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A. H. COPELAND, ticket agent for the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis Railroad Co., and manager of the Western Union Telegraph Office, Chenoa; was born in Middlebury, Vt., June 7, 1830; after receiving an academic education, he learned the printer’s trade, which, owing to ill health, he abandoned, after following it five years, and entered the Middlebury post office as Assistant Postmaster, and, at the same time, manager of the American Telegraph Office; after about a year, he left the post office, and engaged in the book, news and publishing business, continuing, however, in charge of the telegraph office, and also agent for the National and Fiske & Co.’s Express for several years; in 1868, he came to Chenoa, and assumed charge of the C., A. & St. L., ticket office. Mr. Copeland was married Nov. 12, 1855, to Miss Frances L. Copeland, of Granville, Ohio, and has two children — George E., now clerk in the Internal Revenue Office, in Springfield, and Hattie A. Mr. Copeland is eminent in the Masonic fraternity; he was made a Mason in____ Lodge, No. 2, at Middlebury, Vt.; exalted to Royal Arch degree in Jerusalem Chapter, No. 3, Vergennes, Vt.; received the degree of Royal and Select Master in Vergennes Council; was charter member of Potter Chapter, R. A. M., and Middlebury Council, R. & S. M.. at Middlebury, Vt.; he is Secretary of Chenoa Lodge, No. 292, A., F. & A. M., and is also Past High Priest and charter member of Chenoa Chapter, No. 143, R. A. M. He has also been a prominent Odd Fellow; was Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Vermont, and, since coming to Chenoa, has represented the Lodge in the Grand Lodge of Illinois; he has held all the offices in the Lodge, both here and in the East, and is Past D. D. G. M., of Chenoa Lodge, No. 387, and is also Encampment member.