Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-11

end Of the village from Little Blue" there
10 being constructed q building capable o.
furnishing accommodations for seventy pupils
where Miss Belcher, a cousin of Judge
belcher 8, is to have charge of young ladies
school. Both this and ssLittle Blue" are 10
be heated by steam.
The Journal says that DR.. Sleeper of Sa-
battus, as sisted by DIR. Hill, recently per-
formed very interesting operation upon an
infant patient in that village. The child was
deficient in lip which the doctor deftly sun
piled by dissecting flesh from each cheek.
which he united, making a good LIN. The
parts have all healed smoothly.
The fine new hall of Farwell & Ames in
Rockland, which has just been opened, has
| galleries and will seat 1900 persons. 1t is
| pronounced one of the best halls in the
| State.
Mr.. Samuel Lucus of Canton, met with a
serious accident short time since, by the
explosion Of kerosene lantern, burning his
leg below the knee so badly that large pieces
Of flesh have come off, combining him to his
bed. Ills friends made up purse and pur-
chased barrel of flour for him on the Both
ult.
We are pleased to learn that Hon. T. II.
Gushing of Winterport is recovering from
his late painful and dangerous illness. He is
able to sit up portion of the time, and will
probably soon be able to attend to business.
Mr.. Geo. A. Marden, editor of the Lowell
Courier, gently recited poem in the Bid
deford lecture course on the subject of
flash. The Journal of that city makes the
mention of it:
The lecturer began by describing the far
famed New England dish of "hasil,' which
the good housewife serves for dinner on
wasl-day. Next, prattling babyhood with all
its troubles and conquests, was delineated
picture of the district school house with its
high arched windows and well ventilated
floors, follows; aud the child having aban-
doned his peticoats, and arrayed in panta-
looms, now struts into school, where there is
scarcely an end to his mischevious pranks.
The village church is then pictured, and the
esteemed pastor ascends the altar and does
his best to waken his hearers minds to
sense of their duty to their Maker, but a
large portion of the audience drops off into a
do1e, thereby fulfilling the command to OBJ
serve the seventh day as one of rest. Be-
tween the services the older people gather
about the entries to eat their luncheons, and
some of them are seeing how they would
trade with each other fer their horses stand
ing in yonder shed, 'supposing it was Mon
day." In the adjoining graveyard young
ster is spending his time in mutlating the
gravestones. The boy, now advanced in
years, is promoted to tie city high school.
His Lair is combed with lie greatest pains,
his new clothes carefully brushe1, and his
high-ht eled boots most skilltuly BACKED.
The downy covering of his chin and lip
tells that manhood is fast approaching.
battle field is next wildly portrayed The
night before battle, when the army is buried
in slumber, but suddenly awak ened by sounds
of the enemy; the battle in which many
| roble souls are waited to their heavenly home
and the grim burying- ground where uncof-
fined, unshrouded, unmarked sleep so many
beroes,-these are the prominent features of
the picture. In conclusion it was regretted
by the speaker if he had not succeeded in
seasoning his ''hash'' to suit the tastes of
all.
The Printers Union of Portland. are max
ing Preparations for grand ball Christmas
night We understand it is the intention of
lie committee to make this the grandest af-
fair of the season, and have no doubt they
will succeed.
Andy Irwin, of Calais left his fathers house
on Monday morning last and has not since
returned. A person answering the descrip-
ton of the boy was seen on Monday near
Pembroke and late in the day near Dennys-
vile. The boy is fourteen years old, large
of his age.