Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-09-19
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

Tus SOLDIERS Tho soldiers Of this town,
and OF three or four others, for the last call
left here on Monday for Bangor. The streets
of our village were full Of strangers and cit
liens, friends Of the recruits, who assembled
20 zee them start. The soldiers were fin
body Of men, and left in good spirits, and
bueyant with hJIos Of success aud a safe r.
turn. The Brass Band accompanied them,
and quite a number of teams containing
friends. We know they go to serve their
country with willing hearts and we shall
all watch their future career with solicitude
give hope our readers will make all
necessary allowance, If they perceive more
than the usual number Of typographical er.
rors, as we have had to work short handed
of late, two of our hands having gone to the
war We think it is quite "draft" on our
"muscle" 10 have to stand a, hand-pres-
aod work of an edition of the Ap,crieaa.
If any one thinks differently, let them come
and "try it on"
NEw Wug.r-NEw FLouR We neglect
ed to state last week that we were shown a
specimen Ct very nice -four manufactured at
the Touring mill Of l.. b. Timer Co., Of
this village. and from new wheat. The wheat
was raised in the town of Mt. Desert.
We need not, at this time, remind our
farming friends, that Mr.. Timer has one of
- IN ba-
cause during the past year or two. this mill
has been well patroniIed, and has obtained a
good repu,e.
VAn error occurred in giving the vote
of this town for Mr.. Jameson the vote foF
him was l2i, and it was given "a 50 ais
was there an error iu the vote in Buckrport
for County Treasurer. Mr. Pillsbury' vote
was 2s7, instead of 5S7, as printed. The
error was marked to DO corrected, but wac
not, for want Of time Such errors are oil
common occurrence, and we should not have
alluded TO the matter, il our attention had
not been called TO it.
MAcuIAs AND ELLSWORTH The Union re
Gently said that there were eight births in
that village in one night, Ellsworth cannot
supply soldiers so fast as that, but she car
beat the State on raising large babies. The
wife OF Capt Edwin Salisbury presented hin
with a nice large boy baby which weighed
plump l6 pounds. The Doctor says this is
arare case, and that there is but one ease on
record Of child weighing II pounds,
Every day for a week, the Eastern
Stages have arrived here loaded down with
sIdiers. Wednesday the quota from Lubec
came through. They looked as if they could
conquer large slice Of Dixie's land.
The lsdies Of Bscksport forwarded,
Aug 9Th, box containing twelve pounds OF
lint. to the Sanitary Committee. Among
it was bag Of nice lint made by the chill
dren of Miss S. NJ. Wescott's school.
THAT part of Sedgwick composing the
North Parish, contains about fifty families,
from these families not less than 81 have
volunteered for the Union army.
Deacon Isaac NJ. Allen, Of that parish,
has in the army three sons out of four, the
other being about eleven years old. Rev. l..
S. Trip. has two sons out Of three, the 9TH
CT being under eleven years old. From eight
other families in the parish. two each have
enlisted. Some Of these have been discharg-
ed on account Of sickness, and two or three
have been rejected by the examining surgeon
One of the volunteers represented this town
in the Legislature two years ago. We claim
70 have done we'll