Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-02-16


tor at the time, very pleasantly, beln.
provided by kind friends with every con
venience necessary to his comfort When
he came out he delivered public lee.
ture, or address TO very crowded audi
ence, but made no alusion to his impris.
ionment.
Ham was also tried ter assault, and
fined Sc and costs, which his employ.
ers or friends readily paiG.
The effect Of the whole affair was sx.
actiy the reverse Of what was Intended.
The design was, through the operation
Of pubic sentiment, to make Mr. Cheever
unpopular, and drive him away instead
Of which it brought ridicule and disgrace
on his assailants, and greatly elevated
Mr. e in public estimation. In fact it
injured the whole town Of Salem, and
ended in the ruin Of Deacon Giles and
his disi,Ilery. For such was the notnri.
ETY. Of the old distillery after this affair."
and the rdicule attached to it that but
few men even rumselIers, could muster
moral courage enough to be seen gong
into it. A shock had thus been given to
the Deacon's trade, which it could not
long survive. lie fingered along several
years, his property, health and courage
declining, and failed. His friends set
him up. lie became his own customer,
and failed again and forever.
A. for Ham, after having been chosen
constable in The orderly and peaceable
town of Salem, he fell out with the Dea
con, left him, returned to the State of
Maine. repented of his sins, Joined an
Orthodox church, and became man of
sober life and conversation But alas
for his conf banions. They were respect-
able ill the onset, but soon scattered
and came to nought. One lost his prop
erty, another his lie, and third moved
to the far West, because as he said, he
would not live in town where the first
inquiry on the arrival of every stranger is
Where is Deacon Giles Dis,,llery .
Show me Deacon Giles Dis,llcry =
And what has become OF the old dis.
tilery-will be as anxinus,y asked by
every reader now as its kindred question
was by every stranger formerly. Alas.
its fnalty was more tragical even, than
that Of any one Of the assuaters. But as
it lived an eventful life. some further &C.
count Of that will first be expected. The
reader has already been made acquainted
with its WORKS till within few years OF
its close. Well. when the Deacon and
his company had ceased operation, aud
the smoke of their fires had ceased to
ascend, the old building itself looked sor-
ry, and seemed to repent. 1t did indeed
meet with sudden change and brought
forth fruits NEE, for repentance |, was
bought up by James n BuGum the most
thorough ,eetotaller in that region aud
converted into sor, Of Temperance rs.
YUM, Mansion House. or Hail for Tenn.
perance Jubilees aad dedicated by a
grand tea party of teeio,allers, male and
female, who held their first jubilee there
and made it as merry by the manufac,-
ure of toasts and songs, jibes, as the
Deacon's company Of s,rolllng devils had
in manufacture Of their ewi.ching trick.
upon the Deacon and his customers
But this was too much for flesh and
blood to bear /; aud one nigh, the old
distilIery took fire and burned down,
whether by self combustion, by being sat
urated or surcharged with spirits or whe,h.
er it was ignited by some incendiary,
in consequence Of lis having become an
object of hatred, is not known. 1t lived
a turbulent life, bnt died a peaceful
death. Peace to its ashes.