Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-04

NAL exhibition at Philadelphia will be monster
observatory, to be erected on Paramount Park in
that city. The structure will be made one of the
most substantial and beautiful ornaments Of that
spacious and celebrated pleasure ground and from
its top there may be obtained an extended view of
the park, the Exposition grounds, the city, and
the surrounding country. The base will be $40
feet above the river, and the column will rise to q
height Of about 200 feet which will give the look
cut gallery an elevation of 800 feet while the
stars and stripes will wave from staff top fifty
feet higher. The observatory will be a novelty in
its way, and as the first erected of its kind,
will form one of the greatest curiosities of the
great exhibition. Its inventor is Mr.. L. B. Saw
yer, a well known resident of the Charlestown
District, who has had many years practical ex-
perience in the management of steam elevators
and machinery in II. II. Hunnewells large build
ings on Winthrop square, and over thirty years
experience as machinist and engineer. The OBJ
servatory will be wholly of iron, tubular in form
to be built in sections 1t will be feet in dame
ter at the base, and somewhat smaller at the top.
1t will be strengthened by trusses and made per-
fectly safe and secure. An annular car. about
twenty feet in diameter, elegantly upholstered,
and capable of accommodating twenty-five or
thirty persons, will be raised like an elevator upon
the truss work or guides Mr.. Sawyer, the talent
ed inventor, is the eldest son of Eben Sawyer,
Esq, Of this city, and is quite creditable that
Maine man should conceive so gigantic work.
Mr.. Wardwell at HallOwell.
Mr.. Burnham Wardwell visited on Saturday,
the Maine Industrial School for Girls and thinks
that no better location could have been made in
the State. He is glad that it is not to be place
of torment or punishment. but place of reforma-
ton The matron, Mrs Hamilton, fully under
stands her business.
80 for grace our hearts to soften,
Teach us, Lord, like thee to love"
appears to be her governing motto orpower. Ard
she will succeed in her noble work. Her assistant
Matron, Miss c. M. Brown, seems to fully under
stand the saving power of kindness The insttu-
ton is now in a condition to accommodate thirty
girls After entering the institution they will be
bound with the strong cords of loving kindness.
At the Methodist church, in the forenoon, the
time was occupied by Mr.. Wardwell, who gave
the particulars of the first watch meeting he ever
held in State Prison; spoke of the women he
Auburn, Portland and other jails, and the great
necessity of making all jails in measure, reform
atory institutions.
In the evening, large congregation, consider
ing the weather. gathered in the Universalist
meeting house, to listen to Mr.. Wardwell. Rev.
Miss Haynes, the pastor, read the 18th chapter OF
lst Corinthians, and offered prayer. most eX-
cellent choir sang very appropriate selections.
Mr. Wardwell then proceeded to address the peo-
pie, much to their interest and edifcation. 1t is
suggested that Mr.. Wardwell eats and drinks,
much like other men. and no doubt that individual
contributions Of money would be very acceptable
This is thrown cut simply as suggestion.