Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-11-23

local anu State Mems.
The change of trains on the Maine Central goe
into effect to-day.
Cover your horses bits with leather, or use {
leather bitt, and thus avoid torturing your animal
Sixteen dead snakes in the bottom Of well ny
in Paris, were enough to make the water taste
bad.
Mrs. Walter Hatch of this city, who has beer
i'll for some time, had a stroke of paralysis Satur
day evening
Those who take special pride in the sidewalk in
front of their premises, will see to it that the walk
is kept clear of all distractions during the winter
You can buy splendid overcoat, custom made
at Bosworth's, Wadsworth & Smiths, and c. F.
Ayers, for twenty-five dollars.
A new lodge Of Odd Fellows was instituted at
Mechanic Falls, Friday evening, by G. NJ. Laugh
ton of Bangor
Gould & Cross are making timely offers OF
stoves and ranges at great bargains, as will be
seen by their advertisement
On account of the on-arrval of friends from a
distance, the funeral of the late Joseph Griffin, at
Brunswick, was postponed from Saturday, and
took place yesterday afternoon at three O'Clock.
A. Daxy
Mr.. Ecob preached very clear and able sermon
on the wide difference between mere intellectual
belief opinion, and the belief that fills the soul
and influences the whole life.
The toll bridge nuisance is about played out at
Livernore Falls, where the people will ask the
legislature to authorize the County Commissioners
to purchase the toll bridge across the Androscog-
gin below Livcrmorc Falls and the Livcrmore
shore.
Charley Shay's Mammoth troupe appears at
Granite Hall on Wednesday evening, for one
night only. He comes fully equipped to please
his patrons who always expect to see good show
when he comes this way. Among the attractions
are the Rogers family, the Arnold Brothers,
Charley Monroe and Miss Morris.
Through Mr.. J.. Frank Pierce, we have re-
ceived from Oliver Dtson & Co., Boston, and c.
II. Dtsou & Co., New York, the following pieces
of music: "Im fairy free and light song
"Chanson Napolitaine !" 81 never am signing,
Song; "The sunlight is beautiful" solo and cho-
rus. Pierce can furnish any Of Ditson & Co.'s
publications.
A Bridgton trapper in going the rounds Of his
traps the other morning, met with extraordinary
success. In the first trap visited he found the
liieless body Of his favorite Thomas cat; N the
second, valuable dog belonging to one Of his
neghbors and in three other traps mink each.
If he has as good luck every day, he will soon
have collected quite museum of natural history
Father Stckney of the Presque Isle Sunrise Of
fers to give the free use of his columns for six
months, for half barrel of water from the Poland
Mineral springs. That not exactly the name
of the fluid that was suggested as ompromise in
the celebrated dog case, that was tried last sum
mer in the notch of the White Mountains, and in
which Mr.. Stickney figured couspicuously.
Prof Elder lectured at the Baptist church in
Waterville, Friday evening, to n very large au-
dience on the subject of Light" 1t was scen-
tifc lecture almost entirely, and showed Prof FL
der to be master Of his profession. lie has been
at much expense in preparing this lecture. 1t
was interspersed with numerous experiments con-
Quoted by means of the electric light. Prof FL
der always has a large audience in Waterville,
and is sure to please.
Information is had from County Attorney Luut
that ffty-two persons have gone out OF the liquor
business III this city since the first OF last January
OF this number sixteen have left the city and
others have found other employment. In the
whole county seventy persons have quit the rum
business. This is in consequence of enforcing
the lqu or law in connection with the temperance
reform movement which have successfully car
ried forward of late in our two cities. Go ahead,
Reformers-Biddetord Joundl.
Is there any special need Of constabulary in
that section;
DR.. Edminster has taken rooms at Mrs. Scru-
tons on State St. near the Episcopal church. The
doctors success warrants him in recommending
this treatment to all those suffering from Nervous
Prostitution, surely to end sooner or later in Para-
ysis of some part of the body His treatment is
sure preventative of the new disease, Cerebro Spi
nal Meningitis, when taken in time. No medicine
is used. 1t will cost you nothing to consult him.
Treatment at the office Sl.0G at home Of patient
200; office treatment by appointment only. riff
The Portland Press has been imposed upon by an
unprincipled fellow acting as its agent We know
how to sympathze with our brethen in this respec'
and will give the "fraud" the benefit of the Press
"frst rate" notice:
zone "F. NJ. Semitic" or fellow who signs
that name to receipts for payment of the Press, Is
hereby notified that the publishers of this paper
will take great pleasure in taking measures to
send him to Jail whenever they can lay hands on
him. He is fraud and consequently not an
agent for the Press. Let him but come this way
and one "Senette" question will be disposed of
at once.
The following insulting reply by postal card,
was recently received by an Augusta citizen from
the County Treasurer of Kearney County, Ne
braska, in answer to notice that the coupons on
the funded debt bonds of that county due in New
York, Oct lst, 1874, had been returned unpaid for