Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-11-09
LOCAL NEWS. &C.,

Look out for the great Mctoric Shower
next week.
Tho severe gale OF Thursday last week
did considerable damage in Portsmouth.
! Tho name Of the defendant in the ease no.
226. is Emery Bisscl, not Roswell a printed.
| e-T-What about u course of Lectures for this
winters who will start the matter. No time
should be lost i'll taking the preliminary steps.
We notice that worknnen have commenced
to dig \ reservoir on Pine Street, near the Bap-
tist Westinghouse.
More Sugar box shocks have been manu-
featured by our lumbermcn this year than ever
before for season.
| Gov. Cony has issued a Proclamation APP
pointing Thursday, Nov. 18th Day of
Thanksgiving.
There /. ninety eight millions Of Gold in
the L. State Treasury. This is S2.oo to every
man woman and child in the country.
w. T. Colb,,rn ofBelfast has been appoint
ed Deputy Collector of Internal Rcsnne for
Waldo county.
-Consi.lrrablc damage was done to the
shipping and wharye, in Belfast ;durng the
storm last week.
The Committee on field crops Of the Ham
cock Agricultural Society will meet Satur-
dav the 18th. All who are applicant, must
make their reports. sure, before the Eth inst.
-Gen. swan was clo>cttcd with the Prrsi-
dent on Thursday Nov. 18th and no doubt OBJ
tanned ADVICE u, 10 his in regard TO the
removal Of the Police Commissioners.
Geo. \. Dyer Esq, whose business card
will bc found in advertising columns. l. agent for
a number Of the best Insurance Companies in the
Country, Of the classes Of life. fire, marine and
tor accident. Mr.. Dyer is minus alcg. has been
in the war, IL y good citizen. and is making COM
mcndablc excriions to build mp good living
business lie Is also agent for the Pcnobscot
River Express and has built up quite u business
in that line.
We learn that the contract for building
the new niiarian Church ofthi> town has bccu
completed with Mr.. Icha',od Kent. The sum to
bc paid i, 5000. and the time for the complete
ion ofihc building the 1T Of july next. From
an examination fthe plan, and dr>ign>-which
are b, Mr. Wootcock of Boston-we have no
doubt that the church will be All ornament to
ouryillasr.
Sch Tugwassa, of Ellsworth. Me. was
wrecked } miles of IIattcras Inlet on the 18Th
ult the Captain and mate and part Of the Cargo
were saved: the cook and two >eamen. The re-
manlcr of the crew were lost. The cargo that
wa, saved will bc sold on the 9Th inst.
The name of one of the crsw lost iS--Stach-
pole and hi father resides in West Ellsworth,
another, Young lad belonging in Surry, whose
name we have not learned at this time.
Tho steamer Clarion ieft the Union river
route for Portland on Monday. This little steam
err has not made pile Of money, but she has be-
come quite necessity to our people. If those
owning navigation on the river would take hold
Of the matter and have the distractions cleared
out 80 that sailing vessels could - in aud out.
and a steamer of light dram like the Clarion
could get TO the wharyc. at any time 81 tilc, it
would seem TO he great benefit 10 the place.
Who will move in the matter:
THE AMERICAN F,RMrR.-The Noycmb"r
number Of this monthly i, received. one fat
urc alone ofthi> paper should create for it Il Very
large circulation. and this i the Market Report
which j. reported specially for its columns, b, :.
T.. Todd of the New York Times. Every farm
err drovcr and produce dealer should take THE
F,IMER rs they wifi surely find it ofincacua-
bic value TO their Interests. We no;i,.' that all
Nrw subscribers received during thi, month
for iS,i.. get the last two months Of thi- year.
FREE Price sl.Uaycar. Address. John Tur
ncr, Publisher aud Proprietor. Rochester, y. Y.
Tho Secretary gives notice Of some meet
ing. appointed. in different towns at different
times. by the officers aud friends ofthc Hancock
Agricultural society. Let it be borne in mini
that the Trustees and all the officers of the Soc
city are expecting to attend these meetings. hay
ing a two-fold object in view first 10 get all the
Information they can upon the subject for Discus
sion from those present. ~ well rs 4.iNin. their
own views. and also TO get better acquainted
with the farmers of the county and To learn
what more j. needed on the part of the officers
Of the Society to make it more popular and Use
fnl. If the society has not the entire confidence
Of the farmers and mechanic, OF the county the
reason for thi, ..want Of confidence should b.
known.
The meeting called in this number Of the
American i ut Orland the last OF December
The topics for discussion arc named thu early
that farmers may have time to mature their opin-
ions and he ready to impart them. Let all in
tore ,tcd attend the series Of meetings which arr
TO be held during the winter.