Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-09-21
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There are fifty students al Oak Grove Seminary.
The Kennebec Land & Lumber Co.'S. mill in
this city started up yesterday. 1t is supposed that
operations will continue about two months.
The inventory of the furniture, bedding, &C., Of
the Augusta House covers over ninety pages Of
fooscap.
The heaviest frost of the season occurred on Sun
day ght just about finishing up the garden
vines. --. .t- -~
The services in St. Marks church to-day, Will be
omitted, the Rector having been called out Of
town.
The September term CT the Supreme Judicial
court for Knox county, viii begin in Rockland
to-day, Judge Danforth, presiding. Mr.. f. A.
Small of this city, will be the official reporter.
The Press names Col. Robe of Gorham as re-
publican. whose long experience and personal
popularity at Augusta will make him an cligible
candidate for the Speakership this winter.
The Knox and Lincoln Musical Association holds
its annual meeting this year at Bath, on Tuesday
the osth ist. Mr.. Carl Zerrahn has been engag
ed as director, with Prof. T. p Ryder as pianist.
The new Waterville town house, which will
soon be finished, will seat 1900 persons. The town
has long needed The accommodations that it will
afford
One cargo Of ice, of about 400 tons, and three
cargoes of lumber were shipped by the Kenncbec
Land g. Lumber Co., OF Gardiner on Saturday.
The ice goes to Philadelphia.
The defalcation Of the late democratic county
treasurer of Somerset, Mr.. Steward, amounted TO
$2S93 That amount has be paid OYER by his
bondsmen.
A special freight train passed through this city
yesterday morning, from Bangor, Waterville and
other towns along the line, conveying stock to the
State Fair in Portland.
Our correspondent writes that the religious in
tcrest is on the increase in Vassalboro. Seven
went forward for prayers at the Methodist church
last Sunday evening, two Of them students at the
Seminary.
Mrs. Lamb, Of Fitchburg, Mass, is giving les
sons in the high and grammar schools Of this city,
on Voice Bniding and Evolutionary Drill afford
ing the scholars rare privilege, which has not
before been granted them. The teachers OF all
the schools put such high estimate upon the
lsdys qualities as teacher. that they have forued
themselves into class for instruction.
The new barkentine built at Camden the present
season, and the first vessel launched there since
1871, is named the Edward Cushing, in honor
of the gentleman who so ably represented Knox
county at the Senatorial board last winter. She
will be commanded by Capt. ". II. Bckmore,
and is designed for the West India and South
American trade.
The following Bowdon College graduates will
be members of the next Legislature: F. A. Pike
and j. c. Talbot, 80 F. Robbie, Il; s. j. Ander-
SOD, n j. NJ. Goodwin, As Z. Eastman, 81; +.
B Neatly, 80; II. d. Hutchins, 80; c. E. Morrill,,
GO; +. w. Hyde, '6l; w l.. Warren and L. S.
Keyes, 60.
committee arc making arrangements for the
next annual target match of the Capital Guards,
to take place next Saturday afternoon, probablyin
the vicinity of the State House. Three prizes will
be offered for BEST second best and poorest shots;
range 200 yards, and six rounds. The Guards and
few invited guests will sit down to an oyster
supper, after the SHOOT" when the prizes will be
awarded.
A valuable book has just been published enti-
tied "The Centennial Gazetteer of the United
States" being . geographical and statistical en-
cyclopedia of the States, territories, counties,
townships, villages, post Offices mountains, rivers
lakes, ETC., of the American Uuion. 1t is a COM
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NAL year. 1t is sold only by subscription, and our
citizens will be called upon by Mr.. c. II. Woods,
formerly of this city, who will be pleased to re-
ceve subscriptions.
The location Of the "City Drug Store" in this
city, 10 we'll known--the old stand of Frank X ms
man-of which Messrs. James L. Devine & Co.,
are the present proprietors. They have taken
great pains in putting in fresh stock OF drugs
and chemicals, aud made an entire oyerhauling
Of tho establishment. They intend to nfuse little
of the spirit of 'young America into their bust
ness, and give their customers the benefit of the
move tiles in their line, and all the improvements
and new inventions in the drug and apothecary
business.
The story and half house Of Mr.. Orrin Trask,
at Weeks Mills, China, was burned to the
ground Sunday last, at half.past nine o'clock
The family had retired, and the wife was awak-
cned from her sumbers by the cracking noise
made by the flames bursting through the bed room
partition. A portion of the flu, niture was saved
BY the almost superhuman effort of the neighbors,
with buckets of water, the barn, which was about
eight Lei from the house, was saved. The fire
was probably caused by defect in the chimney.
Loss 500, insured for $500
Cayette Locals.
Elijah Sanderson, for many years resident of