Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-04

lofal an6 State Nfms.
Furnace coal is selling in this city for 81 per
ton, delivered.
Capt. Josiah Pinkham of Steuben dropped dead
in Rockland Wednesday of heart disease.
Dog concerts every evening in front Of this Of
fee. For change Of programme apply to night
hands
Miss Anne Louise Cary has left her home in
Maine to make another Europen tour. She sails
from New York Saturday.
The annual meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union of the State of Maine, will be
held at Old Orchard camp ground on Thursday,
August 10TH
There is well on Auburn Height, said to have
cost $500. The pcrseyering owner, MIR. hinsley'
blasted deep into the rock, and now has his
moneys worth.
The Gardiner Journal SAYS: "The schooner
Kate Rommel was loaded at the Knickerb booker
Shutdown house last Thursday, with sol tons of
ice, in ten hours. This is the quickest work yet"
The following delegates were elected in Win
throp, Wednesday evening, to attend the rcpubi-
can Congressional convention: S. I. Floyd, ID.
G. White, F. Tinker, A. r. Chandler.
The Standard lies and no mistake when it at
tributes to our columns mis-satement about the
time of holding the State Fair. Lock, again,
scissors!
The Augusta Base Ball Club will play match
game this friday afternoon, with picked nine,
composed of the cold Cushnoc nine and other
players. Game called at 80, sharp.
We noticed yesterday in the city, quite party
of returning Mouse Islanders, en- route for Show
hogan and vicinity. People from that section are
making that island their summer resort, and
most pleasant one it is
The republican county convention Of Piscataqnis
will be held on the oath. Candidates are to be
nominated for senator, register of probate, sheriff,
county attorney, county commissioner and county
treasurer.
The White Star base ball club Of Waterville
came to North Vassalboro' on Wednesday last, on
challenge from the Odd Stockings of Vassalbo-
ro', the White Star beating three to one, the
former making 81 and the latter iuns.
Regular meeting of Asylum Lodge, l. o. o. f.,
this evening, at o'clock. Work in the initatory
Hall
invited to attend, and it is hoped that large num-
Der of the brethren of the Lodge will be present.
The order in this city Is in very hourshing con-
dition, the present term orening auspiciously for
its further advancement.
We hear that the schooner Joanna bought"
which loaded at the Knickcrbockcr ice houses,
Farmingdale, grounded after hauling out, and
sprand leak, and at high water filled. She had
on board about 500 tons of ice. The ice is being
taken out, and the large tug "Knickerbocker' OF
Morse's line, is pumping her out She will go TO
Boothbay to be hauled out for repairs.
Our city treasurer and collector, Samuel W.
Lane. Esq, will keep his office open from to 9
O'Clock on Friday and Saturday evenings, August
4th and 9Th and llth and 18th, for the special
benefit of working men and women, who cannot
call during working hours. Persons who pay or
" a pol tax will remember that discount of s
per cent. will be made to them as well as others
if their tax is paid on or before August 18th
We understand that the swindling Lebanon
concern, whose operations in the pretended sale
of agricultural implements We exposed some time
since, have taken new name and are doing their
rascally business as before. They are operating
now we learn under the name Of john Clark 4
Co. Two farmers in Winthrop were victmzed
bv this old concern under new name last We'd
nesday, one in the sum of $500, the other $780,
The Bath Times says Berry y Sons are
about selling their large steam mill at Bowdon-
ham, to parties from the eastern part Of the state
The ice crop at BowdoiDham has nearly all gone.
Patten Bros. did large business in shipping
sold some ten thousand tons they put up, also
bought nearly as much more. Laborers have
been very scarce. Shippers have been obliged to
get men from this city to load their ice.
One of Bodwell & Wilson's teams yesterday
brought from their granite quarres in Haowell,
large and handsome block of granite for the
front door step of Mr.. Badgers new house. Its
super6cies is about feet by Is feet and its thick
ness more than foot. 1t is said to weigh eight
tons, and required four heavy yoke of oxen to
move it on wheels. When fitted to its place it will
be platform elegant enough and strong enough
for anybody to stand upon.
The Fairfield Chronicle says that G. a. Nichols,
in cutting off log in jam on the Somerset dam,
week ago Saturday, was thrown, by the log break
ing, over the dam, where striking on his side he
received slight injuries. He hadpresence of mind
sufficient to stick to the log and was carried safely
into still water, where be was found much ex-
hausted and carried ashore. As the jam followed
the broken log it is a miracle how he escaped
alive This is the third time Mr.. Nichols has