The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-15
Masonic Column.
atAsoNrc CENTENNIAL IN ONO.

MAsONlC CENTENNIAL IN ONO.
The fret centennial celebration in Ohio
is TINT Of American Union Lodge, No. l,
Freemasors, at Marietta, which occurred
on Tuesday evening, the 15;h ult, when
special meeting was held in commemora-
ton of the Tooth anniversary Of the date
of the charter Ivy which it was organized as
a Masonic body. The exercises of the
evening were opened by reading of copy
Of the dispensation from the grand lodge
(the original having been burned in 1s01).
This document was dated Feb. 10, 1776
Five days after this dispensation was is
sued, on the 25th of February, 1776, the
lodge was formally constituted at Water
bury's tavern, in Roybury, Mass, and COM
menced work. Its first honored master,
Capt. Joel Clark, was soon afterward cap
tured by the British and died in captivity
on the 18th of September following He
was succeeded in the Oriental chair by
Samuel Holden Parsons. The lodge was
what is called an "Army lodge" and fol-
lowed the patriot army through the entire
war, working as occasion permitted. Many
officers distinguished in the great struggle
for liberty were ''made" in this lodge, and
during the darkest period of the war it
was doubtless the "Sanctum Sanctorum'
where the leading spirits among our pa
triot sires met and took counsel together.
Captain Jonathan Heart was master for
several years, and after the close of the
contest brought the charter with him to
Point Harmer, where he was stationed.
On the 29th of June, 1880, the lodge was
reopened by Captain Heart, who remained
master until he fell in st. Glars defeat in
November, 1901. From its records the fol-
lowing list of masters is taken
179l-92-Rufus Putnam, Robert Oliver.
1793-General Rufus Putnam, aiterward
first elected grand master of the state.
1794-96-Rev. Robert Story, first pastor
of the first Congregational church IN Ohio
1797-Charles Green.
179S-General Rufus Putnam and Josiah
Munroe, first postmaster at Marietta.
1799-Captain Griffin Green.
1S00-General Rufus Putnam and Re-
turn Jonathan Meigs, afterward postmaster
general and governor of Ohio.
1S0l-3-Rev. Daniel Story.
lS04-General Rufus Putnam.
1S05-l1-Ichabod Nye.
1812-Levi Barber.
1S15-Ichabod Nye.
1S16-Levi Barber.
1817-Samuel Holt, afterward trst grand
high priest of the Grand Chapter OF the
state.
From this period to the present year the
following named gentlemen served IN the
East in the order named: Araxamander
Warner. Levi Barber, DR.. John Cotton,
Hon. William A. Whittlesey, James Dunn,
James M. Booth, James Dunn, DR.. Hugh
Trevor, T. j. Westgate, Nj. j. Morse,
Benjamin Soule, ]. +. Cox, Benjamin
Soule, T. j. Westgate, DIR. Pardon Cook,
II. +. Jones, Charles f. Sherman, George
It. Hovey, Elijah Locker, George T. IIo-
vey, Lewis G. Davidson, f. Winchester,
George T. Hovey.
The lodge WAS never in better condition
than at present. Within year or so the
lodge has occupied new hall. Besides
the usual masonic pictures which ornament
80 many lodge rooms, such as "Washing-
ton as o mason "The passage of the Jor-
dan etc., the lodge has been patiently
gathering M photographs Of its ancient
worth;eg.
Tho commemorative exercises of the eve
ming named ave. however only l. prelude to
the real lre1niai celebration of the lodge
which vi tase place on the oath Of June
next 40 ihls the H. W. grand lodge of
the eialo, and thousands OF brethren
throughou, Ohio and adjoining states will
be present and assist
DEATH or A LlBERAToR.
Geo B. Wilson died in New York, few
days ago. He was one of the b st known
and respected of the coIored people of the
North, and to his efforts Is due the freedom
of many slave. He vas born a slave in
Charles county, Md. was a cabin boy on
naval ship in 1912, was taken prisoner, and
afterwards secured his freedom. Then he
net his heart upon cmancipating others of
his race. For a time he lived IN New York,
and obtained employment on n trading yes
sci plying between this and southern ports.
lie was often under arrest in the South,
and at times narrowly escaped. He was
in the service of the navy in the late war,
and was honorably discharged from the
ship Allegany. In 1917 he petitioned con-
gress for protection to colored seamen.
In 1868 he endeavored to man war yes
sci entirely with colored men, and was
Sidney Howard Gay, w. Payne, Haskell,
Joshua Leavltt, w. Il. Whitney, and others
He spoke two or three languages, was a
Master Mason in good standing, and a
member of the Episcopal Church. He
was seventy years of age, and had
been cared for by charitable members of
1.-THE Little Church Round the Corner
for several years. DR.. Houghton preached
the funeral DISCOURSE.
How THE FRENCH DO 1.-THE French
butcher separates the bones.from his steaks,
and places them where they will do the
most good. The housewife orders just
enough for each person and no more, even
to the coffee. If chance visitors drops
in, somebody quietly retires and an extra
cup Is provided, but nothing extra by
carelessness of intention. When the pot
has boiled, the handful of charcoal in the
little range Is extinguished, and waits for
another time. No roaring cook-stove and
red-hot covers all day long for no pur-
pose but waste. The egg laid to-day
costs a little more than the one laid last
week. Values are nicely estimated, and
tba Last errv,lus ia no ra(,,llu aavoL