Daily Kennebec journal., 1874-12-10
Zoral ann State Mems.

Zoral anu State Mems.
Excellent wheeling now, the streets and roads
being hard and smooth. Water street is paved
now, sure-no expense to the city
Our Free Baptist friends had very good success
in their entertainments on Monday and Tuesday
evenings.
T. NJ. Dontney is delivering temperance ad-
dresses in this State, is well received, and is Civ
ing good satisfaction.
The Universalist Parish Sociabe will meet this
Thursday evening with Mrs. Martin V. B.
Chase on State Street.
The regular meetings of Seth Williams Post are
now held Thursday evenings, instead OF Wednes-
day evenings, as formerly. There will he meet
ing this evening.
Some of the papers, the Oxford Demo clat
among the number, have stated that "IIon. a. p.
Morrill, is the author Of Kennebec.' No he isn't,
not if the first chapter of Genesis is true.
At the rooms of the Y. NJ. c. Association, this
evening, Mr.. |. y. Wilfong of Philadelphia, le
formed drunkard, will present never failing
remedy for intemperance. Admission free.
Those real Providence River oysters at D'tr-
thcnay's can be relied upon being genuine.
These are among the few varieties Of oysters that
go well "on the half she'll They are fat, fresh,
ami delicious when found at D'Arthenays.
Mile Augustine NJ. Leliey1e, an accomplished
French teacher, has just returned to this city from
Paris, and is now ready to give instruction in Pa
isian French, and Classical Music The lady
may be addressed in care of Col. II. \. Dewitt.
James W. Bradbury, Jr. Esq, of this city. has
just been appointed commissioner to take testi-
mony to be used in presenting claims before the
court of commissioners Of -Alabama Claims, now
sitting in Washington. All testimony must be
before the court on OF before jan 22d, 1873.
Mrs. Mary Z. Pike widow of the late Daniel
Pike, Esq, of this city, died in Portland, on the
1th. Her remains were brought TO this city on
the afternoon train yesterday, and will be inferred
by the side of those of her husband in Forest
Grove cemetery.
There will be match game Of billiards, consist
ing of GOO points, between Messrs. Hamlen and
Mclaughlin, both Of this city, at Smiths Billiard
}!al, this Thursday evening" game called at IL
o'clock. The twelfth game for the champion cue
viii take place on Friday evening next
The sale and supper under the auspices of the
Young Ladies Board Of Missions, at the Gongre-
gationa chapel last evening passed oil very pleas
antly. The supper was finely gotten up, with all
the delcacies and temptations to good appetite,
and the fancy articles sold were beautiful, many
Of them useful and in every way suitable for
Christmas presents.
William Britt, Charles Cater and Charles kim-
ball-names familiar to readers of our local police
records-have been ARRESTED for entering the
store of William Ware, at Bryant's corner, South
Windsor on sunday night last and stealing wool
en- goods to the amount Of about 5000. City Mar
shall Harrington informs us that nc arly all the
stolen goods have been recovered.
Horace North has at his bookstore, on Water
street, most novel and comical toy IN the shape
of negro dancer. 1t attracts the attention OF
many passers- by. North has magnificent dis
play of fancy and ether goods, specially designed
for the holiday trade. He has illustrated books
and superb copies of the bible that would make
appropriate and valuable gifts for Christmas.
Some idiot, who doubtless steals the journal
from the door steps Of regular subscriber, finds
fault with the character of an advertisement pub
lished in our columns. Possibly the individuals
demented condition has been superinduced by the
youthful indiscretions alluded to in the advertise
ment and the appeal it makes TO him is personal
one. If so, we pity him.
The first lecture in the Library course will be
given at Granite Hall, tomorrow friday even
ing, by George Dawson of England. Doors open
at I; lectures to commence at quarter to eight,
sharp. This will give our Gardiner and Iaowel
friends an opportunity to come up, attend the lee
ture, and return the 9.l0 Pullman train The
receipts for tickets have nearly reached eight hun
drcd dollars.
1t is about time now to begin calculating TO
what shall be bought for the children and all the
dear ones at home, for Christmas presents. 1t
may be hard draught upon the pockets of the
parents, but the gifts must come; sacrifice in
this direction will pay in the long run. Look AT
our advertising columns they will a
guide to some of the best places to buy goods.
Some of the store windows are showing signs of
their holiday Dress and we shall soon be in the
midst of the happy gift season
VIM. Small of this city, son of Ambrose Small
living at Pettingill's corner, on Tuesday last had
one of his legs amputatcd just above the ankle
A little more than two years ago he received a
very bad injury to his heel, it being partially
crushcl un Ter The wheel Of a railroad car, a
Pennsylvania road The wound has never fully
healed, and since the accident it troubled him a
great deal. Finally chronic liberation set in, and