Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-10-24
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The sixth annual convention of the Nation
al Board of Trade was opened Tuesday at
Chicago. Mr.. Fraley of Philadelphia was
reelected president.
A Frcnchman has invented boot with
wheels, which he says, will enable the wear
CIR to go considerably faster than horse.
J. Frank Gardner formerly member of
Gilmore's Band, has been convicted of forging
the name Of J. Thomas Baldwin to note for
$500.
of Washington are quite favorable, as it will
pay the government Sl00, 900 this week and
its stockholders thirty per cent.
1t is unkind to ridicule those items in the
papers about centennarians. Itis no easy
thing to become a centennarian several have
failed.
George w. Keith, nineteen years of age, a
clerk in the South Boston branch post office,
is under arrest for stealing money from a
registered letter.
Quite heavy snow storm occurred in Ohio
Tuesday, the ground being covered to depth
of two inches near Cincinnati, while at Day
ton the snow is reported to be six inches
deep.
1t is stated that the consumption of lauda.
mum and opium has come to be so great in
New London, CT, that the Mayor has been
called upon to suppress their sale.
A shocking tragedy occurred at Bedford,
Ind, Sunday night; an injured husband at
tempted to kill his wife, three children and
his wte's paramour the latter killed the hus-
band
The annual meeting of the American Anti
quarian Society was held Tuesday in Worces-
ter. Interesting essays presenting valuable
material were read, the annual reports were
presented and the officers for the new year
were elected.
The sugar crop is said to have been above
the average this year in Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi, and below in Florida, Texas
and Louisiana.
The mills in Lowell seem to be less affected
at present by the condition of the market than
those in Fall River and other manufacturing
places. In some instances there has been a
slight curtailment of labor, but in others the
usual rate of production has been kept up.
Two thirds of the patents issued by the
zens.
Mr. William Wheelwright of Newburyport
Mass. who died recently in London, be-
queathed 5000. 900 for the establishment of a
scientific school in his native place. His es-
tate is valued at 100000. His private ac-
counts show that he gave away 100000 dur
ing the last 10 years of his life
clergyman once, when reading the burial
service, came to the place where he must say,
"Our deceased brother, Cor sister," He did
not know which; so, turning to mourner'
he asked whether it was 'brother" or isis
ter" The mourner innocently said, "No re-
lation at all, sir-only an acquaintance.
1t is pleasure to note the recent Teach
ers' Institute at Rome, N. Y, wherein all the
lectures and lessons tended toward the new
and bitterly longei for system of teaching pu-
pills to understand and reflect, and not merely
to. remember.
One of the youngest officers on duty among
the Indians received a letter from his 'bright
particular" which contained the following
touching passage: And if anything should
happen to you, do make some arrangement to
have your hair recovered and sent on. 1t has
the exact color of mine, and can't get pair
of curls of the right shade anywhere.
The Hon. John d. Philbrick of Boston
says that he was surprised at the interest, the
excellence, and the extent of educational in
situations generally in Vienna Some of
these higher schools for extent and magnif-
cence were not surpassed, nor for thorough
ness. One school that he saw extended en-
tirely around the square, and even its main
hall was as large and superbly finished as one
of our churches. The great superiority that
he found was the mode of teaching by practi-
cal illustrations, and by the teacher, working
with his class, the textbooks being subordi-
nate AMI recitations being at discount. The
thoroughness of special preparation on the
part of teachers, and the extent of the appar-
atus provided and actually used, was one rea-
son of the superiority of Vienna schools, this
system running down even into the lowest
hools.