Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-04-15

Local anu State Nems.
The river took another bounce upwards yes.er-
day.
A Blaine Club is to be formed at Skowhegan
next Monday evening.
The Reformers find it far better to be flush IN
the pocket than flush in the face.
Mr.. Whitman is working into good business
at his Office in Granite Hall block.
City Treasurer Lane has established office hours
which! are announced elsewhere in these columns.
Now Fairfield citizens come forward and claim
that they had smart shock of an earthquake on
Friday morning about O'Clock.
The Reform boys of Fairfield, 90 to West Wa
tervilc to-day, to naugufate Reform movement,
and to Clinton same day the week following.
The first boat of the season has found its way up
to "the head of tide waters" being an eighty ten
logmans craft.
The services in st. Marks church tomorrow,
Easter Day. will be at IL and 10 IL A. NJ; at
at (childrcn's service) and at o'clock 2. M.
The funeral of the late Bradford kimball will
be observed at his residence on Winthrop street,
this afternoon at o'clock
A marble manufacturer in Lewiston is finishing
monument of Hallowell granite for parties in
Wisconsin.
The sermon of Rev. Mr.. Tilden, at the Baptist
church tomorrow, will have reference to the
Easter season.
The seniors of the Waterville Classical Insti-
tutc had social and very pleasant gathering at
the residence Of the principal, j. II. Hanson, the
other evening.
There will be services at the Free Baptist church
tomorrow morning appropriate for Easter. Ser
mon by the pastor. Subject 1.-THE stone rolled
away, and its lessons"
The dancing public of Augusta are invited to
grand Easter Monday Ball, to come off at Granite
Hall on Monday evening. The music is to be fur
nished by Hanagan's Orchestra.
There will be meeting of Franklin Division of
the Sons ofTemperance at the office of Hon. Joshua
Nye this evening at IA o'clock. All members
are earnestly requested to be present
The usual weekly public meeting of the Angus
ia Reform Club will be held at Granite Hail. on
tomorrow afternoon at . IL o'clock. Speaking
and singing by reformed men. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all.
Tie first cargo of kennebcc river ice ship
ped this season, was sent from the Sagadahoc Ice
Co. of Richmond, to Messrs. Cochrane & Co., of
Baltimore per schooner F. NJ. Reed. She carried
655 tons, and sailed Thursday. 18th inst.
AT the Winthrop Street Universalst church to-
morrow, there will be services appropriate to
Easter. The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Dearborn. will
preach in the forenoon. At the close of this ser
vice there will be baptism and confirmation.
Vesper services win be observed in the evening.
The church will be appropriately decorated with
flowers for the occasion.
The firm of T. J. Southard & Son are building
at Richmond ship of 2200 tons. She is 24O feet
long, AZ feet beam, and p feet hold Her masts
are to be 3S and 80 inches respectively, and her
lower yards % inches. She is to be built of the
best quality of white oak and southern pine, and
furnished with all the improved modern appliances,
including patent windass, worked from the CEN
ter by steam. She is to be rated for IL years IN
French Lloyds and for IL in the American.
The school meeting which is to be held this af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock, in the high school house,
should call out every voter in the village district,
whether they have children to educate or not.
The several articles which they will be called
upon to act may be found in the call for the meet
ing, published elsewhere. The financial condition
of the district is most gratifying, though provision
will have to be made at this meeting for several
notes and bonds maturing this year.
We are glad to announce that on Tuesday eve
ming, the Juvenile Temple of this city, are to
give dramatic entertainment at Meonian Hall,
on which occasion they are to present temper
ance drama entitled The Little Brown Jug and
the farce Of "My Turn Next" The boys and
girls have been rehearsing faithfully on these
pieces, and we are sure will provide an entertain
ment worthy full house. which we trust our cit
liens will give them.
Alta meeting Of the Augusta Centennial Club
connected with the Universast society in this city,
the semi annual election of officers took place.
which resulted as follows
President, George f. Davies; Vice-Presiden''
Grace Stevens; Secretary, Fannie E Rice; Treas
urer, II. w. Gallison.
Executive Committee. George F Davies Liz
ze Welch, Lizzie Vickery.
Literary Committee, DIR. T. NJ. Dillingham;
Annie sprague, r. P. Cspen, ida NJ Davies, Ii.
w. Gallison.
The Temperance Reform movement in Water
vile, commenced week ago so happily by the
Reform clubs of Fairfield and Augusta, is likely to
20 forward with power. Many deeply interested
persons there feel certain in predicting the entire
success of The movement. A Reform Club is to be
organized on Monday evening, at which time Mrs.
Crossman of the Crusaders Bangor, and others are
expected to be present On Wednesday evening
the ladies W ill form Ladies Christian Temper
ance Union, in which they will be assisted by del
egates from the Augusta Union.
Hon. William Gaslin, Jr formerly of this city,