Ellsworth American., 1906-05-09
uLUEHILL LODGE.


iHA -, was read By Mr. snow Of the
$ ossVh ss,h anniversary of the lodge on
%rs~,sbsv % evening, April 2sj
,-,,r 10 1881 no fraternal benevolent
I .xisted in B.uehill and no lodge
s',, ~. independent Order nf Odd Fellows
q ,..sock county. Early In 1881 several
y s,.,rs -. of the order, residents OF this
.,d with one exception affiliated
s,h IN Star of Hope lodge OF vinalhaven,
~ .;,bdrawal cards from their lodges
"a "a applied to the grand lodge for a
's.,,er Tor a lodge to be located at Blue
-s. charter was granted and Biuehiil
,,age No. ~, I. o. o. f., was instituted
,ssil u. 1881, by Deputy Grand Master
o., Kimball, assisted by Grand Warden
W Cook, Grand Secretary Joshua
~. Grand Treasurer ID. w. Nash,
a..rs Marshal Francis Merrill, with the
s,,l,siur charter memberss John A.
n,n.r Herbert p. whitney, William G.
D., Richard 5. Ellis and Joseph IL.
Johnson
Alter the lodge was duly instituted, the
.nol,cations for membership Of Charles
W Marks, Meltiah X. Chase and Oliver
psrkips were received and referred to
..n.elal committee OF investigation, and
,nsr the report OF the committee they
x,roelectcd to membership and were duly
Initiated
The following officers were then elected
and installed. Noble grand, John A.
Malsr; vioe-xrand, Herbert z. Whitney;
.er,isry, Richard s. Ellis; treasurer,
1o.snh II. johnson. The noble grand
.pDointed for right supporter, NJ. X.
cba.e; warden, O. NJ. Perkins; conductor,
VIC. Pert; inside guardian, G. w. Marks,
and they we're duly Installed in their re-
Eecsiye chairs.
II vas then voted to pay bill OF the
Grand lodge for charter fees and supplies
amounting to $3.50, also bill of s2D7 for
varaphernalia. II was voted TO bold the
regular meetings Of the lodge on Friday
syening Of each week, at 7.o o'clock.
Nothing else appearing, lodge closed in
regular form.
Thus was Bluchill lodge started on its
mission to improve and elevate the char
acter Of man, 20 visit the sick, relieve the
distressed, bury the dead, and educate the
orphan, By this little band of eight men
bound together by the chain OF Friend
ship, Love and Truth. Their faith In the
great, for although their number was a
mere quorum. they did not hesitate to
assume debt OF $50 for paraphernslia
necessary To carry ON the work.
The next meeting OF the lodge was held
April y, and Seth X. Chase and wilford
Z. Grindlc made application for member
ship. The applications were referred TO a
committee which reported, and the ballot
being taken they were elected to member
ship and were duly initiated. Bro. 4. b.
Curtis, Of Pcnobscot lodge No. Z, was ad-
mitted TO membership by card. Brothers
". E. Grindle, Ii. p. Whitney and NJ. X,
Chase we're elected trustees.
At the regular meeting Mas one appli-
cation for membership was received. 4
note ioT $50 in favor OF John \. Miller
Tor money loaned was executed by the
trustees, aud lease Of the hall over the
Chase store was taken.
May Il, bylaws were adopted and
George L. Snow was elected 10 member
ship and duly initiated. May 10 1t was
again necessary to hire money, and 1880
wss loaned the lodge by Charles W. Marks.
June % the elective officers were re-
elected for the next term. Aug. Is il was
voted to pay 800 ON the note held by
brother Miller. Sept. %, $50 was paid,
and Dec. ., go more was paid.
The following officers were elected for
the term BEGINNING Jan. /, 1882: N. g.,
h. P. Whitney; V. G., Il. S. Ellis; secre-
tary, +. P. Greene; treasurer, w. e. Grin
die.
This report for the term ending Dec. 81,
ISL is as follows: Charter members, live;
admitted by card, one; initiated, twenty
TWO total membership, twenty-eight.
Total receipts, s25s.io.
Jan. II, 1852, it was voted to pay Bro.
Gaton 5. osgood 81 for benefits, and this
vas the iirst time benefits were paid by this
Lodge.
Between Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, 1852, the
lodge made its first visit to another lodge
Aassasoit, No. 81, of Castine.
April ID, 1882, it was voted TO pay the
Balance on the note running to Bro.
Miller, and for the first time in its history
'his lodge was free from debt. 1t was also
voted TO celebrate the first anniversary Of
'Ae institution of the lodge.
April 20, s74.25 was reported in the
treasury. May II, 1888, the lodge was in
such prosperous condition financially
mat i was voted that the trustees loan
s-oo on good security.
The first loss by death was Nov. 8, 1888,
Naen Brother Frank II. Gross died in Or
iand' He was buried Nov Q, the funeral
ceremonies being under the direction of
The lodge.
ror several years after its institution II
was only by the most praiseworthy de-
totion to the order of few members that
.ae work of the lodge was carried on,
noble Grand Miller and other officers who
resided at East Bluehiil walking the four