Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-28

local AMI State Mems.
A party from Lewiston and Auburn made an
excursion to Squirrel Island yesterday.
The route to New York by the Portland 4 Rcch.
ester Railroad is coming to be very popular.
The workshops of the Maine Central Railroad
in this city will be closed on Decoration day, and
the workmen allowed holiday.
It is thought that there must be something
wrong when women can swear officially. That Is
swearing not "by rule, but by law
\ man ON the street yesterday was engaged in
selling three nice shad for twenty-five cents
The bones were thrown in.
The three drinking fountains on Water street
are well patronized, but what is to become Of the
pop beer and cider venders'
The Fairfield Chronicle says; "Rev Mr.. Kinds
OF Augusta preached very able sermon at the
Universalist church Sunday afternoon"
Decoration next Monday. Flowers will be in
expected to contribute flowers, literally as posi-
ble
One Of our city physicians had this written ap-
plication the other day, for q "resteve"
''plese, Mr. Cruker, let me hav a resteve TO get
sum gin, for j am sick"
Portland has 4O3 street lamps, and over % miles
Of main pipe. The receipts of the gas company
the past year were S2O6,64242 expenditures
Sl83, 74O.2S.
The crew Of the lbellcd craft lying at one of
the wharves in this city, consisting of a lady and
gentleman, and little boy, amuse themselves by
dropping line now and then to the suckers.
Mr.. Edward Fenno of Washington, d. c.,
formerly of this city, and we'll known here, has
left Washington for Norfolk, Va, on vacation
tour Of four months accompanied by Mrs. Fenno.
They expect to he in this city some time in June.
Rrv. Mr.. Bingham, for some two years pastor
of the Congregational church in this city, has re-
Gently resigned bis charge of an Episcopal church
in Portsmouth. N. H., of which he had been rec
Tor for two years. As result the difficulty which
has existed for some time in the church dsap-
pears.
The Grand Army of the Republic is preparing
Tor decoration day. We suggest that the commit
tees having the matter in charge should consider
the propriety Of planting flowers, roses, &C., upon
the soldiers graves in the cemeteries rather than
simply strewing cut flowers that wither and fade
in few days. Then permanent adornment will
take the place Of that of temporary character
The Gardiner Journal decides that it is of no use
to pray; and as this settles the question, all APP
pointments of prayer meetings should be cancelled
from this date, and every praying soul that has
been laboring under deusion should understand
that the time they have spent in prayer y worse
than wasted. Morrell doesn't give any chrome
along with this opinion.
1t is thought that the case of Robbins the ".An-
ME b." murderer, who is in the Insane Hospital,
will soon come up before the Supreme Judicial
Court for consideration and disposal. 1t will be
borne in mind that Robbins was pronounced insane
by the Jury, and the Court sent him to the Insane
Hospital We learn that he has exhibited no
signs of insanity during his stay in the asylum,
and that Dr. Harlow is fully confirmed in his first
belief, that NO faint of insanity attaches to him.
According 70 Tue ioiio"Hs Paiasi"p" !"
,erday's Bangor whie, the Kennehcc river driv-
crs must look to their laurels
Early this spring, or soon the ice was out
crew of 225 drivers, Abner West OF Bethel,
"boss" driver, went from Bangor to Carrasasseu
river or Seven Mile brook, as it is called on the
map, and have driven II 600 feet of logs into the
Kennebec, which had been left in the most difficult
condition TO handle. The crew returned ye>ter
dav, feeling particularly well pleased with their
achievement, having accomplished what crew OF
kennebec drivers failed TO do last season after
losing two men.
The Masons of Belfast are proposing to do Jast
what the Masons Of Augusta talked about, and
took it ont in talking" The lodge room of the
Masons in Bclfas. has beea destroyed and they
have now in contemplation a building that Will
cost some $50 900, containing stores on the first
door, Offices on the second, and the third for the
use of the Masonic bodies. The plan seems to be
to invest 5000 already in the treasures of the
fraternity, and form a stock company with shares
of S25 each. The brethren at Belfast must have
courage, and the temple will be built.
There is . class of persons who imagine they
are doing very judicously by advertising through
the me dunn Of circulars. They scatter few
thousands through the country announcing their
business, and await the resalt, fully convinced
that in so doing they have taken all necessary
prelminaries to success. Various circulars are
almost daily to be found on the door steps and
entry ways of respectable houses. Their fate is
that they are either thrown into the street
by the indignant servant girl, or summarily pitch
ed aside ty the man of the house, who finds them