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Masonic Chit Chat.
( putting on his coat and retiring)—Well , if you ' re that sort of a fellow , I want nothin' to clo with you . You ' re beneath the notice of a respectable citizen ! Exit . —American Paper . \ We are not over fond of the shootin' iron ourselves , being satisfied with the use of the steel pen . If we should receive any visit from a " six-foot" customer , be he ever so growlish , we should write on , and act as the painter would , by taking the impression from nature , and show up , not in false but true colours . A little moral courage soon prostrates a bouncing hector . *!
GRANGEMOUTH . THE EARL OF ZETLAND ' BIRTH-DAY . —The birthday of this popular nobleman was celebrated here , on the 5 th February , in a very joyous manner . His lordship ' s tenants and a number of other gentlemen ( upwards of 100 ) sat down in the School Room to a most excellent dinner , provided by Mr . A . Morrison of the Crown Inn . Sir Michael Bruce , Bart ., of Stenhouse , ably performed the duties of the chair , supported right and left by the Rev . Mr . Balfour , of Clackmanan ;
Provost Adam , of Falkirk ; . Alex . M'Farlane , Esq ., of Thornhill ; John Cowbro ' , Esq ., of Thorn ; the Rev . John Cochrane , of Grangemouth ; J . Burten Timmings , Esq ., collector of her Majesty ' s customs ; and A . Thomson , Esq ., of Newtonmains . William Forbes , Esq ., M . P ., of Callender , officiated as croupier , supported by John Borthwick , Esq ., factor to his lordship ; John S . Mackay , Esq ., and John Thomson , Esq ., of Carronflats , & c .
After the cloth was drawn , the usual loyal toasts were given , and then came the toast of the evening— " The Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , " which was the signal for every demonstration of respect and enthusiasm . In the course of his very excellent and appropriate speech , Sir Michael appealed to the fact , as an illustration of the character of the esteemed nobleman they had met to clo honour to , that the tenantry of his lordship were second to none in respectability , and as good farmers , and that
as a generous friend he could not be surpassed , as he ( Sir Michael ) could testify . The order of the other toasts of the evening was the Countess of Zetland and the other members of the family ; His Grace the Duke of Montrose , Lord Lieutenant of the county ; the Member for the County ; the Chairman and Croupier ; the Kerse and Clackmannan Tenantry , & c . The company separated about ten o ' clock , after spending a delightful evening , and one that will not be forgotten in Grangemouth for a longtime .
BIRTHS . —Jan . 25 . —At Monmouth , Mary Ann the wife of Bro . Isaac Chilcott , P . M . 671 , 93 , of a daughter . Feb . 4 . —The wife of Bro . John Whitmore , 125 , Oxford-street , of a daughter . Feb . 24 . —At Londonderry , the wife of Pro . John Allen , of a son . Feb . 25 . —At Lyecroft-house , Taunton , the wife of Bro . Capt . Maher , of a son .
March 5 . —At Portsmouth , the wife of Brother S . D . Forbes , W . M . 717 , P . M . 387 , and P . P . G . S . B ., of a son . March 10 . —The wife of Brother Madden , Leadenhall-street , of a daughter . March 5 . —At Gosport , the wife of Brother Compigne , W . M . 387 , ancl P . G . D ., of a daughter . MARRAGE . —At Arreton , Bro . G . White of 204 , to Mary Ann , eldest daughter of Bro . Brown Hearn , W . M . 176 .
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Masonic Chit Chat.
( putting on his coat and retiring)—Well , if you ' re that sort of a fellow , I want nothin' to clo with you . You ' re beneath the notice of a respectable citizen ! Exit . —American Paper . \ We are not over fond of the shootin' iron ourselves , being satisfied with the use of the steel pen . If we should receive any visit from a " six-foot" customer , be he ever so growlish , we should write on , and act as the painter would , by taking the impression from nature , and show up , not in false but true colours . A little moral courage soon prostrates a bouncing hector . *!
GRANGEMOUTH . THE EARL OF ZETLAND ' BIRTH-DAY . —The birthday of this popular nobleman was celebrated here , on the 5 th February , in a very joyous manner . His lordship ' s tenants and a number of other gentlemen ( upwards of 100 ) sat down in the School Room to a most excellent dinner , provided by Mr . A . Morrison of the Crown Inn . Sir Michael Bruce , Bart ., of Stenhouse , ably performed the duties of the chair , supported right and left by the Rev . Mr . Balfour , of Clackmanan ;
Provost Adam , of Falkirk ; . Alex . M'Farlane , Esq ., of Thornhill ; John Cowbro ' , Esq ., of Thorn ; the Rev . John Cochrane , of Grangemouth ; J . Burten Timmings , Esq ., collector of her Majesty ' s customs ; and A . Thomson , Esq ., of Newtonmains . William Forbes , Esq ., M . P ., of Callender , officiated as croupier , supported by John Borthwick , Esq ., factor to his lordship ; John S . Mackay , Esq ., and John Thomson , Esq ., of Carronflats , & c .
After the cloth was drawn , the usual loyal toasts were given , and then came the toast of the evening— " The Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , " which was the signal for every demonstration of respect and enthusiasm . In the course of his very excellent and appropriate speech , Sir Michael appealed to the fact , as an illustration of the character of the esteemed nobleman they had met to clo honour to , that the tenantry of his lordship were second to none in respectability , and as good farmers , and that
as a generous friend he could not be surpassed , as he ( Sir Michael ) could testify . The order of the other toasts of the evening was the Countess of Zetland and the other members of the family ; His Grace the Duke of Montrose , Lord Lieutenant of the county ; the Member for the County ; the Chairman and Croupier ; the Kerse and Clackmannan Tenantry , & c . The company separated about ten o ' clock , after spending a delightful evening , and one that will not be forgotten in Grangemouth for a longtime .
BIRTHS . —Jan . 25 . —At Monmouth , Mary Ann the wife of Bro . Isaac Chilcott , P . M . 671 , 93 , of a daughter . Feb . 4 . —The wife of Bro . John Whitmore , 125 , Oxford-street , of a daughter . Feb . 24 . —At Londonderry , the wife of Pro . John Allen , of a son . Feb . 25 . —At Lyecroft-house , Taunton , the wife of Bro . Capt . Maher , of a son .
March 5 . —At Portsmouth , the wife of Brother S . D . Forbes , W . M . 717 , P . M . 387 , and P . P . G . S . B ., of a son . March 10 . —The wife of Brother Madden , Leadenhall-street , of a daughter . March 5 . —At Gosport , the wife of Brother Compigne , W . M . 387 , ancl P . G . D ., of a daughter . MARRAGE . —At Arreton , Bro . G . White of 204 , to Mary Ann , eldest daughter of Bro . Brown Hearn , W . M . 176 .