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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-01-06

RoCkLAND. Nov. 18th, 1854.
Mrs NhScTEsTER:-W Without solicitation on
your rart, but in the hope that others may re
eiyc Ike benefit, | wish to bear testimony to
tnc efficacy Ci your treatment. by the advice OF
a lend | was induced to consult you in regard
10 a Icing standing complaint incident to our sex,
for which | lad consulted many physicians ana
tried various popular medicines widhout avail. /
must n.,s+ vas entirely ptical in regard t.
your power Of discovering and healing diseases
and even NAcn yuu, without questioning, de
scribed tic nature Of my plant and its effect
IN me- my doubts still chung to Ins. took the
medicines you prescribed, not exp'c1'ns ana
To my astonishmenc, after brief tri'l. de
cided improvement took place, and continued to
improve, until now the disease seems completely
efladcated Rejoicing that my long suaerin; Is
over, Dad grateful to you as the instrument OF re-
liet Permit me to sign myself,
Very truly yours
81 AGNES l.. BROWNE.
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The Nest Popular Piano Songs.

Twas Evening at the Window. Hoffman so
Do they pray for ne at home. fiske. ~
I'm lonely since my Mother died. Thompson. ~
1.-Two for those who love me. Clark. 90
Teutine on the Old Camp Ground. kittredge. ~
I'd Choose TO be n baby. ~
Copies sent by mail, ysst paid, on receipt of
price OLIVER pITSoN Co.. Publishers,
Boston.
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Wood Land Sale.

tINIIE subscriber is about having his valuable
L Wood land lying in the South West corner
If No. s, surveyed off in lots Of Twenty five
,crcs. for the purpose of disposing the same to
these who wish to avail themselves of rare OPP
,ortunity to secure good wood bet. There il
i've hundred acres of this valuable land. and il
IS within 81 miles of Union river bridge. There
is a good road within shot distance Of tn,
same. Some of it is covered with -beav,
growth Of soft and Hard wood, with a goo'
;hance for bark on some portions of it. Pans OF
the same viii be made, after the survey, aud tn
al will be private. Don't forget to secure Il
,o4 wood lot, as another good an opportunity
will not soon offer. For sale cheapfor cash.
GEO. K. dRIFrIN.
Ellsworth, Dec. 18th, 1854. 4s r.
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r E NJ @. Y a L
George Z Dunn

Has removed his Watch and Jewelry Stock TO the
store of A. T. Jelison, just across the street from
his old stand, where he will be happy to see all
persons wanting goods in his line.
He has just rakon in a new lot Of
Watches, Chains, Pins,
Rings, &C.,
which arc Good, Neat and Pretty.
~ Repairing done promptly. 46
Remember, same Store acith A. 4. Jetltson.
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Ala Court OF Probate held Ellsworth within and for
the County Of Hancock, on the trst Wednesday oil
January, A. d. ls65.
On the foregoing Petition. Ordered Thatthe Petition
ers give notice all persons Interested by causing
cory of the petition AMI order OF Court thereon to be pup
sheJ three weeks suecassively in the Ellsworth Amer
ioan newspaper printed in Ellsworth, that they may APP
pear at Probate oirt be held at Ellsworth in said
county, the first Wednesday Of February next at ten
o'clock in the forenoon and shew cause any they have,
why the payer Of said petition shou not be granted
s. PARKER TUCK, Judge.
Attest--Gso A. DYER, Register.
true copy of the petition aud order Of court thereon
sir Attest---tiEo A. DYER, Register.
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Ayers Pills.

