Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-01-11

Aoral aMD State Mems,
Rev. Mr.. Emmons of Hallowcil. preached in
Calais last Sunday.
School will commence At Commercial College,
this evening.
A Juvenile Temple is started O, Lagrange with
Miss Eurydce NJ. Wilson as sup't.
Potter & Brother have choice home securities for
sale. See their advertisement.
IT, winter term of Bowdoin college opened
Thursday morning, Jan. 9th; sixty students at
the chapel. Others are returning.
Few of the teams in the woods arc doing sati.-
factory work. The most Of them report hard
going" the swamps being still unfro2en.
An abstract of the annual statement the Eina
Insurance Company, for which David Cargll il
agent, may be found il our columns to-day.
The Educational committee of the Legislature
viii attend the graduation exercises at the Nor
NAL School, Pennington on Thursday.
Mr.. Littlefeld of Bridgton, will not farther
press his claims to a scat in the House, and the
seat will be given to-day to Mr.. Chase.
We understand that appointments OIL the Gov
errors staff have been rendered 70 Maj. John T.
Richards of Gardiner. and Col. Franz. = ]!cath @:
Waterve.
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Fellows, in this city, will be installed this evening,
a. their hall in Darby block. Patrafeas tan4ing
in the city, are invited TO be present
The newly elected officers of Augusta Lodge, L.
i a. NJ will be Installed this Tuesday evening at
-. o'clock All sojourniDg brethren are cordially
invited
The legislature will reassembe to day al tea
o'clock. The presiding officers have undoubtedly
prepared list Of the standing committees 70 be
reported st the opening
We understand that there has been !. farther
REDUCTION of the workius force on the line OF tie
Maine Central Railroad, several Of TIE employees
having recently been discharged.
Mr. Chanbourne, TIE newly elected Secretary df
state, will take charge of the Office to day. Go
Cilley, Adjatan, General, v!l probably entcr up
on his duties at the same tine.
The legislature has thirty chaplains, who Off
ciate in rotation. Should the session be the usual
length, there will be about r~lyeg and half to
e,ch in the two branches.
Mr.. Boyes has Just commenced s;Ggifg school
at Music Hall, Cushnoe heights, and the second
lesson will be giyen this evening. The school is
Id one evening each week.
The State Electric Medical Society viii NEE; at
10 O'Clock a. m. Wednesday, at DR.. Yorks office,
Park street. in Lewiston. Thursday there VII! be
meeting of the Infrmary at 10 o'clock B. n, for
the choice of officers
The ladies Of the Free Baptist so-tety hold
their monthly socable in the vestry Of their
church, this evening. An antiquarian supper viii
be provided and served from ID O'Clock till ..
Other refreshments will be offered TO- sale. The
public are invited. No admission fee.
The hydrant connected with Tie Augusta Water
C,mpapy's works, near the railroad bridge. dem
oustra.ed its value a, the fie on Saturday evening.
\ hose was connected directly with the ayelaut,
and inc seven ghths inch stream was !'lveo
with great force on 10 the fire.
We have received from the publsLe. q the
Passport Sentinel beautiful calenda, for TIE
present year, printed in colors and bronzed. 1t is
a beautiful specimen OF work, rejecting credit mp
on the enterprising propiietors OF the Sentinel,
aad showing great skill ana taste in thcr job
printing department.
The Lewiston Journal says:
Citizens of parts of Webster and Greene, in
Guiding Sabattus village, petition to be annexed to
Lewiston. Representatives Of the petitioners ap-
peared at Joint convention of both branches OF
the city government FRIDAY. ard urged the cues
rion Sabattus, they say. Is now sllced up SO that
il is two-thirds Of il in Webster, one-third IN Lew
..on and Greene. The proposed edition Will
take 50 per cent. (Sl2l o00) of the valuation of
Webster, 40 votes and 100 scholars. Inc city
council ask representatives IN the Legislature
to favor the prayer of the petitioners.
The other day as young lady was passing
down Water street, on the sidewalk, q man came
hastily along and showed his arm under one Of the
flowing sleeves OF her cloak, with the intention
evidently of gobbling up the watch carried by the
yoang lady. He failed in his undertaking, but
his movements so frightened the young lady that
sle dared not give any alarm or call for help, and
20 the rascal escaped. As this was done in broad
daylight, the boldncss of the set 's troly sublime
\ new firm has recently been formed IN this
city, for the purpose of carrying on the manutact-
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