, 1866-07-10
SlLBERFONCE UNIVERSITY.
Laying the Corner Ssone-Colnr Il Edu-
Gators.


se o ana sss pettu' 81 n yst eo
orcd people Of the central portion Of Ohio, to al
tend The ayne Of the corner stone OF The new hu,id
ius-Wilbetforce Unisersty-locatcd at Tawawa
springs. 1h'es miles from Asria, Greene County,
Ohio. The new building u intended to take the
Ap1ii. The ineti1u,ou beones 10 ;be AZ afr,snn a.,
Methodist connection At tazga, and therefore drew
,s Of sS a em s:ysa
York. uInoIe and Indians he;n, Ten,cseatea w. ~
clip the following report nt he psocsed.nss from an
exehanee: ~'' -
yrnta Ttre iIe viii its coinrad ae snes .s,. g.
sors from he eopnT gn9d spoa staens ana n
uifh 1hefr xrscnns anH r,rr."a, - 1euas. ~ s0 "
,ht1e thc nIn1 1rstns az, tn =. ~ us:Gttpdoass
bua. Daytnn aEd snT1noietd t,ronoht ;s.-,, 5oia.
lions from sbrosd. '''"sA' 'a's' os'e''''s-
&c; 11 fast a1 sat etoeK 'ne Aoa Wofsh1p'o!
the :nntc i.1, IN frnnt ~ shfc ~ msa ~
va. formed and proceeded through S sons e' Of tSs
oF1er; Tes:a. -
ColumGus G14sds, Col. John r. Ward.
company y. y. =. Golored Volunteers.
United coloErd Amereans.
Cough Lodse. ditto. Urnana. eD'7'
G1.na % Losse, aHss ditio. e'''o' '''n@oa''
Giusen. IN c1rIAces and qmnibusez,
si,tasns shon; 70 9a ass,s., loSs -, ,-,.,....,.
grounds. whers ne,. the nnds,,on ~ ,R ;i ,ae
fpr. were ttrctitf ni.tiotrn .n1 a.s,. ~ uG uu9
rruye Ihs nla.io,m W. pess9us "as NE % ne
Lodge OF Mason.. ana the hand ~ 'ae 9tooo
Inc o.deF of exercises, Conducted by the Most
wat: 014 -'N7ee1' "on" 'oaes' u ~n'caso'
let. sineine by the Frattrnit. OF Msson..
=: Procession to The corner stone " by IT, Gsand
I'd. Prayer.
4th. Depos,t,ne in the ttone tho following artI-
e!eI: Proceedings oi ,he Grand Lodcc OF Ohio ia
1856; Cons tt1,ulion o{ibe Ersnd IodTr: m arrn.
Masonry amone she culoied mem nv az ihc Tfntsd u
t,ts;. sta,s. copy q .hs coo.sd Citizen; petition and
5lb. Por1ins upon lie corner come stous The corn Of
ii joy." "'A' ~ esas sa'1en' ana u'e y"
Gih. Music md benedIctfop.
The Grand Lodge and people then returned 10 the
by Eufus ConIad Chsn1ain al Ihs aand fn,ee nf
Ghlo, Who pEesenting 1 set Of drawings Of the new
deep. and the central portion 10 teet vide, project
ing front and lear mailing IS feet deep; tie whole,
sof &c s. ei a a. a.
other % er*. il feet hish, md Mi T. used ior
second story viii be il fset hics, the central por
flou occupied ny the PtofetEots. and the wings by
sue Fup4s. ~ LIE tnfu e.oE5s central PORTION, Will
90 NE chaet % ieet " 4o and 2 feet hlgh. with
coIlnlo oi1cs On eac1 ef6er ~ teet hlRh.
,!s, ne va s followed ny Aev NJ Woodeon. Of Ptts
Mnlsn, Glauu 3AsteI Jonest q thlcaEn, HeV. I. T.
,u paitor oi Ine ne" aethodisl Church In
.Aeulat Aua ousI speakets. as[ef WHICH fhe Assem-
~ G1stsssa. 1he .h oGeas:on VIII % long reueu.
~ sa,ed hs oa9 o. iae oases IN the lives OF
'oT egoro 9ss1 q, RsogaSh s3e fho o. ,ld ne mes -
u !S2i s q io9% Lne c[n9nos now known ~ ihe
T,a., o' mfiost'o.cs onissf:llIl were owned BY
'AoEe 4ASn3ua "uo tolo ooman OF niy.tW0
unsnns tntttcu watering place. or summer re-
soe.; a numexf q stronR mine1n! springs, IN coz
neclloo WIN Tue Mgbly Cultivated character Of the
tne nne RfoEet. o1i1s and eicns, prompted
tne e3peetaHon g! Nocfal support for eueh an en-
ieipllse. Accordingly toe g1oands were somewhat
!aMp.oFea. aLa Aee ifams hoteL 1c0 feet ione in
noat, VIII fssf W1nE nearly Is deep, al three
-slcE1es hish, was erected. md IN addition some
hali doken good f'zed t*o-storJ cottages, fanang
tie main ould1ng-aN in the shade Of the naive
iorcsr Gruse.. 1hls ansutulton WIS kept up for
Icy yesfe only But Il never paid expenses. and IN
ls5i Il Vas eold 10 the C1uclnnad Conference Of
.oe n T. Church ior the fnm Of SIS 500, to satisfy
Inc mortgage heid ~ Judge McLe1n-the orEtn5l
COIL basirg been S50Wo
The Cincinnati conference purchased the prop
cry iof me Hutpose Of es.aoshing cololed
seaoemx Or college. 70 ee under their oWn manage