was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of G. W. Finch. July 6, 1867—George Rings and D. C. Baxter were elected for three years; Jeremiah Cline, for one year; George Rings, President, D. C. Baxter. Clerk. July 6, 1868, Jeremiah Cline and Charles Vogleson were elected for three years, and Eli Booth for one year. July 6, 1869, J. M. Webb and J. N. Runnion were elected for three years; George Rings, President; J. N. Runnion, Clerk. On August 4, 1869, bids were received by the board for repairing and remodeling the school building, and the contract was awarded to William Newcomer for $995. July 6, 1870, George Rings and A. M. Wilber were elected for three years; A. M. Wilber, President, J. N. Runnion, Clerk. July 6, 1871, Eli Booth and Jeremiah Cline were elected for three years; A. M. Wilber, President, George Rings, Clerk. July 6, 1872, E. C. Orton, and J. F. Fox were elected for three years; Jeremiah Cline, President, E. C. Orton, Clerk. July 12, 1873, A. M. Wilber and George Rings were appointed to serve as members of the board until the next annual election. April 6, 1874, two members of the Board of Education were elected for three years, and on April 18, 1874, the board organized under the new law; A. M. Wilber and E. S. Davis were the new members; J. Cline, President; E. C. Orton, Clerk; Eli Booth, Treasurer. April 5, 1875, E. C. Orton and J. F. Fox were elected for three years; April 19, the board organized and elected Jeremiah Cline, President; E. C. Orton, Clerk; Eli Booth, Treasurer. April 4, 1876, Eli Booth and Jeremiah Cline were elected for three years, and April 17, the Board elected Jeremiah Cline, President; E. C. Orton, Clerk; Eli Booth, Treasurer.

On April 5, 1876, the Board of Education met and passed a resolution "that it was necessary for the proper accommodation of the pupils of the district to purchase a site and erect a house thereon, and in order to do so, it was necessary to levy a greater tax than the board were authorized by law to levy, and that a proposition be submitted to a vote of the voters of the district." An election was called and a tax of $10,000 was carried to build a good, substantial brick schoolhouse, by a vote of 108 for and 77 against said tax. The contract was awarded to Henry Clay, of West Unity, February 6, 1877, for $9,300, and the building was completed according to contract, on the 10th day of August, 1877.

April 2, 1877, E. S. Davies and A. M. Wilber were elected for three years, and April 16, the board organized and elected Jeremiah Cline, President; E. C. Orton, Clerk; Eli Booth, Treasurer. April 1, 1878, E. C. Orton and J. F. Fox were elected for three years, and April 15, the board organized with Jeremiah Cline, President; E. C. Orton, Clerk ; Eli Booth, Treasurer. April 7, 1879, J. N. Runnion and G. H. More were elected for three years, and T. M. Ritchey for two years, to fill a

vacancy occurring by the death of Eli Booth; and April 21, the board organized with T. M. Ritchey, President; E. C. Orton, Clerk; E. S. Davies, Treasurer. April 5, 1880, E. S. Davies and A. M. Wilber were elected for three years, and April 19, the board organized with T. M. Ritchey, President; J. N. Runnion, Clerk; E. S. Davies, Treasurer. April 4, 1881, E. C. Orton and T. M. Ritchey were elected for three years, and April 18, the board organized with T. M. Ritchey, President; J. N. Runnion, Clerk; E. S. Davies, Treasurer.

TEACHERS OF WEST UNITY SCHOOL FROM 1865 TO 1882.

1865, Mrs. A. S. Eckis, Principal, Mary Booth, Thomas Chambers, Sarah Tenis. 1866, Mrs. A. S. Eckis, Principal, Miss M. Ayers, Miss Anna Dennings, Maggie Ayers. 1867, Ellen Miller, M. Booth, E. G. Richardson, Ellen Smith. 1868, Ellen Smith, Olive Wilber, Mary Wisner. 1869, Olive Wilber, Miss Clifton, Miss Booth. 1870, W. D. Henderson, Mrs. W. D. Henderson, Miss Hoffmaster. 1870-71, E. Thompson, Principal, Tine Van Devort, E. G. Richardson. 1871-72, Mr. Chambers, Principal, Mary E. Henderson, E. G. Richardson, Mrs. Bell D. Riggs. 187273, Miss Angie Ball, Miss Mina Hodges, Dr. Bostater, Mrs. H. J. Clay, W. B. Greek. 1873-74, E. P. Ewers, Principal, William Boltoser, Angie Finch. 1874-75, E. P. Ewers, Principal, William Boltoser, Angie Finch. 1875-76, E. P. Ewers, Principal, O. P. Gay, Angie Finch. 1876-77, E. P. Ewers, Principal, O. P. Gay, Angie Finch, Mariah Coslet. 1877, E. P. Ewers, Principal, O. P. Gay, Hattie Loveless, Mariah Coslet, Luella McGrew. 1878, E. P. Ewers, Principal, Lida Henry, S. B. Willitt, J. C. Farley. 1879, E. P. Ewers, Principal, E. A. Taft, J. C. Farley, Julia F. Wilson. 1880, E. P. Ewers, Principal, E. A. Taft, J. C. Farley, Julia F. Wilson. 1881, T. J. Sanders, Principal, E. A. Taft, Vina C. Ferguson, Julia F. Wilson.

