Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-20
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tainments sre always pleasant.
Yesterday morning early the body OF Z
man was found q few feet from the No. p,
K. r. track, $50 yards east Of the round
house. 1t proved to be the remains oil
Roger Moran, an Irishman, aged about IS. a
Ivan, the section boss. 1t was at first thought
that be had been frozen TO death. but the
Inquest held by DIR. Russell proved that be
must have been struck by the evening train,
his skull being badly crushed In on one side.
The body was, o! course, frozen IS stiff ~ 3
poker. A bottle, empty but having contain
cd whisky, was found near him. He is said
to have been Incorporate.
Cyrus Osborn, Esq Of Clay township,
delivered a very interesting lecture before
Lexington Lodge, No. 149, A. F. d A. NJ.
last Monday night. We canno here give
even a synopsis OF the lecture. The subject
was the "Esrly DAYS OF Masonry IN Lafay-
cite and Adjoining Counties" and 1t was
full OF information and interest to those
present. MIR. Osborn was q member of the
first lodge org anIzed here, U. d. The name
OF the lodge wss at first Lexington, but
when 1t came 10 get a charter 1t was changed
to Lafayette. In honor Of the French patriot
aud soldier, who was also q dlstlng uishsd
msson. In point of seniority the lodge
should have received the numbe 81, but In
some way Boonville lodge obtained that
number and Lafayette lodge became number
81. MIR. Osborn explained the causes which
called Lexington lodge number 14o, the
present lodge. into existence. Among tho
"reminiscences which 1t 10 proper to make
public were the following: Mr.. Osborn said
that Lexington lodge, u. d., was organized
in 1s40 by Benedict Thomas, Martin l..
Fitzpatrick, J. c. Mason, VIM. Houx,
James Wetzell, Cyrus Osborn and Pussy
Pbipps. The first masonic funeral was that
of John Aull, brother OF Robert Aull, who
at New Orleans, and whose remains
were brought here for interment. The first
man made q Fellowcraft and master mason
was Mr.. Geo. klce, who had been made an
entered apprentice In Sssunton, Va. The
degrees, was James Clowcsley, who still
lives here and ts an active member OF the
In 1912 Brother Alexander T. Doug
lass, ''grsnd VISITOR" came. to Lexington
and remained five days lecturipg, Brothers
Kice, Clowdsley and Osborn learning the
work from him. Mr.. Osborn complimsntsd
Mr.. Douglass on his ability in bis lecture,
as be did at the time by going with him to
Independence and Liberty, staying with MIN
until he had thoroughly learned all the work.
Brother Osborn gave extensive rscollsctions
OF his visitstIors 10 Dover. WavsrIy, Chapel
Hill, Westport. Santa Fe, Kansas City,
sibley and other lodges when he wal ID. D.
q. NJ. He stated that more of the members
of the old lodge had been made grand mae
tiers. probably, than from any other lodge
Jno. r. Ryland, Xenophon Ryland, L. s.
all and Jno. F. Houston. He stated
that OF the founders Of masonry in Lafayette
but two survived, VIM. Houx and
and be closed by a touching appeal
to all mssons to live up to their exalted pro-
fessions. The lodge by a rising and unani-
nous vote thanked the brother for bis in.
and valuable lecture.