Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-11-12

1oral ami State Mems.
The schools Of the village district in West Wat
ervle have Just closed after profitable session.
Hunt has large and elegant stock objects anc
shoes. See announcement elsewhere.
Out Of ten thousand persona only enc reaches
his hundredth year, only twenty the age ofeighty
and only one hundred the age of sixty-fve
In the window of Horace North's bookstore may
be seen good pictures of Moody and sankey, Tho
great Evangeists.
Mr.. James E. Devine, at the city drug store
gives personal attention to putting up prescrip
tons and the preparation of medicines.
Mrs. P. Folsom, living on Laurel street, in thi:
CITY, fell the other day, and broke her leg Just
above the ankle
We understand that the Office Of the Portland
Sunday Star has been attached, and that the pa
per has been suspended.
The grand military drama ofthe Color Guard,
which is soon to be brought out in this city, is &c
be presented at Lewiston on the 18th, lStb l9f
and Goth.
The members of the Washington Engine Com.
pany of Gardiner, arc going to havea ball at John
SON Hall on Thanksgiving evening. They expect
to have good time.
Rev. C. F. Penney pastor of the Free Baptist
church in this city, recently baptized two persons
and received them into the membership OF his
church.
The Wellman shop, unfinished, on Western ave
nue., was blown down in the gale of Wednc sday
night. The building was not Of much value and
was unoccupicd.
A severe northwest gale and storm visited this
region on Wednesday night and Thursday morn
ing, demolshing fences and penetrating the weak
places in buildings.
Mrs. D'Arthenay has returned to the city, and
has opened fish market opposite the Journal Of
fee, where she will be happy to see all her old
friends. She will keep good supply of fish and
oysters, in Ler usual excellent style.
Some of the national bank bfs in circu latou
are very much torn. We suppose that is because
persons having them in their possession hang on
to them with such persstency before letting them
go.
One of our hopefal citizens remarked the other
day that he hadn't noticed much falling off in his
trade or his cash receipts, although the cry OF
hard times has become contagious and hurt
fall Words like these are cheerful and helpful.
Messls. Wakefield and Pattangal OF the board
of Trustees made an official visit to the Insane
Hospital, yesterday. There are &9i patients al
the institution, and not an application has been
rejected the past year.
The more ordinary cause Of typhoid pneumonia
is defective drainage and neglected water closets
See that these things attended TO about tie
premises and that no pools of death are allow
ed to form. They are almost sure producers OF
death.
The journal says that the Oakland Bank has jus,
put chronometer lock upon their bank safe. and
Mr.. Bowman now sleeps with both eyes slut. The
Cobbossee Bank has a lso put in one and the Gar
diner will soon have one. and then all the banks
in that city will have been supplied, and VIII run
on time
O. s. Edwards, Esq, of Monmouth, cha ilnan
of the board of Selectmen, accidently broke his
arm, on Wednesday. He was riding to Wayne to
procure witness case before the court IN tn:
city, when the transome bolt Of his wagon broke,
throwing Mr.. Edwards suddenly out, and break
ing his arm short OIL. Medical aid was summoned
and he was taken to his home.
Our citizens, over the river and on CGshnoc
heights, are Justly proud of their street lamps
They are not now obliged to grope their way home
ward, guided only by the sense Of feeling, but are
thankful that the city has provided "a lamp unto
their feet" The lamps are decidedly ornamental
as well as useful, and some pronounce the light
they furnish equal, if not superior, to that Of gas
Considerable interest has recently been manifest
ed in the Free Baptist church at West Wateryille
which for a long time has been in low state
spiritually. Extra meetings have been held the past
week, the pastor, Rev. Mr. Manson, being assist
ed in his work by Rev. Mr.. Penney Of this city
The membership of the church has been greatly
ouickencd, and there is now hopeful feeling and
spirit.
In the sewing machine Gaze at Richmond, the
complaint against Daniel Clarke has been with
drawn by complainant. In the complaint State
(James J. Mayer of Augusta, complanant) VS.
Mrs Augusta L. Williams, which was adjourned
till Thursday of this week for trial for larceny Of
a sewing machine, the former complaint was with
drawn and an action of trovcr and conversion
brought which we understand will be tried.
Orr rcadors w i'll remember that week or two