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upwards of 200 Brethren . In advance of the Masonic body walked a body of operative masons , employed upon the preparations for the New Bridge , preceded by the Trustees of the Bridge , J . It . AVatkins , Esq ., Solicitor of Bolton , " & c , Bro . Daly , of Lodge , 44 , who , however , walked with the Brethren , being one . The arrangement of the procession was confided to a Committee , under the direction of Bro . Greenhow , P . G . S . of to whose judicious attention the greatest praise is due ,
E . D . L ., as well as to tbe Committee . The procession was joined on their way hy the Bretliren of the Radcliffb , Lodge . A large concourse of people attended the procession throughout , as well as at the scene ot ceremony , but the most perfect order prevailed . Upon the Brethren arriving at the scene of the intended erection , they were ranged round the spot prepared to receive the foundation stone , the band playing . At about one o ' clock the Trustees and some other gentlemen descended the coins of the rei
into the prepared cavity , ancl a bottle containing gn , and the original copy of some verses , written in honour of the occasion , by Bro . Gooch , of Lodge-44 , ( which have since been printed inhis New Masonic Melodist , adapted to popular tunes ) were deposited m a cavity prepared for the purpose , in the lower stone , by Bro . Bealey , of the firm of Bealey and Co ., Radcliffe , who had the honour of laying tlie first stone ; after having covered the bottle , & c , with an engraved plate , bearing an inscription relative to the event . Upon the stone being lowered , several cheers were given , and Mr . Bealey delivered an
appropriate speech , upon the benefit likely to accrue to tne public , oy Hie erection of such a structure over a dangerous ford , where many lives had been lost . In conclusion , he deposited 10 / . on the stone , and exhorted the operatives to make it the nucleus of a fund to relieve any of their body , who mig ht require aid from accident or illness during the building of the Bridge . Several cheers were given in compliment to Bro . B ., after which the Masonic solemnities commenced by the tbe of L
delivery of a beautiful prayer or address , by Prov . G . C . E . D . . Bro . B . Dawson , B . D . invoking a blessing from the great Architect ot the Universe upon the undertaking . Brothers AValker ., AV . M . of Prince Edwyn ' s Lodge , No . 150 ; Brother Smith , AV . M . of the Lodge of Relief , No . 50 ; and Brother Pendlebury , AV . M . of the Lodge of Napthali , No . 333 , assisted by Bro . Greenhow , Prov . G . S . of E . D . L ., and a member of the last-named body , applied the plumb-line , square , ancl in the most solemn
level , to prove the work true ; Bro . Greenhow then , manner , and with an impressive and happy effect , anointed the stone with the sacred offerings of Corn , Oil , and AVine , and concluded the solemn ceremonial with an appropriate address , the band playing the National Anthem , ' God Save tlie King . ' The Brethren then walked m procession through Radcliffe ; the Brethren in which town invited the whole to a substantial lunch , after partaking of it the procession returned to Bury , where sumptuous dinners were served up to the Brethren and their visitors ; followed by speeches , songs ancl g lees of th . e genuine Masonic school : completins ; one of the happiest clays the recorder of
these facts ever remembers to have spent ; and one in the commemoration of ivhich Masonry must have acquired fresh honour in the minds of theuninitiatcd . On the following Sunday but one , Bro . the Rev . Birkett Dawson , B . D ., Sfc ., -yc , at the request of the incumbent minister , the Rev . —Parkinson , A . HI . preached two charity sermons in Radcliffe New Church , for the benefit of the Sunday School ; many of the Brethren , from both Bolton and Bury attended , out of respect to their Rev . P . G . V VOL . in . -
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Provincial.
upwards of 200 Brethren . In advance of the Masonic body walked a body of operative masons , employed upon the preparations for the New Bridge , preceded by the Trustees of the Bridge , J . It . AVatkins , Esq ., Solicitor of Bolton , " & c , Bro . Daly , of Lodge , 44 , who , however , walked with the Brethren , being one . The arrangement of the procession was confided to a Committee , under the direction of Bro . Greenhow , P . G . S . of to whose judicious attention the greatest praise is due ,
E . D . L ., as well as to tbe Committee . The procession was joined on their way hy the Bretliren of the Radcliffb , Lodge . A large concourse of people attended the procession throughout , as well as at the scene ot ceremony , but the most perfect order prevailed . Upon the Brethren arriving at the scene of the intended erection , they were ranged round the spot prepared to receive the foundation stone , the band playing . At about one o ' clock the Trustees and some other gentlemen descended the coins of the rei
into the prepared cavity , ancl a bottle containing gn , and the original copy of some verses , written in honour of the occasion , by Bro . Gooch , of Lodge-44 , ( which have since been printed inhis New Masonic Melodist , adapted to popular tunes ) were deposited m a cavity prepared for the purpose , in the lower stone , by Bro . Bealey , of the firm of Bealey and Co ., Radcliffe , who had the honour of laying tlie first stone ; after having covered the bottle , & c , with an engraved plate , bearing an inscription relative to the event . Upon the stone being lowered , several cheers were given , and Mr . Bealey delivered an
appropriate speech , upon the benefit likely to accrue to tne public , oy Hie erection of such a structure over a dangerous ford , where many lives had been lost . In conclusion , he deposited 10 / . on the stone , and exhorted the operatives to make it the nucleus of a fund to relieve any of their body , who mig ht require aid from accident or illness during the building of the Bridge . Several cheers were given in compliment to Bro . B ., after which the Masonic solemnities commenced by the tbe of L
delivery of a beautiful prayer or address , by Prov . G . C . E . D . . Bro . B . Dawson , B . D . invoking a blessing from the great Architect ot the Universe upon the undertaking . Brothers AValker ., AV . M . of Prince Edwyn ' s Lodge , No . 150 ; Brother Smith , AV . M . of the Lodge of Relief , No . 50 ; and Brother Pendlebury , AV . M . of the Lodge of Napthali , No . 333 , assisted by Bro . Greenhow , Prov . G . S . of E . D . L ., and a member of the last-named body , applied the plumb-line , square , ancl in the most solemn
level , to prove the work true ; Bro . Greenhow then , manner , and with an impressive and happy effect , anointed the stone with the sacred offerings of Corn , Oil , and AVine , and concluded the solemn ceremonial with an appropriate address , the band playing the National Anthem , ' God Save tlie King . ' The Brethren then walked m procession through Radcliffe ; the Brethren in which town invited the whole to a substantial lunch , after partaking of it the procession returned to Bury , where sumptuous dinners were served up to the Brethren and their visitors ; followed by speeches , songs ancl g lees of th . e genuine Masonic school : completins ; one of the happiest clays the recorder of
these facts ever remembers to have spent ; and one in the commemoration of ivhich Masonry must have acquired fresh honour in the minds of theuninitiatcd . On the following Sunday but one , Bro . the Rev . Birkett Dawson , B . D ., Sfc ., -yc , at the request of the incumbent minister , the Rev . —Parkinson , A . HI . preached two charity sermons in Radcliffe New Church , for the benefit of the Sunday School ; many of the Brethren , from both Bolton and Bury attended , out of respect to their Rev . P . G . V VOL . in . -