Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-10

leaving woodsvIlBe for Concord at 400 p.
NJ, and Concord SoE Woodsyille at 1895 A.
NJ, have been resumed. Under the pres
snt arrangement passengers can leave
Lancaster at $50 p. ". and reach Concord
at o'clock the same evening.
The Executive Committee Of the Young
Mems Christian Association will hold a
series Of meetings at the Congregational
Church, commencing Thursday evening
and continuing during Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. Programmes of the subjects
for each days meetings can be obtained
Of Edward Savage, at his place of bust
ness.
Messrs. Dooley Heath are doing some
very nice work In the line of carriage
painting. They have employed Mr.. Frank
Palmer of Concord, VT, to do the fine
work, and he dosn't need to ask odds Of
any one in that line.
William +. Spauldlng Of this town,
died suddenly at Montpelier on Friday,
the I'd inst. He had been, for many years,
afflicted with asthma, and went to Mont
pelier for medical aid. He was conTerS-
ing with his physician, apparently feeling
as well as usual, when suddenly he threw
up his arms and expired instantly. Drop
sy Of the heart Is supposed to have been
the immediate cause Of his death. His
ana ,vaS ohout fftv.tv,,
Wednesday, May 3lst, was gala day
with the Odd Fellows of Lancaster and
surrounding towns, it being the occasion
OF the second anniversary Of Coos Lodge,
No. So, and the first of Waumbek Encamp-
ment, No. "a. For some time active
preparations had been making for the
event. The different Lodges in Northern
New Hampshire and Vermont had been
invited to be present, and delegations
from the Lodges at Gorham, Whitefield,
Woodsville and st. Johnsbury, with theiI
ladies', arrived In the afternoon, and as.
sisted the brothers here in carrying out
the programme of the day, which consist.
ed in street parade, Grafton in the Town
Hall, supper and dance at the Lancaster
House. At five O'Clock the brothers Of
the order assembled at the Lodge room
and listened to interesting remarks by
Grand Master Cummings Of Concord
The members of the Order, in regalia,
then proceeded to the depot to meet the
delegations from abroad which arrived
on the evening train; the procession was
then formed, and, preceded by the
Lancaster Cornet Band, marched through
principal streets of the village, w. C
Mahurin acting as Grand Marshal. Ii
the even ing the Town Hall was well fill
ed to listen to the Grafton by Chas. N
Remission of Coos Lodge. The exercises
were opend with prayer by Rev. d. M
Tillotson Of St. JoEnsbury, after which
N. g., d. L. Jones, introduced the speak
er Of the evening, who proceeded to Civ,
an account of the rise and progress o
Odd Fellowship in America. We hav'
not space to give anything like a detailed
account of the address, which we hav,
no hestancy in pronouncing most sue
cessful effort. Indeed we believe it i
no exaggcration to say that 1t was one o
of the most ably written and eloquent,
rendered orations we have ever Listened
to on any similar occasion. The speake
stated that Odd Fellowship had its ris
as an institution in the year So but assert
ed that the principles Of the Order wer
as old as time itself, and as proof tina
the Order was growing in this country
gave statistics showing the number G
Lodges in the United States to be 5,9S7
the number Of members more than 500,
900; the amount of relief paid to mem
bers of the Order and their families NOR
than million and half of dollars in
single year; that from 1880 to 1874, 6S5,
} 963 different Odd Fellows had been relieve
: and 81 ,O65 different families. The speak
: er deprecated the fact Of woman's Unfit
ence being opposed to the institution
denied that the Order of Odd FELLOWSHIP
came in contact with the Christian churc
and closed his remarks with an appeal
the members Of Coos Lodge. The az
dress occupied nearly an hour in deliver
and was listened to with the closest al
tention. At the close of the exercises ;
the Hall the brothers, with their ladie
and invited guests, repaired to the La
caster House, where an elegant and sui
stantial supper was in waiting. Abol
200 partook, and all united in giving III
bounded praise to the gentlemanly PR
prietor for his efforts in catering to til
wants and comfort Of his guests. In til
,, early part of the evening remarks wer
. made by Grand Master Cummings, Re,
!. D. M. Tillotson and P. G., c. C. Kenis
ton Of Manchester. Music was also FUR
ished by Mrs. Cowing and Mrs. Prizes
: Miss Hodge presiding at the piano. Aft
:, supper the dining room was cleared, ar
all who wished joined the merry dane
= which was kept up until the rising su
announced call too soon" that pleasu
must have an end, and all went home fee
ing that without exception the annive
sary Of Coos Lodge and Waumbek Z
campment had been an enjoyable, as we
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