The Portland daily press., 1867-08-31
Laying of the Corner Stone of ssa,.,..,
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Laying of the Corner stone of Gorh.m
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The ceremony of laying the corner stone of
the new school house at Gorham village took
place yesterday afternoon: The weather was
delightful and the attendance large. The Port
land oommandery of Knights Templar. with
the Portland Band, marched to the Portland
& Rochester Depot and took passage IN the Q
o'clock train. The members of the Grand
Lodge OF Maine and other members of the Fra
ternlty, and way citizens, also took passage.
AT the arrival of the train at Gorham the Com
mandary was received at the station by Har-y
mony lodge No. SO, of Gorham, and escorted
TO The Gorham House. The Grand Lodge then
formed and with the Harmony Lodge. were
escorted by the Commandery around Maine.
state, High, Maple, School and South streets.
to the lot and then around the lot 80.
Inc Grand Lodge and invited guests took
seats Upon the platform. After music by the
band, the purpose of the assembly was an
nounced by Grand Master T. J. Murray. A
select choir then sang the Masonic ode COM
mencing: 9yiA T. reiiif 9a4 Hf9lHi i'S}9iA
e,, Hail mysterious, glorious science. Haos g.
Which to discard bids Defiance" I, .'..laI qiF
Chaplain Fuller. of the Grand Lodge then
offered an appropia tie prayer, After music by
the band, Moses Dodge, as Grand Treasurer.
was called upon to read the list of the contents
OF the lead box to be placed under the stone /
which comprised coins, reports, town and Ma
SONIC, our city daily papers, etc. The stone
was then lowered to its place by members of
the craft, thus uniting operative with specula-
tive Masonry. $40 70 -ioh 9hl 44 'sAAe q
After the usual Masonic ceremonies were
over, the Grand Master made a brief but ap-
propriate address. Hon. y. H. Drummond, of
Portland, Rev. Joseph Colby, of Gorha,n, and
J. b. Webb, Esq, late Principal of Gorham
Seminary, followed in brief but pertinent re-
marks At the conclusion of Mr.. ,Webb's re-
marks the procession reformed and proceeded
to the Gorham House, where the Masonic
bodies and invited guests partook of COLA
ton furnished by the landlord, Mr. S.
Brown. - pfs'#''@ Yi4'A "7iShi.l f'tifi9'
+, Commander Franklin Fox expressed the
thanks OF the Portland Commandery to the
Harmony Lodge for their reception and enter
talnment, and proposed three cheers for them,
which were given with will. Mr.. LOWELL
Master of Harmony Lodge, responded and
proposed three times three cheers for the
Grand Lodge and the Portland Commandery.
which were heartily gwen. w .g!la I'D
After the collation. was over the Band sere-
naded several of our citizens who are sojourn-
ing at the hotel and at houses in the village The !
Commandery also paid marching salute to
the citizens and halted in front of the residence
of the lite Capt. I. J. Stevens, who was for
merly a brother member, and the Band played
Departed Days." %nt tt ai 8aa Ia
The COmmandery then marched to the Sol
diers' Monument, recently erected in front OF
the Town House, the Band playing a dirge
and the Commaudery uncovering heads. Re-
marks were made by Mr.. Lowell, D. @. Emery.
Esq, and Col. Cousins. Col. w. B. Freeman,
who was saluted, invited the company into the
house to partake of refre shments. After sa-
luting the hotel the Commandery took up the
march to the cars, arriving in the city a little
after o'clock. The occasion was happy one
and all enjoyed it. The whole expense OF the
celebration was betrayed by resident members
of the masonic order in Gorham. s.s .....t
The school house is to be built in a neat and
substantial manner of two stories with tow
er, from designs by Mr.. G.. NJ Harding of this
city. The tower is expected to have bell and
clock, and when completed it will be an orna-
ment and an honor to the town. ,s4 s-t.t5.E
The building committee are as follows: Dan
iel G. Emery, Josiah B. Webb Frederick Ro-
bic, Stephen Hinkley, Isaac Mcclellan, Roscoe
u. Harding and John Card. ,r- sa9gIa.fa