Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-03

aa 80"
VS. ir.fia,rd vifh "a charter member
sLncf Nry-tso ramrs 10 n1s nam'
a.rs over sr,.aiy. 20 tai me- viia "a.
r.trr..s. ls members afc scattered
ttr.a ste.t thc state, AL tso 20 then
have w.ftdrasu Oh f.fm rcu lrigl 10
re.shborrs iova u tas oera exc
trrmr'v fortunate .a kavag very h't'
t.krlst arcng i's mCmotr. Tie tfta''
arr. Oh ~trh che i1ise has s'oi.!
.lm deposited Ef that p4fposc. ha'
rarely been lfa~n apps. And alto-s
@ has bt.a lsafiy three yeafs si'ce th'
institution cf ihe Lodge, ihc cola 'ls'
MARKS OBJ, tle fes,ins place ~ 'ins.'
1..tef Itls sill bel sren 'ha' a'
Iotsc w. have besa rrosqerrd telorl
even thr l0r.s of t.e m0s' sAnsu.'c
o. stoll te ttc eairavof of every mrm'
n.rf. .ee cas- .,s c.lfse .s ever tnsAfi
a1l aqeari
u-1 Cfo.he VA. h..oael ty bfp
,lmasl N. Wlley. uh' sp.k e q ,he go
ca. character ard ir,lcaey n .oslsi 80
..ri.e.. comparing chs 18th otae'', 40
trasirg the coac.us.oa chat q ihcf teach
--, were uly lived ul 'o. mach SOD
n SO he .r.mF.lshrt
Wr ttea listened to "a sorg by male
si'c,r. .-sstng ~ Mrs'fs. i9wcr'
Pike. Naraa anl ballard, NJ wef'
tascl ty I-o D. w. rover'. ~ho, 'r
IA Few cllnc'efs.c remarks. gave t.'
lrls ot ttc teachings a,l teacts oi th'
ORDER
Hra A g.. Ir11r,s taea gave d. .irt'
~ CHS arl 0'hcf similar cfsarifat'a',
ara rrra.1el tns Dr. came to be tts
-r.rth member ta,i-gtsst he rra le aP
3D. mind o. rriy-,.1r mca in ite iosn
q FDstlrg .-el be- he ooad roi make
q .feli MISTAKE la joining h.m'el'. ant
b. eaP.fcnce had flliy ilslh.d taa'
r.rc.-s. .a.
Irm tiosc present Who scfc nci mem
b.-.. ~ taI come k.al wofls Prom
Rev. o. y ~..nr. wtn iutt a. mf
lrg'h lq,n ite tereis ~ ihc uflei--
Trrsrur Cunul a1l hNEtotINul
.ay.-s Del was if.sai.y toward 81. s'lie'
t.. tfmct ffttc Purposes wl.rl ihl' o,e
claimed to tc ilc cs.l ny shat 90
taps r1 other MAJ pftssli col.i. Tat t'
-r,cr 1-l any >,r.r'y 90 oflef, escsq'
,te i ..y Orlrf of Ma'umory, tli BIS
ls.oc.at..-s viih itsif mcmtsfs lad been
.n r..a.aat ttai tc i.la.t kros BAG That
Del saollI b. irl O. ihc other extreme.
arI 1 chem aA. Mf. Ihomas Z.
s.r.ey then gave b. ..sas % ttc pnlci-
p'c. Of tte Orlsf spsasing ci the uame
of rythlas. ~hlct. he SAD. tas become q
synonym fof friendship che ~oid over.
srl .a1.rg f We rested up1- tic cafnef-
stone az sach friendship car cause would
5s ever o1wafl, AL when che m.gtiy
uofks 90 Art had al cf4mt.el into DUE
'te rfia..p.s ~ ualy.ng friendship woaii
.tl b- .a lt. yo4ih. Mr.. VA. 0oft1r
chen made some very happy suggestions.
.qrakiag ia g.lsias terms q the afi %
cookery as pfac,iccl by the ladies in'ef'
e.'si IN ne Order. sni rCgrvitiug thai
thry scre 90 admitted .1io fall fellow
,h.p ty beng initiated into The secret
mysteries % che Order d. % " Shcid
taen gave BIS lca. 20 che working, OF
'hs Order. shown By .he character o. ii'
members
Then Past Chancellor thomas q. lcf-
.ag. of
ruNeTufuw rnnGE. PORTLAND,
vas Introduced. and spoke az leng'h and
s.o44e1'.y uPsa ihs history, teach q.
a-l general Work % the Order. saying
thlt Be VS. pleased 20 see 80 May pres
sa, W. are no, members. a. b. shows
chat che affairs Of peqaa~se; Lodge bal
Been 30 conducted that ii had gained q
god name outside. and an interest ia ii'
wsl-be.ng had been creA'cd-anl a goo
name VA ra'h'r 'o be chosen than great
rctes. Speakiag % The faancIal condi.
toa Of ths Order. be- saij that sl6j,0oo
were annually distributed among the s.ck
ty ihe vaf.olslodges % knigh's through.
oli the country. and The sun Of $1,000.
600 Wa invested ia sAyings banks and
good .eclf.i.e. for the purpose Of reier'
~ ,hs wants q brethren and their fam
dies. ne thea gave a very touching fe'
c.tal u tho story u Damon and Pytlias.
The audisncc could almost see the de-
voted Danoa 10 sharing and bearing The
ngnis and ieers Of The tyrAat Dyonisia'
a. be was lei % the scafold % suffer
ieait for bis friend A. vel a. The i'm
mortal words " The victim a. be turned
a face al wreathed with smiles % hi.
tormeu,or and exclaimed. IL sweet %
Die f1f those We love" Bat before the
fatal b.ow j. given. Pythias j. seen Ia
the dis'Ance returning from the bosom Of
biz family to suffer an ignominious death.
Th,n be gave q sketch q the manner in
wh.rh the Order first started. A school
master. confined 10 his school house all
n xht By = very severe sno~ storm. hap
pered % PICK up book and read the
srORN OT DAMON And rNtHiAs,
AID during the long hours q the Night
be wrote up0a slips Of paper the fret
sketch q the working principles Of the
Order. which be gave 10 the rescuing
party IN the morning. after plsdging them
b secresy.
Al the close Of bis remarks. the DE-.
wAs warmly aPplaaded. and Hearty
vote of thanks unanimously tendered 70
hin.
And the brother Knights returned 10
their homes with the feeling thA; this
~As an occasion foF their Lodge 10 mark
~iih white stone. = red-leiier day ia iis
history tha. will be long remembered BY
al. Coz.
+. 5. MclSrmE Of Fryeburg has been
made . Justice o. the Peace By Governor