The Fremont County record., 1881-07-16
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Saturday, July 9th, 1881, will be
long remembered by those who were
moment In Canon City. On that day
grand master of the A. +. 81 A. NJ.
for the first time in the history OF
that ancient order, an event which
will long be remembered by them
and the witnesses of the ceremonies,
in the foundations of two structures
which are being erected in this city
the Masonic temple and the court
house-of which our citizens will
have reason to be proud on account
of their substantially. They will
not only be ornamental but useful.
They will tend TO attract to us an in
crease in population and consequent
ly an addition to our already pros
perity. Very few Masonic lodges in
the west are enabled to build SO large
and substantial temple as is to be
erected here, and we believe il is an
open secret that the money has all
been raised to pay for it when flush
ed. Few counties in Colorado, of
the population of Fremont, are in so
good financial condition as this,
with script at par and money in the
treasury, that are enabled to build a
court house of the magnitude of the
one to be erected here. Is il any
wonder then that the occasion of lay
ing the corner stones of these edit ces
was an event of moment
Tho order of programme, as pub
lished in the RECORD last Saturday,
was somewhat changed at the request
of Grand Master Greenleaf and was
as follows:
At 3 o'clock p. N. the band reste d
on the northwest corner of Main and
Fourth streets. The city officials,
county officials, citizens and tax-pay-
ers rested on the north side of Main
to Fourth. Order OF United Work
men on the south side of Main TO
Fourth. Firemen in front of hose
house on A street. Odd Fellows on
Main in front of their hall. Grand
lodge in front OF their hall on A
street. The procession was quickly
formed by the marshal of the day,
DIR. T. ii. Craven, in the following
order;
Band.
Flrefnen.
City officials.
County Ofnciais-
Citizens and TAxpsyerH,
United workinen.
Odd Fellows.
Grand Lodge.
The line of msrch was, first, east
OH A to Sixth, south on Sixth to Main
where the line divided and the Grand
Lodge marched through TO the north
east corner of the Masonic temple.
Here the stone was found ready to be
put in place and by r. w. Grand Master
assisted by Il. w. Deputy
Grand Master, j. II. Peabody; II. w.
Senior Grand Warden. b. F. Shaffer !;
r. w. Junior Grand Warden, Wolfe
Londoner r. w. Grand Secretary,
IL. G. Webster; r. w. Grand Treas
urer, James Clellsnd II. w. Grand
Chaplain. d. +. Moore; r. w. Grand
Senior Deacon, G.. b. Frazier II. w.
Grand Junior Deacon, w. II. Thomp-
son; r. w. Grand Senior Steward,
II. j. Frazier; Il. w. Grand Junior
Steward, p. s.. Goodwin; Il. w.
Grand Sword Bearer, w. I. Brid-
we'll; II. w. Grand Standard Bearer
Chas. Apple; II. W. Grand Pursui-
want, A. 4. Rudolph; X. w. Grand
Marshal, A. Sartor; and Il. w. Grand
Tler, Tkos. Linton, the imposing
ceremony of laying it was performed.
In the securely sealed tin box, which
was placed in the receptacle made for
it in that stone, were these memen-
toes:
Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of
Colorado from A. l.. 5S61 to $500.
Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of
Colorado for the year $3.50. List of
officers of Mount Moriah Lodge No.
15 from its organization under dis
pensation of the Grand Lodge of Col
orado A. l.. 1868 to A. l.. 1881. List
of present officers of Mount Moriah
Lodge No. Is. List of officers of
Fremont county. List OF officers of
state penitentiary. List of officers OF
Canon City. Copy of THE FREMONT
COUNTY RHcoRD, July 9th, 1881
Copy of tho Canon City Reporter,
July 7th, 1881. Copy of a Welsh
published at Utica, New
York. One cent coins of 1852, 1857,
1866 and 1876. Silver three cent piece
1859. Two cent coin 1864. Two
cent coin 1856. Nickle 1878. Silver
dollar 1881. Silver Eve cent piece
1897. Silver twenty-five cent piece
1856. One dime 1887. Four postage
stamps. Twenty-Five cent note 1874
and Chas. Sumner medal.
Tho stone is from the Brantford
quarry huu upon its With stTeet lace
Is the Inscription. "Laid by G. l.. of
A. +. Il A. NJ. July 9, A. l.. 5ssl A. ID.
1891. l.. N. Greenlcaf, q. M"
The procession then reformed in
tho salnc order and moved west on
Main to Second, north ON Second TO
the court house grounds where the
same imposing ceremonies were per-
formed In laying the corner stone OF
that building. In the sealed box
placed In the receptacle under that
stone were the following articles:
: Officers of Fremont county from
Its organization In 1861 to date, July
9th. 1891. Proceedings Of the Grand
Lodge A. r. q A. n. of the state of
Colorado. Proccodiugs of the Grand
Lodge 1. o. q. +. Constitution aud
bylaws of Canon City Lodge l. o. O.
r. of Colorado. PostM card with
ooal of Fremont county and seal of