Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-04-10
Local anu State Neiws.

Local anu State News.
Fast day one week from to-day.
Next Sunday is Easter Sunday.
Gauzy-the ice in the Kennebec.
Entombed sprits-the two Augusta rum
|;ellers in the Kennebec jail.
The Indians are expecting the ice to go GU
|of the river this week.
Hon. W. J. CortheE of Calais, was in tn
eity yesterday.
Cranshaw, at his hair store, is getting read
for the spring trade.
Wadsworth & Smith are to haze new cut
er.
Or. Wilder offers for sale his large ant
convenient dwelling house on Sewall street
Pne Of the most beautiful locations in the city
The house of Jos. A. Holman, Esq, OF
Ftate street, is being improved by the skill o
be carpenter and the good taste of the or ner
The scarlet fever is having light run il
his community this season. We hear of Blu
Iwo or three fatal cases.
N. G. Cofren, Esq, has been appointed
Postmaster at North Vienna, vice John Hall
eceased. III --t g..
Butter is very scarce in the city, and easily
pmmands forty-five cents pound The
Ugh price is on account of the bad travelling
The boys are taking the bearings of thu
oles for tom-codding, cut in the ice, so tina
hey may know where to find them next win
n.
The county commissioners for this count,
lay possibly have before them at their mex
ieeting, the plan of introducing the labor
gstem in connection with the jail in this city
Rlly asserted: man advertised for his dog
hen the dog, seeing the adv ertisement in the
zeal print, promptly went home.
Some accomplished" young ladies SPEAK
We different languages, but cannot bake &
at of bread to save their almost worthless.
yes.
The papers are saying that an active bach.
or in Maine claims to be l02 years old but
he "makes his own bed" according to q
cal paper, so he must lie.
Workmen are engaged in building the eel
r and laying the foundation for house on
e west side Of Melville street, which is to
tilt the present season by Mr.. Hobbs, the
ate Librarian.
The hen fever is increasing. thine is
oney," as biddy said when she had sat three
eeks on eggs which cost $500 dozen and
Try chick came out, and her master want.
her to continue the service another term
salary.
Clinton on Tuesday evening, with the fol-
wing officers Albert Hunter, President
lillian Lamb, Secretary; Rev. Charles
ray, Chaplain. One hundred persons signed
pledge. There was speaking to full
use by Mr.. ]. X. Osgood, of Gardiner.
The habit of playing cards in the smoking
70 on railroad trains is taken advantage of
gamblers. The editor of the Oxford Dem
rat saw man victimized on the Maine
ntral train last week, Handling gamblers
bls is dangerous, and the railroad company
ght to do something to break up these nests.
by not give the conductors the power of
nstables?
We are desired to call the attention of the
rect Commissioner to the condition of the
ewalk and drains on Sewall street, es-
cially to that portion of the street between
cen and Western avenue. In the quite
neral and thorough clearing of the city
ewalks and opening of drains this spring,
t part of the city seems to have been over
|ked.
Apples should be examined, and those COM
ncing to decay should be removed from
shelves or barrels and placed by them
yes for immediate use. 1t should not be
gotten that decaying apple that touches
Pther apple will soon rot it, but more than
., the presence of decaying fruit in cell
has tendency to induce decay even in
it that is not in direct contact with it, Re-
We all affected fruit from the cellar as soon
possible.
The fire that has partially devastated the
living village of Bridgton, is another lesson
hose unprotected communities that have
de no suitable provision for coping with
BE fires. 1t is the height Of folly to erect
cks of buildings of com',ustible material,
not provide against the liability of fire.
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