 12,1871, it being a branch organization of the International Union of North America. The association is said to be very strong in the United States. Its object is, in a few words, mutual elevation and benevolence. The Union No. 5 has at present 60 members. It meets in Good Templars' Hall every Thursday night. Charter members: Geo. O. McDonald, John H. Uncles, 430 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

HUBBARD & JONES BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS AND NEWS DEALERS, "Central Bookstore," Next to Post Office, Columbus, O. We respectfully solicit the attention of the public to our large and well-assorted stock of Books and Stationery. We have taken great pains in selecting and buying the newest and best lines of stock to be had in the Eastern Market, and have increased the amount and variety of stock fivefold since we came, into possession of the business. We therefore feel able to meet the demands and to satisfy the public as to prices. Our Store has been refitted and materially improved in its inside accommodations and appearance

Franklin Insurance Co. COLUMBUS, OHIO. CASH CAPITAL, - - 300,000.00 DIRECTORS, Executive Committee. J. GREENLEAF, W. B. HAWKES, F. C. SESSIONS, A. G. THURMAN, B. E. SMITH J. P. BRUCK ISAAC EBERLY E. BACUS H. O. KANE, Secretary. J. GREENLEAF, President Z. WOOD, Manager. S. M. SHEDD, Solicitor

(ESTABLlSHED 1844.) SCHUELLER'S EAGLE DRUG STORE, CORNER OF HIGH AND RICH STREETS, COLUMBUS, O. AUG. J. SCHUELLER, Proprietor, and Dealer in DRUGS, CHEMICALS, MEDICINES, TRUSSES, TOILET ARTICLES, PERFUMERY, PURE WINES AND LIQUORS, ETC. AND MANUFACTURER OF HUMBOLDT'S PERSIAN INSECT POWDER, SCHUUELLER'S ARCOMATIC WORM POWDER, JOHNSTON'S SPECIFIC FOR DRUNKENNESS, JOHNSTON'S ANTI-TOBACCO COMPOUND, SWEDISH LIFE ELIXIR.

MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES - 431 W. H. Ford, Jacob Albright, Amos Roberts, W. H. Scoville, J. :Kaiser, C. Kaiser, Geo. Murray, Eli. F. Campbell, M. Shea, B. W. Lalley, David Clark, C. S. Bagley, and C. F. Jacobs. Officers for 1873: `Thomas Hyland president; W. A. Schart, vice-president; Geo. O. McDonald, recorder and corresponding secretary; Thomas Coppered, treasurer; W. J. Fogerty, conductor, and Charles F. Johnson, doorkeeper. Trustees: P. J. Manley, Jas. H. Wilson, and Geo. Dien hardt. Executive committee: Geo. O. McDonald, Thomas Hylan , B. Rushmer, T. Coppered, and J. Jamper. Gee,. O. McDonald is the deputy elect to represent the union at the International Union convention. COLUMBUS MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION. This association has been in .operation for many years. Its object is mutual edification and- assistance in the work of the ministry. It purports to be composed of the ministers of all the 11 evangelical " churches of the city. Those ministers, however, who are not esteemed "evangelical" are admitted to seats in the meetings, and to a participation in the discussions. The regular meetings of the association are held at nine A. M. every Monday, in the basement of the Town Street M. E. Church. At these meetings essays and sermons are read by members on topics previously assigned, and discussions follow on such essays or sermons, or on questions otherwise arising. During the hot summer weather, the meetings are suspended. Rev. David Harries, of the Long Street Welch Calvinistic Methodist, or Presbyterian Church, is president of the association, and Rev. R. R. McNulty, of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, is secretary. CLERICAL AID SOCIETY.—A society was recently formed in this city called the Laymen's Clerical Aid Society of the Diocese of Ohio. Its object is to provide a fund to be paid to the family of the deceased clergyman, both canonically and actually resident of this diocese, at the time of his death. As its name implies, laymen only can become members of the society. In the case of the death of a clergyman to whose family relief is to be extended, the assessment upon each member is two dollars. One dollar is paid on initiation as a member of the society. Its officers are: John W. Andrews, president ; A. N. Whiting, treasurer, and Robert S. Smith, secretary. 1860. PREACHERS' RELIEF SOCIETY. -Incorporated April 21, 1860. 432 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

