St. Thomas, 1884.

At time of Oddfellows Grand Lodge meeting.             Oddfellows once they had to trudge             O'er rough stage road to the Grand Lodge,             But now they town of metal seek             And find it on the Kettle Creek.             For industry it here prevails             As it was built by the steel rails,             And here the wide expanded bridges             Do connect the distant ridges.             No more need to stay at home as             There's lots of railroads to St. Thomas,             You pluckily did boldly venture,             Now you are great railroad centre.             Your city now it hath high hopes             From its great railway workshops,             And higher yet it still will rise,             This seat of so much enterprise.             When young man wants a wedded mate             He seeks Alma girl graduate,             And he loves her Alma mater             For the sake of her charming daughter.