Old Records Of The Lodge Of Peebles.

[ At this Meeting the R . W . M . " was enjoined " to purchase the House and Garden to the north of the Lodge belonging to Margaret Low ' s daughter for £ 50 sterling , regarding which transaction a lengthy minute is recorded , embod ying the correspondence anent the same ; after considering which the bargain was concluded ; the purchase money to be obtained as follows— £ 40 to be borrowed from the incorporation of hammermenand £ 10 from John

, Girdwood Carter in Peebles . ] Peebles , 27 th April , 1795 . The Lodge met according to appointment and found the Treasurer clearly settled and discharged , and Mr . Ballame found in his hand is three pounds , four shillings and three farthings sterling . JAS . KER .

Peebles , 21 st August , 1795 . " The Peebles Kilwinning Lodge having mett agreeable to previous warning , " the Brethren take into consideration the repairing of the house purchased from Margaret Lows , and remit to Brother Oman and a Comitie of the office bearers to make out a plan , and reseive estimates for the work , to be executed by the term of martinmass next . JAS . KER , Master .

Peebles , 3 d Novr . 1795 . At this Meeting the Brethren come to the conclusion " that from the state of the funds the Lodge is not able to repair the said house conform to the Estimates given in , without incumbering the society with more debt , therefore they are of oppinion and think it proper to sell the said House to the best advantage , and for that purpose they instruct their Secretary to make out advertisements mentioning that private offers will be taken in by the Master of the Lodge betwixt and the 12 th current , against which time if no private offers appear , the house will be exposed to public roup within the Masson Lodge upon Tuesday the current . JAS . KER , Master . "

Peebles , 17 th Deer , 1795 . The Peebles Kilwinning Lodge having mett agreeable to previous warningg iven to the whole of the Bretheren , and having considered the Minute of the 3 rd Novr . last , and that the house therein mentioned cannot be got sold , and finds that it will absilutly be necessary that it will need some repairs before it can be left to any tenant to possess therefore they were of opinion that Brother Oman should make out a plan of said house and appointed

Brothers Thomas Grieve and William Sanderson Wri ghts , and John Hislop Masson to give in estimates against St John ' s Day forenoon , & a . At this meeting it was also agreed that there should be a Dinner in the Lodge upon St John ' s Day—and Brother John Johnstone is to provide accordingly for thirty Bretheren—and recommended to their Secretary to write cards to the whole of the Bretheren except the officebearers of the Lod ge . JAS . KER , Master .

Peebles 28 th Deer 1795 . The foregoing minute being read to the Lodge , Brother John Hislop gave in a plan of said house . Therefore the Operative Masons agreed upon furnishing Lime , Stone & c , and to work the Mason work gratis—and the other Members of the Lodge to contribute what they think convenient . And appoints Thomas Grieve to buy as much would at Neidpath * as will be necessary for repairing said house . JAS . KER , Master .