P. HAYDEN & SON, MANUFACTURERS OF HAMES, SADDLERY, —AND- COACH HARDWARE, etc. CARRIAGE TRIMMINGS, etc. WAREHOUSE: 24 & 26 BROAD ST., COLUMBUS, OHIO,

COLUMBUS IRON WORKS, HAYDEN & BAKER, Manufacturers of IRON FLAT, BOUND, SQUARE, AND OVAL, Horse-shoe, Band, and Hoop, Light T-Rail and Street Railroad Iron. ALSO, ALL SIZES OF IRON WIRE, Tinners', Telegraph, Fence, and Vineyard Wire, Thimble Skeins and Boxes, Bridge and Building Bolts. And Dealers in Steel Nails, Sheet and Boller Iron, Elliptic Springs and Iron Axles, Carriage Bolts, Nuts and Washers, Horse Shoes, Horseshoe Nails and Nail hods, Blacksmiths' Tools, Anvils, Vises, Drills, Bellows, Carriage and Wagon Woodwork, Wire Cloth, etc. ROLLING MILL AND WAREHOUSE, State Avenue, bet. Broad and Long Sts., Columbus, 0,

AMUSEMENTS AND MUSICAL SOCIETIES - 433 Object: to furnish a support for the superannuated preachers of the Ohio M. E. Annual Conference, their widows and orphans. Number of members at present, 90. The officers of the society are: B. N. Spahr, president; S. Rankin, vice-president; T. W. Stanley, secretary; Dr. J. M. Trimble, treasurer; John Taylor (layman), assistant treasurer. Managers: James Mitchell, A. B. See, C. A. Van Anda, T. H. Phillips, Isaac Crook, Levi Hall, T. II. Hall, H. H. Ferris, and S. M. Bright. GRUITLI VEREIN.—Organized May 23, 1870. The object of this society is mutual benefit and social entertainments. It is composed entirely of Swiss citizens of the city. The society has a membership numbering forty. Its meetings are held at John Frech's hall every first and third Wednesday of each month, Officers for 1873: Alb. Baumer, president; F. Krummer, vice-president; H. Hablutzel, recording secretary; H. Rehr, financial secretary, and T. Dill, treasurer. THE FIREMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.—Organized February 1, 1870. Its object is mutual benefit. The society was incorporated May 6, 1871. The association numbers twenty members. Officers for 1873: James Clary, president; Lucas Becker, vice-president; Chas. A. Croffroth, secretary, and Henry Heinmiller, treasurer. Trustees: J. Clary, Louis Becker, and Henry Heinmiller. HACKMEN'S UNION. This organization is composed of persons who make the supplying of hacks a business. The union was organized May 7,1872. Its object is mutual benefit and self-protection. The meetings of the union are held every first Tuesday in the month. Officers for 1873: John Cummings, president; Michael McDonald, vice-president; Thomas Kellar, secretary; and John Doulon, treasurer. CHAPTER XVI. AMUSEMENTS AND MUSICAL SOCIETIES. THE FIRST THEATER. THE first building in Columbus devoted to theatrical performances was erected in the fall of 1835. It was a large frame building on the west side of High street, between Broad and Gay streets. It was opened the ensuing winter by Messrs. Dean & McKinney, managers, with a dramatic corps. It continued to 434 - ADVERTISEMENTS. SIEBERT & LILLEY, BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS Printers, Binders, STATIONERS, AND LEGAL BLANK PUBLISHERS, Opera House Building, THIRD FLOOR, COLUMBUS, O.

