Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-12-04
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS

Il very large collection Of suitable ar
tees fer Christmas presents can be found
at Sawyer Il Burr's, Main Street. Also
every thing usually found in a stationery
store.
lion. +. 4 Pike passed through our
village on Friday, en- route Tor Washington.
-Xice President lIamlin takes his fami-
ly to Washington this winter.
The cotton that came to New Orleans
in September and October wa. % 400 bales
--Tho official returns of the late cleo
tons in Ohio show majority for Brough
the Union candidate Of lo2 900.
The Sth Maine regiment is on Folly
Island, the llth on Morris Island, and the
9Th on Back Island, near Charleston, ). c..
-Gongres, meets on Monday next it
being the first Monday, but the 9th dsy Of
December.
-orlana has voted 5000 bounty. and
the ladies' Of that town raised slj0 by their
Thanksgiving Festival.
IIaarrE.' MAGaztxR for December IS a
good thing. IL yoa want to invest your
money well, subscribe for IIarTcr for
Is6l.
--I.jeut. Col. Harris OF the 9th Maine
and Of Machias, is IN dangerous condition
tram the wound received in the late battle
His Wit mas gone - Washington.
New Haven ha- elected Union charter
officers y ll5 majority. Last Fail tie cop.
ferheals or Seymour Democracy carried
their tieke: ~ over 800 majority
Mrs R4ser.. a widow lady Of THIS
village had two Children die of diptheri.
within Two days, tbs week, ,hey were all
til. children -4e hat.
The NV York Trilnrc denies tina,
Wendell. phj3brs saii tina. Prcsi lent Lincoln
It'd him that the Emancipation Proclsn =
tiJn was the great mistake ot his lie =
-Fhe c7pp'rhcad authorities in New
York have rrm7y d the Warden Of the ) A..
Fnson3f that STATE and appointed the de-
feated candidate at the recent election.
The SpeAkcrship Of the neg, House
Of Representatives liz. between Colfax O,
Indiana AMI Washbaru o; Illinois. We are
inclined to think that Cylia1 will be the sue
csssful man
II; viii be seen ~ the las. order Of
The Provost Marshal General that when men
are &raf.ed under the las. ea!l ttai h..q mi
be aFe}y 10 b. heid 10 ssrr'se. Hurry up w.
uateer;ns.
We learn that P. W. Perry. Ed, has
obtained par; OF the men for E.l,~orth .
qaota Of volunteers, and is a, work for the
remainder. Take h5ld earnestly AMI help
him. You can all do something.
Mr.. Charles l.. Def.aittre, Of this
village, killed hog fourteen months old
last week, which tipped the beam " quick
at 4ld lbs. That is a good pig, but Father
too fat Tor NEST peoples taste.
Tic Skating Park, :" ha. been test.
ed Tor tie past three days, by large num-
Der Of the stockholders, and pronounced
" Just the thing, Tie b5ys are glad Of Il c
cold snap, US il makes fun for them.
Our traders have entered into an
| agreement with each other to close their
stores at : IL clock P N, during the win,
ter season. That is we'll, but there is now
one more step to be taken; that is, to star,
something profitable to occupy the time of
the young men thus at liberty. Win not
some one take hold Of the matter in earnest >
The Machias Union says Report
IS current as we g 10 press that Abel Curti.
Esq, has been appointed Postmaster of
Machias, vice VIM lngles, Esq., removed -
The change grow. out Of the Sunday mail
controversy.
The Macha. Uaion urges the Town
Fathers Of that lumber village to 20 and
look at a "stonc crossing put down by PR
vate enterprise. If We should urge our
Town Fathers to examine the stone crossings
in our village in muddy time, it would
trouble them to find them.
-Thanksgiying Day passed about the
same as usual in our busy village. We
think that more than the usual number at.
tended church The sermon was by Rev
DR.. Tenney. 1t was an interesting and able
production.
- The furniture left by the rebel, a,
Port Royal is to be sold at auction. The
lands also, are to be sold, as well as the
houses, The land or plantations i, is though,
VIII bring four or five times as much as wa,
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