[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] Cortlandt Lodge was divided into two parties, the minority of which, num-bering about forty persons, adhered to the Southern Grand Lodge, while the majority, numbering about sixty persons, owed allegiance to the Nortbern Grand Lodge. The minority party held the funds and the charter, but the majority removed the furniture of the lodge-room to a building on Division Street, adjoining the bank on the south, where they held their meet-ings. The minority finally went out of existence, and the majority were rechartered as Cortlandt Lodge, No. (>, I. O. O. F. After several changes the lodge occupied its present rooms on Main Street. The lodge in 1884 contained approximately one hundred and sixty members. The officers were John L. Pierce, N. G.; David D. Montross, V. G.; Hiram Blanchard, recordingsecretary; Henry Free, financial secretary, and Gilbert L. Tompkins, treasurer. Cryptic Lodge, No. 75, I. O. 0. F., was chartered November 2d, 1842. The petitioners for its institu-tion were Joseph L. Cook, Ephraim D. Fuller, C. W.