Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-10-15

Is being made on the jail house and jail.
Miss Agnes Chase informs US that thu
house owned by her mother. the late Mrs. M
A. Chase is for sale. The furniture is also Of
fered at private sale.
Among the visitors to ''the American
Board" at Boston the present week, we notice
the names Of Mrs. Lucy T. Phelps,
and Miss Lucy l.. Phelps, OF Els
worth; also Rev. Salem d. Towue, of Ellis
worth Falls.
A little five years old son Of Alfred Hamil-
ton. while at play few days ago with drill
ing machine in the blacksmith shop OF T. o.
Tracy, caught one OF his fingers in the cogs OF
the wheels and cut ii so nearly of that DIR.
Hagerthy, who was called, was Obliged to
amputate it.
We have received a copy Of the revised
Hancock Supreme Judicial Court Docket for
| October Term, 1888, which is a '.beauty'
throughout. The printing was done under
the direction OF our foreman, Mr.. A. W.
| Packard. Tho is cne of the most tasty printers
in the State. Mr.. ". F. Stanwoo of this city.
| Is the binder, whose work does him much
| credit
Capt. Read OF the schooner Clifford C. at
81 John. y. b.. from Boston. reports at 10 a.
M. last " Wednesday, Mount Desert rock bear
/ ins >outh->outhwe>t, distant about twenty-five
miles, he passed schooner about eighty tons
burden. capsized. She had all her sails set.
Wing 10 the heavy sea, il was impossible to
make out her name. No signs OF the crew
were visible. Captain Read thinks the vessel
| capsized in heavy squall about half an hour
| before he came up 10 her and that all hands
were lost. He thinks she i. Gloucester fish
erman.
| SEMI-ANNCAL SESSION OF GRAND LODGE
| OF Coon TEMPLARs.-Thc twenty-eighih semi
! annual session OF the Grand Lodge, L. q. G..
! T., of Maine. met In Grand Army Hall. in
| this CITY, Oct. s. was called to order al 10
O'Clock. \. NJ. by the q. VIC. Templsr. and
| opened in due form. The following Grand
! Lodge officers were present: Grand Worthy
| Chief Templar. Rev. II. c. Munson Of Port
! land; Grand Worthy Councillor. NJ
J. Dow. OF Brooks Grand Worthy Vice
| Templar. Mrs. J. +. Prcssey. OF Lewiston; ;
/ Grand Worthy Secretary. Geo. +.
! Bracket, OF Belfast; Grand Worthy Inside
| Guard Miss Amelia Osborne, Of
| Waieryile; supt. Juvenile Temples. Mr.
| Eliza c. Pember OF kennebunk; Past Worthy
/ Chief Tcmplar, b. c. Torsey. Of Winthrop
! The following were appointed to I'll vacancies :
Grand Worthy Marshal, r. II. Dexter. editor
of the SpringUdle Adrocate: Deputy Grand
Worthy Marshal. Mr.. Louise Caine. OF kenne-
bunk Grand Worthy Chaplain, Rev Z. Harding.
of Ellsworth Grand Worthy Outside Guard
Samuel Osborne. OF Watervillc. The follow
ing were appointed 10 ill vacancies on stand
ing committees: Credentials. L. A. Game of
kenncbunk and +. II. Dexter. Besides the
grand officer. among the prominent members
of the order present, may be named. Mr..
Hooker. Grand WORTHY Vice Templar OF the
Grand Lodge OF Massachusetts, Mr. Bowkcr
Of Lawrence, Mas. Mrs. II. Bars,ow. OF
Bangor. " W. Mayo, Esq, OF Hampton, A.
j. Chase. Esq. OF Portland. Hon. {. \. Far
well, Of Pitt>iicld, Rev. Mr.. Nanion. Of Surry
and one clergyman from Augusta whose name
We do not remember.
The next in order was the report Of the
Grand Worthy Chief Templar, which was a
lengthy, but interesting paper in which the
prominent questions Of the day which relate to
the work and wants Of the order were treated
very ably and completely. We refer 10 n
few only Of the well made points The speaker
said that our cause goes marching on in every
State in the Union. constantly gainin: in
numbers aud usefulness. The order j.
strong one and j. cxerting a powerful in
fuence. That Lodge ha> been poorly instruct
Ell that doe> not hold it, ritual sacred. He To
/ commended careful study OF the constitution
and bylaws Of the order, and especially that
/ candidates should be furnished with q copy
Every lodge should hold Itself responsible for
the state Of public sentiment in the community
wher" il exists. aud also for the unfaiihfulnc.
Of the officers 81 the law.
The order OF Good Teinplar. i no more
partisan than the Methodist Church. Ii
actually forbid- the Introduction Of all partisan
and >ectarian question. into the work and
meetings Of the order. And thi. l. right for
4 liquor men arr neither republicans nor demo
craft. nor anything. else but liquor men. Maine
i ahead of most STATES FOR here public opinion
i oYerw helmingiy in favor Of temperance and
prohibition. our greatest hope lie. in The
young. and in order that the young NAV be
properly taught and Influenced, he urged the
-
school. and tho or,sniza,ian -, Juvapiie
Temples Lit our attention for six month.
b.. given 10 Juvenile Temples and = host Of
} children will rled,e Themselves ,herrin tie
also strongly fsyor.d ,yoman sufr,,. claim
ing that In the future /, /. destined tn h, n
mighty power in righting the wrong. OF th.
State He referred TO Bangor a. \ city in
which the prohibitorv law is not enforced a,
all, and said. Three men loving God and
hating the devil could make II 80 hot in Bangnr
that ljuuor could not be sold,
The afternoon session met At 40 4
Grand Secretary read hi. report which .hoy,
ed the Grand Lodge recent. kline. Auril IL
Is~j. 10 be AZ follows
Tax from subordinate. lodges. sl.703 81
Grand Lode suppIie- sold 143 -
Total receipts. sl4-,g
p.i., ,.r., t,.,,.,. .r.-., =. ,,, .e
| c..b on ,.n1 ,-n ~
Total
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