Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-05-23

Zoral anu State Mems.
The grass has got good start, and every
thing now argues well for good hay crop.
The trees are mighty green in leaving JUS
now as the pleasant weather is coming.
The union services will be at the Methodist
church this afternoon at half past two o'clock
The services will be of social charactes
The city reports are out, and copies may
be had of the city marshal or at the Alder.
mems room.
Cynosura Lodge, No. 800, 1. 0. of G. T.,
at Athens, was organized on the 30th of
March last, with ten members, and now num-
bers between 30 and so.
Jacob Sampson, Esq, Of Manchester, a
prominent citizen of that town, farmer, died
the first of the week, and was buried on Thurs
day. His age was 10.
Oren Tyler will preach in the school house
near Stoney Brook, Sunday morning at ten
o'clock; and E. r. Brown will preach in the
chapel at Tyler's corner at 2 P. M.
The Theatre Comique Company appears
this evening at Granite Hall, for one night
only. Connected with the Company is Harry
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Verd Children, in songs and dances, and the
performing dog of Nick Woodland.
The brooks are swollen just emo ugh now to
tempt the lovers of trout fishing. A typo in
this Office with two of his friends spent day
at Hoyt's brook, and came home with eighty
three trout, some of them very handsome and
good sized fellows.
Mr.. Warren Whites express on the accom-
mediation train between this city and Gardi-
ner, is avery convenient and popular arrange
ment for the people of the three cities. Mr..
White is a most accommodating gentleman,
patronage of the public.
Up country, potatoes have been selling in
the neghborhood of one dollar bushel. Far
mers who are lucky in having few hundred
bushels in their cellars are consequently feel
ing quite we'll 1t is the general testimony
that potatoes at So cents per bushel (and some
say less) are profitable crop.
The Dexter Gazette talks about Elder hav-
ing certain kind of ale just the thing for a
hot day. We should just like to know what
Elder that is and what church he is pastor of.
GOOD for warm day indeed. His society
ought to make it warm for that Elder! If its
only pop beer there may possibly be forgive
ness,
The lady crusaders in the temperance cause
at Bangor are meeting with grand success,
and the interest does not appear to flag in the
least. The police report for their encourage
ment that not one fifth as much liquor is sold
to-day as was sold one year ago. Some sew
enteen hundred persons have signed their
pledge.
Of Oak Grove Seminary will occur Friday,
June 5th. The Examination beginning at 9
A. M. will continue through the day, and the
Graduation Exercises including the address
of the Principal will occupy the evening, COM
mencing at quarter of eight. Hon. Warren
Johnson, it is expected, will be present.
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members of his staff and of the Executive
Council, will on Tuesday next start for Cas-
tine, to attend the examination and graduating
exercises at the normal school. From
thence the Governor will go to Thomaston to
make an official visit, and return home on Fri
day.
Weunderstand that parties have made ar
rangements to put on boat between this city
and Squirrel island. The steamer will be a
fast one, SO that it can make the round trip
each day, leaving here in the morning, touch
ing at all points along the line, and returning
in the evening. The boat will be put on about
the 18th of June. Our Gardiner correspond
ent refers to this matter elsewhere.
At Pembroke, on Decoration day, Charles
B. Rounds, Esq, of Calais, is to give the ora
iron, poem by Rev. A. j. Lockhart ofPem-
broke, and defamation by Miss E. c. Lur-
chins. The Masonic Fraternity, the Sons of
Temperance, the St. Johns Temperance So
ciety and all soldiers and sailors who have
served in the Union Army during the late Re-