Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-27

DaptlSt cnufcn III San L TanclsCO, (al., IS now on
three months vacation. Early in June he will
visit his father in this city, nv. Hiram Saw
tclle. lie has been absent from his native State
about six years.
The annual meeting Of the Kennebec County
Medical Association is to be held at the Common
Council Rooms, in this city, on Monday next, at
ten o'clock A. NJ. All regular physicians in the
county are invited to attend. The Association
has been invited to dine with DR.. l.. j. Crooker,
at the Mansion House.
The number ofhands at the Vassalboro' oolep
Mills has been reduced from one-third to one
half, seventy persons being employed at the
present time. Notwithstanding this reduction,
the same number Of yards OF cloth being
turned out. The reason for this is, that the mill
is being run a different class Of goods from
that formerly manufactured.
We take great pleasure in calling the attention
of owners of summer houses and others who with
their families will spend the cheated term at
Squirrel Island, TO the advertisement Of Charlie
kendrick, formerly Of this city, who will assume
the rroprietorship of the store the island this
season. He will enlarge the store, and has made
provisions for supplying customers with ice, milk
fish and all needed articles for the table, so that
in leaving home and sojouinng the island one
will not have to give up all of the coveted lnVu-
rles.
Among the recent extensive transfers of real
estate in this city, i, the sale OF the John Dixon
mansion on Court street, 10 Messrs. Pat. Lynch
and Frank Small of the Coal Shed Hill Building
Association. These gentlemen are connected with
the Maine Central Railroad, and probably acquir-
ed their means for this large outlay from that
source We understand that it will take one or
more figures to represent the price paid. The base
ment Of the mansion is already fitted up to let. The
other part will be beautiful and adorned and OPEN
ened for summer company about the first of July.
The general weekly exercises of tie Augusta
high school were continued yesterday forenoon
from eleven to twelve o'clock the sub junior class
having the floor and conductin. the exercises.
Zach class comes in for its share in these weekly
respites from study. Yesterday there were dec
lamatfons vocal and instrumental music, the read
ing of OH s nal compositions, and also the reading
OF the class journal, containing the record Of the
week, by one OF the bright scholars in the class.
1t wa, indeed pleasant hour for both STUDENT,
teachers and visitors
At quarter past eight last evening, the bells
sounded fire alarm, and the report soon followed
causing considerable excitement, that j. +. Wy
man & SONS large sash, blind and door factory
was on fire. A great relief was felt when the
port soon came that the fire out. The fire
caught in the boiler room, sparks from the fur
mace communicating to shavings about the fur
mace door. 1t discovered by the fireman,
who with several assistants, with pals of water,
cxtipguished the fire. Five minutes later, and it
would have been almost impossible to the
large factory ard valuable adjoining property
from destruction.
About week since horse five wears Old be
onging to DR.. Crookcr of IIallowell, met with
accident that every one conversant with the case
supposed won d prove fatal. The animal struck
its head again> the stall, in the stable fracuing
the bone over the eye and depressing it into the
brain to the depth Of one and half inches, fairly
pressing the eye out OF the head. Au operation
upon the wound performed by DIR. l.. J.
Croker of this city, who dissectcd two large
pieces of bones. The wound was sufficiently deep
to allow artificial passage, for the free dis
charge Of matter between the brain and nostrils,
and the eye returned to its place. The difficult
operation was successfully performed, and the
horse is rapidly recovering.
Governor Dingley writes tie Lewiston Journa
that he hs! Al opportunity recently of spending
day at his home in Unity, where he revived the
memories of earlier years and took by the hand
many of his old friends. Unity is one Of those
neat attractive villages which time has not much
changed. Nearly every house that was there
when he left the village, twenty one years since,
remains substantially as of old. and few buildings
have been added. There is not pleasantcr viii
lage in Maine for q summer resort away from
the turmoil and excitement of the city. The at
tractive drives, the beautiful pond near by, the
meandcring stream flowing below the village, the
inviting woods and green felds-al make Unity
Village such place as the tourist will be pleased
to find In our summer months. The village hotel
is kept by Messrs. Thomas and 4. III. White
house.
Our citizens will bear in mind that the first