The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-08

The watchwartl Of the order of Good Tcmplars
for the world as adopted at the last session of r.
w. &. L. is For God, and Home, and Every Land.
The Maine Temperance Record for March, just
issued, contains portrait and sketch of Ex.Gov.
Sidney Pcrham, a Past G. G. Templar of the order
Portraits of other prominent Good Tempars in
the State will follow.
Belfast Lodge boasts of one, if not the oldest
Good Templar in Maine in Bro. l.. Il. Cobbctl, of
the Head of the Tide, who is now in his Sth year
AMI his years and honors lightly as the
average man Of 60. Bro. Goblet was on hand at
the District Lodge session, as usual.
Geo. +. Bracket Lodge No. II of jackson has
elected the following officers, who were duly in
stalled by Fred II. Brown, l.. Deputy NJ. 5, Hatch,
c. T.. Jennie Bickford, Vice T.; }. ii. Mckinley,
Sec, Eva Chase, Treas. Meets every Thursday
evening in their own hall, and number 20 mem
bcrs
Belfast Lodge has begun the called "crcdit
system" of entertainments. The members are
divided into two companies by choosing and then
furnish literary entertainments on alternate even
ings. Co. A. began Feb. 20tl, Co. B. 18th, amt 50
on through the quarter, the winning side to be
treated to a supper by the losers April Goth.
Pcnobscot Lodge No. Isl of Stockton begins the
quartcr with 81 members Officers W. ii. Kelley,
Deputy; j. ii. AmeS {. T.. Alice lIichborn, Vice
T.; Gene DevercuN, Sec; II. Griffin, Treas. Meet
every Thursday evening i'll Dcnslow hail and are
having some fine literary entertainments. The
next session of the District Lodge will be held
with them and very pleasant occasion is antlri
patcd.
NlIl I ntltrr ", t,f h.lS NOV lla-
putty in F. l.. Palmer, who has installed the follow
ing officers for this quarter: Frank Henderson,
Chief T.; Agnes $. JOY, Vice r.; l.. NJ. Palmer,
Sec; Ed. Lufkin, Fin. Sec; Belle j. Palmer,
Treas. The Lodge meets every Thursday evening
Ill the town house, has Il nice library and rs mem
bcl>. Grand c. Templar Dow was present and
cNcmplicd the new unwrltten work at their last
meeting.
The banner Lodges i'll the State, according TO
their reports for the quarter ending Jan. 3lSt
Whiprle. No 49, of kittery, $50 members; sa !ns,
No. l56, of kcnnebunk, i'll; st. Groin, No. 2l5, Of
Milltown, l6l; Oak Hill, No 2ll, Charleston, Isl ;
Ossipec, No. 80, So. WATERFORD, l4h Turner, No,
50, Turner, 10, Geo. Pratt, No. $50 Wmtcrp"it,
IA; Mystic, No.2 Portland, li$; Oakland No. 3ot,
Gardiner, al
Geo. Pratt Lodge No. $50 of Wnterport village,
the banner Lodge of Waldo county, returns IA
members this quarter with the following ollccrS
installed by Deputy $. IL Morgan: Albert :. Ware,
Z. T.; Lillian NJ Hardy, V. T. Anna ii. scott, sec
Nellie Damon, Treas. The Lodge meets Monday
evenings and aisv sustains one of the best Jurc-
nile Temples in the State, in Rainbow M. A. with
a large and interested membership. of which Les
ter NJ. Hall is snpt.
Officers of Mirror Lake Lodge, W e,; Can,en,
were installed Feb 18th by Lodge Deputy Robert
| simmons, as follows {. t. Aaron MaNcy; v T.,
Mrs. f. Robinson; Chaplain, Daniel Keller; A.
S, Nellie MaXcy; F. s, Leonard Packard, Treas
urer, Fred simmons; Marshal, Willie Robinson
ID. NJ, j. Halliday Andrews; sentinel, Willie Ro-
kes; Guard, ii. Bowley; p. {. T., George pham.
There are now 81 members of the lodge, Is having
been added during the year
Freedom Lodge No. 2S3 Of Freedom enters the
quarter with l02 members. 1t meets regularly
every saturday evening, with the following officers
for the new quarter: A. Il. Sparrow, Deputy, +. II.
Banton, c. r.; susie ii. Fuller v. r.; Maria Il,
Mitchell, Sec; i. ". Mitchell, Treas. The Lodge
will probably duly celebrate the event The Lodge
has been the salvation of that community, chang
ing the village from drunken place Il score OF
years ago to a temperate and temperance commu-
nifty, with even Il temperance hotel.