Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-04-13
Local anu State Ncms.

Local anu State Ncms.
The old Kenncbcc still keeps at good pitch
Robins, wild geese and blue-jsys. Now for the
frogs.
Brick has established branch Office fer his cx-
press at Skowhegan.
The rooms of the board of Aldermen and Gem
mon Council have been connected by door,
The Dleasant weather has brought out some
screen doors
Sol Smith Russell and the Berger Family are
booked for this city on the ID of May. They may
expect q crowded house this time.
Henry Graves at his sugar orchard in Vienna,
drew 80 barrels Of sap last Thursday, and 20 bar
rels on Friday.
Mr. 2. o. Vickery has bought the splendid
Keene lot ON Winthrop street, next to the lot OF
VIM. S. Badger, Esq, paying therefor the sum OF
$4,000.
First class carpenters y " work this season at
greatly reduced wages from last year. This VIII
be the case with most of mechanics the coming
season.
Capt Pcleg Benson, a well known citizen OF
Winthrop a native of the town, died on Tuesday
last, aged 70 years. He was christian man and
highly respected citizen.
J. III. Cochrane of this city, supervising archi-
tect, who has been at Columbia, S. c., has been
assigned to a responsible position at Nashville,
Tenn, 10 the construction Of government build
ings.
Mrs. Mary J. Goldthwait of Manchester, has by
the advice of her physician. been committed to
the Insane Hospital for treatment. Her insanity
has manifested itself in dependency. There are
strong hopes of final recovery.
The house, barn and other outbuildings of Hen
~ G. James, near the village Of West Waterville,
were destroyed by fire at about nine O'Clock Tues
day night. Defective chimney. the cause. Fur
niture mostly saved. Less supposed to be fully
covered by insurance.
Mrs. Hodges is on the carpet with the first mil
linery opening Of the season, which will take
place at her establishment in Bridges Block, on
Friday and Saturday of this week. She intends
10 have on exhibition many beautiful and modern
STYLES, from which her friends may make their
selections.
Rev. Samuel IIutchins of West Waterviile, died
on Saturday last He was for the last fifty years
d preacher of the Free Will Baptist denomination,
of more than ordinary ability and was we'll known
in the northern part of this county and III the
county of Somerset. He was upwards OF eighty
years of age, and had preached but occasionally
for the last five or six years.
A scrimmage occurred between two families IN
the MOI hern part of Belgrade, one day last week,
Whose names are withheld) in which clubs and
sticks of wood were used pretty freely. Warrants
we're obtained by both parties. but when the GILL
GERS went to arrest them they found that their nJu-
RIGS were so severe that they left them until they
could be better able to attend to course OF law.
The committee of the City Council on perma-
nent improvements made thorough examination
Yesterday of the streets and sidewalks where radl-
cal repairs, changes and Improvements are asked
for by various and numerous petitioners. They
will now determine as to how and where 1t would
be for the best interests of the city to have the ar
preparation of money laid out, and will report
their decision to the city council for their achor'
Some sixteen actions are pending in the SUI
premc Judicial Court for this county, in which the
city Of Augusta is party. The most OF these are
for alleged injuries received on highways. Ger
tain parties appear to be the lookout for places
where they may sprain an ankle or wrist, and
then hasten to extract few hundred dollars from
the city treasury. 1t is fun for the lawyers, but
death to the Taxpayers.
G. T. Ridlon Of Lewiston, has for several years
been collecting material for biographical work
to be entitled "Maine State Celebrities We are
informed that Mr. Ridlon's work will contain brief
biographical sketches Of every distinguished man
of Maine since its settlement. This work Is one
of great magnitude, and will be of great value as
one Of reference. Mr.. Ridlon desires correspond
ence with parties interested in his work.
One of the boy Reformers, in speech few
evenings since, made this remark; 81 have three
good reasons for keeping the pledge not to use to-
bacco: 1st, because l am to have five dollars at
the end of year; I'd. because have pledged my
self not to use it; and, 3d,-the strongest motive
of all-5scause I'll get licking i don't keep 'f''
1t is unnecessary to say that the speech was ap-
pauled.
Charles Page, q young man in Sidney, who had
had some trouble with his guardian, was temper
arily boarding at neighbours. We are informed
that on Tuesday forenoon last in broad daylight,
he stole from his boarding mistress gold watch
and chain that was hanging in the house. Soon