Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-25

ADoubIe Tenement ON Ala
bams Street Unreofed.
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Shortly AFTER nine O'clock this morn
Ing : solaus Of smoke rising from, tb'
root % 1.-TWO story double tenement. ~
the northwss, corner Of Alabspa andHil
streets, Indicated the buiIdikk to Be o.
Gre, and an alarm was promptly sounded
and as promptly responded TO By the fly
brigade. who 10 less than ten MINUTES
were on the spot and At work. Tb'
flames had , originated from a foul fue
Just under the room. and, a. is alwayl
the case, burned downward ve-y slowly
The steamers with little difficulty,
succeeded 4 10 saving the properly
from destruction. The roof only wa,
damaged. and the loss will hardly exceed
$500. The building was owned BY Joseph
zsigler Esq, and fully insured. The
occupants Of both houses succeeded 10
removing their entire effects, aud will
therefore suffer no loss. 7i1x
TINS Masonic CELEBRArIox.-The Ma
sonic. fste at James park yesterday, In
celebration Of ST. Johns Day, the cher
ished anniversary Of the order, to which
brief allusion was made in yester-
days LEDGER, was kept mp until
near sunset n with unrelexing zest
and interest The happy throng upon
the grounds, by turns INDUCING in
the may dance. to the delightful
measures Of full string band, lettering
in the shade Of the broad branches of the
trees, and strolling through the grassy
avenues under the rustic arches Of the
grove, at once enjoyed the merry sports
aud administered to the enjoyment Of
others. The arrangements by the frater-
nitywere admirable, aud insured their own
pleasure, as well as that of oil who par.
ticipatei with them in the celebration Of
their anniversary. In viewing the as.
semblage we were particularly impressed
with the large number Of Masons present
and sihs various lodges Represented
The growth of the order in Memphis
within the pastfew years has truly been
marked. Ofthe six lodges in the city,
four have been organized since 1860.
The dates of the organization of the sew.
eral lodges has been as follows: Old
South Memphis Lodge. 1916 Angerona,
lS4s Leila Scott, 1860; Hamilton, 1864 (;
Kilwinning, 1866. The iCyrene Com.
mandery of Knight Templars was organ
lied in 1858. The regular membership
of the above. as reported to the Grand
Lodge in October last, was as follows |:
Old South Memphis Lodge, 1872; sAnge-
roma, ll9; Leila Scott, 10; Hamilton,
lls; Kilwinping, II, and the Cyrene
Commandery, 70. This, of course, in
cluded only Master Masons, and large
aecessions to the order have taken
place since There are, also, in the
city, and not enumerated in the
above, many who are known as
unafiiliated Masons, or those who,
while members Of the order, are not at
tached to any particular Lodge, and con-
sequeptly notreported among their mem
bers. While the most ancient of allse-
cret societies, probably at no period in
its history has the order been in a more
Hourisbing condition than at the present
time. Ia this, we refer to- the order
throughout the world, as well as in this
country and our own midst. And then
among the bright and more eminent Ma
sons, Memphis can claim as many, or
more, than any city of equal size in the
country In few communities have the
higher degrees been attained by so many.