Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-08


: toNican,s They have said our law i a
failure: this, The speaker, had told them.
j. false There is liquor sold in Maine. 10
be sure, in spite of the law; but are there
not also violations OF the law which makes
theft. al son and murder criminal: In re-
ply to these attacks on our law, he had pro-
, cured and forwarded certificates from our
Congressman. State and municipal officers
and others, showing the efficient working
and excellent results of the law. and stat
, lng there i not one-tenth the drunkenness
. now a formerly
( Thomas Hughes saws we must make
drunkenness a greater crime. and punish
. the drunkarJ. Mr.. Hughes knows much.
but he knows nothing about temperance.
The drnnkard is punished enough already.
Tens OF thousands OF them would lose a
finger rather than 90 without their rum
What with their insatiate desire, the loss
o: character the ruin OF home. the sacri-
flee of wife. children and friends. his pun
i>hment is far greater than any other
mans. suppose the Maine Jaw was in
New York: it would say to the drunken
man. Nv here did YOU get YOUR iquor:"
AT ST. Nicholas" he would reply. The
judge would say. "Brin. Mr.. -. Nicholas
here the man who sells liquor is going to
be punished. Wen send Mr.. ST. Nicholas
up for six months" And so one dose to
one rum-seller is better than 4 thousand 10
the rum -drinker.
While in England he put the following
question to vast audience: is not the
benefit of the temperance cause vast a
eternity and boundess as iuinite space Z
And every man voted in the affirmative.
except one hat on a caue- a hat with no
brains under it, and no heart beneath it,
aud held by man, who wasn't much bet
ter on
More than 8 per cent. OF England's pop
ulation are paupers; another ) per cent.
are thieves and robbers; 10 per cent. Of il
vast population in such conditions all from
the liquor traffic. No man does 50 much
to di>honor God and promote vice and
shame Is the liquor seller.
After dwelling for some length upon the
progress of temperance in England. the
agencies which are at work for the SUP
preston OF dram-drinking. and their pow
erful influence in politics. the speaker
closed by urging the vast responsibility OF
the men and women OF Ellsworth and Of
the entire State: we hold the key to the
situation. and if the cause fails here II will
be put back half a century elsewhere.
ToA>T>.
The next in order were dinner at City
Hall. and the toast>. Want of space for
bids Us inserting the toasts in full. suffice
it to say that with Rev. Mr.. Garretson as
toast-master, they were responded to in a
most pleasing manner by Mes,rs. Lamprey.
+ Lyon, Dow. Grant. Cofley. Reynolds, (of
Bangor Joy. Mcdonald. and VIM. A.
Langley. (Bro. BU, of Bangor. Untor-
tunately time forbade a response from the
boys. who were represented by Master e.
by Mayo, and from the ladies' who were
represented by Mrs. ;. ID. Wiggin.
The responses of Messrs. Mcdonald and
Langley were so apt that we give them in
full. Both were in the form of toasts Of
fered TO the Temperance League and Re
form Club. Mr.. McDonald's was rs fol-
lows:
The forlorn hope no longer; strong,
not because of its numbers. but for the
earnestness OF purpose which an approx
ing God has inspired in he hearts of its
members. May its influence for good new
er cease, and may chidren's children drink
to the sentiments it advocates. in sparkling
cold water. and say the words of Rip Van
Wfnkle-'Long may it live and prosper.
Mr.. Langley's was May they ever be
GaretS0Hed as now, ready at all times to
kueel, (Nea) to be en-Do'red with the Ii
on'S heart in daring TO do right, that Jog
may abide with them forever
TRIAL OF ENGINES.
E Much Interest was felt in the result of
this trial, and ample preparations were
made for fair tIial. a large crowd ac-
companied the engines to Cards Brook, on
the Mt. Desert Road. and each prepared to
"blow" tor his favorite tub. The resul. is
as follows:
Washin ton No. ), of Bella st,...l65 H., inches
, zimmerman No ], Of Ellsworth. .l65 :. 90 :"
mon, No. >, of Ellsworth, .......lGl " Il "
Torrent, No. p of Bucksport,. ...l5l " II q"
THE TRoT AT DoNAQUA PARK.
advertised TO commence at l.2 p. NJ. was
delayed until after 4. There was large
crowd in attendance. Notwithstanding
the rain of the previous night. the track
was in prime condition.
The first race, for horses that had never
beaten 2 81, was won by y. II. Higgins
blk. mare Minnie. in three straight heats.
E. X. Hopkins bay mare Lady Blanche
taking 2nd money. The following is the
summary:
THE :: 81 CLASS.
Purse sj0-s2j to LIST, SIS to End, $40 TO Sd.
y. III. Higgins enters blk. m. Minnie, ........lI /
T. h Hopkins enters b. IN. Lady Blanche. 3 >
= j. Ireworgy enters h. Z. Frank, -..-......2 3
Geo T. Frost enters z. g. Gray Stranger. 4
Thos. Mahan enters m. Eliza Jane.
A Martin enters b. IN. Lady Franklin, ....... Dis.
Times =, 8 3, 81.
There were three entries for the AZ
: class race, but only two appeared as start
ers. viz. A. L. Jellison's b. 2. Nameess
and Chas. Whitmore's +. IN. Lady Whit
more. These, both Ellsworth horses, have
before measured strides and the chief ill
terest in the race centred in them. The
first and second heats were won by Lady
Whitmore in 2 40 l-2 and 2 :iG. this being
The best time made during the race. In
the second heat she put fer best foot for
ward and made the hast quarter in 10 sec
onds without single skip. In the third
heat Nameless too, the lead, the Lady
breaking badly on the back stretch. aud
won the heat in 40. The fourth and de-
Gliding heat was a repetition of the first,
Lady Whitmore winning in Al Annex
ed is the summary: