The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11
MASONS ID BUILD
 B|G CATHEDRAL Meridian Will Get Structure to
 Cost $75,OOO RAPID RAILROAD SURVEY The Mississippi River Western Is Pro- gressing Well and More Surveyors
 Will Be Put to Work
 Along the Line.
RAPID RAILROAD SURVEY

Meridian. Miss. April 1O.-(special.) The important announcement is made today by the Scottish Rite Masons of this city and state that they will at the annual meeting to be held in Merl- dian next week adopt plans for the building in Meridian of a magnificent Scottish Rite catredral. The building will be erected on the corner of Twen- ty-third avenue and Eleventh street. one of the most desirable pieces of real estate property in the city. at a cost of s75,000. The plans and specifica- tions are now being drawn by Archi- tect P. J. Krouse of Meridian. The cath edral. or temple, will be in keeping with the ancient character of the rite, being designed in the style of the early English gothic, with flat arches apd lintels. battlements and mullioned windows. It will be constructed of darkred vitrif1ed brick. with white stone trimmings. the four principal em- blems of the rite to be worked in the front of the building. There is to be a basement under the entire building which Is to be used for bowling alleys. 
 swimming pool, shower baths, etc., all of which will be in connection with the club feature of the building.
 Religious revivals are the order of the day among the various churches of the city. Several have already been held. several are being held and one is now announced to be begun at the First Baptist church Sunday. The pas- T assisted by pr. Borum. pastor of the. First Bap- tist church of Oxford. He is said to be a most eloquent divine and large congregations are expected to attend each of the two daily services
 Without fuss or furry the promoters of the Mississippi River Western railroad, which is toirun from this city to Natchez. arc going ahead with the Survey work. The corps of surveyors who started from the other end and are working this way are reported to be making rapid progress and today 1t is reported on the very best of authority that a second surveying par ty will start from this city in the next few days and with the two working to- ward each other the work will be shortly completed, when road bed will begin.
 A mule died in this city today of hydro phobia, contracted from the bite of dog several weeks ago. Just before the mule was brought to this city from the plan tation of Frank Kaye, near here, for treatment he bit off the finger of negro who was trying to tcure him of what he thought to be a simple case of distem- per. The negro has gone to New Orleans for tho Pasteur treatment.
 The Lauderda1e county board of super visors adjourned today after weeks session of considerabl activity A number of new roads were ordered established in different parts of the county. The board failed to pass a law taxing hunters $2.50 for the privilege of enjoying that sport during the open season, as they had been requested to do by Game Warden harles W. Bailey. The game warden recom- mended such law as tho best way of protecting the game of this county, which Is said to be fast becoming extinct be- cause of ruthless slaughter.
 The ladies of Meridian were highly en- tertained yesterday by lecture delivered them on the subject of hygienic dress by Dr. Giesel of the Battle Creek Mich, sanitarium The lecture was delivered In the parlors at the home of MT. and Mrs. L. P. Brown, one of the most prominent families of the city. A large number of ladies were present. and 1t Is said they learned much that will be profitable to : them from the learned visitor, who stopped over in Meridian on his way to Citronelle, where he does as one of the chautauqua orators
 The marriage of Miss Annie M. Malone of Meridian and " Morris Ferre of Chi cago was celebrated in this city last night at the First Baptist church parsonage, the pastor, Dr. T. J. Shipman, officiating. The marriage was in the nature of sur prise to the couples many friends in the city, and only few close friends and the relatives of the bride were present to witness the ceremony. Among those pres- ent from distance friends of the groom were G. H. Coulter of Memphis and Spen- cer Hartrig of Cincinnati MT. and Mrs. Ferre left on the midnight train for their future home in Chicago.
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