Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-04-19
LOCAL NEWS. &C.

The River Styx (Sticks) Union River.
The first robin Of the season was singing
sweetly on Tuesday morning, early
Tho Choral Festival in Bangor common
ccs on Tuesday the I'D inst
Court sits here next week. Probate
Court on Wednesday.
kH-Court week will be a good time for sub
scribcrs to send In pay for their paper.
A western editor advcrtises for Devil
of good moral character.
BURY your troubles deep, but don't lin
ger around the place Of burial
The Homestead of General Banks has
been cleared of mortgage by some friends.
Tho New York Times says, " gratitude
j. not u safe element to base political calcula-
tons
- PIG IN POKE. " Russian America. Ii
is suggested that the bag be opened and we
take peep at the pig.
tF-A hundred thousand bushels OF potatoes
brought III $4,000 to the farmers near Belfast
| last fall.
"Thc Lewiston .Journm thinks the tenn.
perance reform is progressing more powerful
| there than ever before.
-Cul-root Of cabbages &c, do not appear
in land strongly impregnated with lime, says an
| agricultural writer. Try ii farmers.
Remember that obituary notices over and
shove the age, death &C., will he charged for
at 10 cts. per line. Ordinarily ten words make
q line.
We are under obligations to Hon. Lot
NJ. Morrill, L. $. Senator for the Congressional
Globe for the session Of 1s6S-1s66.
The Death Of President Lincoln, will be
the subject for prize poem at the French
Academy the present year.
Sidney Howard Gay formerly Of the
| Tribune is preparing new biography OF
Horace Greely.
-Messrs. T. F. Robinson &co. have pur'
chased the new dwellinghouse Of Ephraim
Harding on high street.
A. w. Cushman has purchased Mr.. Will
lam McDonalds interest in the Furniture es-
Enlistment of Geo. Cunningham &co.
The ladies' connected with the Baptist
Society intend holding Fair on May-day Eve
ming, and Tea-party the succeeding evening,
we understand.
| Mr.. VIM. y. Peters who was recently
appointed Collector of this port, has received
his commission and entered upon the duties of
the office.
Rev. Mr.. Bowkcr of Bluehill, we notice,
main in the county.
The April Term Of the Supreme Judi
cial Court tor this county commences on Tues
day next. We understand that Judge Cutting
will preside.
General Sherman is going to the Holy
Land in the Steamer Quaker City in June
Henry Ward Becchcr is also to be a. asscn-
ger.
| Arrangements are making. ii is said TO or.
ganze company Of light cavalry in Lewiston.
Ellsworth can furnish some material for such
an organization.
Major Stcarns, well known philanthro-
pist and publisher Of the "Riyht Wdy,r died
recently in New York Of congestion of the
lungs.
A COOP LoAD.-A span of horses owned by
Jefferson IIaslam of Watham, hauled Into Spec.
tace Pond load of spruce lumber, the 25th OF
March which scaled 2696 feet. NJ. c. Mead.
den scaler.
-Skowhegan is to have Hotel 100 by 1oj
feet, three stories high. The school houses
meetinghouses and hotels, tells the story ofan
place.
a writer describing d" the woman he
courted, "says:
"She was good, solid, pretty country lass.
neat as a daisy, and with good store Of house,
wneiy wisdom that has more than once been
the saving of our happiness.
MIR. W. H. Card of Franklin will erect
this season saw-mill on what is known ag