The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-05-05
Maine Matters.

INANIN THIRD ANNUAL SESSION vt MAINE GRAND
LODGE ! o OF
The twenty third annual session Of the Grand
Lodge OF GOOD IenpaTs OF Maine began At Con
gress d all II Portland. Al ri 10Th The attendance
was unusually large iuciudin- large number OF
The most prominent gentlemen and ladies OF the
order. The following grand officers were present
Grand Worthy Caiet Templar. T. >iuontoD.
Camden Past trrand Worthy Templars, / \.
Sawyer. Portland, q \ >horcy, Bridgton 4 J.
Chase. DeerlDE. Joshua I'VE Augusta Grand
Vice IenFlar- Mrs Hodglon, u atervllle Grand
Secretary. Geo { Bracket Belfast Grand
treasurer, Il q. Burbank. Saeo Superintendent
OF Juvenile Temples Miss Nellie B NYe Fairfield
At two O'Clock the hraId Lodge was organized
with about three hundred delegates present About
two hundred new members were initiated At
o'clock temperance praise meeting was held
conducted b! the Grand Worthy Chaplain. At ;
o. clock the regular session Of the Grand Lodge
*as called TO order and devoted principally TO
the reports OF officers The report OF the Grald
" orthy Chief TemplaT. 7 r. SlmOlton OF Gam
den, was well written document giving al &C
count OF the condition OF the lodges throughout
the State and representing them to be ii a very
prosperous condition The repors ot the Grand
Worthy Secretary Shows 29l lodges In Name The
total membership is 10 - The report OF the
Grand Worthy Treasurer II Burbank OF S4co.
showed TIE receipts for the year were - - A
Ut this > AZ II has been expended leaving a
balance IN the treasury Of Il Miss Nellie Nve
Superintendent OF Juvenile Temples reported
that - new Temples lave e. instituted Curing
the !elr. and i've have been reinstateG. Bat i've
temples 1aTe been los. leaving gan Of ~
The Grand Lodge -eassenhieu al = Wednesday
morning. The following officers were elected and
installed Grand Chief TemPlar, ThaddeUs R
e!mo1ton Of CamdeI.: Grand Councillor. i I
Iorsey OF Winthrop GraL4 Vice Teuqlar. MIS-
Z. Mason Of Blddetord. Grand Sec'y. George
B-aekett Of Belfast; Grand Treasurer, Horace
Burbank Of Sleo Grand Chaplain. kev I
Southland q hampie1 Grand Marshall 4 Z. Lee
q toXcr1tt Past tra-d C1Iet Tenpla-. Andrew
) Chase. Of DeeIl1s; General Superintendent Of
Juvenile Iemp.aIs. Mss Nellie Nye Of Fair
tei1: Representatives TO the Grand Lodge a. TO
Eeka. Kansas. CnIe- Ieuplar >ino1ton Past Ca.ei
IemplaT & I. ShQrey ii BndZ;Or, Grand Sec5e-
tary Bracket a1d 4 FaTweA al Pitts1ell A!
t-ruates Ms : \ Mason q Bddetord. Ms
a Shorey of Bridgtcr Mrs George + Bracket OF
Belfast and Miss Osborne ot WateTyIlie After
the installation Of officers routine business cceu-
pied the attention Cf the mem 5eTs Some changes
We're made Il tae constitution The sessioa closed
with pu1He temperance meeting II the evening
FAIR SoNNAztrtLI>I-
Miss Sadie L5rj. Of Clinton. sixteen wears o: age
-a4 a s1L1au5ulIstic adventure aSt Thursday
night Of Which the hen1ebtc journal gives the
following sensational details TIE girl slel. Wit.
her mother and both retired early Nh the ligLt n
Question At 4 - Mrs Lord avoae ia was h0r-
El1el to md Her daughter gone Hearing some
one moving II al adjoining room She proceeded
10 the spot and found Sadie putting On her clothes
ald last asleep She called her name softly. not
wishing 10 rudtly awaken tile dreamer The mo-
melt ler mother spoke. the -lrl Erasped Up q
shaw, AID. halt clothed a. she ran out doors
he a startled deer INTO tile darkness Mrs Lord
tined 10 follow her and could discern the outlines
u Der 1.-THE torn. fastening toward liz railroad
TRACK 1t was time tyr the Pul,nan lraiG from
Bangor The mother could hear TIC >1rt.. whistle
il tie distance. What il her laTlllc s11a.a be
crushed beneath the cruel wheels She saw the
moving lantern OF one OF the section men. and
shouted to hin to intercept the fugitive But he
l.l DUt near LEI. Inc TAIN came nearer and
nearer The great headlight Of the locomotive
threw dazzling pain Of Light a3owl tie track
The gin. unconscious 81 her danger. crossed right
II tro4t Of tie engine and narrowly escaped from
the very avs 81 death Heavi1E d great si-h D,
reIlet that her darling was safe from imminent
peril the mother returned ID the house and called
up her son. He hastily dressed and continued
the search full al hour. when lie aroused the
lelglborh0o1 10 assist him. The church BEL. vas
Tulg, and tae entire community turned out !
little after midLght the wanderer was found
She had craw.ed under tile barn belolEi1E 10
Charles BAKER. about One-tLIrd 81 nile from LeT
home, and had nestled beside d great TX cart.
where she was s4unoerlLE - peacefully Is ii She
was IL her own comfortable bed Size " II, gen 1.
awakened and aiken home 1t i almost lniracG-
lous that the Little girl sustained no harm in her
nocturnal wa1derlugS The helLe1ec IIver tlows
q short distance from the house. and her course
vas oeset with dangers Il looks ike al lllastEa
49, - lHal -lduu pH99ase ~ "1cA Il + PROMISED
la N0- "1se'S s-A-' Aa'e cAaF9e o. hls OWE
MARRIAGE OF GEN cHAMEEBLAtN's DAUGHTER
BRr-vS3yr.5- tnrif d MIS- Grace +, ,-,.rri.s-
I. da,,,f5a a. y LII rs '-- -
President Of BoFaoin Ca1lsra - ~ e.,
narr;ad -, HDrsoa E He II u HI ~
stephen N. Allen Of Boston III. ceremony took
page II Inc FlFst Parl>h Church ~ the presence
Of large assemblaEe Of friends Prof Packard
otlclated, assisted by Rev ". 7 Fisher The
+roomsmen were Ihoras Lockwood OF Boston.
Il ". 'hambeT-a!4 brother OF the bride. Chester
+ sawyer ). HI and 'Teorse K SwaZey OF
boston a1q Isaac Lincoln Of BrunsTlck The
5Fide was elegantly attlred ln rich broeade SATIN
d I Ly9n with orlda- vel ar orange blossoms
a4leI tue cereMolF mere vas fanny gathering
.gromPLetely ming the ueleral spacious residence
ne DFIda- glfts were elegant and very numerous
Custom HOUSE DISTRICTS
\ meeting Of nearly all the custom house col
ectors ID the State was held at Collector Merrill :
office Thursday There were present q. McFad,ieD.
Wjscasset \ p En++ Fas+nor+ faorra @ay-it+
Macfias and Ellsworth. I I Mali ta+E