Show TENNES SEES OLD TIMER although he does not claim to be the oldest man in america A E cantrell of the revilo community near lawrenceburg Lawrenc eburg tenn believes he is the oldest mason he is years old and has been a mason 85 years it may be mentioned incidentally that masonry was not a very popular institution in 1846 when mr cantrell first rode the goat the anti masonic agitation followed the morgan of 1825 in which several masons were accused but not convicted of killing one william morgan for divulging the orders secrets almost destroyed the fraternity in this country and it was not until about 1845 that it began to take on new life when mr cantrell was bom in 1822 james monroe was president george IV was king of england and napoleon had been dead only a year there were no railroads in the world no revolvers no sewing machines no friction matches no devices of practical use the more modem inventions such as the telephone phonograph xray X ray automobile airplane motion picture radio and television were hardly dreamed of yet he has lived to see all these developments and not long ago he made a gnp to nashville where he spoke over the radio he expects to live to see many more new wonders and hopes to exceed the age of his late brother who died at the age |