Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05
knyyetta Rebekah Lodge,
!: !: !: No. 125, Of Searsport
Installed Wednesday Night by
= Aurora Lodge Of Belfast.
Notes Of Interest Gathered Along
- the Penobscot.

The Aurora ReDekah LOdge OIL lIliS Guy
went in large numbers to Searsport
last night and assisted in ipstituting
Rebekah lodge in that town. The
party was conveyed to Searsport by
buckboards, returning at an early
hour this morning. The new lodge
was instituted with so charter mem
bers and is called Knyvetta, No. 125.
The name knyvetta is the Indian
name for Searsport harbor and is very
appropriate name for the new lodge
The lodge was instituted, the charter
presented and the obligation given, at
ter which the degree was exemplhed
on several candidates by Aurora
Lodge.
Mrs. Maud NJ. Emory, district pres
i,lent of the Rebekah Assembly Of
Maine, instituted the lodge. Mrs Orrie
Moody. D. D. President. assisted by
Mrs. Alice Palmer. installed the oii-
Gers They were assisted by Mrs. An
ME Il. Adams of this city as warden
and Miss Grace Walton of this city
as treasurer. The following officers
were installed:
Vice grand Mrs Carrie Bowen.
Recording secretary-Mrs. Mary
Sargent.
Financial Secretary-Mrs. Emma
Davis.
- Treaeurer-Mrs Murphy.
Chaplain-Mrs. Mary Holmes.
The other officers We're appointed.
1.-THE following grand officers We're
present: James r. Townsend of Au-
gusta, grand master; w. II. Reid Of
Augusta, grand marshal; Russell G..
Dyer of Portland grand secretary.
81 Many words of praise We're heard
for the work done by the Belfast order
and the degree was never more i'm
pressively cxemplified. A bountiful
banquet vas held at 40. at which
many informal speeches were made
by the visitors.
y, Freeman Nj. Wood. the present coun-
ty treasurer. announces that owing to
other business matters demanding his
attention. he will not be candidate
for the nomination for that office
before the Republican county conven-
ton to be held in Belfast July T.
l.. Mrs. Frank Rigby has arrived from
Rumford Falls for the summer and
has opened her house on Congress
street. which has been closed for the
Winter. Prof. Rigby will arrive later
Tor a vacation visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bradbury re-
turned this morning from Camden.
where they have been the guests for
few days of Mr.. and Mrs. r. I.
CoOmbs.
The Belfast High will go to Cam
den Saturday to play the Camden
High. They will run an excursion and
q large party is planning to attend. A
game will also be played on the home
grounds between the Young Mems
Association and the Roc<land Locals.
~ The Waldo County Veterans Associa-
ton will hold it's regular monthly
meeting in Morrill, Friday A fun ac-
count of the affair will be given in
Saturdays paper.
The schooner Stanley H. Minor
which went ashore some time last fall
off Cape Hatteras and was afterwards
towed to Wilmington. s. c.. where
she sunk was bought raised and TAX
en- to New York by the Pendleton
,Bros of Islesboro and temporarily re-
paired She has just arrived at this
port and is disel'nr=in:; coal for the
Belfast Fuel K Hay 20, AMI Will
,then go on the GilchrcSt railway for Il
"corlplete overhauling. She is cap
tanned by Capt. William Fletcher. The
Minor was built in Newcastle in 1902,
is 567 net tonnage zoos length, 3G.2
breadth. 10 depth. She is said to be Il
fine, craft and when repaired will be
as good as new. She was loaded with
lumber when she was wrecked and
the Pendleton Bros. bought cargo and
all.
Miss Winnie Sanbprn of this city
has been appointed to fill the vacan-
cy in the Office of the Western Union
fOfilce in Skowhegan caused by the
appointing of her sister. Miss Essie
Ito the Bath office. Both these young
ladies are Of this city and among the
smart young ladies who have proved
exceptional business ability.
< ,uSlesboro will miss the familiar fig
vre of Rev. George Tufts who recent
.ly,. died at his old home in Wolfville.
He was a great favOritc With old and
young on the Island and not only with
the residents but with the summer Wis
.Mors with whom he was on the most
cordial terms. He was a man of Splen-
sdid education and was never happier
than when discussing the questions of
the day with his friends and neigh
bors, The young people also found him
ID most agreeable companion. He was
to have preached the Baccalaureate
sermon for the Islesboro High school
.0psstAis the first graduation to have
been held on the island. Several we'd
Kings are to take place this summer at
which h was to otficate. In the church..
he business and social circles he Will
be sadly missed and his place will new
ver be filed. He was one man in asthou-
sand and very much beloved.
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4 ..S.. Northport Notes.
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