Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-09-23

A correspondent Of the Clipper SAYS:
The Grange Reunion at Verona Park. We'd
ne-day, Sept. 5, was an enjoyable time 10 all
except the disappointed ones who went
10 see the Governor. The essay by W. NJ
Helen A. Cousins. Lamoine Grange on the
Benefit. OF the Grange 10 Women" deserves
special notice. IL was well written and well
read, and was a concise statement OF the prin-
ciple Of equality. recognized and laugh, by the
Order Of Patrons Of Husbandry, that the in
terests. the social relations, and the destiny Of
man and woman are identical; that womsn
was intended by our Creator to be the help
meet. companion and equal OF man.
AT the democratic caucus held in Bucks
port, saturday. the 18th. which nominated j.
Wesley Eldridge for representative to the leg
lslature, gentleman arose and said that mas
much as the majority of the democratic town
committee was composed Of persons pledged
mot TO vote at coming elections, and had
failed TO call a caucus for the purpose of
nominating representative, and thereby COM
Polling some twelve fifteen democrats to
assume the responsibility Of a call for this eau.
Gus. and as that committee cannot be depended
upon TO call future caucHses, he moved that
committee OF three be chosen for q town COM
mittee TO be styled the Town Committee Of
the National Democrats. On this motion be.
ing carried, George II. Snowman. Fred Wood
and j. Wesley Eldridge were chosen as town
committee Of the National Democratic party OF
Bucksport.-Cl Clipper.
The rooms Of the internal revenue Office,
recently established in this city and occupied
by Collector Redman and clerks, have been re-
noyated and made 10 present q very attractive
appearance. The papering and painting were
done by Mr.. Edwin Moore, and the carpenter
work. including counter, &C., by Currier 4
Joy. These are all good workmen and have
done themselves credit on this job. We under
stand that Currier l. Joy have secured the
services of Isaac Hodgkins, who has the re-
putation Of being very superior workman
and that he will remain with them during the
winter.
The Deer Isle Gazette In its last weeks
issue, treated its readers to the following:
A little three-year-old girl at North Brook
lin, was taken to church few Sundays since.
Ii so happened that the resident minister (Mr.
McGraw) exchanged pulpits with neighbor-
Ing preacher. and during the progress Of the
sermon the girl began to fret and want to 60
home for she 'did not like to hear that minis
ter preach, he made her tooth ache, she want
ed Mr.. McGraw to preach The same little
girl and her sister, some older, saying their
prayers one night, after going to bed, each
made particular request Of the Lord, the
sister praying that He would send her baby.
Sure enough the next day baby was sent to
the house, but the request Of the younger one
was not granted. And she said: 81 will new
er speak to the Lord again, ~ long a 1 live.
He might have heard me as well - my sister,
After the change Of time on the Maine
Central the morning train from Bar Harbor
which now connects with the first train for
Boston from Bangor will not leave Mount
Desert Ferry until about s:a0 A. ~, connect
ing with the ~ rs p. y. train out Of Bangor for
Boston. 1t is expected that the people along
the Bar Harbor Branch will be much better
pleased with this Arrangement than with the
present.
Hon. John A. Peters left Bangor on the
boat Monday, for Rockland, where he il to
preside at thu September term Of the Supreme
Judicial Court in Knox county, which con-
vened Tuesday.