Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-06-29

ST. JOINS DAY.-,The unpropitious wealth
err no doubt caused many to be absent from
the imposing celebration by the Masonic
Fraternity in this city last Saturday, who
otherwise would have been present. Yet
the attendance was as great as many had
expected, and quite sufficient to make the
occasion one Of the grandest ever known
in our city. Early in the day people
thronged the understanding one of a
4th of July-and the crowd continued to
grow greater until noon, by which time
every street was lined with human beings,
AT IL A. NJ. special trains from Darling
ton and Plattevlle arrived, bearing each
a car load Of Masons and their ladies'; be
sides Sabbath School from each town. A
committee of the brotherhood of Mineral
Point, accompanied by the Union Cornet
Band, with carriages for ladies, received
the visitors at the depot, and accompanied
them to the Masonic Hall, Here process
sion was formed, led by the band, on Chest.
nut street, headed toward Fountain; pro-
cession moved down Chestnut st. to Foun
tain; down Fountain to Commerce, up
Commerce to High, up High to Doty, up
Doty to Ridge, and up Ridge to the Grove
east Of the Catholic Cemetery. In the
Grove was erected platform large enough
to accommodate the orator, chaplain, dis
tnguished members and officers of the
Order, and the Plattevlle and Mineral
Point Bands. In front Of the platform
seats were ranged sufficient to accommodate
1000 people, yet nearly half those present
were compelled to stand. After music by
the two bands, during which the people
were busy finding good positions. A most
eloquent, forcible prayer was offered by
Rev. j. Knibbs, of Platteville, followed by
what was acknowledged by all to be most
mastery, pleasing, and effective address by
Prof. c. II. Allen of Plattevile*
At the close of the address, the audience
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the procession was reformed and proceed
ed (Mineral Point Lodge acting as an escort
to the visitors) to the fair building, wherein
was spread a rcpast to tempt the appetite
of old Epicurus himself, and sufficient in
quantity for at least one thousand, The
wives, mothers, daughters and sisters of
Mineral Point Freemasons, had prepared
the dinner, and the heartiness with which
it was partaken off is voted by these ladies'
ample reward for their labor and expense.
As arranged, the tables would accommodate
at one sitting about $50 people they
were more than twice filed, so it is safe to
estimate that over 200 were fed; and yet
there was enough left to accommodate an
other such number.
After dinner the crowd sauntered at will
back TO the grove, where half an hour was
spent in social chit-chat. Procession then
reformed and marched to the depot, where
two trains were waiting to bear the Oar
lington and Patteville friends to their re-
spective homes. After seeing them off the
Iowa County Members marched back to
Masonic Hall, and dispersed until evening,
when with their ladies many of them reas
sembled, aud finished up the day with a so
cial dance and supper. On the whole, this
was one Of grandest days ever witnessed in
Mineral Point, Every arrangement was.
perfect, and everybody was happy. The
universal expression of those from abroad
was that Mineral Point knows how to do
things right, and that they were better
and happier for having come.
We expect to publish the address next week.