Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-13

ucW tlicu youthj eiS NO'N'"i'J
A kcg of excellant oysters came 10 the Journal
Office by Eastern Express yesterday, from At
woods Oyster House, 43 Centre street, Portland.
Atwood is famous for his nice oysters, and his
customers always patronize him second time
Do not forget the supper and sale tomorrow
evening at Meonian Hall, by the Young Ladies
Board of Missions. Every cent taken will be de-
voted to the best Christian uses, by relieving and
comforting the poor and suffering in our mi1t.
The very excellent seighs manufactured in Il c
State Prison workshops sold in this city. Sov-
eny five dollars will now buy good sleigh IS
one hundred dollars CT more would three years
ago.
Our Methodist friends will have Christmas
tree, for the benefit and enjoyment ofthe children
in the Sunday School, ON Christmas Monday
evening, 18th, in their vestiy. Other societies
will doubtless have such festivals for the enter
,anment of the little ones.
The Universalst Kennebec Association will
hold meetings to-day and tomorrow in the Win
throp street Universalist church, Rev. Mr.. Pur-
riugton will preach this morning at 10 ID o'clock.
There will also be preaching at O'Clock and :
o'clock p. NJ.
At this season of the year the ladies begin to in
quire wha: they get that will make suitable
Christmas or New Years gift for their gentlemen
friends If they will visit the furnishing goods
department of Huntington, Mason Il Co.'S store,
they will find the goods they wish.
Notwithstanding the storm and consequent bad
travelling, large audience listened to the Sec
r. D. ~
evening, and looked upon the wonlrous and
beautiful scenes revealed by the stereoplicon.
Patii, uarly fine the views Of the treasures
of the ait gallery. The Professor is public
teacher, and is doing good service il giving these
exhibitions to the people.
The annual meeting Of the "kcnnebec County
Catholic Total Abstinence Union" will be held in
IIaowell, in the hall of the ST. Patrick society,
On Monday evening, December 2jh. This will
be the fourth quarterly meeting of the Union, on
which occasion the election OF officers will take
place. The order is doing effective work. and
now that the winter is upon us still greater efforts
are TO be elerted in its interest by the members
The Holiday number of the peoples Alverts-
err" has been issued by its publisher, Mr.. b. +.
Lord 1t is a local advertising medium, having
free circulation OF about five thousand copies. 1t
contains lively and entertaining reading matter
in sufficient quantity to float the advertisements
which are inserted at cheap rates. We have
doubt that every advertiser will get his moneys
worth.
Our readers will doubtless be surprised at the
notice in another column announcing that Mr.. j.
w. Clapp has bought out the business of Mr..
George Hunt, dealer in fancy goods, toys, fruit
confectionery, etc. Mr. Hunt retires, and Mr..
Clspp will continue business at the old stand, l2S
Water street, devoting his entire time to the in
ieres,s of his customers. Mr. Hunt has had
good share of custom, and we are certain thai
our friend Clapp, with his well known energy nd
perseverance, " Iii have success in his nndertak-
ing. Mr.. Carp " ill dspo OF III, insurance bust
ness.
Chapman's Filth Avenue Theatre Company an
nounce two grand dramatic entertainments at
Granite Hail. on this and tomorrow evening,
when they will present the great play Of "Pique,
a Play of To-Day" that had an immensely sue
cessful run at the 9th Avenue Theatre, New York.
Miss Virginia Buchanan. an intelligent and pains
taking actress, peIsonates the arduous part of
Mabel Renfrew, sustained in all the other parts
BY company that New York audiences have re-
ceived with nightly applause. Tickets securing
reserved seats to the performance to night, may
now be had T. the office of the Eastern Express.
A powerful snow storm prevailed all day yester.
day, giving an assurance Of good sleighing. The
stable keepers housed their carriages and trottcd
out their runners, while stages that have been
hoisted up on wheels stree last March, will now
come down to the hard pan of runners. The
present crop OF snow seems disposed to lie quiet,
and as it threads" well, good sleghing is assured.
And this will make business lively. People Il
stay at home and keep the strings tied tightly
about their pocket-books, rather than get into
wagon and be thumped over tie frozen ground
in coming to market. Welcome, then, to tie mu-
sic of the sleigh bells there's business in it.
Personal.
Hon. John j. Perry gave avery interesting lee
ture in Portland, on Monday evening, on the sub
jcct Of dreams and Dreamers,"
John Hughes, Esq. Of Machas. ninety three
years of age, soldier of the war Of 1912, execut-
cd his pension vouchers Monday last and appear
ed hale and hearty for man of his years.
The residence of Ole Bull, the great yioinst,
is in Lebapon i'll this State.
Rev. Dr. Webb of Boston, formerly of thi, city,
Is chairman Of the executive committee which
will have charge of the Moody and Sankey meet
irgs In Boston.
Supreme Judicisi Court-Danforsh, ]. pre-
siding.
TUESDAY, December Il.
Joanna Is. Gilman VS.. Wallace III. Carter. Da-
vid Garland of Winslow venerable in years, and
always highly esteemed by the people in Kenne-
bee, for his good judgment and exalted charac-
ter, was the surveyor appointed by the Court and
the principal witness for the plaintiff. He is now
considerably more than four score years of age,
and yet possesses vigor enough to perambuste
long lines through woods and swsmps, and to
stand two entire half days upon the witness
stand. Age, however, is beginning to make its
mark upon him, and disputed lines will soon
have to be settled without his aid. The plaintiff