Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-10-05
LOCAL NEWS, &C:


| They are having heavy frcshets al
the West.
The Georgia Ministries. a real slave
troupe. are performing in Portland
A young child in Applcboro, while
living in its cradle, was smotlere. to dealt
by a cat.
| two men have been dismissed from
the Portsmouth Navy Yard for attending
the Southern Loyalists' Convention
Our readers are indebted to Mr.
WATSON for the able and interesting report.
which we publish this week.
II portion of the paper we use ,hir
week isa little too large, owing to 4 mistake
OF the Manufacturers in receiving tie order
The Minutes uf the Hancock Bap.
fist Association are now ready for d,liv-
cry at the American Office.
a little girl was straHglcd to death
by a black snake while carving lunch to
some field hands in Milton, Pa, a few
DAYS ago.
NEW CuuRCm-The Unitarian Society
church on the corner of Main and High
streets.
Workman arc engaged in putting
up large Steam Mill on the western side
of the bridge 1t will be owned aud car
ricd OH by the Mcssrs Thomas.
us the Editor j. absent this week nj
tending the Editors Convention at Angus
tn, we take the liberty of using the Pen
and Scissors" No doubt we shall have a
larger variety of general news when John
ny comes Marching home again"
ALTERAri ,Ns-Mr. H. B. Jordan is Law :
Ing the foundation for large building on
Main Street, in the place of those lately re-
moved, which will be an ornament to the
street AZ we'll as adding greatly to the bus
mess interests of the village.
Mr., H. b. Saunders has purchased the
Store formerly occupied b, j. W. Wood,
and is now putting on new front, and
making other alterations preparatory 10
opening large aud desirable stock Of
goods
improvements are being made on the
store inst below ). 4 II. \. Buttons, winch
is t" he occupied by Mcssrs Clark n l'a-
Wis who are obliged to move from their
present place Of business 10 give place l."
Mr.. Wm. Peters, CHE owncr) of the late
firm OF Saunders 4 Peters. Who is 20 make
somc improvements before taking possess
ION.
J. * J, I, trippen are removing their
stock into the store formerly occupied by
Saunders & Peters.
J. d. Richards will soon remove his
stock INTO the store occupied h! Mcsorr
Crippcn to give place To a new stock winch
Is soon to be put IN b! the owners OF tie
building
We have received from the PUBLISH
css the splendid engraving entitled the
"Empty Sleeve, engraved by j {. Guttre
from drawing by Miss \. L sawyer. In
this beautiful Picture the gifted Artist has
conceived the best possible idea suggested
hy the title.
For sale by subscription only. twill
he printed IN heavy plate paper e92X..-
inches, adapted to frames I've inches and
Will be furnished at tive dollars per. copy,
address John II anderson, General Agent,
Portland Me-
Mr>Ic.-oiiycr Dit,on SEQ. Publish
crs. .stol have scnt us the following pei
c's of New Music. Song entitled "Why
was looSing ont" music by Blumcnthal
Song and chorus I'm NEE, thee III The
ll1c or My Sweet Mountain Rose"
Also !. song called the charming
Young widow met in the train
HlrrEE'S MAGAziNE.-We have re-
cciyed the Octoher number Of this stcrl-
Ing magazine. from \. Williams \ Co..
100 Washington ST., Boston. The Illus
/ tratcd articles are: personal Rccollcct
ions of the War" continued, Wooden
Legs Cruise of the Rob Roy
.Hcroic Deeds of Heroic Mcu-The Wllds
of Arkansas" Lady Godiva at Home"
There are numerous good stories. with
much other excellent reading, Il spicy
Editors Table etc. Published lay Harper
Brothers, New York, al 81 a year.
ATLANTIC Monthly. The Atlantic
Monthly for October, is published, and will
be found rather Il solid than brilliant mum
/ her. Til. first paper. Childhood, Study,
is ANONYMOUS; the poem which follows
Her Pilgrimage, is by General II Is
Sargent, and with Mr.. I. Il. Aldrich's In
dian legend 'Minatowana, constitutes al
the poetry in the numhc,. The solitary
story. Farmer iill's Diary. is by Mas. y
". Diaz the historical essay, The Norman
! Conquest; by,' Mr.. c {. Hazwr!l; the pc
lliical paper, Tie Usurpatiou, by Mr..
George 5. Boutwell,, and the eri,leism %
The Novels of George Elliot, by Mr.
Henry James. Jr. There are three mlscel-
lancous articles. The DarwiDla Theory,
by Mr.. Charles j. Sprague; Various rs
poets OF the Woman Question: ny L Shel-
don, and 'Scarabpi cd Altri, lay w. j.
Sullman. The quotations from liaw
thurnc's diary are continued. and Grliliti
Gaumt reaches its pcnultimate number
Mrs. Stowe does not appear among the con
trihutors to the Atlantic this month
-, l. fE,.I.,,,r 4. E;ally knst.,n