The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-04
!. LOCAL MATTERS.
The Free Bridge Cornerstone La,

The Free Bridge COrnersSf tome Lay.
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| At 4 o'clock to-day the cornerstone Of
the Free Bridge between Richmond and
Manchester will be lard with the imposing
ceremonies of the Masonic Order. The pro.
gramme has before been published in this
paper, and we have now only to call atten-
| ton to the notices in another column in re-
iation to the assemblaSe and movements OF
the various organizations that have accept
cd the invitation OF the commissioners to
unite in the exercises.
The Masonic fraternity Except the
knights. Templar) will turn out as one
body, Col. Thos. f. Ovens, Grand Master
Of the Grand Lodge Of Virginia, presiding.
Members of this order will assemble, ,ac-
cording to call, at Washington Hall, ION
Broad street, between 9th and 10th streets,
promptly at q O'Clock. Manchester Lodge,
No. IA, is to lay the cornerstone Rich
mond Commentary No. 2, K. T., whichwlll
Masons' Hall, Franklin street, ct 9 O. clock
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The Pythian Lodges will meet at o'clock
as follows: -. - ..Es12E&
Virginia Lodge. No. 9, at P ythian Hall.
Old Dominion, No. 4, at Pythian Hall. !,
Syracuse, No.5, at Red Mems Hail.
Damon. No. I, at the Lodge,room on
Church Hill. !;
Marshall, No. II, at Hal, corner ID and
Broad streets.
Richmond, No. IA, at Pythiau Hall.
Hines, No. II, ut Pythian Hall, ut IL
o'clock. ,,.,... -. 49,. ! =
ter at y O'clock. -. :.
The Pythian. line will form in front of
Pythian Hall, Main street, at TX O'Clock,
under the direction OF PC. Chas. Il. Bin
ford, of Richmond Lodge, chief marshal:
Friendship Lodge, No. 10, /. o. OLE,
will meet at Odd Fellows' Hall at LIZ
O'Clock; Schiller Lodge, No. 139, at Hall
corner of Marshall and 9th streets, at 1
O'Clock; and Henderson Lodge, No. 100,
ut Hall in Manchester at u O'Clock. :.
The members Of the Order Of Sons of
Temperance Except Harmony oDlyision)
will meet at Covenant Hail., on Capitol
meet ut their hall 1T the same hour.
Undinc Temple of Honor and Temper
anre will meet ut Covenant Hall at
o'clock. -
No oLher announcements have been sent
lis for publication, except that the meln-
bers of the City Council will meet ut the
chamber at 2 O'Clock, and proceed thence
! to Join in tho exercises. The members OF
| the Corn and Flour and Tobacco EX-
changes aud Chamber Of Commerce have
accepted invitations to be present, and Will
doubtless be in attendance in large NUM-
bers. .as..s..s s..... .-..z.
The various organizations will proceed
! from the places of meeting aboye-named TO
9th street, between Main and Broad, where
| the line will be formed promptly ut .
O'Clock, under the direction of Captain L.
| l.. Bass, Chief Marshal for the city of Rich.
mond. The procession will then march up
Broad to 9th street, down 9th to Main,
down Main to 14th, and thence across
Mayo's bridge to Manchester, where the
| army of Richmond will be met by the army
of Manchester. a.
The address at the laying Of the cor
ncr-,tonc will be delivered by Judge Is. x.
| Wexford. There will also be singing and
other appropriate exercises before leaving
| the ground. :, =,
Should the weather prove favorable, the
procession will no doubt be as imposing
Us the Importance Of the occasion to the
public demands. izs