Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-09-14

The State Horse Show on the grounds of
the State Fair in this city will commence on
the 18th of September inst, and continue
four days. The best horses in tho State will
be exhibited IN the finest possible order, and
the exercises will be varied and interesting
This is TO be in an eminent degree grand
show of horses and of horscmansbip aud it
will be more tnan this, because its great
purpose is to make such an exhibition as
shall direct attention to the best breed and
the best breeding of horses, and make horse
growing a profitable department of the farm
ing of Maine. Instead Of little runts of hor-
SEES that sell for fifty or hundred dollars. the
plan is TO produce horses that shall sell for
and be worth one thousand or ten thousand
dollars.-Ren, Journal.
SAD CAsUALrY.--On Saturday last MS n
party of five persons were returning from
the Northport Campmceting to Rockland in
an open bont, they Were caIsizcd off Cam
den Harbor and Mrs DR.. Colby, Mn. Nancy
Hopkins and Miss Jameson were drowned -
Mr. Thompson and his wife were saved by
clinging to tho hoat and were rescued after
being in that situation some thirty minutes,
by schooner bound from Camden To New
York. The body of Mrs. Colby was rccov-
cred. The others as vet have not been
found. The above werc all residents of
Rochand.-Bangor 2tmes.
Accident IRON BuRxlNG Firm. A
daughter of Mr. Moses Haskell, about -
years Of age, residing in a court running
from Wilmot st was severely, if not fatally
injured on Thursday evening bv the cxplo-
sion Of a fluid lamp. Mn. Haskell, her
mother, was also injured. The cause of the
explosion was an attempt to fill the lamp
while burning Argus.
SAD Darn BY DEowNING.-On Saturday
afternoon last, Albert |. Wilder aged fifteen
con of Mrs &. l.. Wilder, oi this city. was
drowned while bathing near Carter ship
yard. There WAS no one present except a
very young hoy. not over six or seven years
old.-BcJfaa lem nal.
We REFER orR READERS to the advertise
ment of Granville Mears, Agent for the sale
"f the Shawmut Company's Clarinc Coal
Oil. From his well known reputation in the
business, We can confidently recommend this
cal o. Our readers a. very superior al .icle
CIT n good burner, good lamp, and good
oil. and you will bc delighted with the arti-
Gle.
The State Fair is 10 I've held at Port
land this year commencing on the 2jth day
OF September, and continuing through the
week. The officers of the Secretly have assur-
ances that the entries Of articles will he large
and the promise is of grand exhibition OF
the agricultural interest of the S,atc.
The Passport S.nhn,t states
Some potato fields in this section are lad
~ affected with the rot. The crop will be
light.
Crnnhcrrics are abundant in cur market
at 81 IS bushcl.
MIR issic Coulter Of Rnbhinston left at
our house last week squash which weighed
twenty three pounds
The Eastern Argus says Of the elect
ion - We have met the enemy and they arr
not oars"
The annual cncampment al the First
Regiment NJ V. VI, will take place NJ Ban
COR, sept. eth and 18th.
-Caiais claims to he the larg-- city IL
the country Its territory extends thirteen
OF fourteen miles IN length by five or sixth
in width.
A young man l. or i years of ag-. had
u pay 81 - in the Bangor rulc" Court. a
fcw days since, for creating Il false alarm Of
fire.