Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-11-21

Those who have attended q Temperance
Convention Will all agree that they had one OF
the most enjoy able. inspiring aud encouraging
Times they ever hid. Those who never al
tended one Of these enjoyable occa,ion. should
see that one Is gotten up Immediately. for their
paticu.ar benefit. You meet old friends, You
make new scquaiutauces, you are most kindly
received and entertained. and feel from the
time you first step n the town where the meet
ins i held and right throu-h until you are al
home, AMI even aiter thu. that you are one of
the men Of the age. or that YOU are trying 10 be
true woman. lou have no head or heart
aches, no empty pocket book; and have done
nothing 10 be ashamed or a. is invariably the
rule when man ha> been on 50 called good
time. where rum-psrdon me-ale Wa one of
the principal features.
The Convention We are TO describe is one
which was held at Bucksport. NOV. Ii. aud l..
There were twenty five OF more delegates from
Bangor. Belfast. Stockton, Ca>tine. Biuehil
Ellsworth and some Of tie smaller towns.
II. \. Trip. Esd. Of Bluehill was elected
President Of the Convention. Meeting, were
held Saturday afternoon and evening; it was
intended TO hold these in a smaller room but
there was 30 full an attendance that il Wa,
necessary TO adjourn TO Emery Hall. No tenn
perance meeting was held sunday forenoon
and the delegates attended the different
churches.
At one o'clock Sunday. the Temperance
meeting commenced by Praise meeting. \
number Of Bucksport men spoke OF the good
work going on among them. urging all to look
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two o'clock Emery Hall was well filled and
after scripture reading and prayer by the Chap
lain Singing by the COngreg aiiOnalist Choir,
which furnished music Tor the afternoon. Pres
id@nt Trip made the opening remarks saying
that there was one good thing about rum that
it would get Judge with it, power aud make
him a low a the meanest wretch who drinks
the poison. Remarks were made by the differ
ent delegates, interpreted with singing.
At half past seven O'Clock Emery Hall WAS
filled by those wishing to attend the closing
session OF the Convention. No services were
held al the churches afternoon or evening CIV
ing all oppo rtunity TO attend the temper
ance meetings. After devotional exercises
and singing by the Methodist Choir which fur
nished the music for the evening. Mr.. Hail of
Bucksport thanked the delegates for their at
tendance and presented them TO a Bueksport
audience. Mr.. Halls earnest manner aud APP
propriate remarks were a good opening for the
meeting and his reminding the speakers that
they were to address a Bucksport audience
was u happy hit, for We think that the audi
ences Of that town almost excel any to be found
anywhere. The remarks vert interesting, the
singing good, altogether 4 most interesting
meeting.
As we did not expect TO write the report We
cannot give the names Of the speakers from
other places and will only say that there are
some Of our Ellsworth Reform Club who have
heretofore buried their talents who spoAe at
this meeting and we hope to hear from them
often,as it will strengthen them in the right.en-
courage their friends and do good every way.
We feel that we cannot help claiming DIR. +.
ii. Brimmer although be represented Castine.
/! tor he i. one of Ellsworth's BOYS and one Of
whom she is justly proud, and ii was with I'M
+ usual interest that We listened TO his remarks.
Mr. james Emery as Chairman OF the Com
mittee reported that it hal been decided TO
hold the next Convention at Ellsworth at
time not yet decided upon. Let Us see that
the delegates are as well received, strengthened
and encouraged as they were at Buckspoft.
Not one single mistake from the beginning to
the end, and in every way grand success.
| We thank the Bucksport Reform Club. Ladies'