Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-04
DOMESTIC.
F@om the National InteHigencer, June /
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.

Ceremony Of laying The Corner Stone Of The
| First Lock.--T The active Contractors for the
| Slh section Of this great national undera king,
| having gothic first Lock on the line ready for
| construction, invited the Grand Master of Ma.
| sons in the District of Columbia TO Law the
corner stone thereof on Friday last, the 29lh.
The Grand Lodge accordingly assembled in
| Potomac Lo1ge Room, in Georgetown. at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, and accompanied
| by a considerable number of other Masonic
brethren, proceeded in cavAlcade, TO the Sth
section Of The Canal, about seven miles above
Georgetown. Here they Nere soon after DIN
ed by the President 0fMe United States, past
Grand Master OF the State of Tennessee, who
| had been invited by the Grand Master OF the
District to honor The ceremonies with his pres
ence) attended by the Secretary of War, the
Postmaster General, and the Mayor Of George
town. The company having assembled Il the
lock house On neat stoue edilice erect, d on the
high ground Tor the residence of the lock-kee.
per) aud partaken OF some reireshment, the
procession was formed aud proceeded TO the
scene Of operd,ion---the President and other
official genilem immediately in advance Of
the Grand Master, the contractors and officers
of the work. and other citizens in the rea, and
the whole moving to the fine music of the Ma
rine Band, whose inspiring train" though dale
and thioket rung."
On reaching the entrance of the lock- the
masonic procession was reversed in its order
and then advanced to the spot where the pom
derous corner stone was suspended, the Pre-
Sident in front of the whole. The assemblage
being arranged on the extensive floor of the
lock, the Grand Master laid the stone in its
bed. with all the customary ceremonies OF his
ancient institution, which were rendered The
more interesting from the fact that the gravel
or maet which he made use Of was thesame
used by General Washington in laying the cor.
ner stone of the Capitol Within cavity in
the stone were placed set of the gold and sill.
yer coins OF the United States, a copy of each
oi the District newspapers, and a silver plate,
bearing on one side the following inscription :
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, common.
ced on the 9TH ofJuly, 1928, by John Quincy
Adams then PresideLt of the United states
This, the first Corner Stone of Lock of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal laid the 29lh
day OF May, A. ID. 1929, A. l.. $500, by the
X. w. VIM. Hewitt, Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Freemasons of the District
OF Columbia, Andrew Jackson, President
oil the United States.
ON THE REVERSE
"06icerS Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company:
G. +. Mercer, Pres. BENZ. Wright, Engineer in Chief
fhineas 1enney'. Nathan > Roberts, Members of
Joseph Kent and the Board OF
Peter Lenox, : John Martineau Engineers.
Frederick May, { Robert Leckie, insp of Masonry
Walter smith, and : Dan. Van Siyke, Egg. of the work
Andrew Stewart " fheophilus Williams, Asst Eng
Clement Smith, Tr. Walter w. Fenlon 4 Co. Com's,
John +. Ingle, Clerk james A. Baker, Architect"
Having completed the ceremonies, and pro
nonnced benediction on the work. the Grand
Master offered TO the President Of the United
States the opportunity of expressing any thing
MI, fph ha nm Iol,f HaS,r
The President returned his thanks for the op.
portunity afforded, and briefly expressed his
convictions Of the public Importance of the
great work OF which the corner stone Just laid
was a constituent part, and of the sue ces fu
progress ofwhich such abundant proofs wer.
on every hand exhibited--the deep imele,
which he felt in this sincere wishes for j