Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-09-18


The Augusta House will be closed to the tray
Ell and boarders on and after Tuesday morning,
Sept. 81, at 9 A. NJ.
Dir. George b. Loring of Massachusetts has
been invited deliver the address before the York
County Agricultural Society, this fall.
Miss Maxwell and Miss Sager have continue
THEN TIP of observation to New York, where they
will thoroughly post themselves in regard to the
metropolitan fashions in millinery.
The Executive Committee Of the Shore Like Il.
r., have decided to make permanent location Of
their road this fall. The locating party will meet
at a de ,ignated point on the line October lst.
The ste amer Magnet has been hau led up for The
season. We are promised next year new boat
on the route between the KenDebcc and Squirrel
and Mouse islands.
Rev. Mr.. Whitmarsh of East Winthrop will
preach at the union religious service tomorrow
afternoon at half past two o'clock. The services
will be held at the Baptist church
Miss Lydia Hoxie, whose death is recorded in
the appropriate place, was employed in the book
bindery in this city from 1851 up to within short
time Of her death.
Over one hundred veterans of the First Maine
Cavalry met at Il c reunion 10 Rockland this week.
Two out of the regiment have lied since the last
reunion. The poem On the occasion, by Maj Ny
rick, formerly of this city,, is highly spoken Of
Most of the visitors to Bar Iarbor have taken
their departure. Their number, has been larger
than at any preceding season probably exceeding
$500. Among them all it is said tha5 there
mas not been single case Of serious illness. The
sojourners at Squirrel Island have also all left,
leaving liking johnny alone in his glory, with
the fast ia ling craft "Black Nomit.'
1t is cheerful note that the Eastport Sentinel
sounds when it says that the farmers in that sec
ton have been favored with unusually good crops
this season. Their barns are full Of hay, and
many have been obliged TO put up additions to
their barns, stack part ofther hay out of doors,
or sellit. The second crop Of grass in many fields
pays well for cutting, and some farmers are cut
ting ii.
The surviving soldiers Of the seven Maine Bat
teries are to meet at Grand Army Hall, in Port
land, next Thursday, to form permanent organ
ization. A large attendance Of old veterans is cx-
pected, as the day comes the third day of the
State Fair. The members of the Eighth Maine
will meet at the United States Hotel on Wednes-
day next for their annual reunion. A large num-
Der Ct the members will be in attendance.
Yesterday afternoon. Charles Thomas, a river
man, found floating among the railroad sleepers,
in the river near the town lancing,
in this city the body of infant
quite well developed. 1t had evidently been
strsngled by its inhuman mother or father,
put into meal bag, and tied up, brick beng
used as a weight to send it 10 the bottom of the
river but the weight was not sufficient to keep
the body down. The body had evidently been in
the water three or four days. Coroner Libby d.
ccted that it be buried.
correspondent of the Lewiston journal writes:
"The Winthrop Dairy Association have had avery
prosperous season this year, although they have
been compelled to purchase vat SO that the
expenses have been large, bat the receipts OF milk
have really exceeded the expectations. For some
time the receipts were nearly 5000 lbs. per day OF
milk, now down to about 1000 lbs II is under
stood thst old Winthrop is to turn out some in the
Jersey line to the Kennebec county show, that IS
to be held at Readield, October 9TH. 9th and eth
To all that wish to see the largest show that has
ever been in this State, go TO Readfeld, October
9TH"
A little fouryear-old boy, belonging in this city
and residing with his grandparents on Oak street
has been up country lately. Where he has been
stopping the family keeps two cows, and the lit
tie one has been fed with warm milk every night
and morning. So thankful was he for this luxury,
that he made an addition to his usual evening
prayer, asking God to "bless the two cows" The
other night he was watching the process of milk
ing when one of the cows switched her tail across
,..., r,,o He rar into tho hnuse cry