Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-01-04


January thaw and April weather yesterday.
Several runaways caused by snow falling
IRON the roofs Of buildings.
Taking advantage Of the excellent railroad
facilities, large number OF members Of the
legislature will spend their Sabbaths at home
with their families.
The Fairfield Chronicle says that Mark II.
Hilton, of the Elm House in Skowbegan has
sold out his interest to Lttlefleld and Spring
or, parties from Augusta.
We are glad to see Mr. Boardnlan OF ;hc
Maine Farmer out again He has been con-
fned to his house by sickness for week or
more.
There will be preaching at the Free Baptist
Church tomorrow evening by the pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Penney, at o'clock; sermon mp
peopriate for the New Year. Subject, ''The
Old and the New
Il the Biographical notice 0, benjamin
adams, Esq, the member Of the House from
Anson, it is enormously printed that he was
Postmaster at North Arson from ls49 to 1856.
Il should have read North Neg Portland.
West Wateryille has prosperous Savings
Bank, of which John Aver. Esq, is Presi-
dent, ard G. T. Stevens Treasurer and Sec
rotary. The present amount OF deposits is
SGGi,6G, with 4C6 deposnors, 4S2 Of whom
have less than $500 each on deposit.
IA ore observance of the Week OF Pray
Ell" our city pastors viii conduct Union
Prayer meeting at the rooms Of the i. II. G.
A in Darby Block, Water street, each day Of
text weel; from y to As oclocl;. noca.
Other services viii be duly noticed when ar
ranged
Mr.. O. W Sims Of Hallowell is agen. tor
the only complete and reliable account Of
SANKEY'S expedition after Livingstone. Mr
Sims is now csnvassing Ha!lowel!, Augusta
and Gardiner. Don't fail to subscribe for n
copy o. this valuable work.
The doors of all our churches are ogen
de, and cordial and earnest invitation cx-
tended to all who are temporarily residing 10
she city, to enter and ENJOY the Sunday priv
leges. Attentive ushers at the doors OF the
several houses will wal; upon all who desire
seats.
Three drinks day, at 10 cents 4 drink,
Will cost ~ cents day, or IS Is a week. in
Guiding Sundays, or Sl2 a month, or SI5l.20
year.
We copy the above from the Maine Stan
dard, and therefore presume that the esti-
mates may he relied upon as correct
Work on both ends of the line Of the Bos.
ton Maine railroad is being pushed forward
to completion. Construction and gravel
trains have passed over the road, and regular
passenger trains will soon begin running
Considerable iaa nry work has been done on
the road. Six arcned bridges of granite have
been built, three of which are double-arche1
Members OF the Legislature and others
having business at the State House, will no.
tice hanging in one of the thoroughtares some
five specimens of photographs made at tie
rooms of \. w. kimball, over the Office of
the Eastern Express on Water street. MIR.
Kimball is a first class artist, as all know who
have patronzed him
1t is thought that the committee to which
Was referred the returns of votes for Senators
in the Somerset county case, where a vacan-
cy is existing, it is stated will unanimously
report in favor Of giving the seat to Sullivan
I.othrop, the liberal democratic candidate for
Senator, instead Of Obed Foss, the republican
candidate, on the ground that there was
clerical mistake in making the returns
They have a novel way of clearing out
streets IF streets they may be called on
Dix Island This IS the way they do it.
They take big stone Of triangular shape,
weighing three or four tons, hitch ON two or
three yoke of oxen and then go it No need
Of pling on men and boys en- this snowplow
10 give additional weight, for like keen ra-
zor it makes a clean scrapc, and a better snow
plow is hard to find.
Residents of this city are TO be vaccinated
free of charge on application to-day or Men
day, at the Aldermen's and Council rooms, in
Granite Hall block. Experienced physicians
will be in attendance, provided with pure vac
cine matter. While we hear OF fatal cases Of
small pox in other places in the State, this
loathesome disease has thus far passed us
by. Thankful for the exemption we have
thus had, no means of preeaGtion should
BE left untried.
summary of Religious InteIIigemee.