The Republican journal., 1886-11-04
Good Templars.


a WEEKLY RECORD OF THE WORK AND PRO
GI;ENs OF IIIE q. I. LODGES.
The Temperance Record for Nov, the organ
OF the Order of GOOD Templar> Of Maine. con-
tain> an abstract report of the Oct. session of
Grand Lodge at Pennington. The Record is
an eight page monthly, published in Belfast by
the Crane Secretary and is wholly devoted to
Good 1enlplar> and temperance.
we 90 to press too carly 10 give a report of
Waldo District Lodge at West Winterport
Yesterday. but hope to have an extended account
next week. Winterport has two tlourishing
Lodges, West Nihterport No. 126 at that
corner, and Lebanon No. 60 al Ellingwoods
corner 1t also has one Of the best Juvenile
Temples i'll the State. Rainbow Temple No. h
at Nmterport village, which is doing a good
work for the children.
Belfast Lodge No. 30 evidently has taken a
new departure for the better AS 20 more new
members were added last MONDAY evening.
Still there is room for more. and eligible per
sons will be received under the regular rules at
each meeting. a committee was raised at the
last session to report on the question of Il
Juvenile Temple here, which will probably be
started at once.
a note from Lodge Deputy, NJ V. B. Mitch
ell of Haven Lodge No. 32j, of Troy. SAYS
Our lodge Is III Il prosperous condition with
about 100 members, good attendance and inter-
est. and some funds in the treasury to tide us
over hard times.
W dlNo vi dHllc i4OtSt- Ol FRANKFORT, winch
adjourned over the summer months sends in
for the new II. W. and proposes to 90 to work
with renewed vigor under the deputyship of
James +. Sprague.
The lodges as a whole in Waldo county were
never in better condition to enter upon the
WINTER campaign We hope to give items of
interest from each in this department during
the season. Waldo has 2S lodges, only four of
which are weak. Strengthen the column.
The Grand Lodge appointed Com. to pre-
sent the case of j. +. Clinton. of Rockland. to
Governor and Council and ask his pardon.
Clinton has been in States prison year for
shooting rum seller named Severance who
assaulted him on the streets Of Rockland lie
is not a member of the Order and his pardon
+ is asked for simply because he is imprisoned
for defending himself from an assault made OH
him for his action in aiding to enforce the pro-
hibitory law i'll Rockland. a huge amount Of
petitions have been received and filed asking
for his pardon. Tho hearing has been assigned
for Nov. "a.
The Grand Secretary is just beginning to re-
ceive the quarterly returns from the Lodges in
the State for the three months ending Oct 81
and as there are 325 in Maine the amount of
correspondence is large and his Office work
rushing. His mail is the largest of any person
III the city, amounting to upward of 5000 let
tiers received, and as many sent out. His post
age bill for the year is about $500.
The Record reports nine new Lodges organ
lied in the State during Oct. viz: Porter at
Porter; Unity at L. Hiram; Winnecook at
Burnham; Central at Browntield; Dixmont at
No. DiXmont; Welcome at w. Baldwin; Aqua
Pura at Welchville; Resolute at Milford, and
No Surrender at Bangor
The Grand Lodge organizers are getting to
work in the pre-winter campaign. Grand Tenn
plar Nj. j. Dow is to go at once on a tour in Ok
ford county; Counsellor j. III. Hamilton is at
work in southern Penobscot and Hancock Vice
Tempar Mrs. Il. +. Knight in Sagadahoc coun-
ty; State Deputy Mrs. Estes is in southern
Piscataquis and northern Penobscot; Dep. c.
l.. +. Howe in Franklin, and Mrs. Cain, Sup.
of Juvenile Temples, is continually at work in
her department in various parts of the State.
All news items sent us in regard to Lodges
and the order, especially in Waldo county, will
be given in this department. Send in on or be-
fore Tuesday of each week.