Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-07-02

ZoraI anD State Menus.
White perch fishing is now lively at South
China lake.
We are informed that five young ladies will
enter the next class at Colby University.
The relieved pupils Of the schools in the
village district, are pondering the question
"Where shall spend the long vacation
A use has been found for checkerEerry
eating some, and was soon taken with symp-
toms of being poisoned.
There was break yesterday in the main
pipe OF the Augusta Water Company, on Wa
ter street, the first occurrence Of the kind
since the pipe was laid, about year ago.
A resident of Crescent street wants to pay
the city five dollars if 1t will order the sand
hauled off from the improved" sidewalk on
that street.
The funeral Of the late Ezra Trask tool;
place at Riverside yesterday, it being con-
Quoted by the Masonic fraternity. The de-
ceased formerly resided in this city.
Speaker Blaine has been notified of his re-
cent denomination as candidate for Represen-
tatve to Congress from this district. i. is
expected that he will reply at length.
At the meeting of the city council this az
ternoon, an effort will be made to open the
matter of draining Water street, Those in
terested will probably take note and govern
themselves accordingly.
green 'un, the subject Of a cruel joke,
was seen racing up and down Water street,
yesterday, inquiring at every place of bust
ness for tom Collins" He was in sober
earnest and the poor deluded victim Of a mer.
ciless sell.
The new comet, which is now visible to the
naked eyes, is situated at l o'clock in the
distance from it of about twenty-five degrees,
or about midway between it and the horizon.
1t will be the brightest on the evening Of Au
gust Sd.
1t will be noticed that the firm Of Wills s
Stanley has been dissolved, the veteran and
square dealing trader, Fri Wills, Esq, con-
tinuing at the old stand, and sending out his
congratulations to the public. We trust that
Mr.. Stanley, the retiring member of the firm,
may continue as one of our citizens.
Excursions of organizations of all kinds are
the order of the day. Masonic bodies, fire
companies, Good Templars, Cold Water
Temples, hook and ladder companies, are all
tending to socabiity. Sunday schools will
soon be on the move. Let pleasant things be
devised for the children.
AT the laying of the corner stone of Trinity
(EpiscopaD church in Exeter, on Wednes-
day of next week, addresses will be made by
several Episcopal clergymen, and David
Barker, Esq, will read poem. The boy
chors of St. Marks church of this city, and
st. Johns church of Bangor, will assist in the
services.
Col. Kirk of Charleston, S. c., who was
here yesterday, says there is the best of fell
ing in the South expressed and exercised
towards the North, and the deepest regret at
the occurrence of the war. To use the
Coloners expressive language, showing the
sympathy manifested-sWere Maine to suf-
fer, South Carolina would bleed at every
pore.
Good progress is being made on the new
cotton factory at Waterville. The founda-
ton walls have been built in permanent and
substantial manner, and the work of brick
laying for the first story will soon be COM
menced. The building, including machinery,
will cost 100000, of which one half has been
already raised by subscriptions of r. Is.
Dunn and others, while the balance will be
furnished by A. d. Lockwood and others.
Good weather to ripen the strawberries
The birds are taking their share-and it is
large proportion-before the ripening. They
don't mind scarecrows to any great extent;
other devices for frightening them prove
abortive of results cat at every hill of frui.