Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-02-22
LOCAL NEWS. &C,


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What is the difference between battered
dime and new penny? Nine cents.
Hon, Geo Bancroft declines the nom-
nation of Collector of Boston.
Tho L. s. Steamer Swatara with John
II. Surratt on board has arrived What next.
! congress has been working to some pur-
pose for the past ten days II has accomplished
considerable business.
| The Bangor Times says they marry PEG.
pie for twenty-five cents in Bath. What does
a divorce cost?
-"You want nothing do vou:" said Pat.
"Bc,lad. an if its nothing you want, you'll find
it in the jug where the whi>key was.'
! Some philosopher advises the girls not to
marry black smiths, because they all hayg
hardened vices.
WHY does the Jcifcrsonian owe our county
such spite rs to locate Prescott aud its repre-.
sentative Mr. Wilcox in Hancock county,
/ viii it explain.
Mrs. Jane VI. SWEET of Kennebunk has
been convicted OF man>aughter. She put
poison into her husbands liquor.
! a young man in Portland sailor. stab.
] bed Mr. Charles johnson in the heart, Killing
him instantly on thursday of last week. Charlie,
/ II. Keenan, is the name Of the murderer. 1t i.
! said he was drunk. Another account Says
Jealousy was at the bottom of the affair and
that the crime is not chargable to rum.
Tho mulatto IIarrics. and ycrrilI who
liza ries SAYS was his accOmpcc in the double
murder at Auburn, have been committed 10
Jail for trial in April. The mulatto plead
! guilty but Ncrril mot guilty
UNDER WHICH KING BEZOSIAN!" For
the last week. it is now Monday, it has been
hard to tell whether it was wheeling or sleigh
ing. Some Of the team, that come into the
village on runners and some on wheels.
The Mail stage has tried both ways.
We notice by the Wateryille Nall that
Mr. Charles VI. Emery, now of the Theological
Seminary ut Newton. deliver, Il lecture ON
"Wednesday Evening at the Baptest Church at
Water,illc, His subject 1.-THE Antagonism an,.s
Brotherhood of Races
A FIRE.-Thc Store ut the Falls village occu-
pied by Emerson Robbins. was burned on We'd
nc,day evening. All the good. We're burned on
/ which their WAS no insurance. The building
belonged to Mr. Ivory Brown, and was insured
for 500. We DO not learn the amount of the
los.
/ LrAviTT's PEAT JorENAI-lublshcd
monthly by Lcayiti a Iiunncwcll. of Boston,
and devoted To the dissemination of information
relating to the production Of fuel from peat--i,
the ucatcst and ceanest sheet, geographically
that comes to cur table.
We once knew preacher who was very
particular in h> narria ge services, and tl,c hap
py pair that presented themselves to him 10
have the .'knut" tied had the Work done
thoroughly for he not onl madetie man pso,n-
i>c to love, cherish. aud protect hi, mate. " in
sickness and in health" hut at all other tiincs.
There i, no loophole here.
Tho Skowhcsan C7arioH says there were
three hundred and SIXTY teams loaded with
pofatoe, in the street. of that village on >atur-
bay Feb 2nd, and that ooa lll-lIcl, were sold
on that day. Potatoes are >elin. in that m.,r.
ket fnr flct> per bu,hcl and butter fpr ;Octs
per Id.
F--on Tuesday the 18th Mis- sally Abbott
af Franklin aged about 20 years. who hail h'-n
an invalid for many wears, fell into the fire Of
an open Fireplace during the absence of ilr. 4
rest of the family and Was 80 badly isrrnctt tbs.
She died the next day.
we >'f"''h' "ther dry some wax flow
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We are f'qne>tcdto say that I'D eon>c-
Gts'scr "finahty 10 Hight the hon.e that the
q, ''''- t'p'> ut t"' battl>t Mce'iii:hpsi,'
wa ~ J." ''' FORENOON ana atrrn'pn' instead
~ '' i''''" ''" evening ~ i"rc'oipfv.
Tho oiosin. lecture of The cour,, a, the
bapli,t hureh last fri''ay cgcnin. by Gcn.J.t
c,,, Ii W h'h''' ot ~" senate
with deep Interest. The char,,,"r - W,ra,, Nv
Lincoln especially Those points in which so en-
H,arru NM 10 me people WAS portrayed in an
from his public speeches and writing. .hnwinp
MI; i+im'n', power OF Thought and elegance
si',r wni MA. -, H.. ,i \ touching anu
of thu. funeral train that I.,r., ,h,, r.,,,,n. If
the h'loN PRESIDENT from Arlington 10 their
81 S,t M ,',t u. '''' N',"il oil MS oelnN-
frequently applau,lcd Wv anu W"
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v,..,
",'' { dihcd on trout the Other
10y, fVi'''" vi H'e rare caught by Edwin
""' ii'u'i"h Emerson al this Village IN