At one time the village had two grocery stores and an active fraternal presence with the International Order of Oddfellows being housed in a two-story frame structure.
The Oddfellows Hall, in Loftus, was built in 1874 as the offices and meeting place of the local Oddfellows society.
Subsequent to the failure of Bonnie Prince Charlie's uprising, in 1789 the two Orders formed a partial amalgamation as the Grand United Order of Oddfellows.
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A revival of the procedures followed by the oldest ascertained Oddfellows' unit, the "Loyal Aristarcus Lodge" in London (1730–40), was started in 2010 by a group of Italian Oddfellows, led by Masonic author Michele Moramarco.
A later organization, which in part mimics the hierarchical structure of the Masons, is the Oddfellows.
Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans - the culmination of a number of side degrees of the Oddfellows, most of which adopt the pseudo-Middle Eastern "oriental" theme - Oriental Order of Humility and Perfection, Veiled Prophets of Bagdad, Knights of Oriental Splendor, Ancient Mystic Order of Cabirians and the Imperial Order of Muscovites, who were unique in adopting a Russian motif.
Outside of his business as a merchant, Cutts was a member of both the Freemasons and the Oddfellows.
Sutter was the President of the Old Timers' Club of Edmonton, organized Edmonton's first group of Masons, and was active with groups including the Order of Oddfellows, the United Workmen, and the Knights of Pythias.
On that date, the duo opened fire on the unclosed carriages of a picnic train which was taking people to Silverton for the yearly Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows picnic.