The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-06-27

The aboye picture presents front view
of the new Masonic Temple which is now
being erected in this city by Hiram Lodge,
No. IS, a.. F. NJ, on the site of the old
Masonic building. It fronts IS feet on
the Court House Squsre, and is 80 feet
deep. As the cut shows, it will be three
and one-half stories high, with mansard
roof. The flrst floor contains the entrance
to the hoorn above and two commodious
store rooms with large cellars underneath.
The front of the second story. is divided
into four small rooms, with ticket
office and 8, lobby, from which you enter
the Opera House, which has ceiling rs
feet high, cad which is 45 feet wide BY %
feet deep. 4 gallery extends around the
walls. On the third floor Is the Lodge
Room, which is 80 feet wide by % teet
deep, and which is surrounded by six
small ante.rooms. The building, COM
pleted, will cost about $l2, 900, and will be
one Of the tandsomest and most substan-
tial buildings in this section of the State.
MIR. A, w, Todd, of Augusta, is the Arch
itect of the building, and Messrs. Moss q
Jackson have the contract for its erection.
The work lii being pushed rapidly, and in
few weeks the building will be ready to
be occupied.
Last Tueeday was set apart for laying
Z the cornerstone Of the new building, and
the OCCASION attracted q large crow OF
visitors to The city.
About o'clock. p. m. special comMu'
nication of the Grand Lodge of A: F. M
of South Carolina was opened IN the
knights of Honor Hall, with Grand Mas
ter f. f. Diver, presiding. There were
present about one hundred members OF
the fraternity from the several Lodges IN
ornoooufoT yuaa formed
with J.B. Lewis as Grand Marshal, and
T., f. Hill as Assistant, and the body
marched to The site Of the building, When
the column halted, the command to open
ranks was given, and the Grand Marshal
escorted tlse Grand Master and other
grand officers to the stand near the cor
ner.stone. Near the stand was stationed
an organ and choir. of good voices.
With Mrs. McSmith at the organ, the
choir sang an ode, after which the Grand
Master read the opening prayer. The
Grand Secretary, j. e. Breazeale, Esq,
then read the following list of articles to
be deposited in the stone:
LIST OF THE DEPOSITS.
Holy Bible, ,the Book of tho Law"
Constitution. of the United States, with manual,
constitution Of South Carolina.
Spoffards American Almanac, containing
vast amount of statistica and historical inforina-
I ton. a.a
Directory Of the 5oth Congress.
Report OF tie Secretary Of the Interior for 1885,
Acts and Joint RESOLUTIONS Of 1888, and GOV
Richardson's Inaugural Address and last annual
President Clcveland's message Of 1887.
Reports Of State officers, as follows: Secretary
Of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, Ad1utant
aud Inspector General, Railroad Commissioners,
Superintendent. Of the Lunatic Asylum, Supe1in-
tendent of the Penitentiary Trustees of the State
University, statement Of the pardons and COM
mutations by the Governor.
Lithograph fac sinile Of the Declaration Of In
;. dependence.
List Of Executive officers Of the United States
from 1889 to 1888.
Sketch Of tie battle Of Kings Mountain and
the Centennia, celebration.
2 Historical sketch and roll Of the Palmetto
EharpshooterE.
Roll Of Company aF,n oath s. G. Volunteers
Roll Of Company ID" Gist Rifles.
Charleston in the war between the States. ).
Address by e. W. Dawson on "Our Women IN
the War"
yors of the Twelfth Regiment and to the Army OF
I Account of.hJing the cornerstone OF the An
Anderson Jsarna! Of March 81, 1889, giving Inn
provements in Anderson.
Group pictures Of Washington and his success
Iors.
Charleston Eetcs and Courier and Augusta Chyon-
icIe Of March e. 1889, with account Of the insugl-
ration Of Preaident Harrison.
Arrangements and order Of procession OF Prest-
don't Harrison'8 inauguration.
New York Ford with account OF the disaster at
Johnstown. Pennsylvania.
Narrative Of the earthquake In Charleston In
August, 1856.
Population Of South Carolina by Counties and
Townships.