Wilton Freemasons award bikes to young readers | Daily Bulldog

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Academy Hill School students awarded bicycles on Wednesday are, from left to right: Braxton Malcore, Meredith Gagnon, Ava Curtis, Ben Hilton, Nathalie Baker and Connor Greenleaf. The fifth graders will be awarded tomorrow since they were participating in their step-up day on Wednesday and were not at the school. Wilton Lodge No. 156 A.F. & A.M. Masons, from left to right: Clinton Coolidge, Jr., Clinton Coolidge, Sr., Harland Harnden and Robert Holmes awarded the bikes. At right is and the school’s librarian Amanda Walz.

Noah Haynes Swayne was a Freemason and American jurist.

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Swayne was born on December 7th, 1804 in Frederick County, Virgina. His father passed away when Swayne was only 5. Shortly after his father’s passing, Swayne was enrolled in Jacob Mendendhall’s Academy, a respected Quaker school in Virginia. After graduating he began studying medicine until his teacher passed away in 1819. Despite the family having no money, Swayne turned his attention to the law. He began reading law with two Virgina attorneys and passed the bar in 1823.

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Freemasons in Germany were divided into two types when it came to visiting other Lodges, Salute Masons and Letter Masons. Salute Masons proved they were Masons by an examination consisting of a display of signs, grips, passwords

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n a quiet summer afternoon about 230 years ago, some Harvard College students shut themselves in an upper dormitory room to arrange some affairs pertaining to their class. Another class member desired to be with them – knowing they intended to thwart some fondly cherished purpose of his own. They refused to admit him; the door was closed, and he could not gain admittance without violence, which he chose to avoid.