The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-12-11

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MASONIC. The officers of Palestine Commandery
of this city, have received the annual report of the
proceedings of the Grand Commandery of Maine
knights Templar, at its thirty-thir', annual con
clave, held at Portland, May :, 1884. There arc
| fourteen communicates III the State, with a tota
membership of ,s4S Palestine, of Belfast il the
youngest, having been instituted May 3, 1852. II
now numbers 30 members. The following is the
report of Charles B. Morton, Grand lieneralissimo
/ of his visitation to Belfast
March 18th, visited Palestine Commanderv No
a. at Belfast, and witnessed work in this Order OF
| the Temple. was greatly surprised at the appear
ance of this Commandery. 1t being but recently
constituted none of the officers having ever filled
any Office until elected to the they now hold
most of whom had never seen the Order conferred
other than on themselves, it was hardly to be ex
pected they would follow the ritual as closely a.
| Older Communicates. 1t was the reverse Never
| nave see Commandery in this jurisdiction open
receive its Commander and visiting officer in better
| shape. The comforting of the Order was very per
| feet followed the work closely, but could see
| but little to criticse. The Commanlery numbers
| forty-two, all of whom have provided themselye.
with regalias except three The average attendance
! Is twenty four. The ASYLUM is well ADAPTED tl
| Its uses. The condition of this new Commander,
is certainly prosperous, it having all the necessary
paraphernalia, jewels, and, what is best of all for
new Commandery, no de6t-Jhere being quite a sur
plus in the treasury. 1t has entered, doubt not
on a prosperous career. Success attend it.
OBITUARY. The Rockland Opinion of the 9TH
publishes the following notice of the death of ma
tive of Waldo county:
Mr.. Allen Bowler, a prominent citizen, died al
his home on Rankin street Monday morning. He
| was native of Palermo, in Waldo county, am
came to Rockland in 1865. He engaged in lime
manufacturing and was quite successful He has
| several times been elected to the common council
and has held other city offices. At the time of his
| death he was chairman Of the board of overseers
nf hial h., hnl.
! years. He belonged to Aurora lodge of Masons
and was buried with the ceremonies Of the order on
Wednesday afternoon. He was 81 years of age.
The Kenebec Journal says:
| Rev. David Richards. who died Nov. 9th, al
Frankfort, at the age of 81 years, months and Il
days, the oldest Methodist minister in the State
that there is any record Of He lived in Frankfort
about % years, and has preached up to about the
| first OF November. and married a couple November
| sth. He went five miles TO the polls in November
| and voted for Blaine and Logan, has ALWAYS voted
the Republican, ticket from the foundation of the
party. His widow is living at the age of 80 years
| They have had seven children, two sons and five
| daughters, all of whom are living and were at the
| funeral excepting three who were unable to gel
there Benz j. Richards, Esq, Supt of the Halo
well Granite Co.'S quarries is of the sons, and
met his brother at the funeral, being the first time
they have seen each other for twenty three wears
| Rev. MIR. Richards was well known and greatly re
| spected throughout the State.
| The Atteborough, (Mass) Chronicle. of Dec. 2
contains the following obituary of Mrs. Edison W
George, who a sister of Mrs. John w. Fergu
son, of Belfast:
| Thanksgiving day was made sad in the village by
the announcement that Mrs Edison W. George
passed to her immortal home at 7.3O Wednesday
evening. She had been i'll less than two weeks
from typhoid fever. Mrs. George a rarely es
Unable lady, gentle, unassuming, of amiabe dis
position. fond mother, a kind friend and neigh
Dor, esteemed most highly by all who knew her
Her husband and four little ones thus deprived of
her tender love and care receive the deepest SYM
n ri f,..,
took place in Halves chapel Friday afternoon at one
O'Clock, and were conducted by the Rev. Mr.
which the deceased had been member for many
years.