Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-09-22

Local ano State Nems.
The cool weather is setting the Masonic
lodges to work.
On Wednesday night was experienced the
most destructive frost of the season.
We hear that ore of our popular milliners
is about to take partner in business
Nose Owen, the Bath poet, has been ap-
pointed to a clerkship in the Bath post office.
There is talk of starting shoe factory in
Gardiner.
Our sawmils have commenced piling their
winters store of logs.
The Revised Statutes are now being dis
tributed to members of the last legislature.
A. ID. Lockwood, of Boston, formerly of
Lewiston, has accepted the appointment of
treasurer of Bowdoin College.
State Treasurer Caldwell is absent from the
State enjoying brief respite from the cares
of Office.
j. NJ. Carpenter, of Pittston, executor, has
sold the homestead farm of the late Elijah
jackson, to William Rollins, I'd, for $2050.
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Gov. Perham has left on an official visit of
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took. He will be absent some two week.
A young child was left upon the doorstep
of family in South Gardiner the other night.
We understand that the little guest was made
welcome.
III. Thane Miller of Cincinnati the celebra-
ted blind preacher, who is to he present at the
State Convention Of the Y. NJ. c.. A., is said
to be the finest singer in America.
Rustic baskets made OF the roots Of trees.
and filled with growing vines, are now placed
in some Of the windows on Water street.
They are very beautiful and ornamental
1t is understood that the Augusta Band has
been engaged by Trinity Commandery X. r.,
and will accompany the commandery to Mel
rose, furnishing fine band of twenty pieces
for the occasion.
Two of our city miliners are spending few
days in Boston for the purpose of examining
the novelties in the mliners art and adopt
ing the styles that will be likely to prove pop
ular in this community
There is rumor that Mr.. VIM. II. LAM
bert. Principal of the high school in this city,
has been chosen to succeed Mr.. fash in the
Lewiston high school. We trust he may not
be permitted to leave the school here.
Two kimballs advertise in ourcolumns-- both
enterprising men-one supplies the ladies with
dry goods that enable them to prepare them
selves to have their pictures taken; the other
furnishes life-like photographs to all who will
give him call.
There was rather small crowd on board the
barge yesterday morning, on starting from
her wharf in this city, for an excursion to the
mouth of the river. The Augusta Band, how
ever, did their best to make up for the def
cheney in the lively music performed. 1t is
getting rather late for excursions to the salt
water. About the freside is a much more
comfortable place.
The farm superintendent at the Insane Hos
ptal has just harvested $50 bushels of good
sound potatoes from 81 acres planting. There
is field of squashes at the hospital which we
think are "sOme pumpkins The piece
measures seventy rods and there are on it
1855 good sized squashes. Several have been
weighed, and they average more than fifteen
pounds each. the entire lot making at least
1900 pounds, nearly 81 tons. Can this be
beaten in Maine9
In place of the Pullman parlor car named
''Saturn" which was somewhat badly damaged
in the Hampden bridge disaster on the NJ. c.
r. r., a new car named the Adirondack"
has been lately put on the route between
Boston and Bangor. Mr.. Frank Hilton for
merly of this city and one of the Pullman
Company's conductors, is in the charge OF
the adirondack" and takes pleasure in
showing its superb appointments, comprising
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