Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-01-01

NTHEREAs: We have again beea called 20
w perform the beautiful and impressive scr.
vice Of our order over the remains 81 another
departed brother a 4tu o. drop tho ever green
into the grave md whisper "fe-p % Peace
again compelled % know iast Que hs' COMO
sncrO.s the river win 'ghon N lafs past aul
gone We have been wont to gt'her arouui the
alter Of Masourr-azI.n called p. upu 'b' Death
OF a brother aud tfis tim" ihst a. ll' 2 tL'-"
aged veterans, who more than hs.f c,ntlrs $40
took the obligations tAken hg W 20 later date
oGe who FOR lttv-sryeu scar. lfa n 70 OLD. been
memb~r Of the Fraternity, hut an active member
All that time excepting the few year. last p.-t
when nc could not by inhrmiti"s VI A.s Ur With
us, OF this good oil BLAZING star LoGst wherein
he received his masonic birth ;-sni whereas
Brother Moses kimbal has ended ne e+ftuF pot.
grlmHge--has lIyed ont yea cNcce1ei Tue allotted
three score year. ana ten has passed through The
trials and troubles OF life and uOw sleeps Tie
sleep that knows no Guiding, until the great a"aS-
ening Of all the sleeping nations u earth ana
whereas the event demands especial notice by u
who are lei 10 keep alive and brightly FURNISH
the teuets OF masonic fAith-reVereh Dy SO many
OF the visest and best OF All nations ana age
therefore be Il resolve That a token Of respect
to his memory-in difference 70 his masonic age
TO show upon our records a more extended notice
OF hia faiihfulness 10 the obligations he was un-
der % the Brotherhood, % speak OF MS reverence
for the tenets OF the order 20 nsmo the TACT mat
be cherished and loved the Institution Of masonry
AM took especial delight IN attending me regular
communications and manifested the strongest
desires 70 see harmony exist IN prosperity Attend
aud growth added ~ the Orders page ~ our
the foregoing prcamblc-thls resolve, aud the IoF
lowing memoir OF his life.
Bro Moses Kmball was born AZ E1ter y. H.
Jan. 18th. IS4-mOycd with ms iather 70 hAA-
ford, Maine, when SIX wears old. Resided 10 KUN
ford until he became Of age. When he moved 70
Mexico we are unable % learn. He married. Lucy
O.good ia 1913 aud has been twice married since
her death. lie became member Of tnls Lodge
the YEAR Il was chartered 1873 aud during ~
whole life had been very constant atteu1An. a.
its communications so long as able 10 DO so. lie
died at Mexico. Feb 81. 1915. and was buried win
masonic hOnOr-, Feb 9Th, 1876, the services beng
performed by W. Edgar Powers, i. NJ
HENRY W. PARK, FOR the Committee.
To the worshipfnl master, warriens, and Brothers
OF Blazing star Lodge OF Free aud accepted
MasOns, KumfOrd Center Maine
'Wherea. death has again Invaded our BrolLer'
mood and removed the last survivor OF nose
whose petition WAS granted bY tue ISSUING oi me
Charter under which Baz.n s star Lodge Ivr my
..ven wear, has held IT, cOmmun icatOus, ana a.
none are nov ,eft who hrst met by virtue OF tAe
authority therein gwen, and ~ho l-id ths loundt-
ton OF thus branch OF the world spread anu "oriu
,Sid. fraternity; and the last living Lnk VI lhs
claim OF fellowship connecting the hFst quarter
OF this CENTURY with Ito last Is brOAen-lhe lAss
living monument Of that day has bceE stricken
down by that sythe OF time, death az the mortal
remains Of loved Aud honored bfother nave
been consigned ~ the dust from whence Ihey
came and as his spirit has gone 10 Coz VINO gave
II There 10 meet with kindred spirits gone De-
fore ~ and Ne all such events arc femlhIef' VI
what awaits us, In we know not no" short ~,
turc, and teach US such lesson. OF warning an
human fraility-tO acknowledge our lhihuluIHes'
OF such yiritations, 10 suitably notice stCn ue-
parture.-to provide means OF manning uo"h y
those whose strength IN coming years .lAlI Aia
in the rasing-whose tramp shall De heaTu IN the
wandering search for the lost one-"hOse NOces
-h.ll be heard 10 the song Of mingled sOrrO" aL1
triumph, and who shall Mi the pisces, we .uo"
not how sOOD, we may vncate 10 hAnd do"u 10
such knowledge Of those VINO preceded tHeuli
10 leave A record OF our worthy brotbers MO
pss. before Us the Jordan Of life-be II therefore
Resolved that the foregoing preanole-the re-
solve and the following Geographical mcHluT "
Bro, TlllotsHn Hubbard Halps lilo be piac- VI upon
a page In our records as a memenio oi our tre a.
