The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-23
From Marseilles.

N,psrrILEs, Ill.,, Jan. God, lSs6.-Ihe
pubic installation Of tile uilicr'H Va
Iuseilles Lodge, No Al A. r. " ~ VA
to,k place last evening at their hall ~
u g. NJ. Mcdonald, OF La sale, was we
installing officer. The hall Was Wei illeu
with "A large number OF in'eres'el sue7's
and frieutis, who, seated IN the hody Oh the
Room nearly filled it, leaving the front part
far the members aud officers, aud one cor
nor fnr the orchestra. The installation
nrnuer hrran about 5 o'clock and Conclud-
aI q little after nine. The new master,
David Samuels. called upon the retiring
m 4s,ar IN read "A short sketch OF the lodge
If your correspondent heard correctly, II
was Organized in 1860, with small mum
her NJ ~ embers. IL now has % members
Ur + BARRIER WAS the only chatter mem
nor nrp,rnt Rev. J. Suaub was then
called upon. and in short address OF mo
meut or two he traced the INSTITUTION OF
Masonry back 10 the Egyptian CIVILIZATION
He was followed 10y BIO. Mcdonald, VINO
IN a short address commended the lnstl!a-
tiun very highly. Music by the orchestra
vas interspersed throughout and material
~ u.sisteu at the entertainment Nght
here We want to say work Tor the o'Ghes-
ira. They are good, unusually gooG, we
,Aean. They 60 to the different Local en-,
teItiinments without fees, often TWO anu
thee nights in a week, and at quIte u per,
sonal tax upon themselves, ms Si'un
he thought of when An entsItilhmeh'i Is pun
on the boards for them.
The Master then ann uced the uahGue'
IN the unfinished building Of !. a. Butltf-
field. A large company sat down, pr"DAoiy
200. who did ample justice 10 the O0Gnti-
ul supply provided, all commencing the
uccasion heartily.
"Laworth's 'lihernican will be here
Monday evening Jan. 2jth, at the tink'
They claim To have twenty people WIN
them. The town is well billed Indeed.
The company come very highly recon-
mended, and no doubt will give very line
entertainment. il il deals IN Irish VII In
natural situation, it must be good, for there
i, not nitiunality in existence that Is the
Deer of the lrishnan ia this respect.
Another entertainment by the q, A. Il.
Post is billed for Thursday evening, Jan.
nary 2Slh at the Rink. II is 100 Views OF
different sCenes in the life OF Gen y. ..
Grant, enlarged by sterroptlcon. Tickets
Tor re served seats at lrOwbridge's.
Since the death of little Charley Dyer,
last week, the town board have prohibited
coaNting.
The bridge stands as il was Instructions
have been issued 10 the men here not u
put in any false wolks unless 1t Was safe.
That means some time mex. summer one
Of the men told your correspondent that
they could put Ia the brioge by laying
cables across from pier to pier and anchor
ing them to scows placed back OF the spans
on which they would be at work, tying tue
scows to the piers. Upon these c ,bles the
false works would be laid and on that the
iron works. The reason why il was not
d ne was because the expense would he too
great. Is there not some way that the
bridge men can he made to do this!
Next Thursday evening dance is ar
ranged for at the residence Of Backus Spi-
Ger IN Rutland.
Meeting still continues at the Congrega-
tional church.