Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-22

AocaI ami State Menus.
This is washington's Birthday
The Maine Dental Society will meet in Portland
Tuesday ard Wednesday Of this week.
The Maine Baptist Convention Board is to hold
its quarterly meeting in this city, this afternoon
and evening.
Prof. Woodruff and his Bohemian Glass Blow
ers, are to be at Granite Hall, on the 18th, Goth
and 9th.
1t takes four sand teams to keep the people of
Bangor on their feet, and yet the interest in the
Bangor Reform Club is undated.
We regret to learn that Hon. G.. G. Stacy, Sec
Rotary Of State, is confined to his room with Sc
we're attack Of plurisy.
The many friends of President Webb Of the
Senate were glad to him in his place again,
Saturday, after his recent illness.
The signal office in Bangor now prints daily
three hundred and sixty weather reports. which
fees.
One Of the most unfailing evidences of God
forsaken community, says the Norway Advertiser,
will be found in the interest its citizens take in
dog fights.
Superintendent Lincoln had competent force
at work on the road yesterday, to keep the water
from freezing on the track, after the rain Satur
day.
Should the legislature ad journ on Thursday, the
session will number ffty-one days; deduct the
Sabbaths, making forty-four working days. The
session last year was fftyseven days in length.
A good deal Of sickness is prevailing in China,
caused by bad colds and lung complaints. The
prevailing sickness is mostly due to the severe
cold weather, and the winter drouth
The names Of all pensioners now in the Nation
al Homes are to be transferred to the Washington,
D. c. Pension Agency, and will hereafter be paid
from that agency.
Mr.. Henry Hill, the Secretary Of the Bangor
Reform Club, at the meeting Of the club in that
city on Friday evening, gave an interesting ac-
count Of the meeting held in Augusta the previous
evening.
Mr.. Geo. Livermore, of Vassalboro', has two
year-old colt that weighs ten hundred and quar-
ter. In is Of bright bay, good style, quiet spirit,
good movement, broken to harness, AID promises
to make a horse Of high value.
State Treasurer Hatch is notifying railroad
companies who delinquent in paying the tax
imposed by the last legislature, that he shall pro-
coed Immediately to take measures for the collec-
ton of the same, under the new enforcement act.
Mr.. A. S. Craig, living on the Brook road in
this city, had bis left hand brought in contact with
circular saw. Saturday morning, and lost the
ends of two of his fingers, and cut his thumb bad
ly. His physician hopes TO save the thumb He
was At work in Allen & Smas machine shop.
Maj. G. T. Stevens, member Of the House, has
rendered his resignation as Treasurer and Secre-
tary Of West Wateryille Savings Bank, position
which he has held for the last six years, 10 take
effect at such time in the present month Of Febru-
airy as his successor may be chosen. Hencetorth
Mr.. Stevens will devote his time to the practice Of
his professionally.
The Boston Saturday Evening Express says -
"In connection with the mention made last sun
day of Mr.. c. d. Westons fast steppers, we should
have added they were purchased of their original
owner, Jim Keegan-James Keegan, ESQ., Of Au-
gusta, Me-, to speak by the card an authority
ON horse, who is quoted from New Iolk city to
the jumping eff place down east jim takes
great pride in dealing only in reliable stock"
Mr.. Thomas o. Doutney Of Boston, the reformed
rumseller and rum-dlnker, will deliver lecture
at the Representatives Hall, on this evening The
a., % D,yn
Did IT, and will embrace the speakers expert
ence as a rumseller and rum drinker. 1t has been
successfully delivered in many of the large cities
Of the country, and is highly spoken Of Seats are
free to ALL
A correspondent sends the Lewiston Journal
the following anecdote: In a town in kennebec
county, q good old orthodox gentleman, some
ninety-two years old, resided with his two sons,
Andrew and Amasa. In early spring the old gen.
tleman got ON stone heap while his sons were
furrowing out the rows of corn. The horse
little nervous, and was making good time when
Andrew called out mpatienty, "IIold up;'y you'll
twitch the devil out Of me- "Drive on, Amasa,
drive on!' was the immediate and ierent re-
spouse of the old gentleman
Mr.. P. C. Deliver has card in our columns re-
ferring to what he is pleased to term 'the COM
ment of the journal on the tailor case. Instead
of being comment" it was the opinion of the
Judge Of the municipal court, and was very
clear and common sense statement Of the law gov
erning such cases. man displaying his 'shin-
gle" and taking in work, is responsible for damag-
es in doing his work carelcssly and unskiliully,
and it would be outrage on common law to con-
strue decision in any other direction. A Gus
toner ordering job of printing at this office