Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-11-22

Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday were very
cold days.
Tho net Republican majority in wi.con-
sin is 1852.
Tho reader will fint, pleasant story oil
the fourth page.
-Rev Mr.. IIelmcrl,asucn says he has too
much reverence for the King Of day to preccdc
him. Sensible.
kE"Working for dear life "is defined to be
making clothes for new baby.
Hon. +. 4. Pike was in this village on
Saturday last week en- route for Washington.
Hon. John 4. Peters and family len
Bangor for Washington on Monday.
The United States hold, over one hum
drcd millions Of dollars in coin, nearly half
there is in the country.
Nine gentlemen OF Calais have given
$1,000, toward. Il soldiers monument. Three
thousand dollars is wanted.
Mr.. A. G. Jewctt OF Belfast is danger
ou>ly sick from tho effects Of paraly,ic attack.
The Portland Daily Star canno, be
beaten as live newspaper. II is madam in
pdyro.
Returns Of the Florida election show tina,
the Convention has been carried by a decided
majority.
The Dickens" is I, pay in Boston. lie
arrived their on Tuesday last. For particulars
see Boston Letter.
-tnon river is in good Manageable con-
dition and will continue TO he for weeks We
have no doubt. There is considerable lumber
on the wharyesyet to be shipped.
We had fall OF about three inches OF
snow Wednesday afternoon and evening. and
this Thursday morning the weather is clear and
moderate. We hear the sound OF the merry
sleigh-beils IS we write. though the appear
anccs arc that wheels VIII still be mostly used,
uptil there is another change OF base.
A big ,livG."e trial has just taken place in
Augusta. and the jury returned a yerdi"' of
5000 for the plaintiff, she claiming 10000.
Exceptions were filed and the case will be ear
ried up. 1t was, Lawrence V. Cooke.
-Thanksgivi occurs next Thursday, the
2sth. We understand that Rev. Mr.. Halle
wood will preach Mt DR.. Tenney's. and that
there will be no meeting at the Baptist house.
a subscription has been started in Calai.
TO raise funds to erect monument TO the brave
men Of that city who died in the war.
Tho Steamer Milton Martin makes her
last trip between Bangor and Portland for the
season, to-day, Friday.
There was . Temperance conv ention in
Auburn last week. 1t was well attended and
he vnsnlnttnns yxhi.h in. II.
moderate and ju,licious as could be expected.
Weston the pedestrian has got so far of
that the accounts OF him are contradictory. 1t
is said with how much truth we know not that
spectators have something to do with him and
his movements.
DO not forget to make As many destitute
families Thankful on Thanksgiving day as your
me ans will allow, by sending them plenty of
nice food for their dinner.
The metcors seen in this locality on the
morning Oh the 18th were few and far between
rs we learn. We were not up In season 10 ex-
anime for ourselves.
Mr.. Fred William and wife, members OF the
JafIa Colony, have arrived at their old home
in surry, glad to get back to Maine again.
1t is good sleighing in the up-rivertowns
on Union river. In this vicinity there 10 to-day
Wednesday an excellsnt foundation for snow.
n'We would call the attention Of our re ad-
ers to the advertisement in our columns Of Dr.
Vests Celebrated Botanic Balsam for Coughs
and Colds. it is the Popular Medicine OF the day
A good article should be appreciated.
1t is said that Hon. F. A. Pike, the mem
Der Of tins district, will be chairman OF the
Committee on Naval Affairs. There is con-
test between the friends of Thad. Stevens and
Mr. Hooper Of Boston, a. 20 who shall be
chairman Of the Committee on WAYS and
Means.
The ice in the Psnobscot has closed the
river above the bridge. There were 1875 vessels
in that port on Monday. The appearances are
to-day that o "thxw" is close at hand. The
Penob,cot, says the Whi2 .!has not closed so
early as this for the last fifty years. In 1917 it
closed Nov. 23l.
The Methodist Parsonage At saw. liar.
! Dor was burned on Saturday last. Rev b. f.
| Stinscn was occ upying the same at the time
The IRE was caused by going into the stable
| with lantern. We are sorry for the misfor.
tune of Mr.. stinson, who can lily afford to lose
his household goods and be turned out of doors
at this season Of the year.
Bangor Is in bad fix. The ice has made
for two miles below the city, and is badly jam
ed between the steamboat whsrves and High
Head. The Milton Marian OF ~ went Is far
up - Winterport, Tuesday Sixty sail Of ves'
sells remain in the harbor. 1t is estimated that
ten millions fset Of sawed lumber 10 frozen Up
| In the docks. To an outsider it seems As IL the
steam Tugs on the river should have been EN-.
| ployed to keep the river clear.
We are requested to say that the Ellsworth
packets have been wind-bound with sixty other
vessels for ten days at Townsend hrrbor.-They
will arrive here As soon the wind permits
and will have immediate despatch for Eliswor h
| The Ellsworth harbor is nos generally closed
by ice until thirty days la'er than the Penobsc o
FOR particulars see n. J. Miller, Jr., proprie-
r.-tPortland Star.
| We never mean to lend our influence to make
a reputation for n worthless patent medicine,
but believe we are doing our readers and The
public favor by calling attention to B,ood's
Rheumatic Comp ound. 1t will relieve pain in
any form.-[St. Jonn Paper.
The wealth Of one hundred twenty and seven
provinces was accumulated at Baby Ion, but al
together II did not buy single bar Of soap com.
4 n rail- Wi lao D.,