The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-27
Laying the Corner Stone.

on last Wednesday the Goth instant the
corner stone of Anderson's New Court
House was laid. This day marked the
beginning ofa new era in the history OF
the County, and many hundreds of peo-
ple gathered to witness the beautiful and
iGtrosiuc ceremonies. The Old Court
House with it's roll Of eminent judges,
eloquent advocates, its long lists of grand
and petit Jurors, its claimants and re.
spondents and its prisoners, together with
the many sensational and pathetic scenes,
had passed into history carrying with 1t
the doings ofthe people of this County
for three score years and ten. Recollec-
tions of the past and bright hopes for the
future made the occasion of unusual in
terest which was fully attested by the
great assembly of both old and young.
The ceremonies were conducted by that
grand order of Free Masonry which,
while now consisting of persons united
for social enjoyment and mutual assist
ance msinly, represents that ancient fra
ternity of Craftsmen of which Solomon
, and the two Hirams were the first Grand
Masters and whose Master Workman
was the real director Of the construction
of beautiful edifces, specimens OF Which
are the magnificent Temple of Solomon
and the wonderful cathsdrals which are
dotted all oyer Europe.
The ceremonies were in charge of Hi
ram. Lodge a. f. NJ. 6S, which called to
their assistance Jacob T.. Barron, Most
Worshipfnl Grand Master a. F.. M. S. G.
W. G.. MCGOWAN, of Abbevlllc, was Sc
1ected orator the day.
All arrangements suitable to the occa-
sion were made. The Anderson Cornet
Band and chorus of trained singers
were thereto brighten the occasion with
delightful instrumental and vocal music.
Temporary flooring was placed on the
walls and invitips seats arranged and dry
shavings covered the ground made wet
by recent rains. at eleven o'clock the
Masons, headed by. Grand Master Barron,
marched to the building and the cere-
monies began by hymn, followed by
PRAYER by Grand Chaplain ]. II Earle.
The Lodges Represented and the young
ladies acting as sponsors are as follows:
Hiram 6s, Miss Nellie Humphreys; Bel
ton 1SO, Miss Lena Campbell; Hermon
lI6. Miss Edna Diver; Barnet lO6, Miss
Ida Jameson; Pendleton 81, Miss Myrtle
McWhorton; Furmau 10. Miss Louise
Gilmer; Townville 207, Miss Rosa Sears.
The Worshipful Grand Lodge a +. III.
OFFS. C. was constituted as follows Dy
Most Wcrshipful Grand Master Jacob L.
Barron: Most. w Worshipful r. 4. Diver,
d. G. M.;;. ,Worshipful =. E. Campbell, s.
G. W.; Worshipful G. n, c. Boleman, j..
q. W.; L. Sharpe, G: s.; Worshiptn1 J.
P, DuckeCt, NJ. D., G.. W.; Right Wor-
sh;pfnl j, G. Watkins, and Worshipful ]
J.GiImer, S. 6. D.; WorsnipfuI B. F.
Shirley and j. l.. Bryant, j. 6. D.;
Wors6ipful j. G.. Thomas, G. Purs.; Rev.
Bro. ). II. Earle, Grand Chaplain; D. NJ.
Stephens and j. Dodd, G. T.; Right
tWorshipful T. T. Hill, Grand Marshal;
Worshipful r.. d. Lewis, Asst. Grand
Marshal.
Having placed the stone, the Most Wor-
shipful Grand Master, Jacob T, Barron,
delivered learned and most excellent
address on Masonry, its objects and
scope.
4 Right Wcrshipful Grand Marshal T. F.
Hill, in elegant and appropriate language,
then introduced the distinguished orator
OF the day, Mr.. w. C. MCGOWAN, who for
more than an hour held the undivided
attention of the audience. Paying a
glowing tribute to the history of old Pen
dle.on and Andersen and to the dlstln,
guished men who had adorned Che legal
profession-Judges Orr, Reed, Whitner
and the members of the Anderson Bar
J.Tyler Whitfield. Peter Vandiver, j.
w. Norris, j. w. Harrison and others
he selected for his subject obedience to
Law and drawing from the life of Socra-
tes grand lesson of subordiration to
law, he pointed out the duties and high
r,riyileges Of American citizens as
makers as well as enforcars of the law,
and referring TO the histories Of athens
and Rome, pictured the results Of insub-
ordination. He emphasized the necessi-
ty of enforcing the law by an upright ex-
srcise of the Jury privilege and the unin-
gfuenced use Of the ballot and against that
disregard of law which must inevitably
bring about state of anarchy. He re-
minded his hearers of the prediction of
NIacauley that, when we had reached the
2Dth century and the few had amassed
millions while the toiling masses strug,,
gled with poverty, growing poorer ana
poorer each day. this grand kepubllc
would crumble and decay beneath the
tread of anarchy. he referred 10 the
markets being cornered and the prices
being dictated by the few on the articles
used for the daily food by the masses, and
aimonished his hearers that theutInost
caution by the body polite and complete
subordination of the individual to law
could alone avert the fulfilment OF Ma
cAuley's prophecy.
Turning from this, he spoke of the
homes Of our country, tho influences OF
parents and the necessity Of intoxicating
obedience in children, dwelling upon
the fact that an obedient child made an
obedient citizen. He closed by paying q
glowing tribute to mothers. The address
was appropriate, forceful and eloquent.
a In abort, it was great speech.
The inscription on the northern face of
the stone is Jacob T. Barron, M. w. G. M,
A, r, n, s.. c., and on the eastern face,
October Goth, A., NJ. 5S97.
The official list of deposits are as fol.
lows: Rolls of officers and members of
Masonic Lodges in this, the Seventh Ma.
sonic district. Copy of the recent SOU
venir edition Of the ANDERSON INTELLI
GENcER, copies of the INTBLLIGENCER,
and the Peoples Advocate, the Charles
ton News and Courier, the Columbia
State, tho Columbia Register, the Green
vile News, and Tidings from the Graft.
The Anderson edition of the Charleston
News and Courier, 1895, two copies
Greenyille Mountaineer, rolls Of MEM
bers of Gists Rifles, Palmetto Rif1emen,
and short history OF same; rolls OF Com
pany F and Company G, Fourth regi-
nent s. G. Volunteers, and short history
OF same; roll of Orr's regiment, c. ";
rolls of officers and members OF Camp
w. w. Humphreys, U. s. c. V. and of
Camp Jas. T.. Orr, U. S. G. V. and consti-
tuition of S. c.. division q. S. c. ". A
COPY of the original map Of the village of
Anderson. Copies of Sanbourn's insug-
ancs maps aud the business portion OF
Anderson city for 1890 and 1885. a copy
of late man of the County of Anderson