Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-31

local ami State Nems.
Rev Mr.. Kinds is visiting friends in Lewiston.
The Lewiston mills are running on extra time
nearly every week to keep pace with their orders.
Mrs Governor Chamberlain, of South Carolina,
is in Bangor, the guest Of A. w. Paine, Esq.
Hon. L. Chandler, Secretary of the Interior, and
family, of Washington, d. c., are at Ellsworth.
The Lincoln Baptist Quarterly Meeting will be
held with the church in North Haven, Tuesday
and Wednesday, August lst and 3D.
The weather experienced here for the past week
has not reminded us very forciby of Squirrel Is
land, or any other seaside restort
Hamlin & Philbrook are selling eff their goods
at extremely low prices this week. Now is the
time to get good bargains.
Good manufactured lumber Of all kinds and in
any quantity may now be purchased at the new
steam mill near the arsenal.
The Old Orchard House is fast filing up there
being at present over 400 guests. The daily con-
ccrts are much appreciated.
The democrats hung out Tiden and IIend-
ricks flag Saturday evening. Two or three boys
cheerej it,
Remember Prof. Wilson's lecture at Granite
Hall this evening. 1t will be moral, Instructive
and entertaining.
There are three schooners at our wharves. One
is unloading coal for Parrot & Chase, another
taking q cargo of lumber, and one is to load with
ice.
Despite the weather Of Friday night the steam
er Star of the East must have made good rum as
the Clarion was unloaded at her wharf here by
nine o'clock, Saturday morning.
The Lewiston Journal says: Butter has not
been so cheap before for years. Country dealers
generally paying but from twenty to twenty
three cents per pound"
The children and grandchildren Of Richard
Ycaton of Belgrade were expecting to hold re-
union last Saturday. There are fourteen children
and forty-three grandchildren. Bailey, the pho
grapher, was to make picture of the group.
The Winthrop Street Universalist Sabbath
School will have vacation during the month Of
August, while the pastor is absent. In the mean
time there will be quite an important addition
made to the library of the school.
Business Of all kinds is said to be very good in
Gardiner this summer-be:ter than it has been for
years. 1t is the chief center OF the extensive
ice operations on the Kennebec, which adds con-
siderably to the business of the city.
John G. Abbott, Esq, formerly editor OF the
Biddeford Democrat, has become Benedict.
Goodbye, John, you were beautiful in life and
in death were not div ded, but the opposite. Our
congratulations, etc. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott will
pass the honeymoon at the seaside .-Biddeford
Journal.
Some of our democratic friends are considera-
bly, exercised in regard to the health Of Mr..
Blaine; what they pleased to term rapid
recovery after his return home. We cannot
blame them much for this, for inclined to
believe they going to hear from him much
sooner than will be for their interest.
Mr.. Spencer Nero, of Union, one of the Oldest
citizens of that town, died last week, aged eighty
three. His father came from Stoughton, Mass. in
1884, and commenced farming upon the same
place upon which this son has lived and oed.
Union was then called Sttrlington. One Of his
SOUS resides in this city.
We have received a Schedule OF Premiums Of
the Consolidated Exhibition Of the Maine State
Agricultural Society and Stock Breeders Associa-
ton, to be held at Presumpscot Paik and City Hall
Portland, August 20. 80, 81 and Sept l, 1876.
Half fare on the Railroads for transportation of
passengers, as well as articles and stock for exh-
btion.
The committee in charge of the National Tenn
persnce Camp Meeting at Old Orchard Beach,
have conceived the idea of inviting all the Sun
day school children to meet in convention Monday
August. 14,h, and have made arrangements for
very cheap rates. The round trip for children
der Is years, from Portland will be 25 cents, and
from all stations on the Maine Central, 2. 4 o.,
and p. & r. railroads corrcspondingly low fares.
TIE Somerset Reporter says Richardson and
Turner of Bingham, are putting the machinery in
to their new starch factory. They have erected
building about one hundred by forty feet, and
three stories in height They put into this besides
the starch machinery planning machine, circular
saws and single machine. The whole machine
ry is propelled by forty horse power engine.
The accident in Albion which occurred to Mr..
Daniel Lbbey, has proved fatal He fell from the
great beams overhead to the barn floor, on Thurs
day afternoon, and received such injuries as to
cause internal hemorIhage, and died on Friday at
A. NJ. His age was 50. He retained his con-
~ 80 r.
funeral with all calmness. He will be missed.
Brunswick may have her muster of State Militia;
IIallowell Can have her grand Firemens' celebra-
ton pevery city and town of any note in this State
can have their demonstration of some kind but
owing to lack of enthusiasm on the part of its
citizens it seems if this city to allow the