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

a new. Lodge will soon be instituted AT Pem"h
scot by District Tempar f. W. Winter.
A special session of Hancock District Lodge
will probably be held at Surry in March, particu
lars of which will be given in due season
The Order of Good Tempars is in hourishng
condition in Hancock county and the Ellsworth
American, edited by Bro. j. C. Chilcot, is an able
and fearless exponent of the Good Tcmpar and
| temperance principles. There are twcntv-tw live
| working Lodges in the county With about $500
members.
Thank sSiyng Lodge of Orland has elected the
following officers, who were installed 'y H. -.
John A. starr +. NJ. staples, G. T.. Lizzie J.
Lord, V. T.; A. II. Dresser, Sec. Mamie f.. Perry
+. s.; G.. A. Door, T.; S. s. saunders, NJ; Fannie
5. Staples, G.; Maurice J.. Farnham, O.; H. n.
keycs, s.; Robert \cwcomb, A. $; frankie Gil
patrick, ID. NJ; Mic Gross, Il. $; Lena Jordan,
l.. $. The Lodge is ilourshing, with new members
continually coming in, two bcingsadlcd at the last
| meeting.
The officers of Neal row Lodge, of Ellsworth,
were installed by j. G. Chilcolt, state Deputy, as
follows: Miss Jennie " Mason, Z. T.. Mrs. Ada
F. Curtis, '. T., j. c. Chilcott, See. Mrs. Lucy j.
Warlwel, A. s.; lIamlin +. Chilcot, f. s.; Miss
| Julia +. Wardwell, Treas; Rev. " Y. Wartiwell,
+. {. T.; Geo. W. Smith, NJ; Mrs. Mary Page D.
NJ; n, Ii. Page, Chaplain; W. 4. Bonsey, o G.,
Mrs. Mary A. Iironscy, !. g.; Mrs. s. J. Chilcot,
X. ii. S; Miss Emma Page, l.. II, $. The Lodge
| voted to adopt the new work.
| Echo Lake Lodge, No. 3G2, of Someslille, had a
| public installation ON the evening Of Feb. 9th, al
which the following officers installed Isaiah
| Obcr o. G.; Helen Richardson, L. g.; Kate L..
| Pray, d. NJ: Lester Pray, NJ; +. +. Atherton,
| Sec. Hattie Somcs, Asst, Sec; Adelbct lladley,
+. Sec; Mrs. Fannie IIadey, Treas; Mrs. Cynthia
| Smith, Chap; Ella +. Mason, V. T.; Mrs. NJ. A.
IIamor, Il. ii. s.; Mrs Phebe Babson, L. IL. s.; 3.
T. Atherton, Z. I. After the installation there
| was an entertainment of tableauN, dialogues and
| singing, followed by coffee, cake and doughnuts.
| A very pleasant evening was enjoyed.
Hancock District Lodge was held at Ellsworth
Feb. 18th. A blizzard prevented a large attend
ance, but what the meeting lacked in numbers it
| made up in interest and enthusiasm. Dinner was
| served at noon i'm the Free Baptist vestry, the
| place of meeting. The lodge was opened in due
| form at 80 p. NJ, District Counsellor +. W. Winter
of East Orland in the chair Reports of lodges read
and responses made For Pleasant Home Lodge, So.
| Hancock, Miss Martha T.. Wooster; Pine Tree
| Lodge, Surly, j. +. Staples; Crescent Lodge, Ded-
| ham, +. W. Winter; Neal Dow Lodge, Ellsworth,
| J. c. Chilcott Pure Fountain Lodge, East Orand,
| f. W. Winter. The following officers were elected
and installed for the ensuing year: +. W. Winter,
| East Orland, District Tcmplar; f. l.. Curtis, Ellis
| worth, ID. Counsellor; Miss Elsie Smith, Surry ID.
| VT. Mrs. Ellie Macomber, franklin, ID. Sec. A.
| l.. Young, South Hancock, ID. Treas; Rev. +.
Harding, Ellsworth, ID. Chap; f. f. SWEET. Surry,
| d. Marshal; Mrs. n. H. Page, Ellsworth, Supt. of
Juvenile Temples; Emma Page, Ellsworth, Senti-
nell A. l.. Treworgy, Surry, Guard Miss Martha
| T.. Wooster, South Hancock, A. Sec; Mrs. Mary
| A. Bonsey, Ellsworth, Dept. Marshal Lewis NJ
Blood Of Dedham, was nominated for District
Deputy. Delegates and alternates to the Grand
| Lodge were chosen follows: Delegates, j. C.
| Chlcott, j. f. Staples, +. W. Winter. Alternates
| A. l.. Treworgy, N. IL. Page, T. b. Springer. The
| Committee on the State of the Order reported
| through its chairman, Rev. +. Harding, that the
order in Hancock county is in u fairly prosperous
condition. Voted That the sessions of this lodge
for the coming year be picnic sessions, the dele
| gates and visitors in attendance the same fur
nishing contributions of food F. W. Winter, Dis
| trict Deputy, instructed the Lodge in the new un
| written work. The visitors extended vote OF
| thanks to the members Of Neal Dow Lodge fOl
| their courtesy and entertainment. Neal Dow Lodge
in turn extended u vote of thanks to the visitors
| for their attendance.