Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-05

The Portland Fraternity has now 4
fund of ABOUT $1,000 There is the best
Of authority 70 the effect that s20,eg1
building is among the possibilities of the
nse blatant future is was over four
years ago that the hope for such build
ing assumed definite proporrions CeI-
taiuly the good work that has been
ACCOMPLISHED by this charitable society
Ia lis Il yesrs OF lie renders is worthy
OF the more extensive recognition that
have been up TO date 1850 beretici2-ieS
whose average age was IL IL years.
Some tune ago the Maine Central man |
agement bs gan 10 remove the woode&
mile boards along the line. substituting
granite ores. These have beeR placed
along the main line from Portland well
over TO Bangor and will DC continued To
the eastern terminus Fash stone Is
Twelve feet in length, twea:y inches wide
and i've inches thicx. They are set four
feet into the IErouud. Seven hundred
and eighty -nlne viii be necezss for thu
whole Ing Laid eEd on end they woald
extentk JJsJ feet or nearly two miles.
such mil. stones are now placed along
tIE lines OF all the great railroads Of the
sbansry-
The grand secretary Of the Good Tenn
pIars OF Maine, Mr. George T.. Braekett
OF Belfast has been confined to the
house some weeks by the prevailing ep:
deiDie but is able 70 oversee the woi K OF
hi- office. he reports the folio wing new
lodges organized in the State during Jan
Gary Somerset Valley. No III at Fir
field Crystal Gem w 20, 1t East Holden
Pearl No. 35j. ST Newport; Faith, No.
3 al Orringtop. Riverdale- No. 3iG, at
South Orrington Several weak and
dormant lodges have been revived. l.
| is hard season for all societies, owing
| to the wide -pread prevalence Of the in
| fuenla and most reduce the total mem
bership of the order in the State But
| little more organ zing work will be done
prior to the annual session Of the Grand
Lodge at Bangor the last week in April.
It ia thought that the Maine Medical
School, nov connected with Bowdoin
| College will be removed To- Portland
| The trustees OF the school now have
already received pledges to the amount
OF some s. 900 towards the build
ings which the schools must have,
| or one half the sum required, and now
that this bequest gives them an aunnal
neome-the interest on 500 600 the
| remainder OF the 900 can probably
be secured yt;dt. out delay The advau
tsges to be gained from the clinical
privileges which would be had at Port
land hospitals makes the removal very
desirable from the faculIy's standpoint.
The commercial travelling men OF
New England will hold a grand mass
meeting at City Hall. Bangor on Wed
nesday rvening, February Il, at ! 80 r.
NJ. !or the purpose of eflectlnga perma
uent organization, appointing working
committees, and materially increasing
the fund already established for the cree
ton OF an Industrial building at Good
Will Farm, East Fairfield Maine, Rev.
hr. Hinckley, Supt. Of the farm, will be
present and givea brief history of the
work at Good Will Farm. Governor
Burleigh has been invited. President
Small OF Colby University. Prof. Ropes,
Hon Moses ',iddings and the Mayor Of
Bangor, and other prominent men will
speak. Short addresses from travelling
men may also be expected. Such an an
nouncement ought to be sufficient to fill
City hall to its utmost, and result in a
big aid to this noble work.