The Portland daily press., 1877-05-04
Masonic Meetings,

The Grand Lodge met at o'clock yesterday
morning.
| A charter was granted for Lodge at Liver
more Falls to be called Rsuel Washburn Lodge.
Petitions for new lodges at West Brooksville
and Waterville were refused.
Permission was given to Unity Lodge to
remove from Freedom to 1horpdike, and to
Trojan Lodge to remove to West Troy.
The Grand officers were installed, the follow
ing appointments being made:
Corresponding Grand Secretary-Joseph NJ
Hayes.
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
District calvin B. Roberts, Caribou
2-E Howard Vose, Calais.
3-Henry R. Taylor Machias
4-David w. Webster, Castine.
5-Abner T. Wade, Sangerville.
6-Manly G. Trask, Bangor.
7-John 81. Gordon, Brooks.
8-Geo. L. Merrill, Searsport.
9-Clark D. Smalley, Rockland.
10-Almore Kennedy, Waldob0r0'.
11-Geo. P. Haskell, Augusta.
12-R. Wesley Dunn, Waterville.
13-Simon S. Brown, Fairfield.
14-Simeon Stone, Lisbon Falls.
15-Fessenden l. Day, Lewiston.
16-Alden Chase, Bryants Pond.
17-Geo. W. Deering. Portland.
18-Samuel G. Davis, Denmark.
19-John S. Derby, Saco.
GRAND cHAPLAINs.
Rev. Charles G. Mason, Kents Hill.
Chas. c. Vinal, Kennebunk.
VIM. E. Gibbs, Portland.
J. r. Bowler, Rockland
L. P. French, Scion.
Chas. A. Curtis Augusta.
ii. Q. Munson, Skowhegan.
A. j. Mcleod, Waldoboro'.
Grand Marshal-Benj. f. Andrews Port
Senior Grand Deacoa-Augustus Bailey,
Junior Grand Deacon-Arlington B. Mar
ston, Bangor.
GRAND STEWARDS.
Rotheus E. Paine, Camden.
Austin f. Kingsley, East Machias.
Chas. E. Weld, West Buxton.
w. r. G. Estes, Skowhegan.
Grand Sword Bearer-Horace HI. Burbank,
Saco.
Grand Standard Bearer-wm. H. Smith,
Portland.
Grand Pursuivants-Lev W. Smith. vinal-
haven; Moses w. Emery, Sanford.
Grand Lecturer-T J. Murray, Portland.
Grand Organst-Geo. M. Howe, Portland.
Grand Tyler-Warren Phillips, Portland.
AT u 30 o'clock the Grand Lodge was closed.
This completes the Masonic sessions.
The TEXAS ScHEME.-There is quite an ex-
citement here just now over the Texas emigra-
ton scheme. Mr.. Stanton, q man who was
born not many miles from this city, is al the
head of the affair, ::and has been chosen Presi-
dent of the proposed colony. George A. Merry
is secretary and d. 1. Deland treasurer, and
Martin Hyer, an ex-policeman, is superinten-
dent of the recruiting office at No. 232 Federal
street. At this place there is a number of
maps of Texas and the great West and crowd
of men who never did or never will have any
trouble with farm, if the farm does not give
the provocation which it is not apt to.
President Stanton shows letter which pur-
ports to have come from the land agent at
Texas. If it Is genuine the land agent should
attend a writing and spelling school and then
procure some stationery before he delivers him
self of any more official documents. 1t was
stated at the rooms yesterday that the Mayor
had examined and endorsed the scheme, which
is not true, as the Mayor gives his opinion that
the thing looks doubtful Marshal Bridges
does not hesitate to say that it is gauzy.
The scheme as stated by the officers is as fol-
lows: The state of Texas offers to give tract
of land sixteen square miles in Brown county
if 1000 families will settle upon it This tract
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Five acres will be deducted from each quarter
section to form town. The town lots will be
sold to defray the expenses of the colony to
Texas, and Mr.. Stanton says capitalists will
adqance the money on the city lots when the
colony is guaranteed. For the first three
months. colonists will pay fifty cents week to
defray expenses, very small sum for such
purpose. About 200 colonists have signed the
books since Monday night.
The President started for Texas yesterday,
and on his arrival will ask the Governor to
Telegraph to Mayor Butler to substantiate his
statements.
If these men really want to make homes for
themselves and families why do they not go in.
to Aroostook where they can get good farms
and plenty of time to pay for them, or take up
a state lot and pay for it with labor upon. the
highways. 1t is much easier to form a colony
on Federal street than to establish one in