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

Laying the Corner stone.

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House was laid This day marked the
beginning ofa now era in tho history +
the County, ana many hundreds ui peo-
pie gathered - witness the beautiful and
imposing ceremonies. The rld Court
House With Ks r0i! %! eminent indgcs.
eloquent a1Vucafes. ~ long lists 81 grand
and petit jurors. itN claimants anI re
~pondeuts aui ~ prisoners. .tNG ;!icI with
the many set -alluual and pHti "tic Accncs.
had passed f.ip hl-tnr. carrying with il
the dong, 81 ilic people OF This county
for three -c,!e wears ana ten. ItccOIlcc-
lions n. The i,>; and h.ighl hopes ior the
tntnr. ir.uio the urcnsiOn Of unusual in
icreS: wAicn vas fully attc-ted by tho
-.renl assembly o! both old and young.
The ceremonies we're conducted by that
grand order Of FREQ Masonry which,
white nOW consisting OF persons united
:or social enjoyment and mutual assist
:lnce mainly, represents that ancient fra
tcrnity of Craftsmen OF which Solomon
and the two Iiirains were the first Grand
Masters aud whose Master Workman
was the real director OF tho construction
of beautiful cliiicp!. specimens Of which
are the magnificent Temple of Solomon
and tho wonderful cathedralS which arc
dotted all over Europe
The ceremonies We're III chnrgo %: Hi
ram I.p,:.,n \. L. NJ. G'. whcll called to
their assistance Jacnir II. Barron. Most
Wor-hiptui Grand Master a. +. NJ. = G.
W. g. Nc,.nwnn, OF .Aiirviiic. was Sc
ic.io,i orator OF the day.
: /, arrangements suitable - the n..s'.-
sion were male. THO Andcr-uii tnrnct
Ban! and a cnnrn, ni trained singers
were thcIe II brighicr The occasion With
delightful in-tr'in"iita ana vocal music.
Temp ArirN ilOoriiig MAS placed on tho
walls and inviting - ATS arranged and dry
shaviIlgs covered iii" ground nado wet
hy recent rains. Al eleven O'Clock the
MasonS, headed ny tirand Master Barron,
Il 10 n I,iii hn
monies began hy hymn, followed by
prayer by Grand Chaplain J. Il Earle.
The Lodges represented and the young
ladies' acting as sponsors are as follows:
Hiram IS. Miss Nellie Humphreys; Bel
ton $50, Hiss Lena Campbell; Ilermon
ll6, Miss Edna Diver; Barnet l0i, Miss
Ida Jameson; Pendleton "a, Miss Myrtle
McWhOrtOn; Eurman 10, Miss Louise
Gilmer; Townville 2o7, Miss Rosa Sears.
The Worshipful Grand Lodge A f. NJ.
Most Worshipful Grand Master Jacob T.
Barron: Most Worshipful r. f. Diver.
,. G. NJ; Vorstipfui l.. T.. Campbell, S.
&. W.; Worshipful G.. N. C. Boleman. j.
G. W.; L. Sharpe, g. s.: Worshipful J.
P. Duckett: NJ. D., @. W.; Right Wor-
J. Gilmer, S. g. D.; Worshipful B. F.
Shirley and j. J.. Bryant, j. G. d.;
Worshspful j. G.. Thomas, G. Purs.; Rev.
Bro. J. r. Earle. Grand Chaplain; y. M.
Stephens aud j. j. Dodd, G.. T.; Right
Worshipful r. F. Hill. Grand Marshal;
WOrshipful J. b. Lewis, Asst Grand
Marshal.
Having placed the stone, the Most Wor
shipful Grand Master, Jacob II. Barron,
delivered learned and most excellent
address on Masonry, It's objects and
scope.
Right Wcrshipful Grand Marshal r. +.
Hillin elegant and appropriate language,
then introduced tho distinguished orator
of the day, Mr.. w. G. Mctiowan, who for
more than an hour held tho undivided
attention of the audience. Paying
glowing tribute To tho history of old Pen
dle.on and Auderssn and to the d:s::ii-
guished men who had adorned the legal
profession-Judges Orr, Reed, Whitner
and the members os The Andersen Bar
j. Tyler Whitfield. Peter Vandiver, j.
he selected for his subject "Obedience to
Law" and drawing from the life Of Soora-
tes grand lesson Of subOrdination to
law, he pointed out the duties and high
privileges Of American citizens as
makers as well as entorcers Of the law,
and referring TO the histories Of Athens
and Rome, pictured the results Of insub-
ordination. He emphasized the necess!
ty Of enforcing the law by an upright OK
ercise of the Jury privilege and the .:!:.
tluenced use Of the ballot and against that
disregard of law which must Inevitably
minded h!s hearers Of the prediction OF
Macauley that, when we had reached the
10th century and the fow had amassed
millions while tho toiling masses sirug
gled with poverty, growing poorer and
would crumble and decay beneath the
tread of anarchy. He referred to the
markets being cornered and the prices
being dictated by the few on the articles
used for the daily food by the masses, and
admonished his hearers that the utmost
caution by the body polite and complete
subordination Of the individual to law
could alone avert the fulfilment Of Ma
Cauley'a prophecy.
Turning from this, he spoke of the
homes Of our country, the Influences Of
obedience in children. dwelling upon
the fact that All obedie1t child made an
obedient citizen. He closed by paying O
glowing tribute to mothers. The address
was appropriate, forceful and eloquent.
In short, 1t was great speech.
the atone is Jacob T. Barron, NJ. w. g. NJ,
A. r. NJ. g. c.. and on the eastern face,
october 10th, a. H.. 5S97.
The official list of deposits are as fol.
lows: Rolls of officers and members of
Mas Masonic Lodges in this; the Seventh Ma,
venir edition Of the ANDERSON INTELLI
-aENCEn, copies Of the INTELLIaENCER.
and the Peoples Advocate, the Charles
ton News and Courier, the Columbia
State. tha Columbia Register, the Greon-
vile News, and Tidings from the Graft.
The Anderson edition of the Charleston
News and Courier, 1886, two copies
Greenville Mouptaineer, rolls Of men,
bers of Gist's Rifles, Palmetto Riflemen,
and short history OF same; rolls Of Com"
pany F and Company G, Fourth regi-
ment g. @. Volunteers, and short history
of same; roll of Orr's regiment, G. ";
rolls Of officers and members OF Camp
w. w. Humphreys. U. 8. G. V. and Of
Camp Jas. l.. Orr, U. 8. G. v. and consti-
tuition of 8. c.. division o. 8. G. ~. A
copy Of tho original map Of the village Of
anderson. Copies of Sanbourn's insur-
ance maps and the business portion Of
anderson city for 1880 and 1885. A copy
OF late map of the County, of Anderson
and towns therein by J. a. Won Hasseln.
premium list Of the State Agricultural
and Mechanical Society ofSouth Carolina
by Thus. ". Holloway. q small bottle
OF beer by NIilwae Ta!hert. a small bot
tie of wine by FIT. Wilhite. Tax re-