Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-01-14

~" h~s~ nat got sur Asrcultu \ DE-
partment well established Matter rr-rArra
for this weeks is-ue is crowded out 10y the
message.
-C1aT BE- brat Ia The State. Mr. u. f.
Dority, landlord of the Traveller, Han.-
sedgwick Killed hog twelve months oll l4st
week which weighed 6SsbS. We very mas
doubt whether this can be beat a the state
Weeks Illustrated Catalogue and Flors
Guide for 1859. is received. II 4, = work af
100 pages, beautifully Illustrated with 30 inr,
wood cnsraYngs 81 flowers and Vegetable, AMI
an elegant oolorcd plate OF a Bouquet Of Flow
crs. II is a most beautiful ~ well "a most n-
-tructisc Floral Guide, giving plain and in..
directions for the culture Of flowers 81. L
will ne sent 10 any one enclosing 10 cents g.
james NicN Rochester y. Y.
Alden Spracue, ESQ, Of the Rooki.ni Pre-
Press has sold out his interest in that paper
10 his brother AMI former partner, Edwin
sprague; and he has purchased an interest in
the kennehec Journal and has assumed II.
editorial charge. The Journal OF last week
contains he graceful yaledctory Of John l.
stevens, its veteran editor, aud the salutatory
OF Bro. sprague. We wish the new firm Of
sprague, Owen & Nash, abundant success In
tho conduct Of their extensive business
Capt Remick OF this town has in ne
All AK helve which was made from 4 n oak ire.
cut in the town Of AInesbury, Mass more thai
htty years ago. To explain more fully. tn
oak did duty A keel to vessel for many years.
before fragment OF it used Il, described.
-fiarper's Bazdr Jan. lGth Is re ceiyct
This weekly IS q complete repository OF E,shnt4.
pleasure and instruction, and h4, already
gained Tor itself good name all oycr the rpuu.
try. Published by Harper's d Brothers. No,
York, 800 per year. 4
Rev. George y Mardsn, who ha. labor i.
cd so accept ably acting pastor Of the & on
gregational Church In Orland Ia. resignc! WI
position there TO accept call a. Teacher iu III.
Freedmen's University at Washington
The Progressive Age appear. N a nev
dress, looking good as new.
-Rsr. +. Pinkham Of sedzwck. aged .ol.t,
Is years, fell upon the ice last week iniurn-
so severely, in the hip that he is helpless anil
fear. are entertained that he may not recover
a correspondent says that collision
occurred on Wednesday evening. near Con-
tention Cove, surry, between the hghtnn-
train Of coasting sleds and one horse sleigh.
driven BY quiet citizen of the town, severely
injuring seyera Of the pa,seAge in the train.
and also the sleigh and driver
The James Mean. farm in Blnchill. nl-
Guiding the lower granite quarry and wharf.
cont aiming about 200 acres Of land. ha. been
purchased by two gentlemen from the kcun--
bee by the name of Stackpole The firm pad
about $500.
The serni-Annual County Confere.ae
of the Congregationali.ts, win be held at
Brooksville on Tuesday the 18th.
Robert Alexander Jr. OF this village va,
lost overheard from Barque Shawmut on the
passage 10 Havana.
Bio. Stickney of the S,tRrise is bilious ~
Nan drake pulls i. specific for bis complaints
- -.1@ hoes not like what We said about
Bangor's way ofge ting the Liens share 81 The
State land and the states timber, on the plea
Of building an Ar oostook railroad, and then
playing shy. Well, we can't help the ,S,tars,e.
As TO oar ignorance of Aroostook we don't
plead guilty. quite, we hedded and boarded m
Pressure Isle long years before Bro. stic.u.y
became the leading Sachem in that elorIou.
county. We hope it will have all the railroads
it deserves.
-Harpers Wesklyhas an Engraving show
ng how General Sheridan is teaching the Big
Indian how not to shoot. He has one Of the
'ascally redskins by the hair while he is hold
ng over his head the cat-o-nine tails. The big
Indian wants big talk before the threshias etri+
.l,z..
1t is rpsrted that shipbuilding win he
,risk in Belfast another season.