Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-10

zoral anD State Mems.
Water street in this city was laid out in
March, 1875.
Only two sermons were preached in this
city on Sunday from manuscript.
whcelbarrow is less expensive than a
pleasurc-boat
One Of our miiners was injured the other
day by coming hastily down flight of stairs
without observing the steps.
Mr.. Lyon, of Augusta, has purchased the
house of DIR. G. S. Palmer on Church street
Gardiner, for S2500.
The Directors of the Portland & Kcnncbec
and the Maine Central Railroad Companies,
will hold joint meeting to-day at the Fall
mouth House, in Portland.
\ meeting Of the Trustees OF the State Ag-
ricutural Society was holden in this city last
SNtHitiSs L HclI dCtlOH Ill GtBdlu 10 ilD1ulIIS
the next State Fair is not yet made public.
Our very excellent reports of the proceed
ings of the Maine Conference have been
mostly furnished by the Rev. o. NJ. Cousens
of Elliot member of the conference.
Rev Mr. Pillsbury of Wisconsin, who |
preached IN the Universalist church on Sun
day forenoon, is a brother of Hon. E. T. Pills
bury.
The Home journal says that Geo. c. Nor
| rill Co., of Gardiner, have sold their ice, |
in the house, to J. T. Phillips, President of |
II ,rtford lee Co.. Hartford, Conn, 1880 /
tons.
Col. Horace p. Pike, formerly of this city,
recently appointed Consul to Tampico, Mexi-
leo, is in town. Horace knows how to sling" /
1.-The pen and the sword and it is hard to tell .
which is the mghtier in his hands.
4. w. Paine, Esq. of Bangor, was unani- /
|,nously confirmed as Insurance Commission
Ter, on Friday evening, by the Executive
Council, at their meeting in Thomaston,
where they went to inspect the management
}of the State Prison.
Granite Hall had a fair test of its strength
on Sunday. A Richmond catastrophe need
hot be feared in that structure. There
&he largest crowd ever within its walls, not
Excepting the gathering at the Blaine-Piils-
bury political discussion.
The following named young men left the
|city yesterday to seek homes in the Vest
DANES S. Little, Harvey Marshall. Charles
Foster Gideon Gilman, and A. Longfeliow.
i've hear that two others to leave the last
Of this week.
Hon. T. S. Lang returned to his home in
This city on Saturday last, after months
absence. He has been to the upper waters OF
The Kennebec and has succeeded in getting in
his drive of logs. The drive is to be brought
o this city and is valued at $4,000. 1t is
Expected that this will be the first drive down
he Kennebec this season.
There will be a free lecture by Gen. James
a. Hall delivered before the Veteran Sol
Hiers' Debating Club" of the National Military
asylum, Togus Springs, on Thursday eve
hing of this week. at O'Clock. Subject of
he lecture Gettysburg" The Military
Band W i'll be in attendance. As the roads are
D good condition for travel we presume that
many of the friends of the soldiers and the in
titution will be happy to be present.
The members of Winthrop street Universal
st Sabbath school in this city, will give
,evee at Granite Hall, this Tuesday evening,
lay 10, for the benefit of the Murray Centen-
ry Fund. The entertainment will consist of
he popular drama entitled "Bread on the
Waters" Music, &c. The usual refreshments
ill be for sale. The evee will close with
pcial dance Admission to the levee, %
ents.
Religious meetings are to be continued the
resent week in the Vestry of the Congrega-
onai Church. Morningprayer meeting daily
t s O'Clock, and preaching every evening at
IL past I. Rev. Mr.. Fay, of Bangor, is
ssistng the Pastor in these services. About
wenty persons teus far. more than half of
HON are adults in active life, have expressed
hope that they have entered on the new life
Il are cordially invited to attend these ser
ices.
The house of Mr. Zacchcus johnson at
hurch Hill, in this city, about five miles
ON Kennebec bridge, burned on Tues
by of last week, with all its contents except
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pre- calamity TO Mr.. johnson, who is an hon
1t, Industrious man, with large family
insisting of wife and six or seven children.