Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-09-13
hancock District Lodge OF Good
Tempiars.

Hancock District Loj-r 81 Good Tcmpar-
hold i. quarterly session Al Green. l.aniin.
With Stcasfa.t lod,c, No. 81, in MUSE Hall
August -.
Meeting cNl~l 10 order a. II An, and
opened in due form. District Templar, r ".
" inter, prc.itins
Committee on credentials reported forty
seven delegate, entitled 70 District degree. Re
port accepted and degree conferred.
Committee on resolutions appointed $ FOL
low Rev. {. y. Gleason. A. o. @rn,-, l..
e. lIa-kcll. II. y. Haskell aud l.. MAY Robbins
Adjourned 10 two NJ
Meeting called TO order st Two P. ". bi,-
,rict Templar presiding. Record OF last 49,
sion at Dedham read and approved. Report
o. lodges and response by delegate, showing
fouri.hius condition Of the order In ilnucock
county MIR. Estes. State Deputy. reported
a. follows: Number Of lodge. organized by
her. seven; temples. one; visited eight towns.
twenty villages and delivered forty-fve lectures
Quarterly report Of District Templar read,
acc. pied and ordered on file.
Committee on resolutions reported the fol-
lowing:
y
come to be one Of the most important issues IN
our homes and society; and
Uh.rtuS 1hi. most VI rthy cause calls Tor
and should receive the cordial support OF MI
interested in the promotion Of peace prosper
lily and progress and
Whereas. We represent large number ol
Temperance workers, therefore BE- Il
R,S0lred, That we heartily endorse al! me
efforts OF the lodges in our district IN lbe past
aud advocate Il still more earnest effort III Inc
coming year.
F.sgIred, That 1t is the duty Of our lodges
10 push the work still further in our several
uei.,hborhOods and especially that We inaugu-
rate Fight in all wIse and legal ways against
the liquor interest, manifest or concealed i'll
our various towns.
Ees.{r4d. That all lodge, in our district be
requested to Use the new rituals. that The worn
may be uniform.
Fe.olrsd. That the unanimty OF the work
be increased By the more frequent gathering
together OF neighborins lodges In monthly
union meetings.
Res0Iced That the various lodges be re-
commended to put forth new and more stren-
nous effort, to make the weekly sessions more
interesting to their members.
on motion the report was accepted and tax
en- up for discussion in sections. Resolutions
unanimously adopted.
Voted that d committee consisting OF one
from each lodge represented be appointed 10
furnish practicable plan for monthly union
meetings.
/ District Templar gave his opinion on several
| constitutional questions at request of members
! Committee on union lodge meetings report
/ ed recommending that Hancock district be
/ divided into sections and that the lodges OF
/ each section meet together in the various lodge
rooms for instruction and social entertainment
/ ON motion. report accepted and adopted.
/ Delegates from lodges in Deer Isle aud Isle
au Haut requested that their lodges constitut.
section one, which was granted and notice Civ
en- that their first monthly meeting will be hello
with Harbor Light Lodge the second Monday
evening in September.
Subscription pledge for lecture fund intro
duced, form given, accepted. one Thousand
ordered printed and secretary instructed to de
liver to different lodges.
General discussion OF Juvenile Tempt.
work, showing very favorable interest il
this branch OF the Order.
Voted to extend thanks to Steadfast lodg'
for its kind entertainment. Adjourned to
NJ. for the public meeting.
Chairman of meeting, ii. n. Haskell; speak
ers, c. \. Gleason, 7. J. Lewis, G. ID. Good
win, Mrs. r. S. Warren, b. S. Fiield, Mau'
Burgess, II. NJ. {. Estes, stephen b. knowl
ton and +. W. Winter; music by Mrs. Ami
schellinger, Mrs. Carrie Haskell and member
Of the order.
Mrs. Warden Lord, young married lad
of Surry, went to the barn on Monday last il
search of hens eggs. Not returning, he
friends grew anxious and search was made TO
her, when she was found in the woods nea
the house, lying on the ground, her face lac
Grated and bleeding. She was unable to tel
how she was hurt OF how she came where sh
was found. 1t is supposed, however. that ii
climbing a scaffold in the barn, she fell, receiv
ing serious injuries, and that in dszed con
dition she wandered to the spot where she wa
found.