The Somerset reporter., 1888-03-14

Aud you never hcer'd tel what became
Of The man-what would you dr. IT, YOU
/ 81 ! come acrost him sometime IsI-
denfiy the brakeman had al Imagination
which was trying To assert itself
"Dh, II try to even the thing up some.
hpw. ! suppose common decency would
demand that; I'd treat him As well a.
/ knew how"
Look here SAID the prisoner turning
/ from HE window with an apparent IF
/ lori 10 change conversation which. for
-ome reason. had not seemed 70 interest
+ linn look here. old man, I've got IT..
tie keepsake that Your story just reuindcd
/ me 81 and if could get at IT d ak Sou
10 lake charge Of 1t for ME till-fu u..
thing Is over. If you'll put Your hand in
thefe and pull out that bit Of rib5ou -
TIE conductor aim jumped 9uj u
hI- ~eat. If that ain 10 the eros thar
foa'te just been telling about h. shout
ed.
\ month later the detective was unIcr-
going cross examination By the conduc-
tor aud brakeman.
Yes, he was Il bad lot-oh, yc~, he
Didn't have "A leg to stand upon: the fact,
/ y
the cross and the rest Of 1t! just a. true
a gospel. What had he been doing:
Throwing bombs the last thing.
Punished; Well, to tell you the truth.
they wont hc apt 10 punish him till they
catch him again ! guess Fact j., he got
away from me somchpw that same night.
Who, me: Oh, no. i1h not on the force
any more; Eve been bounced - Edgar
Mayhew Bacon, in the Epoch
Somerset District Lodge.
The ANIMAL session of Somerset District
Lodge O. q / was held with Wc>,er-
runsett Lodge If East Madison, Friday.
Mar. ID Bingham, Somerset Union.
Wesscrrun>ett, Old Point, Mercer, Loyal
ty. Corn,llle, Athens, and Star of the
East Lodge werc represented by about
one hundred and >evcutv-fye delegates
past delegates. an visitors. The Com
on the State OF the order reported mem
bership of nearly eight hundred in report
ed Lodges, there having been marked
increase of membership during the last
quarter, Loyalty Lodge of Skuwhcgan
having made the greatest gain. Making
due allowance for the unreported Lodges,
there are nearly one thousand Good
Tcmplar, in the county.
Never before have we held so large,
enthusiastic and determined session.
Among the prominent Good Templars
present were: \. c. Dinsmore and Rev.
T. +. Millet of Bingham, Mr.. and Mrs.
| {. +. Lcadbctter of Emhden, l.. +
Spraaue, j. NJ. Getchell l., /. Derrcll,
| { +. Fairbrother. Mrs. Fairbrother, and
| Miss l.. H. Ware OF No. Anson. W. J.
Cairns and j. W. lompkns of Madison,
Mr.. aud Mrs. II, {. Powers, Mr.. and Mrs.
+ { Holt and Annie l.. Beard of So.
NonidgeWock key, j. NJ. Frost aud \.
q. Smith of SkoWhcgan, W. j. Drew
and }. W. Diekerson of Mercer.
enforcement of the law was the lead
ing subject of the meeting An appro-
priation was made subject to the order of
the Com ON the enforcement of the law
and this Com. was instructed 10 WELD all
the influence of the Order to secure the
| indictment, arraignmcnt conviction. and
| sentence of the rum ficuds. The actions
of Bros. W j. Cairns and j. W. romp-
kins of Madison in doing detective work
in liquor cases was heartily and unani-
mously endorsed. The u. l.. evidently
failed to understand the exceedingly sub
tie distinction between Il Spottcr and Il
detective or between rum selling hotel
keeper and criminal The ringing ut
terancc of many of the speakers on thi,
subject would have made that most con
tcmptiblc of all human beings the tenn
perance doughfacc, decidedly uncOm-
Portable had he been there.
The u. 7 called the attention Of the
ID. l.. to the necessity of Il deeper interest
in Juvenile Temple work aud was earnest
~ sustained by Sister L. L. Cain of
Watcrvill. &. $. of L. f. In response to
these appeals the d. l. voted To invite
Sister Cain to come into the county and
institute Temples. Each Lodge was ur-
ged TO avail itself of her assistance and to
sustain Il Temple. Bro. Millett was com
missiunrd to institute one ut Bingham.
\ liberal appropriation MS made 10
enable the ID. I. to visit and counsel
Lodges. Fifty.Seyen delegates took the
obligation and were instructed in the
prccept. of one sublime d, l. Degree.
The officers for the ensuing year are
{. { Ball of Moscow, u. TemPlar; II. {.
Powers of SO. Norridgewock d. Com
Annie l.. Beard of So. NorrdgcWuck, !
d. Y. r.; w. j Drew of Mercer, u. Sec
L. +. Sprague of No. Arson, y. Treas.
J. ". Dickinson of Mercer, u. Chap. l..
L. Dcrrcll of No. Arson, d. NJ. +. {. !
Holt of so. Norridgewock y. y. and /.
-, T; j. NJ. Getchcll of NJ. AnSon .
tom. on the State of the order; \. {. e.
Dinsmore, f. c. Holt ana J. VI. Frost
delegates to the Il l..
Wesserrunsett Lodge provided enter
tainment in Il manner that showed them
20 be masters of the art of,perfect hoSpi-
tality, and the Good Tcmplars Of Somer-
setwill long to meet there again. Next
session with Mercer Lodge Friday, June
list. NCHBE.