Daily Kennebec journal., 1874-03-13
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Two hundred and fifty dollars was the fn
Of rumseller in our courts yesterday. l
must be that they have found a second offence
for rumselling this time.
1t is expected that Gov. Dingley will make
several appointments on the Esd or oath, t.
be confirmed at meeting of the council ths
following week.
On account of a freight train being off the
track at Newburyport, the Pullman train from
the west did not reach this city until nine
o'clock yesterday morning.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet at the
rooms of the Y. M. C. Association, at 9
o'clock Saturday afternoon, to make garments
for the poor and needy. Ladies are cordially
invited.
A catalogue has been issued of books in the
library of the Y. NJ. c. Association in Win
throp. The library consists of nearly SOC
volumes Of histories, travels, adventures, &c.
it is located in the post office, and Miss Mary
NJ. Stanley is Librarian.
VIM. M. Stratton, Esq, Clerk of Courts,
has published the Docket Of the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court, for the March term, now holding
in this city. 1t is Of very great convenience
to members Of the bar, and others who are SO
unfortunate as to have business at court.
Samuel Hilton, who escaped from the Ken
nebec Jail about month since, and was re-
Gently arrested in Dexter for larceny, and
committed to the Penobscot county Jail, has
been returned to his old quarters in the Jail
in this city.
We omitted to state in our report of the
temperance convention that Mrs. Fred Booth
by of this city, greatly assisted in the service
of song, by singing some fine selections.
We need not send abroad for singers, when
we are favored with such excellent home
talent.
Among the eighty four graduates of the
class Of '73 of the Ohio Medical College, we
notice the name Of j. A. Pierce Of Windsor
being the third from our State, who has re-
ceived the Degree of Doctor Of Medicine
from this College since. its foundation in
1919.
The closing meeting Of the present city
council will be held on Saturday afternoon at
o'clock. The caucus of the members elect
Of the incoming council, for the nomination
of city officers, will be held in the common
afternoon.
The funeral of the late Mr.. James c. Pitts
will be observed at his forHaer residence on
Crescent street in this city this morning a.
ten o'clock. Mr.. Pitts death was very sud
den. While on his way to his daily labor he
was stricken down and died Immediately, OF
heart disease.
There will be a Prize Defamation al
Meonian Hall next Tuesday evening, COM
mencing at quarter before eight o'clock.
Twelve pupils of the High School participate
six misses and six masters. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all. The entertainment
is free. Music by Berrys Orchestra.
A new impulse has been given to the tenn
perance reform movement, by the recent
State Convention, or Washingtonan Rally OF
the Reform Clubs. The officers that have
been chosen will find time to attend to theil
duties, and to carry the organizing principles
of the movement into every town and city OF
the State. Quarterly meetings of the State
club will be held, the next one at Gardiner
1t isn't every lunkhead that knows how to
get new hat. A stranger went into = pho
tographic saloon in this city, yesterday after
noon, and had fifty cent tintype taken. On
passing out he left his old slouched hat, and
took nice new and expensive hat belonging
to the proprietor Of the picture gallery-mak-
ing by the transaction about one dollar and
fftv certs Tho hare headed Dicture man an