Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07
/; PUBLIC INSTALLATION.
Oxford Encampment Instituted
Rumford Falls.

The following item from the .ltumloifi
Falls Evening Herald will he Sf inter-
est to the members of Jephtha En-
campmcnt of this city who attended, rs
well as 10 odd Fellows all over the
state:
Tho New oxford Encampment, No.
43. T. o.. O. F., which was instituted at
Odd Fellows hall. Itunford Falls, Feb.
%. at go O'Clock, Wednesday after
noon. was a very grand success from
an points of view. The State Grand
officers arrived in town on the noon
train ANA were escorted to Hotel Rum
fore. yhcre they at once prepared for
what most interest the human family
at ,tel noon hour a bountiful dinner.
Al go +. NJ. they all repaired to
the odd Fellows hall in odd Fellows
block. 1here artistic preparations were
wade fer the g"and public installation.
owing to the beautiful day and the
popularity of the order the large hall
was. completely occupied by members
Of thA order. their ladies and citizens
OF the town.
The gfapd officers present were: VIII
c. Miller. Augusta. grand patriarch,
chas. u. Page, Bangor. grand high
priest: tief bert w. Sears, Portland,
grand senior warden: Benjamin Z.
stone, Portland, grand scribe; Albro
T.. Chase. Portland, grand treasurer;
Eugene r. Bowler. R0ckland. grand
JUROR. u.!rden: John NJ. Ward. Bangor,
grand sentinel; Frank l.. SnoW, Bruns-
wick, grand representatives A. NJ
Drummond. Augusta gland marshal.
These grand officers were assisted by
the degree staff Of Jephtha Encamp-
ment. No. 3, of Augusta, which was
composed Of the following gentlemen
of our State capital, viz:
Geo. r. Andrews, A. NJ. Drummond,
w. s. Baldwin A. d. Weeks, Fred Pu-
los. G. F. Biiodeau, W. N. Foss, W. II.
Reid. w. b. Getchell, Russell Black
well.
After all preliminaries were arranged,
the following ofIicers-elect were duly
installed into their respective stations,
as follows:
William r. Briton, chief patriarch;
John Foley. high priest; James Shea,
senior Warden. Stanley Conant, junior
warden: VIII Darlington, scribe; Felix
Gugnon, treasurer; Christopher Bur-,
guide
This occasion as a public one gave
this vicinity an opportunity of life 10
enjoy public installation of an i. o..
O. T.. Encampment with all the grand
officers present in full regalia. an incl
dent unusual in IL town of this size.
This cncampment starts out with
.natterng prospects and has SoodlA
number of frst-class ma terial in mcm-
hcrship to assure its maintenance.
There were several members of diff
fcront camps present whose names ana
residences were as follows
=. q. B:,rrett. Dixfield Encampment,
DixGeld: II. T.. Stillman. DiXtield En-
campm"nt DiXfiold; l.. c. Blasde'l,
Portland Encampmcnt, Portland W.
6. baldwin, Jcphtha Encampment, Au-
custa: Geo. f. Andrews. Jehtha En-
campment. Augusta; Ira II. Well. Pine
Tree f.ncampment, kennebunk; y. ID.
Weeks, Jcrhtha Encanpment, Angus
IT,.
\ grand supper was served in the
BANQUET han at high II, where. justice
was mcted out to all and where all
seemed To do justice To the feast set
bcfor" them.
The grand body organizers were
shown about the town in early morn
ing and accompanied by brothers OF
the cncamDment to the station, where
they took the 9.i0 train to their re-
spoct:vc homes. Thus ends the first
cbaptcr of the now known oxford En-
campmcut. No A., Rumford Falls, Me.
II. Parker Wilson, one Of the pr0mi-
ncnt residents of Haverhill Mass, died
tsuddcnIy from apopleXy at the Pen