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his numerous friends and associates throughout this district is a sad bub earnest recognition of his worth both as a personal friend and a zealous citizen ; and thisis no little praise to award the memory of a man whose life , extending over nearly half a century , has been spent in one place and among those who wero conservant with him in both business relations and private
life . Bro . Kendall , among the thousands here now , is one of the few who are natives of the place , being born at Salthouse in 1826 . Before entering business as an auctioneer , he farmed t-he Hindpool estate , when he relinquished when the extension of the town necessitated the erection of the works and streets which now
constitute the north end of Barrow . As an auctioneer he was well and honourably known throughout the district , and was highly esteemed by all who were professionally brought into connection with him . He early took , and always maintained , a foremost among tbo initiators of all popular amusements , and among others the annual " Barrow Sports , " and in the various modes of outdoor recrea
tion for which this neighbourhood is noted , he was univer sally sought as au authority on all points of dispute , from whose dicbum there was no further appeal . As one of the oldest Oddfellows in the town , he had many friends ; having held office for a long period of time , and passed through all the chairs of the lodge . From being of tho earliest to join the Barrow Volunteers , ho became an
ardent supporter of that movement , and ab the time of his death was senior sergeant of the corps ; attending the camp at Furness Abbey last week but one with his men in perfect health and spirits . The Volunteer Fire Brigade had also to acknowledge his services and assisbance ever since its formation , for to these men Superindendenb Kendall was an earnesb and indefabigable leader . For some years he had been accounted among the Freemasons a very efficient brother , and
among them he held the office , at the time of his death , of Junior AVarden in bhe Craft Lodge , 1 , 021 , and bhe like office in bhe Mark Lodge , 21-, S . C . In bhese several respeebs his loss will be deeply felt , bub nob more so bhan will be missed bhe kind-hearted and genial friend , and the ruling spirit of the sociely in which he mingled .
Tho earth closed , on Monday , over the remains of Bro . Thomas Kendall . The numerous and honoured offices which deceased held in connection with many institutions in Barrow , caused him to be greatly respected by a large circle of friends , who were , on Monday , desirous of attending the last rite of their departed acquaintance . The members of the 37 B ; company of tho Barrow Rifle
Volunteers ( of which deceased was an officer of distinction ) mustered in strong force at the head-quarters , Market Square , at half-past- nine o'clock in tho morning , in full-dress uniform , for the purpose of accompanying tho funeral to the cemetery , and of interring their brother with due military honours ; and the Barrow Fire Brigadewhich was under the command of Bro .
, Kendall up to tho time of his death , met ab tho same hour to pay their last tribute of respect to one who had been such an efficient member of the brigade since its formation . The funeral party started from deceased's residence , Greengate , at about teu o ' clock , marching in tho following order : —Firing party of volunteers , with rifles
reversed , under bhe command of Colour-Sergeant Baylies ; tho rifle band , playing " The Dead March" in Saul , under the leadership of Mr . Marshall , band sergeant ; ihe -Fire Brigade , wibh bheir fire engine , which was ilraped with crape mourning ; the hearse , on each side of which marched fwo sergeants wibh reversed swords ; a detachmenb of volunbeers , numbering aboub sixby , under the command of Lieubenanb Harrison ; then followed bwo mourning coaches containing the chief mourners ; after
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these were the private carriages of friends who were desirous to show their last mark of sympathy ; and the rear was brought up by about fifty or sixty of deceased ' s Masonic friends , who accompanied the cortege to the cemetery . The route along which the funeral procession passed was thronged with persons , who lined the pavements , which were rendered in some laces impassable ; yebthe
p conduct of the specbabors was marked by strict decorum befitting tho occasion . The weather was very showery , and the streets , in consequence , were muddy , but , notwithstanding this , hundreds of the deceased ' s ' friends accompanied the body to its last resting-place . The funeral reached Dalton aboub one o ' clock , and bhe cemetery was thronged by a large crowd of persons
from bhab town . On reaching tbe entrance to the cemetery the corpse was borne by the fire brigade to the mortuary , where it remained during the service . The chapel was densely crowded . The office of interment was performed by the Rev . AV . E . Oak , curate of Dalton Church , after which the coffin was carried to bhe side of the place of sepulburewhichis situate aboub 100 yards
, to the lefb of the chapel , and was subsequently lowered inbo bhe grave . After the office of bhe clergyman had been concluded , bhe firing party , in charge of Colour-Sergeant Baynes , fired bhree volleys across the grave of bhe deceased . The scene ab the grave side was very affecting , and bhe feelings of bhose who surrounded were manifesbed bo a- great exbenb .
