Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-12-02
Paid for music,
&3l 80.

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The balance. after paying all expenses,
S3l 80. was paid over to the officers of The
Soldiers Aid Society Of this village, to DO
expended as they shall sec fit.
There is one very essential thing that
ought to be looked after great deal more
| strictly, if we are to have dances here this
winter, and that is, the cleansing Of tho
halls from dust. At the last two or three
dances that we have had, the hall has been
almost intolerablc from dust. No sensible
person can fail to see the evil attending
such a condition, and let us have no moro
dances unless the comfort and dccency of
the participants can be looked to.
SEQ the advertisement Of Cherry
field Academy and Of the L. NJ. c. semin-
ary,i this paper.
The Frecmasons. society in New
York city proposes to erect sheds at the
Five Points, where n committee will sell
coal to the people of that part Of the city
during the winter at cost price.
BLuEHILL ACADEMy.-It will be seen
by reference 10 our advertising columns
that the winter Term of Bluchill Academy
is to commence Tuesday Dec. sth. instead
of the 18th. and the term to be eight in
stead Of eleven weeks, as advertised last
week.
We received manuscript poctical
address Of a patriotic mother. to her dead
sons who died in :hcir country's service.
with request to publish. We hardly
think the author would care to have the
lines published. They do credit to n moth
er's feelings. but as literary effort they
can claim no particular merit. We can
print on slips, if desirable.
-Express Joke-Thc last draft to fill
our armies: The draft on the turkey roos:f.
Fourteen dollars year is the new
price of the Chicago daily papers.
Gen. Howard is with Sherman. and
has the command Of the 18th and 18th
corps.
The resignation Of Mcclellan. makes
Gen. Halleck the senior General of tho
regular army.
-One firm in Faneuil Hall. BOSTON.
received an order from New York on
Thursday for poultry for the army to the
amounted $4,000.
Hon. John II. Goodcnow of Alfred
has hcen appointed Consul General at
casioned by the resignation Of Hon. c. w.
Goddard
The Rockland Democrat SAYS that
Hon. George Thorndke has resigned his
place as Clerk of the Courts Of Knox
County, to become master of the barquc
Otaga, for Australia.
One of the Middletown. CT, clergy
men at a recent torchight display cxhi BIT
ed a transparency over his door. with a
quotation from Genesis %: Is" The
angle of the Lord called unto Abraham
out of Heaven a Second time" Boston
Jonrnal.
A VOTER WHO HOLDS HIS OWN. The
town Of Mount Tabor, Rutland Co.. VT.
in 1860 gave Mr.. Lincoln % votes, and
none for any "othcr man." In 1864 it
gave 36 votes for Lincoln. and none again
for the other man. Mr.. Lincoln gains .
little. it is true but the other man holds
his own wonderfully.
-our thanks are due to Hon. L. N. Nor.
TiIl fer valuable Pub. Docs.
The Steamer Katahdin will make her isst
trip for the ason from Bangor or win,srport.
- the ice will permit, on Monday Dec. 5th.
OLD FARN.n's ALMANAC for 1865. just Issued
BY Msssss Brewer ! Tiles,on. Bosson, has tsen
received. and looks a. natural - the face Of cay
one years absent friend. Everybody wants -
Almanac, and We know Of none better than
the " Old Farmers"
New MusIc.-ws have just received from
Msssrs o. Ditson 4 Co, music PubIishers, Boston,
the following places Of new music:
Scenes for Children SEQ Saw" fer the pisps;
" Merry Wives Of Windsor: galIop; Look. this
is JOY" song; Tho Unhappy man," cosis song;
" Bear this gently to my mother" Ballad BY J.
W. Turner. .e rs
All orders for music OF musical instruments
promptly attended TO BY Aessrs o. D. 4 Co.
Hsc sroRIEs.-Ths usual Fall stories Of big
porkers have began to come il. Here is the fsst
one
Mr.. Elijah Morrill,, of Belfast, killed . porksf
one day las. week which weighsd $50 pounds
He was fourteen months old.
--Eishtecn millions Of new copper cssts
and six millions Of two cent pieces have been
eoined within the last two lnouths.