Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-07-03
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FLAG PRESENTATION


I o'clock, in front of Granite Block.
Speeches of presentation and accept
ance will be made on the occasion,
and the Ban wiki be in attendance.
---Peck's Soda Fountain is in full OPP
Grafton, and dscounting the coolest drinks.
THE River and Harbor bill passed the
House on Tuesday
-General Howard has b,s IL elected Presi-
dent of Union College.
Tho porgies have made their appearance
in Frcnchman's Bay.
Tho PASSPORT Sentinel says the demand
for laborcrs in that town exceeds the supply.
The soldiers vote for Lincoln in 1854 was
121. OIL to 81, O5 for Nc Clelan.
Tho President vetoed the Omnibus bill
and the House and Senate passed it over the
veto in Il few minutes after the reception OF
veto. The Democrats charge the Republicans
with keeping half of the States out of the unlon
aud yet when they vote TO let the late rebel
States in, the Democrats to a man vote to keep
them out.
The Ladies of the Uni:arion Society will
have Strawberry Festival the first of week
after next. The day & Hall will be named on
posters. Per order.
There is still prospect that the ship
building interest may obtain some relief before
the adjournment of Congress. II the new tariff
bill is takep up n amendment will unqnes-
tionabiy be offered allowing drawback oil all
duties on shpbailding materials, and there is
reason to think it may be carried.
We call attention to tac work which
we advertise to be published, "Thc War be-
tween the States" by \. II. Stephens, snl state
that the publishers want agents for the same.
Wonders will never cease! The nodes
ty of .hn editor of the Belfast .J0Hr1dl has been
shocked. After this who will doubt that
While the lamp holds out to burn,
The sile,t sinner may return
/ Transcript
IL There is a scarcity Of vessels in our
port, While freiglit> ale high and plenty. We
are told that there are irciyhts for fifty vessels
Ut this time.
-TiIE AGENT for Powers Patent Perpct-
u al Broom is in town. We know this II ii>t be
a good thing, for some one has stolen ours al
ready.
We arc glad the Republicans of the First
District have don, so wise thing rs to rcnom-
mate Mr.. Lynch Mr.. Lynch has proved HIM
self both an able and Il useful member of the
Congress.
The citizens of sullivan will celebrate
the 4th near the Union Westinghouse in that
town, by an Grafton. dinner and dance. Ora
| ,.,,, Nf
mad, for good time.
The Ladies at Bass Harbor, fremont.
will hold Fair and Lcvcc the 4:h. at West
| Bass lIarbor Westinghouse. Lidics of that
town always get UP good Fairs.
tD-O1r compo,itor madc mistake in the
report Of the Eaton School whi"h WAS pub
lished last week. The prize for the best dee
iamItiou WA, AWARDED 10 Il. Willie Eaton Of
| Norridgewock, lad only Il years old, son o
Rev. Ii. NJ. Eaton.
Hon. j Ohm Lynch of the 1st District wa,
rcnomiuated on the 18th ult., by nearly y unan
imaus vote, receiving lS3 to ~ 70. Mark +
Wentworth, aud FOR James NJ. Stone.
-At the Convention in the 81 District holt
at auburn on Thursd V. the 25lb ult., Hon
Samuel =. Morrill, OF Pennington WAS noninl.
ted tor Congress. Ga the 1t bIlot. Mr.. Per
ham had IS votes, W. +. Frye &c. 5. T.. Morril
90, W. Gilbert Is and Nelson Dias,cy, j.. ~
Mr.. VI ,rrill WAS nominated on the Sth b do;
, The best Of feeling prevailed. Dr.. Amo
Nourse was chosen By accllnl:i,n Prc,ilya-
tai Eiccior.
The new hotel in Portland. the "Fal
mouth House was opened on the 18th for tn
} inspection of the public. 1t isa masuiliccn
5 struc ure and i, arranged for the actommoda
ton of the public viii all the taste and adorn
ments which mark the most splendid modern
Hotels in this country. The state, rs well a
The City of Portland, II reason TO be proud o
this Ho;cl, if it compares with the detailed de
Scrpions which we find in the Portland pa
pcrs.
-AttorHcy General Frye has decided tina
, towns this year must. according to the aW o
; last winter, raise and cXpend for the supper
of schools, sum not less than one dollar 70
each inhabitan. Mr.. Johnson, the State Su
perintendcntof schools, recommends that Il
towns that have raised less sum, that an I'D
, litionnl amount b, raised, so that no town ma
{ fall under he forfeiture expressed in Sect ) O
the SCHOOL Laws.
The Machias Union is not well please,
we judge at the efforts OF the Democrats il
, Hancock county to control their Congress ,ona
/ Convention, and it wants the Convention calet
at Belfast, so that Washington county cal
reach the convention b. the steamer Lewiston
, 1t says:
. Ii our Democratic friends in Hancock d-sr,
to ignore the wishes of 5000 Democratic voter
in Washington County to suit the schemes of
, few interested politician, At Ellsworth. we
hope they will b, sure they are right before
) they so ahead.
1t adds:
If called at Ellsworth tho Conven ton will b.
n weak sister like all it> pred 'ccssors, with, 4
we fear. about HE SAM results.
We call.attcntion to the following notice
from the P,ess:
: THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTIONAL
; gives u, great pleasure to b, abe to announce
: that Hon. John \. Bingham OF Oaio. Gen
Sicklcs of New York, and probably Gen. Gar.
. field OF Oaio, will b, Dre.nat II the Republican
Convention TO BE- held in this city on the Sth o.
July. lis f1rtnnl.a tht W. AVE y large hall,
, for otherwise miay who will desire to see ant
| he T. thee distinguished gentlemen woul d b,
!. unable 10 do so.
SAD AFFNR.-Whilc two sons Of Mr.. T. V
Briggs. of Il ,bhin,ton. in company with Il Mr.
Rel nuld>. were ont III II skif on Golding',
Lake, back of RobbinSton, on Tuesday last
fishing. the skiif ctpsized, and the two young
men were drowned. Mr.. Reynolds by some
means reached the shore, bat in very eX
haustcd state. The bodies were recovered the
same night. One of the young men WAS aged
- Years and the other Ii, we learn. 1t W ~ II
sad misfortune to Mr.. Briggs and family and
the whole community deeply sympalhize witt
yhni in thut. Ithi ,.tt.,n al I