Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-12
Cornerstone Laying.

! nall 1OT SucpnciOooO"h
cording to programme, last Saturday.
Julv 9th. The first date named,
June list, was postponed on account
Of the flood and the bad weather, but
last Saturday was a model day for
the ceremonies. Coming in the bus
lest season of the farmers, the atten-
dance was not as large as it should
have been, but nevertheless there
was a fair crowd of visitors in town.
The Masonic ceremonies were In
charge of Mt. Nebo Lodge No. 81, A,
F. & A. NJ, of this place, assisted by
visiting brethren. At 1890 a. III. a
special communication OF the nj. w.
Grand Lodge of Masons OF west
Virginia was held in Mt. Nebo Hall.
There were present Nj. w. Grand
Master Gustav Brown; j. 5. Tramill
as r. w. Deputy Grand Master; b. ID.
Gibson as r. w. Senior Grand War
den; Chas. +. Russell as r. w. Junior
Grand Warden; a. d. Barr as K. w.
Grand Treasurer; G.. Frank Gallaher
as Grand Secretary; Forrest w. Brown
Grand Orator; VIM. w. Westphall as
as w. S. q. Deacon; John Z. Smith
as w. J. G.. Deacon; Rev. j. K. Van
Horne as w. Grand Chaplain: L. w.
Latimer. Grand Marshal; J. X. Reyes,
Grand Tyler; Emanuel Miller, Grand
Pursuivant; John w. Grant, Principal
Architect; Albert Diehl and Jas. NJ.
Myers. Grand Stewards; visiting bre-
thren of Equality Lodge and Robert
White Lodge of Martinsburg, Malta
Lodge of Charlestown, Trilumlnar
Lodge of Middleway, Fairfax Lodge
of Virginia, Concordia Lodge OF Bal
timore, and Eureka, Howard and
| Columbia Lodges of Maryland.
Shortly after 1 o'clock the process
sion was formed OH Main street at
| Church. Besides the above named
there was delegation OF uniformed
Knights of Pythias from SharpSburg,
the shepherd Fire Department, the
| Charlestown Cornet Band, the Shep-
herdstown Cornet Band, and the
| Building Committee of the new town
hall. The line of march was up Main
street to Duke, to New, TO Princess,
to Main, TO the College grounds and
the site of the hall. Arrived at the
site. the cornerstone of the building
was laid with the usual rites and GER
emonies of the Masonic order, in the
presence of large crowd of people,
| NJ. w. Grand Master Gustav Brown
having charge of the exercises. After
the laying of the cornerstone an adj
| iournment was made to the front of
| the College, where the orator of the
day, Forrest w. Brown, Esq, OF
Charlestown, delivered the address.
1t was an excellent production, and
will appear in the REGISTER next
week. This address closed the eXer-
cises of the day.
The following is a list of the articles
deposited in the cornerstone: y copy
of the sacred Scriptures; names of the
| President and Vice-President of the
United States, Governor of West Nir-
ginia, Congressman from the second
district. officers and members of Mt.
Nebo Lodge No. 81, a., F. & a. NJ,
| officers and members of Caledonia
Lodge No. 4, |. O. O. F., orator of the
dav. Forrest w. Brown, Esq; names
of rector and wardens of Trinity
! Church; names of all other churches
and their pastors, and all the profess
sional and business men of Shepherds
town: history of Jefferson Savings
Bank: record of the Ladies' Town
Hall and Library Association; copies
of the Shepherdstown REGISTER, the
Baltimore Sun, the Baltimore american,
the Tirqinia Free Press, Zittle's Hun
dred Year Almanac, the Ordinances
and Bylaws Of Shepherdstown, and
the Bylaws of Mt. Nebo Lodge; Con
federate money; script of Shepherds
town, Charlestown and Winchester;
Methodist Episcopal Centennial
Medal; copper penny, 1899, The cor
ner-stone, which is of marble,~was
furnished by Messrs. Delhi & Bro, of
! Charlestown.
The Ladies' Town Hall and Library
! Association, which has undertaken
to build the hall, had prepared an eX-
cellent dinner in Firemen's Hall,
which was well patronized by the
public a lawn festival was also held
| i'm the evening, where ice-cream, cake,
! etc, were furnished to the crowds
who were present. The net proceeds
were something over so, which
amount will be added to the town
hall fund.
The day passed off withc ut a single
unpleasant incident, and the stran
gers who were with us seemed to
enjoy the occasion. We trust that
the dedication of the new hall may
not be in very far future.
The ladies of the Association desire
us to express their thanks to the
members of the Masonic order for the
performance of their part of the
! days programme; to the Charlestown
and Shepherdstown bands for music
furnished; to the Shepherd Fire De
partment for use of the hall, etc; to
the public for its liberal patronage;
and to all who by their interest and
work contributed TO make the occa-
sion such thoroughly enjoyable one.
Off For Europe.
The Spirit says that Hon. VIM. l..
Wilson left Charlestown for New