Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-04-08

Eoral anu State Mems. -
The city reports have been placed in the
ands of the printer, and will soon be issued.
Wild geese are taking their fight north
BARD.
This is to be busy season with the boat
rews ut Bowdoin College.
The robins are now giving early morning
|pncerts. The price of admission is the sac
lice of comfortable morning nap
Miss Lizzie Norton, of Gardiner has been
(nging with Barnabee's Troupe, in New
! hampshire.
Not great deal Of sleigh-riiiing now for
Pere pleasure. The stable keepers are sigh-
e for settled weather and settled bills.
Harry Bloodgood and his troupe gave a
Pncert last evening, in Portland. for the ben
Pit of the Maine General Hospital
In Portland when young men and fair mai.
Ems are counting, according to the Press, it
'1ally gaggingH
An expert in gardening in this city has let
ce five inches in height Don't ask us if it's
bwn cellar,
Rev. Mr.. Gage Of the Universalist church
this city, talks CT going to the Vienna Ex-
bsition.
The Gardiner mills were never more busy
an at the present time. All the mills have
large amount of logs on hand ready for the
|ason's work
The State Statistician has sent ont thou
|nds Of blanks to manufacturing corporations
SCISSORS of towns, and others, and is daily
Iceiving returns.
The ice is leaving the Kennebec betw cen
kirfeld and Waterville A large Jam has
en- formed back of the college st Water
lie by the ice and logs.
Several teams came into the city yesterday
pm Windsor and vicinity, conveying to the
pot quite number of persons who were
krting for California and the West.
Hon. W. j. Corthell of Calais, recently re-
ated his lecture on Couture for the
mes" in the Library Association courae Of
BIT city. Mr.. Corthell is ranked among the
st platform speakers in the State:
Large numbers are signing the pledge of
Gardiner Temperance Reform Club. Tie
b have invited each minister in the city to
lress them. The first lecture of the course
given by Rev. William s. Jones.
The building on Main street in Wateryille,
the site of which the new savings bank will
erected, was sold at auction last Saturday
ILucius Allen. 1t will be moved in about
might, when work on the new building will
>bably commence
temperance lecturer from Portland stated
his audience at Meonian Hall the other
Fning that he had actually become intoxi-
ed by eating mince pies! The gentleman
st either have a large stomach or a small
in.
There is a gentleman in this town, who if
were to lay claims to having hand in the
alton of the universe, it wouldn't surprise
one. But there's one little plot of land
we know Of that we think he made u
at mistake in finishing.
lady y in 'high life" in this city, got
silly drunk the other night, smashing the
(dows, the lamp, the furniture in the house,
breaking up housekeeping generally.
neighbors were aroused and medical help
nmoned. A lady like that in neighbour
ID is worse than shoe factory.
ir. w. \. r. Boothbay has resigned the
be of Ticket Agent Of the NJ. c. X. i. at
Waterville station, and Mr.. ]. c. Lowe
has for several months held the position
ticket master and telegraph operator in the
be OF the NJ. G.. r. r. in Gardiner, takes
place.
-FOUR members of the Sophomore Class in
Agricultural College, walked from the
ege in Orono, to Bangor, Saturday morn
distance Of nine miles in one hour and
llf. There was smooth, hard crus. which
bled them to glide along at q good stage
ed.
Wherever the snow has disappeared green
Fs is growing finely. There is no frost in
ground to prevep. Farmers from COM
being their springs work on the disappear
of the snow banks. The grass crop
err promised better than n, the present