Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-17

The driver, John Frazier, was thrown
from the sleigh, striking on the side
walk near the Manning block, and re-
ceiving serious injuries. His face was
badly cut, one leg was injured, and he
was badly bruised. The sleigh was
| smashed.
A course Of Friday afternoon lectures
to be given by business men of the city at
the commercial school, has been arranged
| by the teacher, H. Fremont Maddocks.
The first OF these lectures will be
delivered on Friday afternoon of this
week, by Judge George p. Dutton, on the
subject "Contracts."
The exercises at the high school, next
Friday afternoon will consist Of declama-
tions by about thirty pupils, music by
Misses Ethel Knowlton, Annie Norris,
Rube Phillips and Mae B. Friend, and a
debate, "Resolred, That the city boy has
more advantages than the country boy"
Affirmative Burton B. Walker and Carl
ton r. Thomas; negative, Harry J. Silvy
and Willie Whiting.
The monthly business meeting of the
Y. p. S. c. E. of the Baptist church
will be held in the vestry this Thursday
| evening, at o'clock. The semi-annual
election of officers and committees will
take place at that time. The subject to
be considered after the transaction of the
business is "Our Reports 1t is hoped
that there will be a large attendance, the
associate and honorary members being
| ! L..
Last Sunday morning at the Congrega-
tional church the pastor, Rev. ID. l.. Yale,
in place Of sermon, gave his people
| few hints as to their duties as church
goers First he referred to the habit Of
tardiness; he thought that, with rare ex-
ceptions, all could be in their seats before
the singing of the doxology. His second
suggestion was that members make it a
point to greet strangers. His third point
was that regular attendance should be
the rule, arguing that while he hoped to
make each sermon complete in itself to a
certain extent, the general plan of the
sermonizing of the day was to treat
various phases of the same general topic
| through n series of sermons.
Fred l.. Meader, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Mcader, formerly of Ellsworth,
] died at Eldora, Iowa, Sunday, Dee. 80, in
the twenty-tirst year of his age The
young man was just completing his edu-
cation at a business college, fitting him
self for the management of the business
+ in which his father is interested and
which had been purchased largely in his
behalf The Herald, of Eldora, says of
! him: IN his personal character he was
upright and conscientious and his life
had been singularly exemplary one.
Here where he had been reared and where
he had reached the period of his young
manhood he was regarded witt affection
ate interest and admiration by the wide
circle of his friends
The officers of Wivurna encampment,
No II, l. 0. o. T., installed officers Mon
day evening. District Deputy Grand
Patriarch H. F.. Ward of Bangor, con-
Quoted the installation, assisted by Grand
JUNIOR Warden Small, of Bangor. The
Royal Purple degree was also worked
| The officers installed were as follows: W.
II. Dresser, c. P; Frank Z. Gray, II. I. :;
John P. Eldridge, S. W.; Frank S. Call, j.
W.; Charles A. Allen, treasurer; L. F.
Giles, scribe; Leslie Jordan, l. S.; John A.
Lord, o. s.; Charles S. Bragdon, G. of I. ;
Charles Alexander, c. of T.; Herman E.
Hill, F. w; Joseph w. Nealley, S. w;
Harry Fiske, I. W.; Fred II. Osgood, F.
w. After the installation exercises, a
banquet was served, with speeches and
general good fellowship.