Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-20

Local ann State Mems.
Thermometer yesterday afternoon at two o'clock
ninety eight in the shade.
Mr. Blaine was able yesterday TO take Dfiei
out-of-door airing on his premises.
And now Eugene Smith has the Squirrel Island
fever, and will buy lot and build a cottage
The base of the statute Of the late Edward Lit
tie is being cut from Halowell granite
We never saw a drunken, miserable bloat but he
was always Dragging about having smart broth
err uncle or grandfather. "Blood tells"
meeting of the State Street Association will
be held at the Augusta House this Thursday
evening, for business.
On the 18th inst, the republicans of Mt. Yer
non raised their campaign flag, bearing the names
of Hayes and Wheeler.
The republican convention for Androscoggin
county is to be held in Auburn, the 10th Of
August next.
The saving for the present in the mills through
ont the State, is practically over. The water runs
low, and the lumber runs low, also.
A gentleman on the train Tuesday evening,
counted seventy FIVE vessels in the Kennehec riv-
er from Richmond to Hallowcll. They were near
ly all Of them after ice
Several of the Augusta school teachers have
visited the Centennial exhibition. This will give
them increased resources for "teaching the young
ideas how to shoot"
They are treating the iron bridge of the Maine
Central Railroad in this city to another coat of
paint. This is one of tho hes; bridges in New
England. =.
The steamer Henry Morrison, Oh her trip yes
terday, had large number of passengers, bound
for Squirrel Island, Boothbay, East Boothbay
Mouse Island, and all along the coast.
The republican county convention for Waldo
will be held in Belfast, August 10Th. The nomi
nations to be made are two Senators, SheSiG, At
torney, Judge and Register of Probate, Treasurer
and Commissioner.
Mr.. Bolster, the Bank Examiner, Is making his
regular examination of the savings banks in the
State. The majority of them are in sound
healthy condition. and fully entitled to public con-
fdence.
One Of our citizens said to us yesterday, that
in the morning he commenced simmering then
he was parboiled; then singed; then stewed then
baked and then, finally, at the close of the day.
he found himself fairly cremated.
The first annual State convention of Catholic
total abstinence societies is to be held in Bangor
Thursday, July 9th. A parade is contemplated,
and it will without doubt prove interesting oc-
cason. The society in this city is to be repre-
scented by three delegates.
Messrs. Geo. Warehouse & Co. have chal tered
the fast and beautiful steamer FLORENCE" to run
as q pleasure and excursion boat among the islands
of Casco Bay. She has carrying capacity OF
900 persons, ard can be engaged at any time for
excursion parties.
No danger now OF getting caught in snow
storm on the top of Mt. Washington, as parties
were from this point last season. Tuesday was
one Of the hottest mornings ever known in the
White Mountain region. At halfpast seven the
thermometer at the Glen House indicated 80.
Even Squirrel Island now has its newspaper, the
first number of the squirrel Island Squid" hav-
ing been issued last Saturday by two smart juve-
niles, Ell. n. & Parke G. Dngey OF Lewiston.
They have a regular amateur press and office, and
the bait they give to the public in the shape OF
"squd" is truly tempting.
The Ladies' Temperance Union Of Winthrop,
have elected the following officers for the ensuing
six months President, Mrs j. d. Fillebrown;
Vice Presidents, Miss Mary Stanley and Mrs.
Ezra Hammond; Secretary Mrs. Thomas Deadly;
Treasurer, Mis-. Mary Jackson; Chaplain, Mrs.
George French.
TIC. Evans, Esq, of Boston, one of the most
embarrassing ard reliable advertising agents IN
Boston, has issued Centennial edition OF his Adj
ycrtising Hand Book. Complete and interesting
lists of the various newspapers in the country are
given, and much matter is published of great in
tercst to the newspaper fraternity, and to those
who wish to see the record Of men who have be
come rich by advertising.
The neghbors in the vicinity of the bell that is
rung morning, noon and night, wish us to blow
up the bell-rnger and the aforesaid bellringer
NAV therefore consider himself blown up In the
manner in which the bell is rung it is hard to tell
whether funeral or fire is meant. Foe, IN all
his rawlings about bells, never thought of that kind
Of bcll-ringing.
The Soyereigns of Industry of this city, have
opened their grocery store, at corner Of Water
and Bond Streets north end, where they are to
keep groceries at first cost, including expenses.
Messrs 1.add and Higgins attend to the wants of
Sovereigns and others who choose to patronize
them. The Council is in a flourishing condition,
and numbers some one hundred members. Appli-