AMUSEMENTS AND MUSICAL SOCIETIES - 435 be kept open, during the winter, under different lessees and managers, for six or seven years, till it was finally closed. The building was purchased, in 1843, by X. J. Gilbert, by whom it was remodeled. For some years afterward it was known as the City Hall. It was at length reconstructed into private dwellings. THE STATE STREET THEATER. The second building in Columbus appropriated to theatrical performances was erected by John M. Kinney & Co., in 1855, on State street, nearly opposite the south front of the Statehouse. The architect was N. F. Lovejoy, and the superintendent, J. Boswell. At first it bore on the playbills the name of Dramatic Temple." It was opened on the evening of September 12, 1855, with a full company. After the singing of the Star Spangled Banner, and an opening address, the well-known comedy of the "Honeymoon" and the farce of “State Secrets" were presented. The house was filled to its full capacity, and as the new theater was a novel institution in the city, and the company an efficient one, the proprietors and managers, John M. Kinney & Co., continued to enjoy a liberal patronage during the fall and winter. The theater was re-opened the next season with an entirely new and successful company. It continued to flourish under various Iessees and managers until the war excitement diminished, and the opening of the Opera-house divided public patronage. THE ATHENEUM, The site and building of the State Street Theater, originally called by John M. Kinney, its founder, the Dramatic Temple, having become the property of William A. Neil, of this city, by whom the structure was entirely rebuilt with the exception of the outside walls, it took the name .of the Atheneum, and was opened as a place of public entertainment on the evening of November 13,1871, with the opera of “The Doctor of Alcantara." Since then, it has been leased by the enterprising proprietor to all applicants who cater, in a legitimate and reputable way, for public amusement, and has become a place of popular resort. The new Atheneum is admired by all who visit it. It is so entirely different in its arrangements and appointments from the old theater which it has replaced, that no one who has seen both, can fail to pronounce it a far more fitting abode for the Muses and Graces. Many buildings devoted to similar purposes are more pretentious in outside appearance, but few equal it in the comfort, convenience, and elegance of the interior and the appointments of the stage. The Atheneum is not circumscribed by the walls of the old 436 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

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AMUSEMENTS AND MUSICAL SOCIETIES - 437 theater. A handsome front has been added, containing the staircases and a spacious vestibule for the accommodation of crowded assemblies entering or leaving the proscenium. The height of the arch of the proscenium is thirty-three feet, and the height of the ceiling, forty-one feet. The number of registered seats is about 1,200, but an audience of 1,500 persons can be comforta and eligibly seated. The parquette and dress circle are supplied with cane-bottomed seats. The dimensions of' the stage are 60 by 50 feet. The building is warmed by furnaces, and every one who has passed an evening in it, even in the coldest weather, speaks in the highest terms of its warmth and comfort. The cost of rebuilding and fitting tip this fine place of' public entertainment was twenty thousand dollars. The Atheneum has the advantage of a central location, being situated on the ground floor, in the very heart of' the city, on the south side of State street, opposite the State-house, and in the immediate vicinity of the large hotels and other prices of general resort. THE OPERA-HOUSE. The Opera-House building, not excelled by any block in the city, was completed in the summer of 1864. It was first called by the proprietors, " Union Block," but by the public generally, 1, Cotton Block." It has, however, of late years, more usually received the appellation of Opera-house building or block. It is situated. in the heart of the city, on the west side of High street, between Town and Rich streets. It is four stories high. The first floor contains seven large rooms, suitable for stores or other extensive business. In the front part of the second and third stories are rooms used chiefly for offices. But the grand feature of the building is the opera hall or house, occupying the three upper stories in the rear of the southwest portion of the structure. It is 86 feet in width by 110 in length, and 33 feet in height. It has 1,190 registered seats, and can seat about 1,450. The stage is 36 feet deep, and the auditorium 74 by 86 feet. The parquette is 50 by 44 feet, and is furnished with 300 neat and comfortable chairs. The dress circle has six rows of seats, all elegantly upholstered, and will comfortably seat 450 persons. The gallery, or Upper circle, has five rows of upholstered seats, and will accommodate 425 persons. There are four private boxes finished in excellent style, and each will seat eight persons. The hall has frequently accommodated fifteen hundred people, and the audience, on some occasions, has numbered nearly two thousand persons at an evening's entertainment. The walls and ceilings are neatly painted, frescoed, and ornamented with panels. The front of the gallery is decorated with 438 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