The large attendance ofthe public on Monday cannot bub be received by the bereaved family as a mark of bhe greab respecb in which Bro . Kendall was held by all wibh whom ho was associabed during his life . —Local Journal .
Notes On American Freemasonry.
NOTES ON AMERICAN FREEMASONRY .
IDAHO . At the third annual communication of this Grand Lodge , the Grand Master and Grand Secretary wero absent , the former was not accounted for . Of the latter the following report ofthe ad interim Secretary , will affords some explanation : "I found everything relating to the Secretary ' s office in the utmost confusion , and it took mo some time to put the thiugs
into shape . " Upon examining the Secretary ' s books , I find it will take a more skilful accountant than myself to arrive at any just conclusion . "I have therefore tnliea the liberty of forwarding the books , & c , for your inspection and supervision . There is one selfevident fact , —he lias drawn his salary for the present year . " Humber of lodges , S ; membe :.-s , 2 SS . IHDIAHA .
The Grand Master congratulates the tho Craft on continued prosperity : — "Let us rejoice and give thanks to Him who rules on higb , and before whom we , as Masons , most humbly how , that we have been permitted to enjoy another year of uninterrupted prosperity , and that we again have the privilege of meeting together in the capacity of the Grand Lodge of Indiana , to
consult upon such means as shall seem necessary for the welfare and prosperity of this jurisdiction . Let us seek that wisdom that shall enable us to discharge tho duties now before us , and in all our deliberations have but one en'l in view , to promote the interest of the craft , and do good to all mankind . " He makes the following good suggestions upon foreign correspondence : —
" In every state hut ours , this labour is performed by a committee appointed for that purpose , who present at each annual meetiug a summary of the business and work of all tbe other jurisdictions . These reports are printed with the proceedings of the Grand Lodges , and thus furnish to the craft a knowledge
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his numerous friends and associates throughout this district is a sad bub earnest recognition of his worth both as a personal friend and a zealous citizen ; and thisis no little praise to award the memory of a man whose life , extending over nearly half a century , has been spent in one place and among those who wero conservant with him in both business relations and private
life . Bro . Kendall , among the thousands here now , is one of the few who are natives of the place , being born at Salthouse in 1826 . Before entering business as an auctioneer , he farmed t-he Hindpool estate , when he relinquished when the extension of the town necessitated the erection of the works and streets which now
constitute the north end of Barrow . As an auctioneer he was well and honourably known throughout the district , and was highly esteemed by all who were professionally brought into connection with him . He early took , and always maintained , a foremost among tbo initiators of all popular amusements , and among others the annual " Barrow Sports , " and in the various modes of outdoor recrea
tion for which this neighbourhood is noted , he was univer sally sought as au authority on all points of dispute , from whose dicbum there was no further appeal . As one of the oldest Oddfellows in the town , he had many friends ; having held office for a long period of time , and passed through all the chairs of the lodge . From being of tho earliest to join the Barrow Volunteers , ho became an
ardent supporter of that movement , and ab the time of his death was senior sergeant of the corps ; attending the camp at Furness Abbey last week but one with his men in perfect health and spirits . The Volunteer Fire Brigade had also to acknowledge his services and assisbance ever since its formation , for to these men Superindendenb Kendall was an earnesb and indefabigable leader . For some years he had been accounted among the Freemasons a very efficient brother , and
among them he held the office , at the time of his death , of Junior AVarden in bhe Craft Lodge , 1 , 021 , and bhe like office in bhe Mark Lodge , 21-, S . C . In bhese several respeebs his loss will be deeply felt , bub nob more so bhan will be missed bhe kind-hearted and genial friend , and the ruling spirit of the sociely in which he mingled .
