The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-11-29
A Trip to Waldoboro,

4 company Of Belfast odd Fellows. including
Grand Marshal W W Castle rode to Waldoboro
on Thursday Of last week to assist in the torma
ton Of new lodge in that place 4 drive OF
twenty miles brought the company to Union.
where they were Joined by twenty five members
of the order from that town, and i'll ten miles
farther Waldoboro was reached Here were found
Grand Master W, +. Hogan OF Bath tirand Secre-
ta1y Joshua Davis and Grand Treasurer Daniel ".
Nash Of Portland, together with about eighty
other members Of the order
The people of Waldoboro Il, is well known Are
# German stock it having been settled by people
from that country in 40. Six years later the
cabins OF the colony We're destroyed by the In
dams, and most Of the settlers captured. In Il Is
another settlement made and in l153 Samuel
son of Gen. Waldo, visited Germany with a view
to encourage emigration and in that wear sixty
families left the valley Of the Rhine and joined
their predecessors in the new world. These people
brought with them from the tatherlaud their
habits of trugalitv and industry. and soon became
happy and prosperous farmers, They early caught
the spirit of freedom. aud when the Declaration of
Independence was proclaimrd translated it into
the Herman language. The colony furnished Il
large number Of soldiers III he Revolutions The
town has never lost its German individuality, and
the people have become wealthy influential and
among the most intelligent in the state The
principal industries Of the town are Shipbul,liug
and milling. aided by the excellent water power of
the Mcdonald stream. Our stop was So brief that
individual enterprise cannot be touched upon. The
: ia, al l.,f
able men Of the town, las Just recovered from al
I.,r 1)nae- nnd 4. mi" ,,-lL nrt Mr NuI.r.
the popular post master. a .ew years ago com
menced the publication Of a monthly paper since
changed to Il weekly, in which he has been so sue
cesstltl that he will soon enlarge his sheet 1t is a
good local paper, and ought to lie handsomely sup
ported in place Of 5000 Inhabitants
Our visit was to help promote odd Fellowship 4
small but neat and attractive lodge room had been
prepared by the seven charter members and it was
instituted al : o'clock in the evening BY Grand
Master Hogan. Eight candidates were presented
for initiation into the order On taking the chair
the Grand Master called upon \. X Carter to If
ticate Sitting Past Grand the Journal reporter
Vice Grand, W W Casth. as Conductor all of
Belfast Lodge ANA Frank Iittlrhrld of porllnd
as Warden, when the secret work al the rrIrr WAS
explained ,ir;nd Marshal 'a>tIr 4trraarl, con
ttrred the five degrees. After all work had hcrn
performed il was past midnight when AN excellent
collation. was served As a board spread i'll Waldo
boro would he considered incomplete without that
edible known us sour krout that article OF diet was
present in abundance
Germanla Lodge, for that is the name of the new
body, starts out under favorable circumstance. Its
charter members are among the best ctizcIs of the
town, are the new ones Among the latter was
the Methodist Clergyman Of the place The pruci
pal officers are VIM b Crcmnrr \ a., ana IIar
rry G. Heyler, '. g. Both are gentlemen OF in
iuencr and character and will draw the citizen,
to the support OF the order