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Pythias of Oregon and Washington, Past commander of the Amerionn Le- gion of Honor, and is a member of both branches of the T. O. O. F. Being naturally of a genial, whole-souled temperament, he makes friends rapidly and has no difficulty in retaining them. He is one of those jolly, soul-invigorating men whose very presence in a crowd instills hi those around him a spirit of ease and conviviality, and hence his popularity. He is rather above medium height, spare built, well-defined features, dark hair and whiskers, black eyes and a pleasant smile. He is just hi the prime of life and has a bright future before him.

HON. THOMAS M'F. PATTON Was born in Carrolton, Ohio, March 19, 1829, and in 1838 moved with his parents to Findlay, Ohio. He attended school at Martensburg Academy and the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware ; read law and was admitted to the bar in 1850. He started for Oregon overland in 1851, and settled in Yamhill county, where he remained a few months and moved to Salem in December of the same year. In the spring of 1853 he went to Jackson county and was shortly afterwards elected County Judge, which position he resigned in 1854. During the Indian war of 1853 he served as orderly sergeant in Company A, commanded by Captain John F. Miller. He re- turned to Salem, and on August 3, 1854, was married to Miss Fannie Cooke, only daughter of Hon. E. N. Cooke, afterwards State Treasurer. Ho served as Chief Clerk of the House in 1860 and was appointed Chief Clerk in the office of Superintendent of Indian Affairs in 1861 under W. H. Rector, Esq. He was for several years secretary of the People's Transportation Company, and was again elected Chief Clerk of the House in 1866. In 1872 he was elected a member of the House from Marion " county, and on the 26th of March, 1876, he was appointed Appraiser of Merchantlise for District of Willamette, which position he still holds. He was elected Grand Master of Masons in 1872 and was re-elected in 1873. Jlr. Patton is a gentleman of about medium height, spare built, with sharp-pointed features, eyes set back well into his head, with full beard and hair of a daik brown color. He is a good business man, cautious in his investments and therefore more or less successful in his business enterprises. He owns considerable real estate in Salem and is considered comfortably well-fixed in woi-ldly matters. His family consists of three children, two sons and one daughter, the latter mar- ried to John D. McCnlly, Esq., of Joseph, Union county, Pohtically speak- ing, Mr. Patton is a Republican, and his religious tendencies are cast with the Congregational Church.

DR. JOHN BLAKIE PILKlNGTON, A well-known occuHst and physician of Portland, was born near Providence, R. I., in 1834, of an English father and a mother of Scotch and Irish nutiv- ity. His father was the youngest of three brothers brought over by Ameri- can manufacturers to rnn the first four color cahco print works iu this country. He was a man of boldly inquiring mind, enterprising and of