Ae YOU sici, feeble and complain:ngl Are you
out of order with your system dcran2etN and yof r
feeling, nneo4ior'dbief lhese symptoms ae often
the prer to serious Illness. Some fit of sickness
is creeping upon you, and should he nyertci by u
timely ase of til right remedy: Take Ayers Pills,
and ceaHsc out the disordercd humors-2urify the
blood and Let the hads move unobSl ructed in
health again. They stimulate the functions of the
body into vigorous activity, purify the system from
the distractions which make disease. cold settles
somewhere in the body, and deranges its natural
functions. These, ii OF relieved. react upon them
sel,ez and the snrr1knding oSans producing g yn
in this cond ton take yer's l'ill' and how di
rCctly they restore the natural action OF the SYSTEM
and with it the buoyaut feeling of health again.
" hat i true and apparent in this trivial and
common complaint Is also true in many of the deep
seated aud dangerous dstcmpers. The same purga.
tive effect cNpeis them. Caused by similar oJstruct-
ions and arrangements of lie natural functions OF
OF the body they are rapidly aud many OF them sure
" cured by the same means. None who know the
virtue Of these Pills vii neglect to employ them
when suffering from the disorders they cure, such
Headache, Foul stomach, Dysentery, Bilious Com
plants Indigestion, arrangement of the Liver. Cos
tYcneSs. Constipation, heartburn rheumatism,
DrOPsv, Worms and Suppression, when taken in
large doses: HEY are sugar Coated 50 that the
most sensitive can take them easily, and they are
sarey ttie best plrgatiVe medicine yet discovered
Ayes''s AGsse Care.
Tor tte s9cely ant cert7iR Cure If Intermittent FL
r. ar thilis ant Ecrrr. RtnHteut Feuer, Chil
Ferfr, DpHtb iyits Periaiir5 al Hetiare or Bilious
Teeers; iafecd. tsr the ieAo'e class NJ dt<e1Ses
crjJitgt'jpg - tHiI-g dcrIHgeRoat, cGnSei by The
H,rsarii of siiISai1'is eoWHtFi :.
1is remedy ha- Firely failed to cure the sevcrest
case, Of Ch~ AMI Fever, All II has this great al
vantage over Other NHr ~ tIirncs, that II suhdueS
c complaint without 5a s. ~ the patient 1t cor
iaus no 4u,-iHe oief deir.eripus substance, nor
loo, l. uri Inc. t "a r 4ua u Hriau- effect what
ever. Shakirs bruiH,f. o; tLe army and the west,
Iry 10 and van Nll, cu.I5sse sfe.e assertions.
Prepared hfI {. AVER &, @ Lowell, Mass, and
So nj sac hg Vi. T. rhifip5. Portland = A.
EosFe8 s, te u,leist ". l.. Alden & Co, l.anSor
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70 the Honorable Parker Tuck Judge Of Probate within
and for the County OF iI'rcac6:
ESPECTFULLY represents, II. :. rreYe;t Admins
IL, tratnr upon the estate Of Elwsrd > Foster late al
Trentoa deceased that he hls receive advantageous
lr for the real Of the said utestate, from Wilson
4 Young OF eight hundred doiarsi that the interest ot
ali Concerned woui he prom ted y its immediate ac:cp
one; that the estate wll nat relz. large sum
" any orr sale method II sale; that division of the
state world materially lesson the market value; hHt the
separation Il the widows dover would also decrease the
,ae that the widow and heirs the acceptance
/ such ofr Your pejner therefore. prays that your
ii nor will authorize ca patcs and will empower
aim to make sale OF said estate accordingly He there
3r, r-qu ss that license may tc granted him to sen all
the reai he.ongiug to sail deceased, % ay the
lett, dn- from sad AMI the Incidental charges Ol
administration upou said estate And that said ofr OF
The t1re aid wilson H. Young way he accepted. And a.
IN duty bound yonr Petitioner would ever pray.
II. ) TREN EFT, Admr
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Tic d3scr'erhsrcty pualc lee "a all
-. tgt he hs hen iuy appointed ard has taken upon
in+ef tn trust Of Administrator of the Ct
SIMEON NiLLlkhS late Of Trenton,
in thr c. OF Hancock. y. mar deceased by giving bords
tc tw directs l." therefore requests all persons
Who indebted t. th- =ccls.i's estate MAKE i'm
mediate payment, AID tll,ss who have any demands
.ereon - exhibit tt,J sslH- for settlcu'tu ut
\. .. MILLIKEN.
Trenton, Jar. /, l5Gi. 81
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A Good Time Coming.
An Entertainment will be given at LORDS HALL
n,, ,s',.rs,lay Evening", Van. 10

An Entertainment will be given at LORDs HALL
On Tuesday Evening, Van. 10
fr the benefit of the Sanitary Commission, cer'
.istioy of full exhibition OF tie, " Famous View
E,.gIand Kitchen" with all of its characteristic
sytnres and features, and also an
ANTIQUARIAN SUPPER,
tho table. to be spread with the choice dishes OF
The friends OF the country, and especially those
cha have friends in tho army, are invited to con-
,,ihuts to this entertainment, 10 the way OF SNIP,
,,;ss for the tables. Brown Bread, Perk asd
Bean,, suet Pudding. llog and hsnlnys &c., &c.
will be in requisilion.
Tickets IS cents
Doors 0psn A''a PER ORDER OF COM.
Ellsworth. Jan. 5th.' -
= ETTERS remaining unclaimed IN the fost
ne;ns a, Ellsworth. State of Maine, 9Th
of January 1864.
p Harriet Snow, ~ u. Capt. 4.
COSBY, Maria e. smith, ona' ~ "
Joy, W. A. asrahso'
Murch, Benjamin Thomas, T =. y,
iH y,.son. Ealing for the above will please say
arar,ised l.. D. JORDAN, Postmaster.
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CERTIFICATES OF CURES.

