Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-03-24

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I'd, OF serious nature, or but what may
easily be repaired when tile water sub
sides,
At La Porte City the bridge across
Big Creek has goiie out. 1t was good
bridge, about forty feet long, and cost
1859.
The bridge at Independence has been
carried away, together with two or three
buildings, one of which is reported to
be saw mill. The railroad bridge at
that place has been moved about six
inches, and so weakened that trains do
not pass over it.
The ID. 4 S. c. II. r. has been dam
aged i'll a number of places, and trains
are very irregular. The first break was
a few miles this side of Dubuque, TAX
ing but a culvert, which we understand
has been repaired. The next was three
miles east of Manchester, which rem
dered the bridge across usually small
creek there impossible for the locomo-
tive. The next was the independence
bridge. Therefore the Company is
obliged to twice transfer, and will be
under the necessity of continuing to do
so till the water subsidies and the bridg-
es are repaired or new ones put in their
places. The railroad bridge at hide
pendence has long been o miserable af-
fair, and has occasioned much trouble
to the road. A new bridge is to bebuilt
there, the abutinents OF which were
put in last summer.
INdsonic.-M. w. Ct. M. Edward A.
Guilbes't held a Grand Lodge School of
instruction in this place on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday Of the pres
ent week. 1t was hoped that there
would be large attendance from the
lodges in this vicinity, but the all but
impossible condition of the roads pre-
vented. However, delegates were pres
ent from Wavcrly and GAINESVILLE, and on
Tuesday from Waterloo. The Masons
of this place attended very generally,
so that the attendance was sufficient to
make the gatherings interesting. We
truly regret that more were not at liber-
ty to participate, and enjoy the rare OPP
portunity which was offered for ell
lightenment and instruction in the
great principles Of the order. Grand
Master Guilbert is u NJ ason of large OK
perience and superior attainments.-
From first to last he is thoroughly
versed in all that pertains to the frater-
nifty, and Is possessed of that ready COM
mand of choice and expressive Ian
guage, and that happy faculty of SO
conveying instruction that the student
easily cOmprehends and retains the
words and ideas sought to be impressed
upon his understanding. On the mem.
bers of the fraternity he met during his
short stay here he made most favora-
Bile impression, and afforded them q
season of interest and profit which will
long remain in pleasant remembrance.
The School Of Instruction closed last
evening with festival at Overman e
Hall. At time of writing our columns
are over-fuil, and we cannotspeak of the
occasion at the length it merits. The
gathering was made up of Masons and
their families, together with about one
hundred invited guests. The exercises
of the evening were opened by an over,
ture by the Orchestra. OF the superior
musical attainments of this company
wehavc had occasion heretofore tosreak
and at this time will merely soy that
age and practice have only improved
what was always first-class. Rev. A. G..
Ebcrhart then offered a short but i'm.
pressive prayer, during the delivery O
which the entire company arose to theil
feet, and remained standing till its close
The Glee Club, composed on this occa
sion of Mrs. Mott, Harris and Hotch
kiss, and Messrs. Muliariy, Hunt ant
VanSaun, then favored the audience
with piece of vocal music, the execu
ton of which excited universal admira
ton. Atother times during the evening
the same company added much to the
interest with their superb vocalizing
Grand Master Guilbert was introduced
by Worshipful Master Brown, and de-
livered an address which wereally wish
we had time and space to review al
length. 1t was as valuable as it was in.
teresting. Replete with Masonic infor-
nation and instruction. it was an effort
worthy Of our most accomplished Grand
Master, who, in all that has an interest
for the bIothers of the mystic tie, is
probably second to no one of the many
bright lights of the order in the West.
After the address there was more mnsic,
and then came the supper which had
been prepared by the Masonic sisters OF
the city. The collation. was a credit to
its getters-up,--theta tables groaned under
their weight Of choicest edibles. and
when all had satisfied their appetites
there still remained enough to feed vet
another hundred, After supper, music,
promenading, chatting, &C., occupied
the time until between twelve and one
O'Clock, when the gathering broke up
without anything having occurred from
first to last to mar the pleasure of the
fcstal scene.
an Oufroge.-The other day we were
quietly walking q plank on the railroad
bridge which spans the race, with a
small black pipe in our mouth and a
large blue overcoat over our shoulders,
when we discovered on the south hank