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AMUSEMENTS AND MUSICAL SOCIETIES - 439 papier-mache and models. The effect of the ornamentation is beautiful, especially under the illumination of 150 gas-burners. The stage is furnished with nine commodious dressing-rooms and all other needed conveniences. The curtains and scenery belonging to the proprietors elicit the admiration of all who see them. The black was erected by B. E. Smith, Theodore Comstock, and C. P. L. and Theodore H. Butler. The Opera-house, or Hall, was built by Messrs. Smith and Comstock, and under the immediate supervision of the latter. The frescoing was done by Mr. Pedretti, of Cincinnati; the painting, by John Knopf, of this city; the scene painting, by Wm. F. Porter, of Cincinnati, an eminent artist. Messrs J. C. Auld t Son, of this city, were the architects of the building, including the hall. The Opera-house has been in pretty constant use since its completion, for theatrical performances, for operas and concerts, for political conventions, and other large assemblies. MUSICAL SOCIETIES. The development of musical taste and skill is usually commensurate with the progress of a community in civilization and refinement. Columbus can, in this respect, exhibit a fair record, and at the present time demonstrate that her standard of musical talent and taste is elevated in proportion to her high standing in wealth, population, and resources. But this position in the musical world has been attained by slow degrees, and in the face of many obstacles encountered and overcome. Until of late years, our community was not in a condition to appreciate, much less to encourage the cultivation of music to any considerable extent, Various societies were formed, from time to time, for improvement in both vocal and instrumental music, but were generally but short-lived. Into an account of these extinct musical clubs or societies, we do not propose to enter, but simply to confine ourselves to brief notices of existing ones. In addition to the history of music in our city that will be necessarily embodied in our sketches of existing societies, it is proper to refer to two leading events that bad a decided influence in promoting among us a love for, and a cultivation of the "art divine." These two events were the two great festivals of the "Sængerbund," held in Columbus—the first in 1852, and the second in 1865. The latter was particularly attractive in its series of rare and grand musical entertainments, and in the delightful social enjoyment and festivity with which it was crowned. But both these festivals have been described at length in the historical portion of this work. 440 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

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AMUSEMENTS AND MUSICAL SOCIETIES - 441 THE GERMAN MÆNNERCHOR.-J. P. Bruck, now commissioner of Franklin county, and nine other German residents of the city, on the 27th of October, 1848, met and organized the German Mænnerchor, of Columbus, the oldest and leading German glee-club in the capital of Ohio, consisting at present of over one hundred members. The society met at first in small private rooms; then for a time in an attic over the store now occupied by W. H. & D. M. Aiken, and afterward established its headquarters successively at the following places: Hettersheimer's Hall, until 1867; Naughton Hall, in 1867-68; Straeder's Hall, 1868 till 1872. On December 2, 1872, the Mænnerchor moved its headquarters to the magnificent Germania Hall, built expressly for its use by J. & L. Zettler, corner of Friend and Fourth streets, and leased to the society for ten years. The following is a complete list of the successive musical directors of the Mænnerchor : C. Schneider, I. Machold, A. Gutmann, Charles Muenster, Otto Dresel, A. De Prosse, H. Nothnagel, K. Spohr, Otto Dresel, A. D. Prosse, Charles Schoppclrei. The present musical leader is H. Eckhardt, a gentleman eminently qualified for the position. In the early part of its history, the Mænnerchor confined itself to private entertainments and to occasional balls termed “concert balls," on account of the usual appendage in the shape of a concert. But the dancing was the main attraction on such occasions, neither the society nor its patrons deeming the concert of much importance. For about eighteen years, the existence of the Columbus Mænnerchor was barely known to the American public. But in 1866, it emerged for the first time from its comparative obscurity, and took at once a front rank among the German singing societies of the United States. It carried off one of the first prizes at the great musical tournament or Sængerfest held at Louisville. Henceforth the Mænnerchor entered into a more intimate and sympathetic relation to the musicloving public of Columbus. Assisted by Miss Caroline Schneider, an eminent pianist; by Misses F. M. Smith and E. Lathrop, the Do Beriot Club, and other leading amateurs, the society gave, at Naughton Hall, during two successive seasons, a series of what may be called “fashionable" concerts, attended by crowded and appreciative audiences. Since that time the Mænnerchor has steadily advanced in public favor, and met with brilliant success in all its public performances. Last year, 1872, it returned laurel-crowned from the ngerfest at St. Louis. Its renditions at the Opera-house in this city, in May, 1871, of Lortzing's opera, " Zzaar and 442 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

