Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-11-01

Our furniture dealers are eceiving their winter
stock of goods by the boat.
Leighton, Scruton Co., infuse young blood"
into the dry goods business. Their prices are as
tonishinely low.
Hugh McIntire of the 9th Mass. Inf. an in
mate of the Soldiers Home, has been committed
to the Insane Hospital for insanity
People will have to order their groceries before
seven O'Clock tonight. The new arrangement of
closing begins to-day.
Assistant Surgeon Frank W. Chadbourne of
Oldtown. of the First Regiment Infantry, NJ. V.
NJ, has resigned. lie is about to remove from the
State.
The Androscoggin Herald is to be enlarged and
published as an organ OF the State Temperance re-
form work.
There will be a public defamation of the Junior
class of Colby Original ar,iclcs) in the College
chapel, Waterville, Wednesday evening, Nov. Sd.
Gould & Sewall and Williamson & Greenwood
are each doing an extensive business in the stove
and furnace trade. Somehow the people are con-
scious that winter is coming.
The annual meeting of Bethlehem Lodge of
Masons will be held at Masonic hall, this evening
at "a o'clock. Officers will be chosen and other
business transacted.
The wife OF John B. Gough-the faithful Ma
y" who has shared all the vcissitudes of his ca
accompanies him all his lecture tours this
season.
Choice hyacinth bulbs, crocuses, &C. for winter
lowering, have been received at Partrdge's drug
store. The hyacinths are unusually fine this wear
though not plenty. They should be set out soon
We understand that an attempt was made the
other night to fire the furniture shop of Charles
Towne on Bridge street. The fire was put out
before doing any damage.
Hon. W. W. Bolster, State Bank Examiner, has
Just made thorough examination of the savings
banks in this city, finding them in excellent coz
dition. No money institutions rest on more
substantial foundation.
Mr.. Al Brooks, Jr., formerly cashier of the
Freemans Bank in Augusta, who was so serious
~ injured at Detroit, Mich, few weeks since, is
eonya!escing. He has recovered the use of his
limbs except the right arm, and that is improving.
AT the last meeting Of Seth Williams Post Of
the Grand Army, the following officers were elect
ed to fill positions made vacant by resignation
Rev. Horace W. Tilden, Chaplain; Russell c.
Clements, Officer of the Day; P. 2. Getche
Qua,.elmas
Make home pleasant and agreeable place for
the children. They are bound to gather together
somewhere, and seek companonshp, and if home
is made the most attractive place the earth,
l. III tla ~;
to stay.
If there are creatures among US so depraved as
to fire buildings and cut the hose Of our engines
at fires, then it stands people in hand to be on the
look out. Chief Engineer Morse should have IS
standing order, "Shoot down the first man found
cutting the hose!" We think he would be sus-
tanned by the good sense of the community.
Fire blazing from the chimney of Mr.. Bankers
house, on Sewall street, Saturday evening caused
considerable excitement in the immediate neigh
borhood. The fire was caused by burning soot
and while serious consequences were apprehended
for awhile, the chimney burnt out without
doing any damage.
The Press says: The announcement of re-
cent Washington special to the effect that the u
moved for carelessness in the discharge Of special
duty, is not correct. r. L. Fogg, ESQ., is still in
charge of the government business at Dix Island,
and in that position has constantly received the
commentators of his superiors.
Mr. d. A. JONES' who cultivstes the Myrick farm
IN Vassalboro', has raised the past season sixty
bushels Of bright yellow corn ION the ear from less
than half an Of land. 1t is of the King Phil
ip variety, and every is well filed. The corn
is perfectly ripe. Why is it, in view Of these
facts, that Maine farmers have abandoned
corn raising almost entirely:
Messrs. Thomas & Brann of this city, carriage
makers and repairers have recently erected a new
carriage and repair shop Water street, first
door north of the railroad bridge, and are doing
work at prices to suit the times. They are fully
prepared to do all kinds Of work in their line in
most satisfactory manner. These gentlemen &C.
cupy the site of their old shop that burnt last
February.
A new grocery store will open this morning in
Percival's block, east side of the river. The pro-
prietors are Mr.. V. A. Lttlefeld and Mr.. II. n.
Laiten both having practical experience in the
grocery business, and both being smart, trust
worthy and enterprising young men, who will
strive to please their patrons and the public.
They will keep meats and provisions, and all the
various articles that may be found in well con
Quoted grocery stores. Give them Q call.
The new hospital building at the Soldiers Home
is processing finely, and will probably be ready
for use in the early winter. 1t is Of brick two sto
ries high, and will be used entirely for hospital
purposes. which will enable the managers to appro
pirate the present quarters used for hospital pur-
poses, as dormtories for the soldiers. The roof Of
the new building is to be unlike those of the other
buildings which we think is an architectural blum
der calculated to mar the symmetry Of the whole.