and esteem, Ard token ut our yenefatlol i'r b''H
TiiIot,on Hubbard IA al MAS bora IN hecheI -
IL Nov l3fh 1893. lie married Lucy h-4y o.
DlxArid July AN, lslg. lie dled ~ ID kbei., JiL'
Sun aud vas buried with masonic DONOR 4, DIX
aeld, Jan !, 1875. lie became n''.b y"s' u'-
fore co. Immediately after &c ~ s'cAt! tN.
ve.r. I'd asc-iu 1914 or IS. ID W. a .h-ft I
member OF Blazing star Lodge-ha'in ~ e ~
evidence We are not certain ~ue4" ne 'y'A -
degrees. lie lived ia Cpruish 9tA-al7 .'''t
Eat.n ia the Province OF CAaada. A1d ifJm TOE
evidence obtained We are q4iLe 'uie ne t"-A Is
degrees 10 the town of Eaton, SasAd., y ~" ''0'
Hall masonry WAS almost a DIVINE go IS'
Ugiop-a brother mason was more 10 I'm 'h%n
one who had not a knowledge oi Us - s'S!4es'
lie was a true and i.lihu mason an' tt"'e4 !,
by the manifest interest IA hAi ior me "e4'''o y.
the order lie wSs never O.cst VITA So 80 Va
ri. ,,orld's goods, but was al lndu-lriJusl hou'
e-t man. We were persOnAiiJ -Aeiu@..tttSa -, 80
hun il was our pleasure q know hlin ~
,t,i 80 knoy him 70 be Intelligent, a beLitlI
soriaI Sind hearted gentlemen. lie was an non.
oranle member of Blazing star Lodge. Delay ol
notice distance, aud a very bad .tAte OF r"AuH,
urevented the officers anu but few II any metIoer'
of our lodge attending his funeral. hins hIAni
Lode OF Dixheid, buried bro. Hall, and perhaps
il was by courtesy right Of iheiTs as ne hai
since that lodge was born again, Nlslteu w.
regularly. All Of our charter members baso
"eone homen-few OF the old pioneers remain.
Faithful to tn memory OF the departed, et US
fsithTuly perform our duties 10 those who remain
Respectfully submitted, HENRY W. fAhhi
For the Committee
whereas the seventh link of our Brotherhood
has been broken, for whom our charter wears the
emblem OF mourning:
Resolved The death OF our young sister MIS-.
s. Ella Bartlett, (FOrbes) OF Hartford one oil tne
readers and contributors OF our semi Monlh4y
Peal AID one who was not only an active mem
Der in the lodge brt Dared - DO right for The
came OF TEMPERANCE IN all her walks OF lie, al
monishes us so 10 live, that our exit from eaftui
shall not only leave a good name, but be pass
port To that immortal Circle within the 'eli'
through Him who doeth all things we'll"
Resolved: That copy OF these Resolves De
sent the husband, father, sister and Oro1her oi
our deceased sstcr-and TO the oxford Democrat,
Lewiston Journal and Chase's Chronicle, a re
quest for publication.
Crystal Wave / o. q, I, East Bnckheld, Dec
ember, IL. 1871.
WIN. BICKNELL,
VIRGIL L. DECosTERi Commltee'
LEASDER HoGDoN,