CERTIFICATES OF CURES.
Fofry l,ars' Deafness CTed.
This is to certify that was deaf fol forty years
AMI that Mrs. Manchester has entirely restored
my hearing, for which | am thankful. Before
called to sec Mrs. Manchester, couli only hear
when persons who addressed me would speak very
loud. right into my Now l can hear as we'll
as did before | was afflicted at all. The beat
ing and buzzing which attended my deafness, and
made it 50 disagreeable, has entirely subsidized.
am now "a years Of age, and reside in st. John,
New Brunswick. JAMES ANDERSON.
April 3, 1865.
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DEAR MADAME:-You will recolect about three
months ago there was gentleman called on you,
while staying short time in tao city, to consul.
you in regard to a lady's health, which was my
wife, her health, being at that time in an alarm.
ing state as the doctors all said, and in fact oil
her friends thought she could live but short
came to you was skeptic, and u strong one at
that; but when left you confirmed be
lever. You sat down and told me her diseases
better than / could have told them myself and
better than any Of the physicians ever had; for
they never had told what the trouble with
her. They woul ask her questions how she felt,
and say. "Well, guess can give you something
to relieve you;' AID they kept on in that way
for about four years, as | believe trying expert
ments; fer the more they did for her the worse
she was. She began to take your medicine, and
in two weeks time she was entirely relieved Of a
number of her difficulties, and from that time she
kept gaining, and now she has entirely recovered
her health and il in better health than she has
been for twelve years. For the last four years |
have paid over ore thousand dollars for doctors
bills and different patent medicines of tho day
l paid you twenty-five dollars, and don't begrud 80
it half 80 much as l do dollar paid to other
doctors for trying experiments.
If this will do you any good, 20 are at liberty
TO show it to any one, as feel as thoagh it was .
miracle for tits patient was diseased from head
to foot If NV family should need physician, |
should apply to you, if / coul fad you, or tie
next best ot your kiad. y GU lave my best wishes
Respectfully yours,
CIAS. ii. BRADLEY.
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This is to certify that have been cured of Ca.
tarrh in the worst form, By Mrs. Manchester. |
have been to New York and Boston. have paid
out large sums of money. and was never benefit
ted, but in most all cases made worse. / saw
Mrs. NJ, in June, she told me my case was bad
one, the tubes in the throat and upper part Of the
lunss had become very much affected, all of
which | knew was the commenced taking
her medciue'in Juae and can truly say that
am now a we'll III IN. [ an trader, and in the
habit of talking great deal, and her curing Inc
will be the means OF hundreds of dollars in my
pockets as now | can talk without hurting me
10 and consult her, aud you IL be perfectly
satisfied. :. Ii. SIEPnEN, Belfast, Me.
Nov. 2l
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-01-06

THE initial number Of "Our Young
Folks, a new illustrated magazine for boys
and ci,ls, has been received. This new can
didatc for public favor makes fine ap-
pearancc and promises to, come mp, full!
to public expectation and the promise OF
the Publishers, Messrs Ticknor & Fields,
Boston. Single copies 300 per year
THE LApy's ALMANAC FOR leO5.-Mr'
George Coolidge, 3 Milk Street, BOSTON
has published very neat edition OF
Lady's Almanac for l56J. 1t contains
besides the calender pages much useful
and entertaining reading matter with
pages ruled and marked for memoranda
It's very neat and tasty little work and
must be popular with the ladies.
Mr.. EDITOR THE ladies of the Methc :
dist Society. held a Fair and Levee at the
Town Hall, in Surry, on the evening OF
the Goth ult. Appropriate arrangements
were made and well executed, to render II
an agreeable and pleasing interview,
noticed several clergymen present. nc
Baptist church and society," were iafse's
represented, and by their hearty co-opet",
ton added greatly to the interests OF the
evening. The tables were bountlinily and
and tastefully spread. and did much ere''''
to the lberality aud taste OF the lau'e''
The fancy articles were very fine II no
ticed several very pretty quilts ono III
particular, which was drawn in the lottery
The amusements were exciting and at
tractive. and all evidently participated IL
them, with spirit and animation. under
stand that about one hundred and forty
dollars were realized. which is to 60 TO-
wards cancelling the debt onthe Methods
parsonage osE WHO WAS fAA'hN''
An inveterate old bachelor say
ships are called "she" because they al
w.ys keep a man on the lookout
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For making the soles of Boots and Shoes water
proof and longer. is also for sale above sni-
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H0T,HlN> - HlLLNE&. Propriefprs
50 C,titr stree, AsT Y9rt.
,vs4y Yt,r salc in Ellsworth by c. q. FEEh.
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-Mosby has ofTerel any Of mis- men
who should capture Sheridan. dead or
alive, a commission AZ major in the rebc,
service, and perqaisite Of fifteen hun
bred dollars.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-09

