Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-30
Editorial Correspondence.
BANGOR, April %, 1872.


We left home on Monday, TO attend the
animal session of the Grand Lodge OF
Good Tcmplars, which convened here on
Tuesday. The. Reform movement has
given an impetus to the cause oil tenn
perance all over the State, and the dele
gates came in. in large numbers, full of
encouragement at the prospects. Upon
reaching Bangor we found it pretty Dry
n most of the liquor saloons were closed,
and the record in the morning paper
like that in Portland, being ''no business
before the Police Court yesterday"
Among the most important seizures,
was that made at dealer in small Beer
and Soda, where several barrels OF differ
ent kinds of liquor were found. and
quantities of deadly poisonous oils IN
bottles, marked tor their different uses,to
make brandy. porte wine, &c. The
bottles were brought into the public tenn
perancs meeting, by Mayor Wheelwrght
and exhibited. A few drops OF any oil
these oils would destroy life, and here
was proof OF the destructive character oil
modern liquors md the detarious resorts
of dealers to not only cheat their dupeS'
bui kill them By inches. The disclosures
made good deal of sensation in the
community. and will serve good pur-
pose. This man was only doing. on a
small scale, what is done in the large
cities. by the wholesale.
The sessions of the Grand Lodge were
animated and interesting The reports
Of the G. W. g. T., and Secretary, show
that the Order is in prosperous condi-
ton having % .6sS members, an increase
of about a thousand during the year
The leading members, who have been
identified with the order for years, such
As Joshua Nye, Rev. ID. b. Randall, MI
Hichborn, Judge Hall OF Rockland, h.
A. SAWYER, DR.. A. j. W. Stevens and
others, were present. Our County was
represented by ten or twelve only, owing
to the bad travelling to railroad stations
and distance TO the place OF meeting,
and as delegates have to pay their own
expenses. a larger delegation could hard
" be expected.
Mr.. Osgood, of Gardiner, the oHginaI
Reiormer, has Joined the order and was
present. He spoke at the public meet
inss on Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings and gave interesting accounts OF The
origin of the reform movement. what il
had accomplished, with pathetic incidents
of personal experience. The Tuesday
evening meeting was in the hall where
the Lodge met and was presided over by
Mavor Wheelwright. who welcomed the
temperance men TO the city. Gov. Per-
ham was introduced and received with
hearty applause He gave a stirring adj
dress and was followed by Judge Hall,
and Rev. Mr.. Nibbert. The pledge was
produced and good number signed-
some hard cases with quite number OF
Young men whom we were pleased tc
see take such a stand. The great meet
ING OF the occasion, however, was on
Wednesday evening, when Norombega,
the mammoth Hall OF the place, was
crowded as we used TO see it by the mon
ster union meetings in war times. The
meeting was for the reformers, and Mr.
OSgood and DR.. Bricket, of the Augusta
Club, occupied most of tile time, Dems
listened TO with great interest. Gov
Perham, Mr.. Nye. and Rev. Mr.. Nibber'
made short and stirring addresses, also,
and the pledge was circulated and sign
ed freely.
We have not space to dwell upon the
remarks here. Mr.. Osgood was very
severe on cider. stating that the only
time since he signed the pledge that he
had come near falling, was when he was
watching with SICK man who had "a
take his medicine in cider. In mixing ii
for him, as he poured oct the cider, the
fumes were almost oveipowering. Il
wasn't safe for him or any other old drink
er to tamper with it at all
The Grand Lodge appropriated five
hundred dollars for public lectures, aud
the same amount TO encourage the Cold
Water Templar organizations, which are
doing grand work among the children.
Mr. Nye related many touching incidents
showing the power of the pledge over
the youthful mind One little girl who
belonged to the juvenile organization,
would not take her medicine in cider,
when sick, because she thought it yio-
lation OF the pledge. DIR. Bricket At.
tributed bis reform to the efforts OF his
little boy, who was member, and so on.
Rev. David Boyd was re elected q. w.
c. T.. and Miss Sarah j. Prentiss, Of
Paris. G.. w. V. L. Mrs. Baker, of Beth
ell. was also chosen c. w. ID. NJ. The
officers were installed on Wednesday
evening, after the public meeting, and
the Lodge adjourned.
A saOacious merchant of Bangor