25 Aug 1869
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1869
Page
1
The Masonic Lodge requests readers throughout the county to send communications and items that will enhance the column. The aim is to make the section engaging and informative for the craft, relying on cooperation from friends and members.
A list of regular Masonic publications with publishers locations and yearly or per annum prices. Includes The Keystone Weekly Philadelphia. National Freemason Monthly New York. Evergreen Monthly Dubuque. Masonic Trowel Springfield. Masonic Token Portland. Kentucky Freemason Monthly Frankfort. Freemason’s Magazine Boston. The Freemason St. Louis.
Chicago pastor Rev Robert Collyer spoke at Blaney Lodge on Masonry, tracing its ancient roots, legends, and the legacy of craft in cathedral building. He praised Masons who preserved history while noting modern Masonry differs from ancient forms.
A lodge gathering honors past master George Carpenter with a silver table service valued at 650 and reflects on Masonry as a living brotherhood beyond architecture. The speaker urges continued faith, fidelity, and the regenerative power of the craft while noting room for improvement.
A harboring report details Dailey & Co of 148 Fulton Street as a sham outfit churning circulars to dupe recipients. It describes counterfeiting schemes selling fake treasury notes by the package, how buyers are urged to pay later, and notes on victims including Gumbridge & Co and Cyrus A. Paterson who exposed the swindle. The letter warns of a flood of fakes, the risk to bankers, and a push to curb the fraud.
The Father Abraham paper of Lancaster, Pa. portrays Asa Packer as a rebel sympathizer opposed to Douglas. It cites his 1860 Charleston stance with Breckinridge, his 1855 support of Bell, and claims he shifted residency to Philadelphia to evade Carbon County taxes while maintaining influence in the Lehigh Valley.
Revenue officers seized Samuel Mountjoy's extensive Palladel distillery boasting gallons of whisky. The head of the whisky fraud ring, A Stewart, claims business never better and credits credit for keeping trade lively in dull times.
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