Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-03-21

postmaster General tor post once on LIE
Kennebec river at Pishon's Ferry.
portion of the river opposite this city Is
already clear of ice, and all the ice remain
ing is fast wearing away.
The Executive Committee on State Indus
trial School for Girls, will visit the School
in Massachusetts, next week.
f. A. Plaisted of Gardiner-one of the
company who purchased the Googin estate at
Old Orchard, contemplates opening lumber
yard at some convenient point near the beach.
There will be a special business meeting of
the Y. n. G. A., at their room tonight, at 7
l-2 o'clock. The ladies' mission society are
asked to meet at o'clock.
Rev. Mr.. johnson will preach on Cushnoc
heights to. morrow forenoon at 10 l-2 and in
the evening at l-2; in the afternoon Mr..
Sanderson will preach at l-2 O'Clock.
The town of Parkman at the annual meet
ing refused to aid in the construction of the
Wiseasset & Moosehead Lake Railroad. by a
vote of 40 yeas to 40 nays.
A. w. Kimball, Photographer, comes out
with new advertisement, which can be found
in another column. All in want of anything
ia his line will do we'll to give him a call. He
is making truly beautiful style pictures.
Rev. w. T. Chase of Lewiston, is to preach
at the Baptist church in this city Tomorrow,
on exchange with the pastor. The union
service. will be held a, that church in the at
ternoon.
kmball has for sale at l,is picture gallery,
group picture, containing the photographs
of Rev. Messrs. Earle. Sanderson, Ecob, Pen
ney, and Triton. Many persons viii desire to
purchase this picture and have it framed.
The place of meetiug of the kennebcc coun-
ty Bible Society has been changed. The
meeting will be held at uallowell, on Tues
day afternoon next, at the Congregational
church. instead Of at the Baptist church.
Mr. Fred Tobey of Fairfield Corner, las
twenty-one sheep from flock Of thirty, that
have have had thirty lambs this season; and
Mr.. Ira Low, of Somerset Mills, has one
sheep that has had three lambs this season
and five others that have lad twins.
Messrs. Foster and Butterlield have lately
moved into Waterville, and intend to make it
their permanent home. The former is well
known contractor and builder from the firm Of
Foster & Dutton Of Bethel, and the latter is ex-
tensiycly engaged in The manufacture of
shovel handles.
There will be a great desire to hear the
fair Ann Eliza, the nineteenth wife of that
much married man, Brigham Young, who
lectures at Granite Hall on Friday evening
next. The Portland papers speak well Of
Mrs. Youngs lecture as profitable for the
public to hear.
A correspondent from Burnham Informs the
Fairfield Chronicle that tw o young men fell
quarreing when one, getting somewhat IA
tigued, was aided in his attemp. 20 thresh his
opponent by his family turning out to assist.
A sixteen year old Miss assaile, him with the
dshcloth, which proved too formidable
weapon for him to withstand. and lie imme-
dately ''fed the field.
The Belfast Journal says that Gov. Crosby's
condition is not considered dangerous. He is
suffering from neuralgia affection with which
he has been troubled for many years, every
winter save one, ard that was the winter lie
passed in Florida. lie intends in future to
go south with the coming on Of cold weather.
We understand that Mr.. Lysandor I.
Butterfeld of Paris who struck Hammond up
on the head with hoe, las not abscoRded,
as has been reported. He is still at his home
in Paris where he intends to remain. He
claims to have been acting in self defence
when he struck the blow.
The Press announces meeting OF the Board
of Trustees of the Normal Schools of Maine,
at Augusta on Tuesday, 3lst inst, to consider
the subject of postgraduate course and to
carry into effect the recent legislation author
izing such course. The movement con-
templates wider usefulness for the Normal
Schools and such enlargement of their powers
that they may prepare teachers FOR the Free
High Schools, now so generally established.
The following town officers Of Monmouth
were elected March 9th: Moderator, 0. S.
Edwards; Town Clerk, Ambrose Beal; Sc
lectmen, Assessors and Oyerseers of the
Poor, o. S. Edwards, II. O. Pierce, S. o.
King Collector, Rev. S. M. Emerson; Treas
err, VIM. G. Brown; School Committee, DIR.
d. L. Marston; Town Agent, A. Beal. The
town voted to dispense with the liquor agency.
Voted, To instruct the selectmen to prosecute
every violation of the lqucr law.
The City Council in Bath has chosen the
following subordinate city officers City
Treasurer and Collector, Edward c. Hyde;
Commissioner of Streets, Jos. H. Mitchell;
Assessors, James C. Ledyard, Charles Day-
export, Addison d. Fisher; Overseers of
Poor, Randall ID. Bibber, Samuel l.. Allen,