Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-07

Zoral anD State Mems.
Mr.. C. G. Hunt has elect singing class in this
city.
Driving weather for the blacksmths--who have
been driving nails quite lively the last week or
two.
The Inspectors of the Maine State Prison are at
the prison, making their annual visit and taking
account Of stock.
y Gentleman lately refused to celebrate his sill
yer wedding on the ground that he was mot yet
reduced to beggary."
Farmers are slaughtering their four hundred
and five hundred pound hogs, and arc grunting
with satisfaction.
Excellent skating on the river above the dam,
and the boys improved it Saturday. No skat-
ing yesterday, Of course.
Mrs. Ann Stetson, a widow lady, siXty-two
years Of age, was found dead in her bed last Sat
urday noon, at Damariscota She was apparant-
ly in her usual health Friday evening.
Mr.. IIendec will continue his auction sale of
pictures, &C. at his rooms this afternoon and even
ing. The ladies specially invited, as well US
gentlemen.
The quarterly payment of pensions began at the
pension agency in this city Friday. The dis
abled "boys in blue" have been pretty thick about
the streets the last few days, their pockets lined
with the cheerful greenbacks.
Robertson Principal of the grammar school,
improves many of his Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons in cunning. If he is as good a hunts
man as he is teacher the birds will have TO come
down before his unelring rifle
Our city readers should not forget the annual
sale and fair of the Free Baptist Society, to lie
held in the vestry of their church, on this evening
and tomorrow evening. Articles suitable for
Holiday gifts will be sold. Supper will be served
on this evening from to o'clock.
Some of the Scarsport adventists expect that
all things earthly will be closed up on the llth
inst That is the very night of the opening Ice
ture of the lyceum course in this city. We trust
the sale of course tickets.
Mr.. David Dyer, a native Of Sidney, Me, was
run over in the street at Fall River, Mass, by
vehicle, one day last week, and died ia about SIX
hours lie leaves u wife, three ard one
daughter One of his sons is treasurer OF ono 0.
the manufacturing establishments Of that place.
Business in the eastern section Of the State
wears more cheerful aspect of late. Teams pass
ing through to commence operations in the woods,
have brought hay from nominal value to twenty
dollars per ton and no; mach TO be had at that as
farmers have learned a better way than to sell
their hay.
About ten days ago, Williams x Tibbetts lost
shcir blacksmith shop, on Mt. Vernon avenue IN
Ibis city. by fire. They went brayely at work in
the erection Of new baildins, on about the same
site, 40 by - feet, one story and hall, which IS
now complete and the enterprising proprictors Will
resume operations to-day.
The injunction in the Superior Court Of New
York, against the Humphreys Specific iiomeo-
pathc Medicine Co. for manufacturing or selling
Humphreys Witch Hazel, and other medicines,
ba- been wholly vacated and dis.olyed-thc said
company having had perfect right all the time
TO manufacture these articles, which have met the
popular demand and had large sale.
y "pilgrm' was showing a painting on canvass
of Bunyan's Pilgrims progress, in town IN
Cumberland county. The hall was SO cold that
the audience clapped their hands in great Joy when
the section Of the panorama appeared representing
the fiery flames of region other land hotter than
this They wanted the man to stop there till they
had warmed their fingers and toes.
The funeral services of the late Mrs. Walter
Hatch were largely attended Saturday. by
fricnds and relatives, the Rev. Mr.. Ecob oticia-
ing. The remains were taken TO Deering, by the
noon train where they will be buried in the GEM
etcry by the side of the remains Of her late hus-
band. A special car was kindly provided by Supt.
Lincoln, which also conveyed the friends.
1t is fact that either man must be content
with poverty all his life, or else be willing TO deny
himself some luxures, and save, to lay the base of
independence in the future. But if man detcs
the future and spends all that he earns whether
his earnings be one forty dollars every week.
let him look lean and hungry, for want at some
future time will surely come, no matter what he
thinks. To save is absolutely the only way to get
solid fortune; there is no other certain mode ON
earth.
The Northern Aroostook Railroad Company
have given legal notice that further legislation
will be asked this winter for leave to Bangor and
other municipalities to loan their credit for It's
construction. Also for charter to construct
,rgilrood from this village to the east line OF the
State to connect with the New brunswick Kali
way Is1 people Of the Aroosook Valley are IN
earncs! ahsut IA railroad in drcction-to
Bangor il theY can get ii, if not, in some other
direction.
We believe that -he Farmer has stated some OF
OF the intelligent traits in horse belonging to
Mr.. George NJ Pullen of this city, mllkman-such
as the animal mkaing his morning rounds without
driver But we learn that there are other char
acteristcs possessed by this beast that show most
extraordinary intelligence. If left to himself,
without fr:ver he will call on every paying Gus