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AMUSEMENTS AND MUSICAL SOCIETIES - 443 Zimmerman," under the leadership of Charles Schoppelrei, and especially in March, 1872, of C. M. Von Weber's opera, ""Der Freischuetz," under the direction of H. Eckhardt, were undoubtedly important epochs in the musical history of the city, and fit manifestations of the fine versatile musical talent combined in and represented by the Columbus Mænnerchor. Two other leading events in the musical history of Columbus—the great festivals of the Sængerbund, in 1852 and 1865—described elsewhere, were, in a great measure, due to the influence and excrtions of the Mænnerchor. Two other prosperous German musical societies of the city—the Liederkranz and the Harmonie—are offshoots of the Mænnerchor. Success, then, to the German Mænnerchor of Columbus, and all its members, the successful missionaries of song and faithful worshipers of that divine art which makes a people happier, better, stronger, wiser, more peaceful, more contented, and more united. COLUMBUS LIEDERKRANZ.—This is a German singing society, organized August 14, 1866, by F. Fassig, G. Brandt, M. Lush, M. Fassig, C. Hertenstein, G. Mihlheim, C. C. Weis, and others. Professor Karl Spohr was chosen musical director. It numbers among its members some of the best singers in the city. The Liederkranz now numbers ninety members, of whom twenty-four are active, eighteen are ladies, and forty-eight are honorary or passive members. Its object is the cultivation of music and social entertainments. Their meetings are held at Stelzer's Hall every Tuesday evening and Sunday afternoon. Officers for 1873: F. Fassig, president; Karl Spohr, musical director; P. Reither, secretary; M. Lush, treasurer, and C. C. Weis, librarian. COLUMBUS HARMONIE GESANG VEREIN.—This is a society of German Catholics organized for social entertainment and the cultivation of music. It dates from November 21, 1868. It has among its members some very superior musical talent. The number of members is thirty-five, of whom twenty are counted as active, and fifteeen as passive members. The society meetings are held at Frech's Hall, on Rich street, on Friday evenings. The officers are George Henry, president; John Roehrenbeck, secretary; Professor Q. Burkley, musical director. THE DE BERIOT CLUB OF COLUMBUS.—This musical society was formed in 1859. Its members at first played De Beriot's arrangements for the piano, two violins, and the violoncello. Hence they adopted the naSme of the De Beriot Club, which they still retain, though they have abandoned the use of the piano altogether, and confined themselves to the highest stand- 444 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

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AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES - 445 ards of string music, such as Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven quartettes and quintettes, and other classical compositions. The object of the society, as expressed in its constitution, is to encourage and cultivate the taste for music and social enjoyment. No one can become a member except a lady, a gentleman, or an artist, and only by unanimous consent of the existing active members. A married pair count only as a single menber. The club has only three officers, and they bold their offices permanently. Otto Dresel is the permanent president and vice-president. The permanent musical director of the club is Hermann Eckhardt. John Seltzer is the permancnt treasurcr and bibliothecary. Meetings of the club for practice are held once a week, and for home concerts and social enjoyment once a month. The present active members of the club are H. Eckhardt, (leader), John Seltzer, Otto Dresel, Dr. Wm.. T. Schatzman, and Chas. J. Hess. Their meetings are strictly private. They emerge from their retirement only when called upon to appear before the public in support of some charitable institution or literary enterprise. THE ECKHARDT STRING QUARTETTE CLUB.—This club, lately organized, consists of boys from thirteen to sixteen years of age, pupils of 11. Eckhardt, Sen. Their names are Hermann Dresel, Eddie Seltzer, E. Butler, and H. Eckhardt, Jr. This juvenile quartette club has appeared before the public only twice, but each time met with an enthusiastic reception. CHAPTER XVII. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. THIS board was organized in accordance with an act passed by the legislature on the 26th day of February, 1846, under the first constitution of the State. The act was passed for the "encouragement of agriculture " in the broadest and most Comprehensive sense. Many county societies were immediately organized under this law, and commenced holding annual fairs, as being the most immediate practical method of ascertaining the condition of agriculture, the breeds of live-stock, etc. The annual reports of the county societies to the State Board at that time show that great interest was taken, not only in these organ. 446 - ADVERTISEMENTS,

