Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-04-17
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.


mencsd next Sabbath evening, weather per-
hitting, at O'Clock. All persons having
in their possession books belonging to the
Sabbath School Library are requested to re-
turn them next Sabbath, this being necessa-
~ to expedite preparations for the distribu-
ton of the new books.
NEW Goops.-Joseph Friend & CO., in
vito the public attention to their stock of
new Spring Goods, by advertisement in
another column. Messrs H. & S. X. Whit
ing also inform the public, by posters. that
they have just received a new stock of Dry
Goods, Groceries, Farmers Goods, etc, etc.
Both of these houses offer large assortment
of goods for sale. ct low rates.
Most of the mills on Union river are
in operatian, day time. They have not been
running nights as there is not sufficient
stock of logs on hand to warrant.
The ice left the river and bay the 9th OF
March, much earlier period than usual
and since then, the coasting vessels have
been busy. Some Of them have made two
trips.
Persons who are travelling "Down
East" will find our friend Shorcy of the
Eastern notel,' Machias, still on hard to
serve them in good style, as he well know.
how. Mr.. s. has now been landlord Of the
"Ea.tern" eleven years, and has established
. wide reputation. Everybody who goes
East knows CHARLEY" the clerk, and his
assistant, Smith, and two moro accommoda-
ting clerks arc not to b, found in the State.
Put up al Shorey's, by all means.
The amount of money found in let
tiers at the dead letter Office during the last
year was over $50, 900, being an excess of
$50, 900 on the amount of the previous year.
The increase j, supposed to be principally
due to the large numbcs of soldiers letters,
which, from instruction and othcr causes,
could not be delivered.
Tho " Name Conferences Of the Meth
odist Church is holding its session at Port
land--commcncing Wednesday, The East
Maine Conference sits at Rockland two
weeks hence.
-Ihe communication concerning Gran
berry Isle is respectfully declined. There
are some serious ohrcti ms t. its publicity.
unless the writer will publish under hi, own
signature.
10 We dc not often publish
"chronicles' But few writer's succeed in
this style Of composition. 1t does ut d.
to publish all the good things that are com
mi.,cd to paper.
CARrETs.-A great trade is carried on
thr ugh these times Of high prices. by tn
New England C,rplt Company, of Boston.
See their advertisement, in to.day's papr.
of the sixteen Congressional dis
tric,s in Virginia. ten are either wholly or
partially in ro-s of the feicrll Gov
srnment.
The Illinois Ceatral Clnptay hive
aid over 90 900 ncres e land during tie
last four month"; u upwards { 1000 pur-
chasers, for SG77,7lj 30 Tue cash Iay.
ments for the same period have ben $500
100 so.
From n private letter received from
Sargent Thomas Clark. of Company &,
18th Main, dated nj Island. s.. Helena, ;
L. We learn that tie Regiment received tonr
months pay the last day OF March The
members Of Company G. sent homo the /
day of April about $500 the health ot
the regiment is very good and only two men
sick in that company
The Sum:-r meeting in New York
last Saturday was immense. ; 'me twenty
delegations from Loyal l. asucs in philadel
phA. Boston, Connecticut, New Jersey and
elsewhere were in attendance. Six stands
were erected in Union Square for tbc diff
cnt speakers. The city was leckel with in-
Vulnerable hlss.
The Paugor Wing says that on Fri
day night store in orono, owned by y.
Wilson, Esq and occupied as boo, and
shoe store by Nathaniel Lunt, and MS y
dwelling by d. Lord, was totally consumed
by FIRE. The store was worth about ( 1000.
insured tor 5000. Stock insured for $1,000.
DoS'r SIND MNcE PlEs.-Seward Dill,
whom Gov. Coburn has dispatched to Wash.
instor. to look after the Maine boys, writing
20 the Pennington Chronicle Gays "Don't
send mincc pies; they make we'll men sick
and sick men worse. They spoil before
reaching here. yet they eat them because
they are from home. Send dried apples.
dried or smoked fish, pickles, and all kinds
Of dried fruit"
The result of the New England cleo
tions shows an administration gain of two
Congressman. The administration has lost
one each in Maine and New Hampshire, aud
gained two in Rhode Island. and one each in
Massachusetts and Connecticut.
--Schr. James Brophy OF Ca.tine, at
New York from Frontera, had succession
OF heavy gales from all quarters during tie
entire passage; split rails, stove bulwarks.
&c. On the 4th inst in lat 81 At, Ion ~
%, experienced gale from NNE. during
which was boarded by sea, which carried
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