Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-12

Aoral anu State Mems.
Is your name on the check lists?
The following gentlemen compose the re-
publican town committee of China: ID. Z.
Hanson, d. p. Bolster, S. H. Farnsworth
Will the Misses Eaton accept our thanks
for beautiful bouquet of flowers from their
blooming, blushing garden on Chestnut street.
The Sunday School on Cushnoc heights
will give concert tomorrow evening at sew
en- o'clock.
Where are the truant officers? We notice
a good many boys and girls on the streets
who ought to be in school.
Mr.. Pitt Dillingham;, of the Cambridge
Divinity School, will preach in the Unitarian
church Tomorrow.
Union service tomorrow afternoon (Sun-
day., at the Methodist church; preaching by
the pastor.
Miss Carrie Cargil of this city, well
qualified teacher, has engaged a school at
Bonny Eagle and will begin teaching next
Monday.
Maj. Greenlef T. Stevens has been nomi-
mated candidate for representative to the leg
islature by the republicans of West Water
Vile.
In the base ball contest in this city yester
day afternoon, between the Dirigos of this
city, and the Remedies of Hallowell, the
game was won by the Dirigos. The score
stood So to 81.
Mr.. E. c. Douglass of West Gardiner, has
been nominated by the republicans as candi-
the classed towns of Pittston, Farmingdale.
and West Gardiner.
The Trustees of the Augusta Savings Bank
are talking of removing their banking rooms
from their present position in the third story
of their building on Water street, to the first
story, now occupied by R. T. Bosworth.
The street commissioners are about closing
up their heaviest jobs on the sidewalks and
streets, until the next season. The remain
ing expenditures this year will be mostly for
repairs.
Hon. Warren Percival of Vassalboro' will
show at the coming State Fair large number
of Shorthorns from his celebrated farm at
Cross Hill. Mr.. p. has herd of sixty five
head.
Colonel Mattocks has issued an order to
the several captains of the 1st Maine Regi-
ment to furnish the names of any of their
command who misbehaved at Danville juno
ton during the late muster.
If the Health Officers will take pains to ex-
anime the school grounds and some Of the
dwellings on Cushnoc heights, the source of
typhoid fevers, alluded to yesterday, will be
readily discovered.
1t is rumored tina. the Penobscot Bay and
River Railroad will be commenced this fall
and enough built to secure the charter, which
expires in February. Arrangements to that
effect have just been made with Ledley & Co.
Of New York.
At full republican caucus held at Town
Hall in Winthrop, on Thursday evening,
Capt. Amos Wheeler was nominated as candi-
date for representive to the legislature. E.
p. Whiting was chairman at the caucus, and
Wallace White, Esq, Secretary.
At the republican caucus in Gardiner last
evening, Lorenzo Clay, Esq, was nominated
al candidate for representative to the legisla
lature. city committee was appointed as
follows: d. G. Palmer, +. G. Hooker, Jo-
seph Sphers, John X. Foy. Arthur Berry.
Messrs. Downes, Mason and Lindsey, of
the Executive Council, have been to Thomas
ton to ascertain the condition of Wagner, who
is under sentence of death, and the time of
whose execution, unless his sentence is COM
muted, is rapidly approaching. They will
make their report at the next meeting of their
Council.
At the republican caucus held in Sidney
Thursday afternoon, Charles f. Stevens was
chairman, and Jonas Butterfeld, Secretary.
Charles II. Lovejoy was nominated as candi-
date for representative to the legislature. Mr..
10 vejoy was nominated by eight majority
over Peter Sibley. On motion of Mr.. Sibley,
the vote was made unanimous.
The Seventeenth Semi Annual Session of
the Grand Lodge Of Maine, Independent Or