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AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES - 447 nations, but that they really gave a great impetus to agriculture generally. The officers of the State Board were careful and prudent men. They were ready and willing to make any sacrifice which would truly promote the productive and industrial interests of the State; but were unwilling to hazard any rash experiments. It was, therefore, not until I850 that the board decided to hold a STATE FAIR. This measure was agreed upon after great deliberation and a thorough canvassing of all that pertained to it. The State Board not being a joint-stock company, was not in the possession of a common fund, and as the legislature had made no appropriation for any such purpose, the members of the board were individually responsible for any liabilities incurred, whether for printing, services rendered, structures erected, or for premiums offercd and awarded. While each member was individually liable for any or all of these '1 considerations," no one of them (except the secretary) received a single dollar for services rendered or time devoted to the fair. In this respect there has been no change from that time until the present—no member receives any pay in form or substance, other than his traveling expenses refunded. The first State Fair was held on the site of Camp Washington, near Cincinnati, in October, 1850; the area inclosed was about fifteen acres, or five acres more than the capitol grounds in Columbus. The premium list was a very respectable one for the period, starting out with a premium of $20 for the best Shorthorn bull, and offering the same premiums throughout for Shorthorns, Devons, Herefords, and Ayrshires. There is no doubt that the position which Ohio occupies as a breeding State of superior cattle and domestic animals generally, is largely due to the encouragement given by the board. The rapid introduction of agricultural implements and machines, especially, is due to the annual exhibitions and the field trials held by the board. As the funds of the board accumulated, prizes were offered for essays of a practical nature relating to agriculture. The annual reports of the board embrace an amount of information on agricultural and collateral topics rarely met within documents of this character. That the labors of the board are not only appreciated, but have made an impression by means of annual exhibitions and reports, is too manifest to be gainsayed in the improved breeds of domestic animals. improved implements and machines, better farming, more comfortable, convenient, and even ornamental homes. Its influences have greatly aided in the development of the material resources of the State by thc encouragement of industry. The following 448 - ADVERTISEMENTS.

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AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES - 449 is a list of the years and places of the several fairs held by the board: State Fairs in Ohio, where held : At Cincinnati, I850; Columbus, 1851; Cleveland, 1852; Dayton, 1853; Newark, I854; Columbus, 1855; CIeveland, 1856; Cincinnati, 1857; Sandusky, 1858; Zanesville, 1859; Dayton, 1860; Dayton, 1861; Cleveland, 1862; Cleveland, I863; Columbus, 1864; Columbus, 1865; Dayton, 1866; Dayton, 1867; Toledo, 1868; Toledo, 1869; Springfield, 1870; Springfield, 187I; Mansfield, 1872, Members of the board for I872: James Buckingham, president, Zanesville; S. Harmount, treasurer, Canal Dover; Lincoln G. Delano, Chillicothe; David C. Richmond, Sandusky; James B. Jamison, Cadiz; Reuben P. Cannon, Aurora; L. B. Sprague, Springfield; John A. Warder, Cincinnati; Willard S. Hickox, Mansfield; B. W. Carlisle, Hooker's Station. Secretaries: John H. Klippart, corresponding, Columbus; Henry S. Babbitt, recording, Columbus. Executive Committee for I872: James Buckingham, president; R. P. Cannon, L. G. Delano, W. S. Hickox, David C. Richmond. THE COLUMBUS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Incorporated by act of the legislature March 13, 1849. Object— "Encouraging and improving the science and practice of horticulture, and the promoting and propagation of the various species of trees, fruits, plants, and vegetables, and the introduction of new species and varieties, and for no other purpose whatever." Incorporators: Francis Stewart, John Miller, Joseph Sullivant, I. G. Jones, Adam Sites, Lucian Buttles, Benjamin Blake, William Merion, M. B. Bateham, Samuel McClelland, Thomas Stockton, Samuel Medary, A. H. Lazell, John Burr, Alexander E. Glenn. When the act of incorporation was passed, the society was already in existence. The first step taken toward its formation was at a meeting held April 10, 1845, when a committee was appointed, consisting of M. B. Bateham, Joseph Sullivant, Samuel Medary, John Burr, Alexander E. Glenn, Joseph Ridgway, Jr., and Joel Buttles, to report a constitution and by-laws. The committee reported at a meeting held on the 12th of May ensuing, when a constitution was adopted, and officers elected as follows: Bela Latham, president; Samuel Medary, vice-president; Joseph Sullivant, recording secretary; M. B. Bateham, corresponding secretary; John W. Andrews, treasurer; Dr. I. G. Jones, John Burr, John A. Lazell, John Fisher, Moses Jewett, John Miller, and Leander Ransom, managers.