AN AGREEABLE VIsIT.-A very pleas
ant donation visit was made to Rev w.
w. Atwater at Vergennes, on Wednesday
evening last. After the usual greetings
and an elegant repast, the cashier pre-
sented Mr.. A. a package of $40, as the
contributions of the evening. As soon
as the response to the address accompa-
nying this gift was concluded, Mr.. Ha-
ven, one of the merchants there, adj
vanced and presented Mr.. Atwater an
envelope containg 800, on behalf of the
business men of the place, as testimo-
NAL Of their appreciation of his recent
fearless and efficient efforts in suppress
sing the Illegal traffic In intoxicating
drinks in that city, 4...
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-09
The QuoTAs.-The Woodstock Stand
ard of Yesterday saws:

The QuoTAs.-The Woodstock Stand
ard of yesterday says:
For the past week Adjutant General
Washburn has been confined to his house
with severe illness, which has occa-
stoned some delay in the efforts to pro-
cure an adjustment of the quotas but
at considerable personal risk he leaves
this morning for Washington, expecting
to be accompanied from New York by
the Governor, and a few days will now
determine whether we are out of the
woods or not.
A careful revision has been made dur
ing the past few days of the whole sub
iect in controversy but it is impossible
to reconcile the records of the Adjutant
General, or the returns of the Provost
MarshaPs Department itself, by any
known method of computation, with
the quota assessed. The discrepancy
must be attributable to biunder of the
Department or to the adoption by Gen.
Fry of some new rule of computing quo
tas, of which the State authorities aud
everybody else are in total ignorance.
In the meantime towns should exert
themselves to raise their quotas as as
sessed by the Provost Marshals under
the orders of the Provost Marshal Gene
raj, which is undoubtedly the safest
course to be pursued, in view of the
shortness of time now remaining before
the draft will take place. 1t is impor-
tant to be borne in mind that the draft
occurs February 18th.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-09

PUBLIC SPIRIT, OR THE WANT OF IT.
The editor of the Lamoille Newsdealer,
says complainingly, "Itseems as though
the people of this county had settled
down in a morbid state of inactivity.
We don't know of single school de-
batting club, or an association of any
kind, except the several church socie-
ties, the masonic lodges and the Gilmore
Agricultural Society, that exist within
the prescincts of the county !" and he asks,
Had such a state of things ought to
exist" We answer categorically, it
hadn't orter.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-09
How the ladies of Savannah Dress.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial writes from Savannah an
interesting letter, from which we take
the following paragraph
1.-THE southern people have been great.
ly pinched Of late by the war. The GUS
toms of the people Of Savannah denote
the truth of the assertion. What is
the news North?' l was asked by an
officer to whom l had just been intro
duced. How do you know | quericd
in turn, that am not citizen of Sa-
vannah 2 Looked at your boots said
he, square toes Ever since, if other
marks fail, catch myself glancing at
the footgear of citizens l meet, and /
have reason to believe the test infaIli-
BILE. As to some of the children this
speculation is useless for they are bare
looted, though neatly dressed other
wise. The ladies have gone far back
into discarded wardrobes for their walk
ing habits. They affect black mostly.
IheWear hats with faded ribbons, or
oonnets OF the Anticipated kiss me
quick design They do not pile up
their own hair and everybody else's
they can lay hands on, 10 waterfalls or
kindred capillary conceits.
should | ask lady of Savannah if
she wore mice and rats it is very ike
~ she would think me indecorous If not
demented. SIf l insinuate that it has
become necessary to wear cape to the
bonnet, she would probably deem the
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-09

