Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-10
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Examine new advertisements. There
may be somo that you are interested in.
BALLoU's MONTHLY for April is thus
early At hand. Price, $3.50 per year, Is
cents single copy. NJ. Hale has it.
SEQ the advertisement Of an Enter
tainmcnt to take place next Wednesday
evening. Have your scrip in readiness,
and 50 early in order 70 secure seats.
Lieut.. Col. u. A. Smith of the 1st
Maine Heavy Artillery. has been in town
for few days, being absent on furlough.
lie is looking finely.
The boys begin to play marbles on
the side walks. and the snow begins to
melt rapidly in the street; both being evil
dcnce Of returning spring.
Mr.. VIM. Penn Whitchousc,a gradu-
ate Of Waterville College, who comes to
our village with the highest testimonials of
his superior qualifications as teacher, has
opened private school for advanced
scholars, at the School room on High St.
LrcrURE-Rcv S. II. Beal, Of Bucks
port, addressed a large number of our
citizens. at the NJ. L. Church, last Wed
ncsdsti evening, upon the workings. etc..
Of the U. s. Christian Commission.
lie will speak at the Falls village, this,
Thursday evening, on the same subject,
we learn.
Tho weather for few days has been
remarkably pleasant. The severe rain of
Saturday settled the SNOW very much, and
it was thought at the time that the logging
teams woald have to leave the woods, but
the cool clear weather since has prevented
any move Of the kind.
Col. Martin l., Hall. one of The
Sclectmen Of the town, has gone to WASH
ington as agent of the enrolled men of the
town, to see if the quota can be filled
there.
At the town meeting on Wednesday the
town voted to give drafted men three
hundred dollars, if they go into the SER
vice.
The new Atlantic cable to be laid
next summer is to be 1900 miles long.
-Artemus Ward describes Harvard
College as pleasantly situated in the bar
room at Parker's.
SOME BuGs.-Thirty thousand specimen
Of bugs have been sent to Agassizs Muse
um within year.
The steamer New Brunswick was
advertised to leave Portland for PASSPORT,
March I'd.
The Machias Republican advises a
liberal instalment of the birch to remedy
the increased troubles in schools.
The steamer Regulator, Capt. VIM.
Mower. is advertised to commence her
season trip between Portland and the Pen
obscot this week.
The Richmond Enquirer says Cen
eral Singleton, instead of being OH peace
mission. visits that city to buy cotton and
tobacco.
-Rockland people made ample ar
Tangcments to celebrate the 4th. They
were to have a national salute, religious
services a public meeting. illumination
&C., SC.
1t Is intimatcd by the Machias
Republicans That the mystery of the attack
on the battery at Castinc last fall is being
cleared up, aud that it was done by a
party Of those in charge of the battery at
the time.
The Chelsea Bulletin, is the name
Of new paper just started into life in
Chelsea, Massachusetts. 1t is published
and edited by Elijah Couilard, Esq, form
.crly Of Ellsworth. Our old friend can't
be beat in good looks. and we hope he will
not be in making newspaper:
The Richmond Enquirer wants a
Dictator appointed over the so-called
Copfederacy.
General Grants army will soon
place him in position to act in that capac-
ity in Richmond; and perhaps this dcsira-
bic contamination will take place full as
soon as the Enquirer is prepared for it.
THE PAPER Dury.-TM adjournment
of Congress leaves the paper duties where
they were. The two branches failed to
agree upon repeal or modification.
The Clarion says potatoes are get
ting to be drug in the Sk0whcgan
market. The street for the past week has
been literally crowded with teams loaded
with potatoes. The price has varied from
20 to IS cents.
"A special to the Boston Journal
Gays: Hon. Hannibal Hamlin will leave
for Bangor, Me-, on Wednesday, carrfing
with him the respect and esteem Of all
who have had official and social intercourse
with him.