Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-01-10
LOCAL NEWS, &C.

-Mcssrs. +. F. pill,bury aud W. r. Smith
lave purchased aud assumed control Of tho
Maine Na sdard. II Is SAID that the party
raise, $4,000 toward, making the thing 60.
The Evening Past says the address Of the
ailI builders Association OF Maine, is not A
very brilliant document"
Nova Scotia. SAYS the Evening p ST.
builds more ships now than all the United
states.
-Ihc Military Asylum at Togus Springs,
near Augusta was entirely DESTROYED by fire
on saturday night last. The fire caught in tho
| due Of u chimney.
DR.. Piper in the Evening Post. gives tho
following remedy for garge, in cows
Reclpc--llNeriedate of potas>e one ounce
AID a hal; water. oae pat.
lie dose /, one table spponfIl two or three
times day. In somr eases the disease Weld,
10 dose Of enc table, poanful lay. The FEM
edy may he mixed with meal and the animals
VII take II readily. Every physician would
these cases, from lis wcll-known action upon
the human system.
-The days have increased IA minutes, but
remember the old maxim las the days leng,hen
~ the cold strengthens.
a correspondent wants to know il Ma
sonic Lodges ever let their Halls 10 be used
other than for Masonic purposes, We answer
that they do not
The Masons are fitting IN an elegant
Hall, in the Ti>,iale block \ part Of which thew
have purchased for that purpose.
We call attention to the notice Of Mr..
Herbert for the sale of Fruit Trees.
LYCEUM LECrCRKs.-Dr. True commences
his conr e Of four Lectures on Geology on
| Monday evening next, The second lecture will
be given on Tuesday evening following, tho
remaining two Of the course the week afler.
DIR. True make, his lectures not only instrue-
tive, bul highly Interesting.
THE WEEK OF PRAYER is being observed,
Union meeting being held at the Vestry Of
DR.. Tenney's church.
| 1t will be noticed by our village readers,
that a business change has occurred, that Of 5. +,
Filled selling out to Messrs. Brooks, Joy &Co.
1t seem, a if il was never finer " inter
weather. ror better 81 ighins than now. We
are writing Wedno day.
We have received copy of the Dailu
Journal, TO be published during the session u
the Legislature by Stevens 4 Sayward. Iii,
as neat and trim looking paper as was ever is.
sued in the State, and larger than former Leg.
IslatSc papers. l: ought to be Well patron-
lied.
1t is said that Hon. I. Washburn's com.
mission as Collector of Customs at Por,lsn il
about expiring, and that Hon, Bon Bradbury
Is aher the place. II Democrat must have
| tia off
more capable or deserving
The weather and the snow have been
favorable for the logging teams thus far, and
we learn that they are doing well.
| LEGISLATURES. The Legislature was duly
organized By the choice, in the House, Of Hon.
I. c. Woodman of Buck,port, as speaker.
Sumner T. Chadbourn rs Clerk, and Chas. Z.
Nash rs Assistant Clerk.
In the Senate, Hon. Josiah Crosby was chos :.
en- President, and Thomas p. Cleaves, was
chosen Secretary, and Samuel W. Lane Assis.
tant Secretary.
In Convention on Tuesday, Franklin N.
Drew was elected Secretary of State, w. r.
Frye, Attorney General, and Parker p. Bur-
leigh, Land Agent The highest vote cast by
the Democrats was 50, and the highest by the
Republicans was Id.
We have "A letter from Capt. Chas. Deer.
ing. dated at Portland, saying that he WAS in
tending to make I'm effort TO get up subscrip-
ton to build boat to run from Ellsworth 10
sedgwick, in connection with the sCity of
Richmond" We hope the Captain will sue
eeed in this laudable effort. Such a route
would be great public convenience, and es-
pecially would it DO for the convenience Of
Ellsworth and vicinity. To succeed, the Cap
tain wants the citizens of Ellsworth to subscribe
for part Of the stock. He intends to have .
Ii sht draft side wheel boat, one that can come
up river at any time Of tide. lie will be here
the last Of this month.