The Republican journal., 1886-04-22
Maine Matters,
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALI OVER THE STATE.
THE GRAND LODGE OF COOP rEMPLAHs.

THE GRAND LODGE OF GOOD TEAIPLARS
The 2Sth annual session of the Grand Lodge
/. O. g. T. met in Augusta April L. The re-
port Of Secretary Bracket Of Belfast shows
80 active lodges in the state. with total mcn-
bcr>hip Of 23,4>3. The number of lodges is
the same A. last year but the membership has
fallen of slightly. The high tide of interest in
the order was secured the year the prohibitorv
constitutional amendment was adopted Inv the
people. and that accomplished the order has
not been doing the active work to increase its
membership that it did that year. During the
past year II lodges have died. but the same
number of new ones have been instituted.
The average life of a lodge is seven wears, al
though there is one in Waldo county eighteen
wears Old. The banner lodge is No. 81 at
south Paris. with membership of 229. Six
lodges i'll the state have membership exceed
ilg loo. and forty Others have a membership of
100 or more. There is district lodge in every
county hut Washington. In It's aggregate
membership the organization in Maine stands
second in The world. In addition to the lodges
are % Juvenile Temples. with an aggregate
membership of $1,000 The receipts the past
year by the Secretary have been S}SG63l. and
the expenses S3ll6.3l, leaving balance of
500 in the Treasury. which is Il slight gain over
last year. In the evening the following officers
were elected: q. W. {. T., VI. J. Dow of
Brooks; &. W. V. r.. Mrs. f. Z. knight of
Dcerin@; g. W. $, George Z. Bracket Of Bel
fast; &. W. T.. joel L. PeaSe of Corinna &.
W. chaplain. Rev. = NJ. Parks of pre>Que Isle:
~ W M., Neor@e ~ Holmes Of Iogus: general
deputy 81 juvenile iempars. Mrs. Emily +.
I'm OF MatefNnic' representatives 10 the H.
W u l.. al hlrhmphl Were elected. lhe
2F'l! NoFtllH 0illrl tt!hpiar lltlr the following
appointments. II. W. -. NJ Mt. t.. l.. Came
OF kenneblnk: q. W. O. IL. Mrs. +. l.. Saw
yer OF UrtenNiIle; u. W. .. g., Charles
plHlo'N 81 Augusta me lodEe Noicu 10 meet
XII Farmngtoh IN October lNS6. The next
auGual session will hc held i'm cyvisfou
ne >froh1 aa! session opened ~ SD T. NJ.
WIN >onG ant praise meeting. An hour later
thc regular session commenced. Al 9.l5 the
oWeef> ciect were installed by X. W. q. {. l.
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The Committee on the Sflte If the order r..
ported the order in Maine 10 he in A. GOOD con-
ditiou ~ can he expected The Grand Iod,re
appropriated ~l10t6 IiuuiJatc The dcbf of HE
Constitutional Amendment Campaign Commits
t., If 1S>I. Tho r,port of The (omuittc. On
Enforcement of the iatinr laW was aAo1,ted
l. SAYS that the past wear Ia, been one marked
in tie annals OF loige Nork il showing H.
creased laWle,>n,.>, on the mart of ,1irn sellers
III every part of the state. encouraged as
they seem 10 have been Tx the action Of
Municipal and .>uprrior Courts. The threats
madc against Grand Worthy Chief Tenlplar
Mun~on in Portland. open violence against the
persons and property Of tenn, rance workers
in Boothbay. >prin@yalr Rockland q . Car
diner have the rcl,ort say> di,oracr,I +he
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THE STATES SICK NiLE.
Governor Robe. Councillor, Hatch. Locke
and smith and Cattli. Commissioner G. II
Bailey met al the Falmouth Hotel April l4th
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