Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-11-30

1ocal anu State Mems.
The sale of the remaining State lands occurred at
Bangor yesterday.
Weston street is to be graced with gas light at the
citvS expense, as we understand.
Ex-Speaker Blaine left the city ior Washington
on the noon train yesterday
Rev. C.. G. McCully of Hallowell, held services
in the new school house at Farmingdale, sabbath
evening.
The steam mill of the Kennebec Land 4 i.um-
Der Co., in Pttston shut down for the winter Tues
day plight last. -----
Runners had it yesterday. couple OF inches
of "beautiful snow" made pretty fair doing In
the country the slcighing has been excellent for
some time.
Mr.. Putnam i. to commence a singing school in
the vestry Of the Free Baptist church, this Tues
day. evening, at 7 o'clock. This is to be an Gle
mentary term.
Adamson's Cough Balsam is still immensely
popular Last week Mr. Kinsman, the propretor'
filed single order for eight hundred dollars
worth of the medicine.
The city druggists and apothecaries have agreed
to close their places of business at eight O'Clock,
on every evening excep. Saturday evening. This
arrangeme mt will begin on Wednesday evening.
On Wednesday of this week, all the workmen
employed On the Philadelphia post office job at
Dix Island, are to be discharged. The number IS
between three and four hundred.
The Reporter says that the knickerbocker Phil
adelphla) Ice Co. are grading lot for new ice
house near the Chelsea houses which they pur-
chased some time ago, and think now of erecting
buildings and filling them this wntei
Rev. Mr.. Penney ofthis city, will preach the in-
stallation sermon of Rev. j. E. Dame as pastor Of
the Freeman Street Place church, in Boston, on
Wednesday evening. Mr.. Dame has been pastor
of the Free Baptist church in Lowell, Mass.
The tidabcold wav reached us yesterday, the
sharp, piercing wind blowing gale nearly all
day At six o'clock last evening thermometers
even in favorable localities indicated only " de-
grees above zero.
Upon the grape vines of Capt. John X. Stnson,
in Arrowsic there is one vine that has grown the
past season to the length of twenty-one feet Our
correspondent. who sends Us the above, inquiries
..Can this be beat - W i'll some one answer the
conundrum
The elegant new house Of worship erected the
past season by the Baptiss CT Waterville, is 10 be
dedicated to divine worship on Wednesday to-
morrow at two O'Clock in the afternoon. The
sermon is to be preached by Rev. G. ID. Is.
Pepper, ID. d. Professor in Grocer Theological
Seminary, Pa,
The steamer "Star of The East" having made
her last trip to the kennebec for this season IS
hauled up in winter quarters at East Boston She
made her last trip from the kennebec, starting
from Bath, on Thanksgiving day. Mr.. W. j.
Tuck, the gentemanly agent at Augusta, win re-
main here a few days to close up affairs.
The ladies of the Free Baptist church Of this
city, will hold their annual sale and festival at the
ves.ry of their church, on Thursday and Friday
evenings of this week. a good assortment of
useful and fancy articles will be offered for SALE
together with the usual refreshments. y small
admission fee of ten cents will be charged.
In reference TO the death of Mr.. Edes OF Fox
croft, Mr. Robbins of the Dexter Gazette writes
us that the old printer dropped off suddenly atlast
lie was out on the Saturday previous to his death
on Wednesday. His funeral occurred at the Con-
IN fore
noon Mr. Robbins adds: ale was good man.
respected by everybody, and his death is shock
10 the community where he has lived for about
forty years"
An adjourned session OF the Governor and Ex-
ecutive Council will be held in this city, beginning
to-day. The certificates of election will be issued
10 the county officers where the votes returned
are decisive as we'll to the members of the leg
islature There will be further hearing on the
Washington county officers case Certain towns
in Waldo county will also be heard in relation to
votes cast for Richard Moody, instead Of Richard
Moody, for county treasurer. The Council Will
undoubtedly be in session the most Of the time
until the meeting of the legislature.
The people Of Winthrop sorry to lose so val
liable a citizen Moses Bailey, Esq, who with
his family intends to remove to New Jersey this
week. lie has bought large oil cloth establish
ment in New Jersey. just opposite the city OF fhi
adelphia, where he will do an extensive business.
We understand that he does not intend to abandon
entirely his interests in Winthrop. and the citizens
there fondly hope that he will long continue his
business relations with the town which he has
been so largely ins,rumental in building up
Mayor Cony has just slaughtered two handsome
pigs of the Berkshire breed. They were fourteen
months old; one weighed 422 pounds, and the
other 30 pounds. They were fed on milk until
few weeks before being cut up, when between them
they consumed eighteen bushels of meal-a cheap
and most satisfactory method ofgetting pigs ready