Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-09-08
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dollars.
- son of Geo. N. Saunders is in New York
soliciting aims for his father.
An old whaleman suggests that JEFF Davis
BE- put on board whale ship and tried there.
Sunday shaving is becoming q matter of
litigation in Hartford.
"A man died in New York last week who
had been desperate enough to be honest.
1t is said that President JOhnson's
construction policy is growing popular
in Virginia.
Mrs. Mallory, the wife the late
rebel Secretary of the Navy, asks the
President to release her husband on parole.
The weather has been warm and
dry for weeks. Vegetation is drying up.
Late planted potatoes will not amount to
much.
Read tho advertisement of A. T. Harden
L Co, and then make them a call ut their store,
nearly opposite the Ellsworth House. They have
an cntirc fresh stock Of goods
Tho vote for Governor in this County in
1862, was Tor Coburn. 1872; bradbury, ] ,329;
Jameson, sol. For Clerk Of the Courts Perry,
2,0s5; F.A. Holt, 1876; Samuel WATSON, 325;
o. W. Young.
We promise to give our readers larger
variety of general news after this week, all
though there is nothing of very general interest,
stirring abroad. The daiies continue to use large
display type for headings for telegraph columns
but there is no stirring news.
Tho Hancock Baptist Association was in
session in Surry, this week Rev. Vim Durfec
preached the annual introductory Sermon. II.
was made Moderator, and Rev. L. 5. T'ipp, Clerk
Beacon Denict Morgan resigned the position of
Trcassrcr, after holding it twenty lone years, and
Hurt Lord, Esq, was elected to fill the vacancy.
DRowNEp.-Wm.C G. Young of Trenton
son Of VIM. Young, aged seventeen years.
fell overheard from a vessel at Grand Me
nan. one day last week. and was drowned.
This is painful news to his afflicted parents.
Seth Clark Esq, is the Union can
tidatc for representative in the fremont
district: DR.. Alexander Fulton in the
Blu hill district and Rufus b. Leach i'll
the Pcnobscot.
second Lieut.. VIM. II. Trip. 10Th
Me. Vols. sou of Rev. l.. $. Trip, Of
North Sedgmiek. has been appointed by
the President, Captain of L. ). Nolun
tecrs, VIZ. Brcvct. for mcfitorious services
during the war.
II am requested to state that the
sclcctmcn Of the classod towns comprising
Representative District of Gouldsboro. &c.
that meeting will be held at Gordon'S
Hotel. Franklin, the day after election to
compare votes.
-Grorgc A. Dyer Esq, the Register
Of Probate Of this county, has accepted
the agency Of the Pcn"hscot River EX-
press. for Ellsworth, &c. His office is on
Main St, nearly opposite the Ellsworth
House.
We have been shown Democratic
WV Win vi. WI I'iliIt''i III IVA
Clerk. If the Democrats are going Ia vote
for him pretty generally, it would have
been better to have nominated him at the
Convention.
-Thc Editorial and Publishers Con
ycn,ion of the State will he held III Bangor
an Thursday and Friday of next week,thc
18th and 18th. Mr.. l.. II. Elwcll of the
Transcript will deliver an essay and Mr..
g.. i. Weston Of the State Normal Seho,
pen, he occasion.
-'rhc Union party i'll this county Is
the ..sick man Just now. aud is hclng doe
torcd by good many Of the dealers i'll pa
tent medicines in the State. When we
get hold Of all the names of those cxauin-
ing the patient and prescribing for him, We
will print them"
OrrS TO SAN FEANCISCo.-Wc lean
from Mr.. Bliss, Superintendent of the tclc-
graph office in this city, that The wires
hence to San Francisco, Cal, are now III
good working order, and business will b,
forwarded promptly.
Jefferson Davis has been attacked
with crysipcas for the second time since
his imprisonment. The first attack wa,
very slight, but this one is more severe, al
though not looked upon Us serious.
ONE FALSEnooD. One OF the misrcp-
rcscntations in the communication publish :
cd in the Uhig, was that Col. Philbrook
did nat object To serving on the committee,
He did 80 object, and rose in his place and
distinctly, and with some warmth, said he
would not serve on the committee, after
being treated SO shabbily 10y the chairman,
went to him myself aud urged him to
remain on the committee, and he withdrew
his declination.
The demand for lumber in our mar
kct is increasing and the quotations CORE
spondingly So. Within the past three
weeks the price of lumber has materially
advanced, and there is every prospect of IA
still further rise. The stag;atiom i'll build
ing is confined principally to Maine. In
Massachusetts,. Rhode Island and the larg-
or cities there is great activity displayed
i'm the construction cf houses. 1t is evil
dent not all the surplus capital of the
country is being boarded in L. 5. sccur-
ties.--Bangor Times.
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