Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-04-22
I T e M S, &C.


April 18th She has Just received fresh supply OF
roots and herbs Consultation free Do not forgot
her book Every family should have one. Sold by
herself only =.
We are rcqucsted to state that tho neat
concert of tho Baptist Sabbath School of th
village, will be held on Sunday evening next, the
Path instant
April Term of the Supreme Judicial Cour,
for Hancock County commences next Tuesday at
| Ellsworth.
A Probate Court will be held at tho Probate
Office, on " edncsday next.
good opportunity, and one we sincerely hope
will not be neglected, of sending money to pay
arrearagcs for the American, advertising, job
work, &C., will thus be presented to our debtors.
We sadly in heed of the money, and a little
eIertien your part will help us a great deal
Try it, and receive our thanks.
| Ewe call attention to the advertisement Of
Prof. ]. W DUMMY, tho American Horse Tanner
who will give free lecture at Lords lIsll this
(Friday) evening, at which he will give much
useful information to persons who have charge of
| horses.
We notice the paper, in different sections Of
the State speak very highly of the Professor.
abilities.
PosrrosEMESr.--wc, this morning, received a
letter from Prof IiAsRISeros's sgcnt, saying that
the Professor had been drawn as a juryman in one
of the Courts of Massachusetts,. and that it was
! possible for him to be in Ellsworth for month
or so. He adds ''due notice will be given Of I'll g
| Professors release from the me.hes of tho law
and his visit East.
Our dealers in flour are requested
to read the card of NJ. G. Webb. g. Co..
! Portland, dealers in flour, who feel sure
they can sell that article to as good ad-
vantage as Boston and New York dealers.
Hon. Edward s. Osgood. pro-
minent citizen Of Oxford County, died in
Fryeburg on the 9th inst. lie was well
| known all over the State. AMI had served
terms in both branches Of the Legislature.
Some of the young people of Mill
bridge arc to give n Vocal and instrument
tai concert at the Union Church. in that
town, ON this Thursday evening. They
offer well selected programme of Quar-
tets, Duets. Solos, Songs, etc, ETC.
Admission 90 cents.
We notice that our neighbor S. w
Perkins has commenced to cxcayate the
dirt from his lot. on Main Street, previous
to erecting his store thereon. Also that
George B. JOY is fast denoishing his old
store to make room for the new one he
cpn;emplatcs building. These two build
ings will improve the looks of Main Street,
4 great deal. Let the work so on.
We refer Corporal Chester. who al
vcrtiscs for correspondent, in another
column. to Miss Carrie Clifford, of Frank
lin, Maine, who lately sent Us notice.
saying she wished 'us to advertise for a
spondent for her, with view to
matrimonv" We think she would he the
proper person to attend to the Corporal's
case.
Tile Fourteenth Quadrennial Sc :
sion of the General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will commence
on the second day Of May next; in Phila-
dclphia. and continue TO the first of June.
The next session of the Fast Maine
Conference will be held in BuckSp
about the middle Of June.
Our merchants have, the most Of
ticm, lust returned from Boston. where
they have been for new Spring Goods
They say they left more money in Boston,
and brought away less goods than ever be-
fore, but still have a nice assortment Of
good goods. Some Of the goods were
shipped several weeks ago, and have not
yet arrived, but will probably be up the
river in a day or so. Look out for the new
advertisements next week.
A CHASGE.-Mr II. III. Harden has re-
Gently purchased Mr.. Albert Robinson's
interest in their Dry Goods store, has been
to Boston where he has procured large
stock of desirable goods and is now open
ing them, at the old stand, whore he hopes
to meet all the old friends of the late firm,
and many new customers who wish for
goods in his line Read his advertisement
and give him a call.
The Soldiers Aid Society in this
town have this week sent IA box of hospital
stores to the Sanitary Commission, CON
tanning the following articles viz: 5 quilts,
WOODEN shawl, ID flannel shirts 6 pairs
flannel drawers, l handkerchief, 3 pillows,
Is pairs slippers, 2 pairs WOODEN stockings,
roll cotton cloth, paper candy, paper salvc'
bottle cologne, bag dried fruit, bag tea
and sugar. 33 papers, magazines, l book,
81 numbers Glcasons Pictorials.
a tree was recently cut down in
California. the circumference of which was
ninety feet, and its height three hundred
aud twenty-five feet. The bark was in
some places four feet thick. The tree con-
tanned two hundred and fifty thousand feet
Of timber The age is estimated at about
three thousand one hundred years. The
wood was sound and very d.-llhig.
Tn rel,tion tn the draft VIC have