Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-05-09

Our correspondent (Sig.) writes: A
public meeting OF the graduating class OF
the East Maine Conference Seminary, was
held on Friday eve. 26th. This is large
class, numbering sixteen. and will gradu-
ate Juue l2th. After a violin and piano
duet, the following programme WAS pre-
scented
Money, Charles NJ. Marsh
True Educaiion. Jennie l.. Sherman
Noices Of Nature. Will L. Plummer
W hat = tangled web We weave,
When first We practice TO deceive"
Nellie J. welsh
where there's VIII there's way,
c. q. Weld
Music.
Unwriien history. Alfredo Hartman
Mythology. George {. Chase
Effects OF Revolution. Harry Chapman
BE TO IA Its little blind
b. 10 virtue very kind." Alma NJ. Ram,,lell
Imagination, Jennie :. Parker
Music.
Mexico, a, 1t wa. and il, r.. {. Bennett
Tfihcs. Nellie J. Archer
What the world. and angel. say.
Belle u. Bailey
The Press. j. Fred smith
sympathy, Louisa &. Crawford
Music
The chapel was filled to OVERLOOKING
and the entertainment excellent. The
second class are TO have public meeting
next Friday evening, May 10.
A convention of delegates from the
different Reform Clubs. Ladies' Aid Soci-
cites aud Crusaders was held la Buchsport
on Saturday and sunday last. Delegates
were present from Ellsworth. Baugsr,
Hsmpdeu, Dexter, Bluehill. Camden, Cas-
tine and Bucssport. Saturday forenoon
was spent in Informal conversation on the
temperance question. At O'Clock the
convention organized by electing WIN. +.
JOY. Esq, OF Ellsworth, President. He
accepted the Office with q very happy
speech. H. 4. Trip. Esq, Of Bluehill,
Augustus Thomas of Ellsworth. Mr.. Whit
more OF Camden, Charles Skinner OF Whit
ingsville. Mass. Mr.. Gem OF Dexter and
Will NJ. RIOS. OF Bucksport were chosen
Vice Presidents; Messrs. j. c. Chilcott
and n. NJ. Woods OF Ellsworth were chosen
Secretaries On motion OF Mr.. Trip OF
n. Il. Woods, f. S. Wardwell. J. c. Chill
cot; and WIN. T.. Joy were appointed TO
devise ways and means 10 suppress the
liquor traffic. Remarks by J. y. Tillock,
c. J. Cobb, Capt. {. +. Ware and ID. Ii.
Sherman. Mrs. Squirting asked permissio N
10 have a womsn's petition to the town Of
ticers for the enforcement OF the Maine
Liquor Law, read on the Sabbath. ii. A.
Trip volunteered to read the same. J.
c. Chilcott protested that rumsellers were
not respectable men. belieyed In concert OF
action y. NJ. Woods plead with the Of
ticers OF Bucksport TO stop the liquor from
being carried from this port TO Ellsworth
ii. 5. Lanpher believed We should rote as
we talk and pray. S. +. Hall favored the
petition. but thought 1t an unmauly act 10
put the squaws in front IN time of battle.
He thought the me,s should have signed
this petition and not have waited for the
Ladies' Aid to take their laurels.
At 80 another meeting was held. As
additional delegates arrived. they were re-
ceived with hearty expressions Of welcome.
Sunday was the great day Of the feast. At
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and called for devotional exercises. by Mr.
II. s. Lampher. Mr.. Joy then gave us
rousing speech. abiding to the work OF
Murphy and DIR. Reynolds. Mr.. Mont
gomery. of Bangor, gave us his own expe-
rience. in frank. Outspoken terms. Mrs.
Crossman. of Bangor, spoke of the terri
bic effects of run on crime-was opposed
TO alcohol even as a medicine. believed the
desire to drink was inherited. Mrs. Clark,
oflBangor, read mo sects in Heaven" G.
thy s. +. Hall referred TO the grand re-
view Of the army in Washington at the
close of the war. and the camp fres ever
since. Such WAS this convention. c. J.
Cobb. referred to q sad case of want-fath-
er ia Jail, mother in her desolate home with
four little children and almost no food,
Rev. A. L. Skinner had been temper
anee worker for 80 years, and hopes that as
the Reform Club and Ladies' Aid have been
united in earnest in the past, may they be
qusrtette. viz: Mrs. Briggs. Miss Laura
Briggs, Mr.. Parker Spofford and Mr.. Z.
P. Parker. who led the singing, here sung
Don't go out tonight dear papa" Mr..
Gushing of Bangor, who is young, earnest
and eloquent. plead with the boys. MIR.
Tripp read the petition Of the ladies and
hoped every woman 10 the town would
ign it.
Att AS Emery Hall was again crow ded.
The same quarteue with Mrs. Slower, or
gsnist. led the singing. The church held
their evening service at 6 30 50 as ~ at
tend this session Of the convention. Near
Iy the same speakers IS in the afternoon.
addressed the audience. Mrs. Cls:k read
a thrilling piece entitled, ''Oniy sixteen"
John Parker Of East BuckspOrt. gave =
short but earnest speech. N. N. Woods,
President OF the Ellsworth Reform Club.
announced that lhey were to dedicate a
Temperance hailin Ellsworth next month.
Commodore Heath referred to "A years ex-