The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-17

WdldO. BOdgo' Dand OF SOutu VIM
ham accompanied them. The following
members were present:
H. R. Millett and wife. BENZ. R. Wheeler and
iss hsa1itt b and wife. S. B. cloudman and
L. w. Brown and wife. wife,.
Hayes and lady, " H Hncon a and WIFE WIFE
Harry E. Harding. Willis /. Bickford.
VIM Strout and wife: s. f. stone and Vile.
Walter Harding and w. M. TWombley.
wife. S. Z. Rand and wife.
George H. Emery. J. G. SOplersideS and
Theodore shackford and wife .,,.. -
]. S. Thomas and wife: daughter.
F. W. Harding and wife. D. F. Whittier.
o. A. Bean and wife. +. II. Emery.
sm r. k E ea anal wife '1ffePa shs snaw
Charles Wright and SSH. R, Waterhouse.
ter, Wesley Murch.
Arthur Fl. Harding. Geo. II. wentworth
David f. Rolfe. and wife.
Harmony lodge was chartered by the
grand lodge January 10, 1922, and is one
of the Oldest. The names of some of
the prominent members now deceased
shows of what material it has been COM
posed:
Reuben Mason, at one time preceptor Of Cor
ham Academy,
nent shipmaster, died 1858.
James Goldman a prominent shipn1aster,
father of Randolph A.. L. Goldman, lawyer in
Portland.
Daniel Hunt, a shipmaster, later in life a tav-
ern keeper in Gorham village. The tavern
house is now owned and occupied as a store by
Roscoe G. Harding.
Archilaus Lewis, a commissioned officer in
the Continental army in IT'S. After the war
he settled in Stroudwater.
John Warren, at one time a prominent lum-
herman, lived in the vicinity of Saccarappa.
David Harding, early in life shlpmaster,
later trader and civil magistrate. He was II
years member of the legislature of Massachu-
sets and two years OF Maine.
Robert Harding, son OF David Harding,
shipmaster lost at sea in 1924.
Nathan Harris, a trader, the father of our
t0WnSman Benjamin f. Harris, now IN business
on Commercial street.
Elihu Baxter at ane time prominent physi-
clan. He died in Portland in 1868.
Charles Hunt son of Capt. Oliver Hunt. he
was a representative in both the House and
Senate. He was the father of Charles 0. Hunt
and DIR. Henry H. Hunt of this city.
Joseph Hamlen He served the town as Sc
lectman and as a representative to the Legisla-
ture. Died January 80, 1S49.
Edwin M. Burton, son OF Brother William
Burton and brother of Brother Alfred M. Bur-
ton died December 2. 1855.
Charles Frost, at one time master of the ship
Kittie Floyd, died in Liverpool Eng, in 1863.
0ver IL ana maisem er = L t efe as
Oliver H. died July2, 1858, Hamilton S. died
January IT, 1866.
Joseph Pierce was born in Baldwin gradual
ed at Bowdom in the class OF 1913, read Law IN
the office of Stephen Longfellow. He was 10
years Judge Of the probate court He died June
25, 1866 aged "a.
Masonry for 40 years. He held some office in
the lodge.
Charles w. Green, son of the late Roscoe G.
Green of Portland Brother Green followed
the He died in 72hh AIRED
81 81 'S'' ~ ''''''-' S'' : ~ 49, = -' ''sS'
James Mann at one time paymaster in the U.
S. Army: He diedin New Orleans in 1858.
John Curtis, for many years sailed from Port
land as shipmaster He was son of Captain
John Curtis who was master of the privateer
Dart in the war of 1912, 50 well known in
history; he died January 7, 1870, aged "a.
WilliamBenton was made mason November
3, 1924. Brother Benton was a farmer and lived
on the Gray road about two miles from Gorham
village. He was the father of brothers Edwin M.
and Alfred M. Benton. Alfred nj. Benton was
well-known in Portland. For long time he
was treasurer of the Maine Savings Bank.
Daniel c. Emery was made mason April %,
1928. He was at one time sheriff, also
the first superintendent of the York and Cum
berland Railroad, what is now the Portland and
of trust and responsibility. He wrote history
OF Harmony Lodge, to which the writer of the
above mentioned facts is largely indebted:
Desert island. He followed the sea as master
mariner for many years. His first wife was the
daughter of Brother Joshua A. Phillips of Har-
mony Lodge. He died July 26, 1867.
Charles Penfeld, a shipmaster for many
years. At the breaking out of the war of the
rebellion he was commissioned as lieutenant
in the navy.
John r. Adams, for IL years pastor of the
Congregational Church in Gorham, and later
Chaplain Of the 9th Maine and 121st New York
regiments. At the close of the war he returned
to Gorham. He died April %, 1866; aged Sc
years.
There are many more worthy brethren
who have gone to join the Grand Lodge
above whom we might mention did time
and space permit.