The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-23
Masonic Column.

Masonic Column.
GOLDEN WEDDING or \ VENERABLE MA
SON
Gen. William Hidden and his wife. Sybu
Pembcr Hidden, celebrated the 5Oth ami.
versary of their wedding at their house in
Craitsbury, the 18th of March. with their
children and friends, to the number of
abou: 100 The supper consisted of the
best of oysters and all the nice FILINGS i'm
agnable. 4 large pyramid cake stood in
front of the bride and groom, which was
built by Mrs. Scott and Mr.. Stevens. A.
ter supper the tables were removed and the
marriage ceremony was performed by the
Rev MIR Mcdonald. Mr. S Pope and Mr. j
Scott and their wives acted a. groomsmen
and bridesmaids. After the ceremony the
young people amused themselves by march
ing and plays, but the seeing of the ghost
by Il long string of young ladies and gents
brought down the house. Gen Hidden was
born in Bradford in 1895; his wife in Ran
dolph the same year. They were married
at Randolph the 18th of March 1924, by
the pastor of the Congregational church.
AT their golden wedding they had presents
to the amount OF $50, and Il gold headed
cane was expected from the masons, but rs
it did not come in season, they intend to
present it at their next meeting. The Gen
erol is one Of the leading members of the
fraternity. lie was in the war Of 1912. and
gives minute accounts of the battle of Platts-
burg.
REFINEMENT OF LORENZO DOW.
The remains of this noted revival preach
or, who died in Georgetown, ID. c., in 1894.
and was buried by his brother Freemasons,
were unearthed last week, as their resting
place is to be sold in building lots for the
living. The skeleton was perfect, and on
the brctst-bonc lay the long white beard
a portion of the camblet wrapper in which
he was buried was undecnyed. The remains
were reinforced in Oak Hill cemetery in
Georgetown, where Dow used to preach
during his life time. 1t is rumored, how
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state of Connecticut intend to claim them,
and to have them reinforced next to the
| grave Of Harlan Page.
MASONIC AsEcDorn OF THE KING OF
PRUSSIA.
The late King Frederick of Prussia was
one of the most ilustrious members of the
Society OF Free and Accepted Masons. He
was taught at an early period of life to think
the institution had great tendency 10 pro-
mote charity, good fellowship, harmony
and brotherly Loves and he resolved to be-
come a Freemason as soon as iavorobc
occasion should offer; but he was obliged
to wait long time for it; for his father had
| conceived so unconquerable an aversion TO
Freemasons, that he would not have hest
tated to have put any one to death whom he
should have discovered to have beea instru-
mental in initiating the Prince Royal into
the mysteries of the Graft; and such was the
temper of the King, that he very probably
would have been enraged against his
eldest son for entering into Il society which
he abhorred, that he would have disinher-
tied him. However, both the Prince and
the Baron de Bielfeldt resolved to run all
risks, and it was determined by the latter,
who was one of His Royal Hghncss's gen
tlemen of the bed chamber, and some other
officers of his household, that at all events
they would make him Mason They
thought the fair of Brunswick would afford
a favorable oppo. tunity for putting their
scheme into execution, as there was also
great cOncourse of people in that town dur
ing the fair and that Lodge might therefore,
be easily held without giving the people any
reason to suspect the nature ofthe meeting.
The Baron and his friends accordingly pro-
yided themselves with all the apparatus
necessary for holding Il Lodge; and, having
put them up in trunks placed them in q
wagon, they attended in disguise. But an
unlucky affair had like to have brought on
a discovery from which all parties concerned
might have apprehendcd the most fatal con
sequences. The Ulcers of the customs,
placed at the gates of brunswick, examined
the wagon as it was passing into the town,
and finding number Of candlesticks, and
other things used in the Lodges of Freema-
sons could not conceive tor what purpose
they were intended. and were going to seize
them and the drivers, when one of the lat
ter, with some presence of mind, said they
were poor harmless iugglrs, who were go
ing to exhibit numbcrlosS curious tricks mt
the fair, and that the contents of the trunks
in the wagon were the ornaments of their
little stage, and the implements necessary
for displaying their deteXry. This tale
had the desired effect, the pretended jugglers
were suffered TO pass, and the Prince Royal
arriving soon after incogniio was admitted
? in one night, specialize Grdctd, to all the
degrees of Masonry. The secret was very
well kept by all the parties during the life
! OF the princes father; for his llighness had
the chance of a crown to lose, and the 9th
err persons had lives to forfeit by the dis
closure. They were, therefore, all deeply
interested in observing a scrupulous silence
} on the subject, The Froemasons of the
dominions of Prussia felt the benefit of hay-
ing II Brother in the person ufa prince
who, when he came to the crown, declared
/; himself their protector; and ever after con-
tinued his favor to them during the whole
course of his reign. while their Brethren
were presented by the King of Naples and
the Elector Palatine; tie former of whom
imprisoned them, while the latter forbade
them to hold Lodges under the most severe
4 penalties and ordered all his officers, civil
: and military, who were Freemasons, under
pain of being dismissed or cashiered, to de
y liver up to persons appointed to receive
them the certificate of their admission into
that society, and to give security that they
: would never attend any Lodge in future. -
> Freemas0n's Magazine, 1874.
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i Wanted, at Allen x Drew's, five men
h ccat makers, to work on fine custom cloth
: ing Two hundred cords of good wood fOi