Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-26

Local an1 State Nems.
The longest days in the year.
New moon. Over the left shoulder
Going to Squirrel Island this morning The
boat leaves at o'clock.
Salmon and green peas form the regulation
dinner
Mr.. Badger has bis house up and boarded and
is ready to put on the roof.
They had steam up for the first time at the new
steam mill in this city, on Saturday.
Col. M. V. B. Chase, leaves the city this morn
ing, for San Francisco, Cal. lie intends to be
absent about three weeks.
Ex.Gov. Chamberlain of Bowdon College will
deliver the Fourth of July Grafton at ST. Johns
bury, Vt
DEP. A. Croker of South China, is, We are pleas
Va
weeks.
Dr. L. Z. Norris of Monsop, has sold his quarry
to Boston parties, who have commenced work and
intend erecting buildings, and doing, ultimately,
large business.
Fuller & Percival opened a rasin box at their
store on Saturday, and found in the middle OF the
box stone weighing about ten pounds. That's
the biggest raisn stone we ever saw.
V.D. Pinkham has gone to the St. Louis con-
vention-the only one from Augusta, with ten
days' rations. To the credit of the convention,
Pilisbury remains at home
We hope the boys in the senior class OF the high
school Ill 'stick to their text and not drop out
by the way, so that more than one solitary young
man may graduate next summer.
Mr.. VIM j. Rowe Of South Vassalboro' desires
to know the whereabouts of Morrill, Annis, OF the
7th Maine Regiment, who enlisted at Oldtowp.
Any friend knowing his post Office address, will
confer favor by addressing Mr.. Rowe as above.
A Commencement exhibition of Drawings is to
take place at Bowdon College, to be open from
A. NJ, July llth, to 5 2. NJ. July l4th. Fine
specimens will be shown of the work executed in
the Engineering department Of the institution.
The Pennington Chronicle deplores the fact
that the potato beetle has appeare ed in Franklin
county. The Chronicle has cut Of the creature
that ought to frighten him away from doing any
damage in Maine.
Pitsfeld is to have printing Office. Samuel 5.
Smith & Son Of Bangor having rented Mr. Benz.
- F.. bat
They p, oppose issuing weekly paper entitled
the "Pittsfeld Times"
The police has made several recent seizures of
liquor. At Ed. Getchell's they got two gallons of
the stuff; at Johnson's four five quarts; small
quantity at G. A. Norcross' and part of bottle
full at the Mansion House. Mr.. Thsyer states
that his bar has been closed for some time
S.W Lane. Esq, City Treasurer, is making
model city official in his almost perfect system of
.ransacting the business of his office. The
man who doesn't pay his taxes will be apt to
be reminded of that duty by Mr.. Lane, and be told
lust how to do it and save additional costs.
While driving up on the Brook road, on Satur-
day, leading to her home, Mrs. Hiram Craig Of
this CITY, was thrown from her carriage into the
road, falling upon her face. Help happened to be
near by, and Mrs. Craig was taken up and carried
home. Strange to say, it is thought that she was
entirely unipjured.
Mr.. A. S. Bangs of Bath, has bought valuable
mill property situated on the water power in
Brunswick. He bought it at great bargain, and
is engaging in the manufacture Of doors, sash and
blinds. He continues to keep store in Bath for
the sale of goods of his manufacture. MIR. Bangs
is not at all discouraged over his losses by fire or
flood, and enters with great energy upon the
prosecution Of his present enterprise.
There was reunion Of pastors yesterday at the
First Baptist church, there being present Rev.
DIR. Dexter, Rev. DR.. Kicker, Rev. Mr.. Rowe, and
Rev. Mr.. Tilden. In the forenoon Rev. Mr..
Rowe preached An earnest and eloquent sermon
to large congregation, and in the evening, DR.
Dexter preached an able discourse TO q similar
congregation. The quondam pastors were cor
daily greeted by their friends at the close of the
services.
A statement is made that Mr.. Blaine has con-
scnted to obey his physicians injunctons. so far
IS to leave Washington at once for change of
cline and new scenes To-day or tomorrow he
will take a special car for his home in this city,
and will impose upon himself absolute and undis-
turbed rest for several weeks, free from newspa-
pers, telegraphs, politics and visitors He will
travel as quietly Is possible, and on the way will
respond to no calls. and will make the trip as
quickly as possible. He will not return to Wash
iugton during the present session.
A large and enthusiastic meeting Of the Reform
Ao11 Cr~ oil far
noon. The meeting was rendered necessary on
account of the brutal assault of 4 rumseler upon
Willard Walker. The people telt that the time
had come for decisive measures, and they seem
now ready to rise in wrath against the rumsellers
Speeches in favor of enforcing the law, and in con-
demnstion Of the cowardly act Of Saturday night,
were made by the President, Mr.. Rogers Mr..
Jacques, Rev. Mr.. Ecob, Mr.. Jewett, c. II. Ran
dali. Rev. Mr.. Tildcn, Eben Sawyer, w F. Walk
CT, Mr.. Hodges and Howard Owen. The audi