Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-08-17
LOCAL NEWS, &C.
Union Meetings,

laStlne, SATURDAY ENehlnS, Aug -otu.
Ellsworth, Monday Evn'g.. Aug eth.
Bucksport. Tuesday Fvns.. Aug 2Sth.
They are to have big horse trot in
Lewiston, soon.
THE Democratic District Convention
will be held in Ellsworth on Thursday the
% inst. The notice is published in the
Hancock Journal.
The Hancock Baptist Association
will meet with the lst church in Bluehill
OH Tuesday. the 18th. day OF Sept. at , o.
clock T. NJ.
We regret to learn that j. NJ. Lin
coin. of the Bath Time,is dangerously i'll a,
Farmington.-lWhig.
Among the Candidates talked of as
a Candidate for member of Congress for
this District for the Democrats, is Charles
A. Spoifora Esl, Of Deer Isle.
Toy. Brownlow has been making
speech at Knoxville, Tennessee. He says
the rebellion headed by Andrew Johnson
will share the same fate as that beaded by
jeff Davis The Parsou has a pointed way
of stating political facts.
We learn that Lowell Grindle Esq,
of Rrook>yille has received the Mon NOM
nation for Representative to the Legislature
for the district composed of Broolsyille,
Castiuc and Orland.
We see it stated that Charles J. Abbot
Esq of Castinc has been selected to attend
the Philadelphia Convention. We have
not seen any evidence that Mr.. Abbot ac
ccpt> the position.
The Illinois republican convention
met at Springfield on the sth instant. Res
olutions were adopted cordially indorsng
Congress. Gen. John \. Logan was nom
mated for .melnber of Congress by aeela-
nation.
Our nci-hbor of the Journal is elecid
ctly tame this werk. 1t failed Of bcin" a.
full a usual of '.rorbacks no doubt for
the same reason that the man failed that
undertook TO live by his ~its-foI wan: of
stock.
We hear that Mr. Pixies friends at
East Machas. elected Pike delegates, but
afterwards by some strange move, the del
ega,es were instructed to 20 for Gen. Cald-
well -!
Machia< last evening, elected Pike dele
gates Uaion
DEATH OF lioS. SHEPARD CARY. The
Times announces the death of Hon. Shep-
ard Gary. one of the most prominent bus
mess men of Aroostook County. Mr.. Cary
was formerly known as a diStinguishc i
Democratic politician and had large cir
Gle of acquaintnnces throughout the State
-Rev. Mr.. IIcpwortli of Boston has
supplied the pulpit of the Unitarian socit-
Is OF illi> village for the past two sundays
to great acceptance. His pulpit efforts are
characterized by carneStneS> and hearth
mesS. aud evidenced great catholicity oi
spirit, also.
LGMBER.-'rhe price Of this article keeps
mp 10 paying figure. II ii We're not - it
would be a hard blow 10 our village, be-
cause the cost of cutting the logs AND get
tin. them 10 the mills was very high. La
Dor still continue, to rule high. aud there
fore for this class OF business men 10 make
anything, il i necessary for them 10 obtain
good prices for the manufactured articles.
Some one says that a Portland Gen
tleman proposes to put ten thonsand dol
lars into hotel in Castine. The travelling
public wish some Portland Gentleman
would put ten times that sum into Hotel
in that City. OF course every body will be
pleased with the Castine enterprise also.
We arc authorized to pronounce tho
assertion of the Journal THAT seven OF
eight Democrats that We're never niol
men and have been malignant copperhead,
voted for the Pike delegates in Surry. q
ftlsehooa. Please give the name of your
informant. and spare your comments unit
Won have the facts Mr.. journal. Copper
he ads voted the other ticket
-Mr-Marblc. collector of Walloboro.
he,itated about supporting the President :
policy consulted Hamlin and concluded to
support Congress. This was two weeks
ago. Last Friday he was removed and Mr.
Small, supporter of the government, APP
pointed in his plaee-.irgus
Down this way Mr.. Argus. some OF the
Republicans charge Mr. Pike with beino
responsible for the President being John
80 II man,
GREEN MOUNTAIN lIoUsE.-Mr. Brewer
the past season has erected a Hotel witt
the above name on the top ofGrcen Noun
tain in Eden. This mountain is 1900 fee
above the level of tie sea. and it present
one of the most picturesque and CRANE
views of the surrounding country, thai
can well be imagined. Mr.. Marcyes ken
livery stable at the foot Of tie mountain
and visitors can reach the top Of the noun
tain on horseback or o.. foot. Mr.. Brewe
found pure water in digging only lively
feet His house Is well kept and hishl,
popular,
| Nv. G. Crosby Esq. Of Belfast wa
elected chairman of the Maine delegation
to the Philadelphia Convention. EX-Gov
Crosby has always been an underlined poll
tician. If he was ever member of tn
Union party he was the most qucrrulou
member. and was as likely to do the par
~ as much harm As good. lie never ha