Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-05-28

Aotal AND State Nems,
The womans movement in this city is al
most closeG-housc cleaning.
The trouters say that the streams are
little too much swollen for their business.
The steam gong at the Sprague Mills in
this city, can be heard very distinctly al
Dunn's corner, ten miles from this city.
We are glad to learn that Mr. George Q.
Whipple is meeting with success in the fur
niture business in Hallowel.
There will be a special convocaton of Je-
rusalem r. A. Chapter, at $50 o'clock this
afternoon.
Agreeably to notice published in our paper
some time since the veterans Of the Mexican
war are perfectng their organization through.
ont the State.
Some authorities have it that the New
England Fair will be held in Lewiston next
fall, but the managers have decided to hold it
at Providence, X. 1.
young lady printer has gone off from this
office and married a Methodist minister
named Day. We had given her better ad-
Int sa1l Day nj,
Base ball had something to do with the row
at Bowdoin. The members of the first nine
wanted to practice, SO as to be able to accept
an invitation to meet picked nine from Bates
College, but "training" prevented.
Augustus l.. Smith was elected Captain of
the Capital Guards last evening, vice Capt.
Morton resigned. The election was ordered
by General Chamberlain, Col. Mattocks pre-
siding The choice was unanimous
A couple of gentlemen who went trouting
from this city on Sunday, came back with
fine string of shining fellows; and as they are
used to reading the bible backwards, they
think that a kind Providence favored them in
their enterprise.
We intended to say yesterday that the Hal
lowell fire department had manifested a will
lingness to participate in the memorial ser
vices 10 THIS city. This action ON their part
shows very kind and neighborly feeling.
We notice that in very many of the towns and
cities of the State the uninformed fire com
panies do escort duty in the professions.
According to the Gazette, there is a family
in Lewiston in which there are no less than
twenty-five brothers and sisters, all children
of the same parents. and not "solitary twin"
in the number at that. All are living at
home, and it would be interesting to be pres
ent at troll CALI some morning, that one
might discover by what ingenious device their
parents are enabled to distinguish them apart
The hands in the Journal office talk of get
ting up rank-tank- erous petition to the city
council for the removal ofthe city water tank,
that stands in such close proximity to the
office. The hands here are cold water men
and women. but as the city now takes its
water from the works of the Augusta Com
pany, the necessity no longer exists for that
unsightly tank to offend the good taste of TIL,
neghborhood.
The anniversary of the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary and Female College occurs next
week, June Cd, Sd and 18th. Prize declama-
tons and reading, Tuesday evening June "a.
Grafton by Rev. DR.. Robins, President Of
Colby University, and poem by Rev. George
Lansing Taylor, Wednesday afternoon, June
ID. Commencement concert Wednesday
evening. Graduation exercises Thursday,
June 4th.
The correspondent who signs himself cone
who does read the papers, is informed that
the item which he quotes had reference to the
saving that could be made at Portland in
purchasing tickets on the Boston & Maine,
for Boston, at Sl.Q0 or Sl.5O, rather than
paying a much higher price at the regular
ticket office Of the Eastern road. The people
of Augusta have not that priyilege-the steam
boat is the only relief for their grievances,
and this in the summer season they are very
apt to take advantage Of.
The changes made by Mr.. Hendeo in his
picture rooms, on Water street. give him as
good light and other requisite facilities for
taking pictures, as any establishment in the
country; indeed, we cannot see how any fur
Their improvement could well be made. There
is such a perfect adjustment of light and
shade in the operating room, that these i'm
portant agencies in the art are completely
under the control of the artist, to do his bid
ding. The rooms, as whole, are very at
tractive and convenient.