The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-06-13
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ers of the Buffalo public schools:
Another piece of black marble is
From the Backgrounds, l.. l., 1916,
/ Kings County, y. Y, 1858"
Massachusetts, has six representa-
tives. Boston contributed a beauti-
ful granite slab with the inscription
"Bostonia CoBata. Sicut Patribus
sit Deus Nobis." The Washington
Lodge of free and accepted Masons
of Roxbury, Mass, is there too. A
handsome gray stone is from Charles
town, the Bunker Hill battle-ground.
Another is from the First Regiment
Light Infantry, Mass. Another, an
oblong block Of granite, has simply
Salem, Mass. Probably a score Of
witches have been toasted on it. The
last from Massachusetts, is from New
Bedford, 1851.
Virginia has three contributions.
One of these is from the Jefferson
/ Society Of the University of Virginia
to the National Washington Monu-
ment, Jan. :, 1860. BY this is 4
handsome gray slab from Richmond,
Virginia. One of the most interest
ing reads: From the city Of Alexan-
dria, Virginia. The descendants of
the friends and neighbors of Wash
/ ington, 1851.
! Kentucky sends two contributions,
one from the Grand Lodge and the
other from the Addisonian Literary
. Society Of fDrennon, Kentucky. "Non
nobis soIum sed Patria ct amicis: To
the Father of His Country"
| From North Carolina there is one
stone, and that was given by the
/ ITALIAN Association Of Wilmington.
New jersey sends one tribute from
the Catholic Society of New Jersey,
white slab in dark marble frame,
and another from the Washington
Erina Guards of Newark, y. J.
Maryland is represented by the pu-
pills of the public schools of Balti-
more, and by the Grand Lodge Of
Maryland. Ohio and Illinois are
/ represented by the Grand Divisions
Of the Sons of Temperance Louisi-
ana has two delegates. The Cont
mental Guard Of New Orleans sends
a tremendous tablet. The more con-
spicuous Of the two, however, is a
slab from "Thc State Of Louisiana,
Ever Faithful to the Union and the
Constitution" And scarcely less
significant is the sole representative
of q sister State: Tennessee. The
Federal Union.-it must be Pre-
served" The dates of both are
nearly a score old.
4 handsome white marble stone
is from the Grand Lodge Of Florida.
Another Of gray is from Warren,
Rhode Island. Next to it is one
from the Grand Lodge Of Mississip-
pi, and that IS side by side with an
other from {" Vermont; Freedom and
Unity" The District Of Columbia
sends 3 tablet presented by the asso-
sociation Of the oldest inhabitants,
4th Of July, 1870. One comes from
the home Of Stark, by the ladies of
Manchester. Y. II. Next to this is
q small dark stone from "Deseret."
The inscription is Holiness to the
Lord, +" and the device a beehive in
successful operation, which cannot
be a cheering sight to the latter-day
saints, for bees, notwithstanding their
hymn-book notoriety, are rather
mistaken community, always gather
ing what others enjoy.
\ gray, rough slab with awkward
lettering is from the " Cherokee Ma
ton, 1850" and in whimsical con-
trast to it is one Presented by Tus-
carora Tribe, No. ;. to Pater Patria,
Seventh sun, Hunting Moon, Grand
Sun 56I5, Improved order of Red
Men, D. c." For q potpourri of
English and Latin metaphor and
fact ii is quite unique, approached
only by that from Hibernian Soci-
ETY., on which an eagle with the na-
tional motto surmounts a harp with
" Memoir ct Fidelisn inscribed on il.
The marble and execution of this are
beautiful. but it recalled with irresist-
Ible force the sign OF the Irish tav-
ern-keeper, on which an eagle was
grasping a harp whence foated "E
Pluribus Erin, Unum 60 Bragh!"
At one end of the room is a stone
from Braddock's Field. One stone
looks like iron ore; it is rough, and
inscribed with the square and com
pass and inclosing the letter G. Its
donor or donors are unknown. 4