Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-10-31
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.


able time to this work, and hope those in
arrears will assist us oil they can by meeting
all bills promptly. The meeting OF the
Court, which occurs on Tuesday tho 2Sth
inst. will present a fine chance for many to
forward money to the publishers. But no
one need wait even for this opportunity, as
money may be sent at our risk By mail, by
lust asking your Postmaster to enclose it in
a letter for you. Let all those who are in
arrears see to i. that they begin the new
year, which is fast approaching, not only
with balanced accounts, but with credit of
eI 30 for yol.IX. 3w.
.vThc attention OF those interested is
called to the notice of Miss c. l.. Hills
Dancing School. Miss Hill has the rcputa-
ton of being very successful teacher OF
dancing; and she has had in Machias,
PASSPORT and Calais, large classes under her
tuition. Those who have children and in
tend for them to learn this fashionable ac-
complishment can not do better than to
place them under tho care Of Miss Hill
There is a seeming fitness too in having such
schools under the guidance Of female teachers.
A CHANGE Tho Baptist Society in this
village have concluded to have their Sunday
services in the afternoon and evening, in
stead Of forenoon and afternoon, as hereto
fore. This change to last until Spring, if it
~ - ,rtt tho far If
all of the Society In the coolest days of
winter the house can not b. warmed suih-
cicntly, 50 as to DO comfortable for a fore.
noon service.
A RAINY DAY.-lt commenced to rain on
Monday morning last and i, rained all thro'
the day as it has not for number Of years
The pat,ering rain found every orcn space
IN our dwellings, and came unhidden, through
many a window. The amount Of rain which
fell must have been large, and VIC notice
that Union river has assumed its ancient
proportions again, and tina, the mills are in
full blast.
SAD AeclprNr.-A little boy. aged three
years, son of Charles and Annette Mosely
OF this village, was 50 shockingly burned by
its clothes taking fire, in the absence OF It's
mother, tina; it survived only day or two
SIM, yorscs accompanied tho notice above
received, but wa cannot quite read them
u,nryK's M,e4zfxE.-rhe NJyemh her mum
Ter Of Harper, received by \. Williams 4
Co. presents original illustrated articles on
Poland oycrground and Underground
a Notable Congress- ian interesting en-
tornologicai rapcr } and The Last Of the
Dandios.' There are several other notice
able articles, and the numtcr IS equal in
intcrcs, to any which have made this Maya
zinc ~ popular. For Sale 10y Moses Hal"
a correspondent, of the Portland
Pre,s gives the following llst II sick -,liiers
from Eastern Maine in Hospital, West Phil
alelphia.
). Il. Moor, Ellsworth. CO. Il. 6th Reg
imcn,, dysentry doing weil. { f. Billings.
l;rooks,Ilc, Go. "a regiment, fever. eonval-
csccnt too. W. Saywari. Co. \. 9TH regi-
mcn,. debility. j. McGarty, Bucksport.
IN. e. 9th regiment, diarrhca W. {.
clay, Blaehll. p {. 5 sharrshoaters, cry
sTelas and wound in hand. Jehn Cats
Ellsworth, Co 4. 9th diArrhea. j. K.
Isng, Bluehill, b. 81 liver complaint.
give publish long statement from the
town officers Of Der Isle 1t may bring out
reioinder We shall MT interfere in tia
matter at present, as W, Do not consider it
''our fight" although we have received some
strong evidence that "-alt Won save much
of wha, passes fox Uaion sen.im mt on the
Island.
Toad G.,-ScRRr.- c'mmlnica-
ton sent is all very good, but as 1t does not
give anything new on the subject, and ven
lures opinions quite contrary t. general be-
lief We do not publish il. We arr glad the
soldiers think - well Of their officers and
VIC al'o hop, all the olH,ers will prove them
selves worthy Of thi, generous conidence--
All that any body desir-s, is, that the enemy
shall DO beaten. The Generals that DO this
will receive the plAulits Of the country.
MeLAs euoLY ACCIDENT MIR. Edwin Cole
Of Deer Isle. started in a boat from Pond
leland, - return - his home, on Friday List
having with him two young ladies 10y the
namo of latch, sisters Of his wife. The
wind blowing rather fr,sh, he uniettook u
ADJUST the sails, when the boat caps'zcd
The wind was blowing in one direction ami
the tide setting in just tho opposite, and the
boat rolled over and over, - that 1t V as I'M
possible to cling 10 it. The two young LADIES'
were drowned before assistance came, and
Mr.. Cole was nearly exhausted in his Gu
deayors to save the ladies.
RkLKasxD.-The papers say that Asa lur-
ner Of Brooklin who was recently carried u
Fort preble for resisting the draft, &c, has
teen released We cannot sec why no wac
arresteI If he is to be set free without any
punishment We learn that he prevented
three enlistments, resisted the draft and de-
Esd tho Government 10 punish him. We
d.,,t Laosy hut IA IA al ripht but certainly