Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-05-19
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turning.
but very little farming has been
done in this vicinity this spring owing u
the wet weather.
The reader will find reading matter
on all four pages. After one week moro
We expect TO have new supply Of paper,
and of a better quality.
~ The Sabbath School connected with
the Baptist Society will meet at the meet
inghouse on Sunday afternoon at one e.
clock, for reorganization &c. The New
Library has been received,
Need we urge our farmers to plant
aud SOW all they can the remaining time
lett Tor this work of necessity. Remem-
her that the Book, says, 1.-The sluggard
that will not plough by reason of the cold,
shall beg in harvest AND have nothing"
We are under obligations 10 num-
her Of friends for favors IN the newspaper
line. Among those remembering Ne, n
Capt. Thomas Clark Ilth Nc. Cant.
/ Charles Dccriug. L. S. Mail Boat Dictator,
Mr.. Tran and William Jcllison ESQ.,, u
this town.
PREPARE roE TrF FAIR AND CATTLE
+ Snow.-The attention of the reader il
called 10 the List of Premiums offered Nv
the Trustees of the Hancock County Agri-
cultural Society. and published on tho ont
side of this issue. Read the list carefully
and begin i'll season 10 compete for some Of
the liberal premiums Let there he ampic
preparation for a good exhibition this
fall.
THE FOURTH or JuIY.--It seems that
we have additional motives for celebrating
the It'll Of July tins year. and Tor taking
measures that such celebration lie so con-
Quoted as TO strengthen and deepen our
( love for the Union and our wise and free
system Of government; aud let us hope
/ that we take early measures to have n
celebration in this village. We should
/ have all address. dinner. &e.. &c, and all
of a character corresponding to the patriot
ic mcmnrcs clustering round our twice re-
/ deemed country and of it, natal day.
! -. The portion Of the State tax allotted
/ to this lown amounts to SI3,i52,95; tho
county tax to lo60,26; and the cash tax Of
! the town, dcductng the above sums, foot.
up S3l i50.0i-.ntai st5.613,95. The
town voted To pay this year. $4,000 Of its
war debt, and this amount swells up our
town tax, proper, to the large sum Of
e3i, I5a,A The war debt of the town is
4 little rising S5o,eoo, only. Two more
years, if VIC contnnc thepolicy begun this,
and this debt will he cancelled
PHNrrL ENENr.-Capt VIM, .
Knowles uf Surry had loaded his vessel
/ thc Nina Gardncrl ut hlllbrdge, and was
fcatl} for sea, with his WIFI and two soua,
ou the +. NJ. OF Monday the i,h,Jaincs tho
tuunees. sou. was missed. and tho most
faithful .eareb III Which the whole com
maH,tt lent their kind ad, Was unav ailinC
until o'clock Tuesday morning lac was
toua' IN !! feet Of water. Il probably
occurred by his attempting tu pass over An
otltcr vessel lay ing between his vessel and
the u hart. he slipped between unseen and
unhcard. His funeral MAS attended at
S0rry ly numerous sympath,zing friends
and sermon preached by Rev. II. lIawes.
From Prov. 3, |. Boast not thyself Of
tomorrow ior thou knowcst not what day
may bring FORTH Cox.
L. NJ. 7. Hunter, tho noted virgnisn and
secessioni,, has been arrested, AMI no doubt will
he tried for treason.
Corn is quoted in Boston. below
one dollar per burhcl at wholesale.
Augusta has become so modest that
is public houses ''blush," The journal
says the ''tnshnoe llouse" has '.blusbed."
Let it blush.
The lfafAias Rrpabtican objects TO
any one thinking that people Whereabouts
fish ON Sunday. Well, do they 20 to
church
Ii rs proposed To commemorate the
the next ith Of July by LAYING the corner
'f'''e Va WV h''iu'H'bl VtT tue NationhI
Cemetery at Gettysburg, in rcnnsy lyania.
"A correspondent of the New York
1rstaae. writing from Raleigh y. c., says
there are no worse rebels outside Of
a very warm place, than are to be found in
that state.
BRO. Lyndc, Junior elitor of tho
Wig, has been voted the hanlsomest man
in Bangor. Pray. Bro. Lyndc, don't come
down tlrisWay, oryou may be ..gobb!cd'
up and court would have business in con-
sequence
1t is hoped, that the Military trial
now progressing at Washington will de-
vclopc all the facts relating to the assas-
sination Of President Lincoln, 20 that
hereafter there will remain no doubt as ia
Who were the READ aceoniphccs Of Booth.
BY real acconpllccs we mean the persons
that planned and set to work the Infamous
men that did the deed. Ii is to be hoped
that the government has in its possession
all the facts 10 establish the guilt of the
guilty ones and that hereafter, it will not
be a dcbathalc uupstion