The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-15
UNDER A FLORLDIAN SKY
MEETING OF THE AAsONS AT THE
STATE METROPOLIS.

| Representative from Fourteen Sub
ordinate Chapters Present at the
Convocation Of the Grand Chapter
The Grand Lodge to Meet To-Day
The News of Curb and Cobble.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA. Jan. 1.-THE Most
Excellent Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch
Masons of the state Of Florida met in annual
grand convection at Masonic hall in the
Mohawk Luilding to-day in its forty-third
coavocation. There are fourteen subordi-
nate chapters in the state, and representa-
tives from each were in attendance. The
officers are: Marcus Eadel, grand high
priest, Gainesville: Fred S. Goodrich, dep
uty grand high pri ST. DeLand: William
NJ. Mcintosh. grand king, Tallahas-
see; Charles II. Munger, grand scribe.
Orla ndo; Thomas W. Wilmerth, grand
treasu rer, Jack onville; d. c. Dawkins of
Jacksonville, grand secretary; w. A. Nc
Lean of JacksOnvil grand chaplain; W
l.. Baldwin deceased, grand captain Of the
host, jacksonville; w. Bovd, grand princi-
pal sDjourner, Barlow; E. A. Richards.
grand royal arch captain, Orlando: J. O.
Boag, jacksonville: J. F. Niblack. Mikes
vile and w. a. Griffith, Tallahassee,
masters of the veil; James F. Clark, grand
guard, Jacksonville.
THE GRAND LODGE.
The grand lodge VIII meet at noon To-
morrow. The last session had 100 subordi-
nate lodges and nine have been added since
This body has dyes IN every nook aud cor
ner Of the state, and will have from one to
three representativ s IN attendance upon
the grand lodge from each, and they are all
good repres NATIVE citizens Of their respec-
tive localities. Secretary Dawkins saws the
returns this year are fuller than usual The
sessions will be held daily and nightly for
two or TIRES days The officers are n. r.
Carter, grand master, Levyville; w. F.
Bynum, deputy grand master, Live Oak
Angus Patterson, senior grand warden,
Madison; G. Ii. Munger, ju lior grand
warden, Orlando: Hy Robinson, grand
treasurer, Jacks.nville; D. c. Dawkins
grand secretary, jacksonville; George T.
Lettner. grand chaplain, Fort White; Rev
r. II. Weller grand orator, Jack
Fruitland; Alfred L. Williams, senior
grand deacon, Warrington; T. A. Jennings,
junior grand deacon, Jasper; Andrew Scott,
grand sword bearer. Mariana; j. w Boyd,
grand standards bearer, Barlow; John f.
Niblock Of Mikesville and A. F. Whitman of
DeLand, grand stewards; grand pursui-
wants Herman Glogows5i of Tampa and o.
II. DOrsett, jacksonville. the sessions of
these lodges will wind up with banquet.
EsF. H. Orvis, Of the Windsor hotel arrived
in the city to-day.
THE DANIEL MEMORIAL.
One proposition regarding the Daniel
memorial is to purchase the Daniel home
stead. helping the widow and also getting
property tina. will form a valuable nucleus
TO build on. A meeting of thetrustees will
be held in the morning.
At the request Of Judge d. A. Pardee.
Judge OF tho United States court, Judge
! Emery Speer Of the southern district court
latter part Of the month to hold term of
court.
| M A. Dzalynski, an auctioneer, at the
court house to-day sold tie drug store aud
| fixtures Of the late Dr. Cone Williams to
| Henry Gard for g., sos 81
| The state Farmers Alliance will convene
| here tomorrow.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
| of the Jacksonville and Atlantic Railroad
will be held at its Office in the Herkimer
! block "Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock
and will then adjourn to Jan. %, at the
same place and hour
THE CITY's SEWERAGE.
A meeting this afternoon OF the board
| Of public works, J. tier was read from
| Ernest Bowditch, the Boston sanitary engi-
neer, agreeing to come and inspect the sew
erage system here and report for 5000 and
| expenses HIS offer was accented.
officer Ninzant captured William Deviue
| lcoloredl, an escaped county convict, this
afternoon and lodged him in Jail Devine
is said to be desperate criminal
Much curiosity AMI interest is felt here
regarding Gen, MahoneS visit, as politics is
suspected to be a Its TO tom.