Blount County TN Archives News.....News Articles April 28, 1905
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THE MARYVILLE RECORD April 28, 1905
Friday, April 28, 1905



Sam Frank Cowan died Tuesday after an illness of several months. The funeral

services were conducted by Rev. Catlett of Wildwood, assisted by Rev. Pleas

Henry. The remains were laid to rest in the Clark’s Grove Cemetery Wednesday.



An Old Landmark Gone---The old Masonic Institute is a thing of the past. The

old corner-stone was taken out Wednesday evening. At the time it was put in

position, October 18, 1849, it contained a gold dollar, a silver quarter, a

Mexican quarter and a lot of papers and documents. When it was opened it was

found to contain only two silver coins, the gold coins having been abstracted

long ago, and the papers had decayed until they were only a mass of black

dirt. The stone was placed low in the wall and was not cemented shut, and the

contents were merely in the hole in the stone. This allowed a lot of dampness

to enter and destroy the contents. The historical value of the contents was

destroyed by the wet.







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