The Portland daily press., 1879-02-24
ROCKLAND LOCALS.

The annual session of the Grand Lodge
knights of Honor, of the State of Maine. COZ
vened, Wednesday, at Rockland, with full
delegation from nearly every lodge in the
State.
The following office rs were elected and in
stalled by Past Grand Dictator Geo. A. Gala
han of Lewiston.
S. Getche Portland Grand Dictator.
Johu Bird, Rockand, Grand Vice Dictator.
A. R. Savage, auburn, Grand Assistant Dictator.
j. Fred Hail ROckland, Grand Chaplain.
j. B Jordan, Auburn, Grand Reporter.
+, /. Day. Lewis on, Grand Treasurer.
r. Is. Capen, Augusta, Gra0d Gui ie.
L. NJ. Fuller, Balh. Graud Guardian.
w H, Hodgman, ThomastowD Grand Sentinel
Past Grand Dictator S. Ii. BoynIOu. ROCK land,
ReDresentatIve to the Supreme Grand Lodge; A. +.
Chs-e, Portland, alternate
The order is in a t1Ourishing condition, three
new lodges having been formed in Maine DUR
Ing the year, aud the membership having
doubled.
SATURDAY, Feb. %.
The city election will occur March Sd.
Twenty-nne genuine tramps have made
their appearance in this city since last Monday
morning.
A very interesting sociable Of the Conerega-
tionalist Society was held in their chapel on
School street, Thursday evening.
Owing to the storm there was no quorum in
the Common Council last Tuesday evening.
Five me mbers of the Board of Aldermen were
present, Alderman Achorn acting as chairman.
Rolls of accounts were passed and sent down
for concurrence, az follows: Pauper fund,
$306.63! contiHgent fdnd, S15024, highway
fund, $109. So; police fnud, $43 SO; ire depart
ment fluid, $24 40 Petition OF Wm. 81. BOed
and others for gas to De placed In the street
lamp at the corner of Park and Uoion streets,
and the bill of Minot rolman for damage done
to his sleigh by a snow.slide near Smonton
Brothers store, were both referred to Commit.
tee on streets, and sent dlwn for concurrence.
Numerous school bills we're also approved of.
For the purpose of finishing the business of
the municipal year a meeting of the City
Council will be called for next Tuesday even
ing.
Judge Hicks has had no criminal business
to attend to this week.
A new hall is to be arranged by Mr.. ). Il.
Bod well, at Vinalhavep, and to be occupied by
the Sons of TemDerance.
The report of Vinalhaven for the past year
shows the town debt to be $5,275.l9, showing
decrease of $63 52 from last year.
Ward people have again been defeated and
the money which they have expended in their
struggle has not benefited them 10 the least.
The saying is that "the third never falls" but
il certainly has been an utter failure in this
case. The question that they are ponderiDg over
now is s'w0eGner or not 1t Is b-st TO urdertake
the job again?' If they do decide to try it over
we hope the people OF this CITY will make it
still warmer for them. The 7th Ward should
never bs set off as a separate town.
The Democrats of this city will hold their
caucus for the purpose of nominating cand-
date for Mayor, at City Hall, Mouday evening
Al the Greenback caucus held IN Ward 1
Thursday evening, the following nominations
were made: For Alderman, j. r.. Richardson;
Couucilmen, VIM. H Hardng, John Towle. John
B. Waterbouse; Warden, A. G. Thomas; Ward
Clerk, G. f. Higgins; Constable, Johu II. Lar
rabee.
rnere have been II marriages in this city
since the first day of January. Rockland is
hard to ba beat on a marriage record
The asse bly, in Plllseury Hall has been
postponed until Thursday evening next, on ac-
count of the storm.