SECRET SOCIETIES.

There are at present five societies in the place: Superior Lodge, No. 179, A., F. & A. M.; West Unity Lodge, No. 638, I. O. O. F.; Knights of Honor, ; Rebekah Lodge, and the Murphy Temperance

Band.

The West Unity Lodge, No. 638, I. O. O. F., was organized May 12, 1876, with thirty charter members. The following were the first officers elected: David Kosier, N. G.; George H. Pierce, V. G.; J. C. Poucher, R. S.; S. T. Wagner, P. S.; David J. Grindle, T.; Jonathan Fidler, W.; J. T. McCarnes, C.; Frank Gross, I. G.; O. E. Shipman, O. G.; E. Dawson, R. S. N. G.; J. P. Dick, L. S. N. G.; J. C. Smitley, R. S. V. G.; Henry Shawley, L. S. V. G.; Charles Garris, R. S. S.; D. M.

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Burns, L. S. S. In May, 1882, the membership was sixty. The officers, May, 1882, were: W. H. Spencer, N. G.; Paul A. Coulon, V. G.; Henry Clay, R. S.; E. Dawson, P. S.; John McGrew, T.; Levi Kunkle, W.; S. T. Wagner, C.; Thomas Smithurst, I. S.; Marion Marks, O. G.; David Kosier, R. S. N. G.; A. L. Shaffer, L. S. N. G. Jacob Shultz, R. S. V. G.; J. W. Pettitt, L. S. V. G.; Emanuel Shaffer, R. S. S.; Eugene Boillot, L. S. S.

The West Unity Lodge, No. 178, F. & A. M., was organized August, 1849, with the following charter members: W. A. Hunter, Daniel Langel, William H. Ozier, Jacob Landis, John Stubbs, Sr., Benjamin Smith, Adison McNair, Seth Lindsley. H. H. Peppard was the first man who was taken into the lodge after it was organized. The lodge now numbers about seventy members, with the following officers: William Grindle, W. M.; W. S. Brown, S. D.; O. S. Webb, J. D.; J. C. Poucher, S.; David Holtzberg, T.; William Coslet, S. D.; G. W. Hart, J. D.; James Ronk, T.

The West Unity Lodge, K. of H., was organized September 15, 1879, with forty charter members. Their present membership is fifty.

The club is in a prosperous conevery Tuesday evening. The Grisier, President; B. F. Neff.

The Murphy Temperance Club was organized at West Unity in the year 1875, with about 100 members. Since then the number who have signed the pledge amount to about 600. dition, and they hold their meetings present officers are as follows: C. F. Vice President; Moses Colon, Treasurer; Miss Susie Fidler, Secretary; M. E. Moor, Assistant Secretary; Elmer Webb, Mrs. G. H. Nitchey, Mrs. J. P. Stockton, Executive Committee.

Royer Post, No. 109, G. A. R., Department of Ohio, was organized at West Unity September 8, 1881, with thirty-three charter members. The first officers were as follows: William Coslet. Commander; H. H. Peppard, Senior Vice; George W. Mondy, Junior Vice; W. S. Brown, Quartermaster; A. M. Wilber, M. D., Surgeon; Rev. John Poucher, Chaplain; C. W. Hinman, Officer of the Day; George W. Grindle, Officer of the Guard; M. V. Mondy, Adjutant. The Post was named in honor of John Royer, who enlisted with Company C, Sixty-Eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was killed about ten miles from Decatur, Ala., while trying to get back to camp after several days of hard travel in routing out the "Johnnies." His death was witnessed by Henry Clay

of this place, who was standing by his side at the time, and who was picked out for their next man, but by a little time gained in talking, and a rifle-ball from one of our soldiers, Mr. Clay came out without a scratch. The object of this organization is to preserve and strengthen the kind feelings which bind together the soldiers, sailors and marines who united to