Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-29

\ fellow "sprawled on Ater SUeS' IS
tcrday He was quite rich when he got up,
but look ed woefully discouraged
Services to-day GOOD Friday in St.
Marks church, in this city, VIII be at 10 81
\. NJ, and at : IL Z. NJ.
There are 1888 Sons Of Temperance in the
State. They are outnumbered by the daugh-
tiers who sympathze in the movement.
After an absence of several weeks, Rev.
Mr.. Moor has returned 20 this city with his
family, in excellent health. lie has preached
every Sabbath during his absence
Dr.. |. II. Stearns, Surgeon at the National
Military Asylum in this city, has been trans
terred to the asylum at Milwaukee, and has
gone on to take the new position.
Sewall Packard of Sidney was before the
municipal court yesterday, charged with being
drunk in the streets, to which he plead gull
ty, and will pay his fine and costs in one
week.
y workman named Haskell, belonging in
Oltown, who was working on wood-sawing
machine at the railroad shop, cast side Of the
river in this city, yesterday afternoon had one
Of his fingers taken off by the saw
Joseph Newman, who has aequaintanees II
this city, and who was reported as accidental
" killed near st. Louis, his turned up, alive
and well. Il was another Joseph Newman
who was careless enough to get killed.
Meoniaa Hall having been found too small
to accommodate the large number who desire
to attend the Washing,onian meetings, we
lave been requested to announce that the
meeting on Saturday evening viii be holden
at Granite Hall. Hon. T. II. Hubbard of
Billeford, and other speakers will he present,
Persons desiring to have the Sunday Star
lift at their houses, early every Sunday morn
ing, are requested to leave their names v It'll
Mr.. j. Frank Pierce, at his bookstore Mr..
Pierce acts as agent for the paper, and has
made arrangements 10 receive it by the Pail
nam train and distribute it by carrier.
y delegation from the Reform Club in tits
cry, visited Bath yesterday, for the purpose
OF organizing club in that city. kcndall's
Mills and Portland are also asking for the
establishment Of like organizations in their
midst. In short time mass meeting is to
b. held in City Hall, Portland at which large
delegations viii be present from this city ard
Gardiner.
The Catholics Of Augusta and vicinity viii
hold Grand Fair ard Leyeo in Granite Hall,
on Monday, Tuesday ana "Wednesday even
ings of next week. The entertainment will
consist Of Plays, Tableaux, Singing, Music,
SC. Dancing Tuesday and "Wednesday even
iags. The usual refreshments viii be served.
Tickets Of admission - cents. Dance tickets
sl.00.
At the town meeting in Brunswick, on
Monday last, Benz, Greene, Agent of the
Cabot Manufacturing Company, stated that the
company would expend $4,000 or more in
Brunswick during the year Ii is limited that
project is on foot to establish a boot and shoe
mandatory in that town, and that the COM
nany viii avail themselves Of the free use of
the rear half Of the town lot as granted by the
vote of the town. The future Of Brunswick
seems horefl. 1t has one Of the best water
powers in the State
Winter has ''busted' its iron bands-yes-
terday all the little brooklets ran inurnuting
down the hill"-the slosh was knee-deep in
the roads aud on the sdewalks-eyerybody
and lis sister were out of doors-robn read
breast 'pipcd his tuneful lays" in the early
morning, to usher in the first spring day Of
all the year. There was general rejoicing to
think that Old Probability had at last got
Winter down aud broken his back, and dirty
faced Juveniles played marbles and pitched
coppers on the dry places, rarely to be found.
Erasms Haskell, Esq, of this city, has re-
ceivcd through the politcncss Of Il Mr. Pow
crs of I'ittston, who has just returned from
California, beautiful present manufactured
and sent him Iy = relative in Vallejo, Cali
fornia. Mr. Z. d. Alden. The cane was
made from piece of live oak timber extract
ed from the side Of the renowned L. S.
steamer kearsarge, on which Mr.. Alden is
engaged in overhaulng and repairing. The
lead OF the cane was made from the tooth Of
a walrus. The cane is highly priced ly Mr..
Haskell.
DR.. T. S. Laplbert, of New York, who re-
Gently lectured in THIS city, has been giving
IL course Of instructive LECTURES at fremont
Temple, Boston, on "Biometry or tAe Meas
-urc of life" The Nature OF Ll.e, Vitality
and Longevity" &c. He explained the eN-
ternal indications of longevity, giving prac-
teal applications to the acquisition of riches
lie drew a distinction between the potential
and the average longevity of man, showing
that while life cannot be prolonged beyond
its natural limit, it may easily be curtaled.
The Doctor is certainly a popular lecturer,
and makes his subjects very clear before leav-
ing them.
The Maine Central Railroad Company have
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