Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-07-01

Aoral anu State Mems.
Coy. Sprague arrived in the city yesterday.
The Capital of the State not able to light it,
streets at night How doe that sound abroad
This is an interesting day tc those who pay thcr
bills quarterly.
Mr.. John Martin, the veteran North street gar
dener. sold peas from his garden Tuesday last.
They were nice and full
This is good weather for those who go down TO
the kennebec in boats and do business with the
mighty surgeons.
Families or individuals absent from the city dur
ing the travelling can have the Daily Jour
nal mailed to them postpaid, at the rate of IS cents
per month.
There will be quarterly meeting Of the Board
of Managers of the Maine Industrial School for
Girls, at the IIallowell House, IIallowe on We'd
ncsday, the 9TH day of July, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Owners Of cottages en- the campmecting grounds
in Richmond, are quitting their houses in order"
for one of the largest gatherings ever held on the
grounds.
Mr.. L. ii. Walker is now freight and passenger
agent at the station in this city. He has multi
plicity of duties to perform, but have no doubt
he will be found equal to the emergency.
Mr. Edmund W. Gctchell of this city, who has
been in the employ of the railroad company for
fifteen years, among the discharged yestel-
day.
Several important changes will be noticed in the
post office arrangements, at the Augusta post
office, published on the first page Our readers
will find the announcement convenient for refer
ence, day by day.
The school in the Cross neighborhood in this
city, is preparing for an exhibition to come Off at
the school house on Tuesday evening next. There
will be singing, declarations, compositions, speak
ing, &c.
Mr.. l.. l.. Lincoln, the General Agent for TIE
Boston 4 Maine, is nicely located in his new
office, over Partridge Brothers store, Market
square. 1t is one of the finest locations for bust
ness in the city. Mr.. Lincoln's announcement
will be found in our advertising columns
Presiding Elder Martin of this city, recently
preached sermon at the Quarterly Meeting in
Andoyer, OF which a correspondent says: "Au
eloquent and able sermon was delivered by Rev.
Mr. Martin to a crowded house, on the subject of
Human knowledge.
Much to the qualification of those who wish to
visit the seaside, the fast little steamer Magnet
e TO
nebec and Squirrel island and Boothbay. She has
been painted and put in first rate order for the
business of the season. See advertisement else
where.
Mr.. {. {. Hunt, the music teacher in the public
schools of this city, is to build cottage his lot
on the eampmeeting grounds in Richmond. He
will remain there with hi. family week or two
before the meetings begin, combining pleasure
with religion, in the firm belief that "religion
never was designed to make our pleasures less"
a correspondent of the Oxford Democrat writes
to that paper:
81 am glad TO notice the fact that we are to have
Governor that believes in total abstinence. |
wish that every officer in the nation would take
the same stand and stick to it as manfully and
nobiy as t'en Conner has alone we should then
have better government, better society, better
men and better Christians, and less crime and less
prisons, less taxes and less paupcrs.'
A union service of the several churches will be
held in Granite Hail. Sunday evening next, a,
quarter of eight The usual prayer meeting will
be held earlier on account of this meeting. Mrs.
Kent Mason, the New Hampshire temperance Or
ator will deliver one of her lectures by request.
Mrs Mason is endorsed by Prof. Churchill of Ar
dover, Capt. Sturdevant of Portland Me-, and
other prominent men.
Mr.. Frank o. Ward of this city, who has been
holding religious meetings at West Gardiner, re-
Gently received gratifying token of Remembrance
from the people there in the shape of a donation
of $50 in money and provisions, for which we are
sure he is very grateful, not SO much on account
of their intrinsic value, as for what they repre-
sent. Mr.. Ward believes in work, as well as
prayer, and is striving to serve 'his day and gen.
Grafton" to the best Of his ability.
For short route, there can be no more enjoya-
bic trip in the State than that which takes in
ride down the kennebec by the Maine Central to
Bath. and thence to Boothbay, or Squirrel island
by the Eastern Steamboat Company's handsome
little steamers, the "Sasanoa" and the "Samoset.''
They commanded by the Brothers Lowe, safe
navigators, and gentlemen well-known to the
travelling public for their attention to the wants
of travellers II. w. Swanton, Esq, of Bath, is
Treasurer of the company.
We were glad to see large and splendid audi
ence at Granite Hall last evening, on the occasion
Of the first appearance of the Portland Museum
Company in this city, in the great emotional dra-
ma Of "Unclc Toms Cabin" OF all the leading
characters we can speak in the highest TERMS and
it is not too much to say that the play never
better presented on the boards here The audi
ence delighted with the performances. To-