QUESTIONS WHICH MIeHT BE ASKED
Mr., Cox Of Ohio, who opposes the bill
for admitting cabinet officers to the
floor of Congress, undertook on Thurs
day to suggest humorously some Of the
queStionions to which the secretaries
might be subiec ted:
Suppose the question should be here
asked of the Secretary Of War, if any
one dared to approach him, what would
be the result of the blowing out the
bulkhead Of the Dutch Gap Canal
daughter What would the Secreta-
ry say to that? Perhaps ne would
avoid answering she question--or the
question might be asked OF the Secretary
of the Navy, Whether, in case of a
raging tempest, removing the bulkhead
Of the canal, the deuble-enders would 90
down 2 (LaHghter.) His friend from
Pennsylvania (Stevens) might ask the
Secretary of the Treasury, Whether it
was expedient to bring bill making it
Il capital offence to sell peanuts except
on gold basis 2 (Laughter.) His pas
toral friend from Iowa (Grinnell) might
inquire of one Of the Secretaries brought
here to be Intercepted, Whether, in
case of the capture of the Golden Fleece,
that would have any effect on the gold
market2' (Laughter) His friend from
Illineis (Washburne) would doubtless
like to ask the Secretary of the Treasury,
: Whether or not it would be expedient
to go back and tax all the whisky for
the last century, and whether it would
be expedient to include the spirit of
1776 = tLaughter.) He (Washburne)
might also be asked whether it would
not have an influence on Senatorial
action 2 (Laughter.) His friend and
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-09

The TRIBUNE ALMANAc.-We have re-
ceived from the publishers copy of the
Tribune Almanac for 1865. The Almanac
can be found at the bookstores general
ly, or ordered from the Tribune Office,
New York.
The present number is fully equal to
its predecessors, which have attained
great popularity Its election statistics
are remarkably full and accurate, its
synopsis of acts passed at the last SEES
sion Of Congress is valuable history of
that legislation, its brief chronicle Of
the events Of the war is also valuable;
and it contains much other useful mat
ter in small compass and most con-
venient for reference. Price of siagle
copies 20 cents.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-09

How IS IT Bloomington must be a
terrible poor town; for by reference to
the income list of Bennington county,
given in another column, it will be seen
that .but fifteen Of our townsmen have
a yearly income of over 5000! Many
whom we had supposed little more
than comfortably Off in this worlds
goods, judging from their style of living.
&C., &C, suddenly turn up with an in
come even less than a printers, notwith-
standing print paper has pressed hard
up to 30 cents per pound, and everything
in proportion. We had all along been
laboring under the delusion that Ben
nington had quite number of heavy
men" but suddenly find out we have
been most wofully befogged, But, seri-
ously--there is evidently "a screw loose
somewhere" How isit? Get the law
and read 1t l-Bea.ingtos Bgnaey.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-09

Qua DEAD NEAR WIEoHEsrsR.-The
bodies Of the following named Vermont
soldiers are reported to be inferred on
the "Ranney Pike" and in the burying
grounds near Winchester, Va.
L Goodrich, B IL. died Sept. q. 1854;
Corp. Clesson Cameron, A II, died Sept.
81 Corp ] H Fiske, K II, died Sept, "a;
Marcellus Russell, II II, died Sept. 81;
Frank Minor, X IL, died Oct. 8; Fl VAN
dial, A s. Thomas McGauley K2; w
Parker, 5; Samuel Bailey, II; James
Edgley, D 2; D Lewis, r s; Arson
Patch, @ IL; II E Miller, B l, cav; John
Bealy, A 8; Thomas L Geer, A 8; d q
Dorgoot, l q Ed A Breach, g 6; IN
known, s. Edward Morril, B 6; John
Woodward, IL Henry G Hill, E 2:
sergt John II Williams, Bat d, LIST vt
Art; Jas Switzer, X, q Miron P War
rem, B s; VIM Reed, / IL; John F Prouts.
H s; L Morse, 8; Joseph e Page, G 8;
Dustin Brown, E s. d B Campbell, G
cavelry.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-09

PoPosED YIsIT TO REBEL PRISONS DE-
oLINBD.-The United States Christian
Commission last week proposed to the
Rebel authorities to send Bishops Nc
uVaine, o. Jayne and Lee, and Horatio
Jones Of Philadelphia, to visit all the
rebel prisons and ascertain the condi-
ton Of the Union prisoners. Gen. Grant
forwarded the application to Gen. Lee,
with his approval Endorsed, and giving
permission for an equal number of cler-
gymen and other civilians from the
South to visit the military prisons In
the North on a like errand. These visits.
Gen. Grant added, would do much to
relieve anxiety in the public mind on
both sides, caused by exaggerations or
Misrepresentation as to the treatment
OF prisoners. On Thursday reply was
received from the Rebel Government,
through Commissioner 0uld. declining
to permit the visit of the Bishops as
'ipeXpedient. y -.nrH ...- :, p