Tho earth closed , on Monday , over the remains of Bro . Thomas Kendall . The numerous and honoured offices which deceased held in connection with many institutions in Barrow , caused him to be greatly respected by a large circle of friends , who were , on Monday , desirous of attending the last rite of their departed acquaintance . The members of the 37 B ; company of tho Barrow Rifle
Volunteers ( of which deceased was an officer of distinction ) mustered in strong force at the head-quarters , Market Square , at half-past- nine o'clock in tho morning , in full-dress uniform , for the purpose of accompanying tho funeral to the cemetery , and of interring their brother with due military honours ; and the Barrow Fire Brigadewhich was under the command of Bro .
, Kendall up to tho time of his death , met ab tho same hour to pay their last tribute of respect to one who had been such an efficient member of the brigade since its formation . The funeral party started from deceased's residence , Greengate , at about teu o ' clock , marching in tho following order : —Firing party of volunteers , with rifles
reversed , under bhe command of Colour-Sergeant Baylies ; tho rifle band , playing " The Dead March" in Saul , under the leadership of Mr . Marshall , band sergeant ; ihe -Fire Brigade , wibh bheir fire engine , which was ilraped with crape mourning ; the hearse , on each side of which marched fwo sergeants wibh reversed swords ; a detachmenb of volunbeers , numbering aboub sixby , under the command of Lieubenanb Harrison ; then followed bwo mourning coaches containing the chief mourners ; after
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these were the private carriages of friends who were desirous to show their last mark of sympathy ; and the rear was brought up by about fifty or sixty of deceased ' s Masonic friends , who accompanied the cortege to the cemetery . The route along which the funeral procession passed was thronged with persons , who lined the pavements , which were rendered in some laces impassable ; yebthe
p conduct of the specbabors was marked by strict decorum befitting tho occasion . The weather was very showery , and the streets , in consequence , were muddy , but , notwithstanding this , hundreds of the deceased ' s ' friends accompanied the body to its last resting-place . The funeral reached Dalton aboub one o ' clock , and bhe cemetery was thronged by a large crowd of persons
from bhab town . On reaching tbe entrance to the cemetery the corpse was borne by the fire brigade to the mortuary , where it remained during the service . The chapel was densely crowded . The office of interment was performed by the Rev . AV . E . Oak , curate of Dalton Church , after which the coffin was carried to bhe side of the place of sepulburewhichis situate aboub 100 yards
, to the lefb of the chapel , and was subsequently lowered inbo bhe grave . After the office of bhe clergyman had been concluded , bhe firing party , in charge of Colour-Sergeant Baynes , fired bhree volleys across the grave of bhe deceased . The scene ab the grave side was very affecting , and bhe feelings of bhose who surrounded were manifesbed bo a- great exbenb .
The large attendance ofthe public on Monday cannot bub be received by the bereaved family as a mark of bhe greab respecb in which Bro . Kendall was held by all wibh whom ho was associabed during his life . —Local Journal .
Notes On American Freemasonry.
NOTES ON AMERICAN FREEMASONRY .
IDAHO . At the third annual communication of this Grand Lodge , the Grand Master and Grand Secretary wero absent , the former was not accounted for . Of the latter the following report ofthe ad interim Secretary , will affords some explanation : "I found everything relating to the Secretary ' s office in the utmost confusion , and it took mo some time to put the thiugs
into shape . " Upon examining the Secretary ' s books , I find it will take a more skilful accountant than myself to arrive at any just conclusion . "I have therefore tnliea the liberty of forwarding the books , & c , for your inspection and supervision . There is one selfevident fact , —he lias drawn his salary for the present year . " Humber of lodges , S ; membe :.-s , 2 SS . IHDIAHA .
The Grand Master congratulates the tho Craft on continued prosperity : — "Let us rejoice and give thanks to Him who rules on higb , and before whom we , as Masons , most humbly how , that we have been permitted to enjoy another year of uninterrupted prosperity , and that we again have the privilege of meeting together in the capacity of the Grand Lodge of Indiana , to
consult upon such means as shall seem necessary for the welfare and prosperity of this jurisdiction . Let us seek that wisdom that shall enable us to discharge tho duties now before us , and in all our deliberations have but one en'l in view , to promote the interest of the craft , and do good to all mankind . " He makes the following good suggestions upon foreign correspondence : —
" In every state hut ours , this labour is performed by a committee appointed for that purpose , who present at each annual meetiug a summary of the business and work of all tbe other jurisdictions . These reports are printed with the proceedings of the Grand Lodges , and thus furnish to the craft a knowledge