Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-03-31
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Isn't it about time to think of bui,Iinc that n.y
steamer for the Kennebec and Squirrel I.unl
rou,ei
One thing is certain, people must stop rea liog
the newspapers, or well all wake up some morn.
ing with no material to make jurymen of.
There will be church meeting of the Winthrop
ST. church, at the pastors study, room ST. Angus.
ia House, this evening at half past seven.
The Governor and Council adjourned yesterday
forenoon, to meet again Friday evening
April 9TH, at o'clock.
Persons wishing 10 become familiar with the
tennial grounds, PR paratory to visit to them
next summer, should purchase twenty-five cent
centennial handkerchief at this season.
Those who have started for the Black Hills from
the Kenne5ec valley will be gratfed to send the
intelligence to their eypectant friends that miners
there earning from 50 cts. to dollar day
We understand Mr.. Chas. II. Gatchell, the Di.
rectory publisher, is canyassing lIallowcll for a
directory of that city; we can heartily recommend
Mr.. Gatchell ana his plan of directory to that
community
a gentleman from Bath informs us that the pros
poets for shpbulding in that city the present sea
son are unusually good. 1t is now positively
known that some dozen or more large ships will
be built.
An EDITORS hair shot right up on its end, the
other night, when large cockroach arose to the
brlm of the paste-pot and hoarsely inquired,
"Have you got anything more about Belknap or
Winslow 2"
The total appropriations for the year made BY
the Gardiner city council, amount to So, S7757,
as we learn from the Journal. Among the items
are $4,000 for highways, $500 for schools, Si.-
ll0.93 for pavement debt.
Simpson parades two-story rooster without apy
crop, but with spurs long enough to make up for
the deficiency, to crow the Ellsworth election
Well match our little Windsor bantam with the
fellow any day.
The following are the town officers of Palermo.
for the ensuing year:
Eli Carr, Moderator; David W. Spratt Hiram
Marden, William r. uisley. Selectmen; l.. A.
Bowler, Clerk; John 7. Perkins, Treasurer; S. r.
Jones, Collector and Constable.
Eli Jones Of China, the Friend missionary. ar.
riyes from Mt. Lebanon. Tyre and Sidon) in Eng
land this week and hopes to reach our shores in
May. His health is excellcnt he describes the win.
ter season on Lebanon as one Of surprising lowell
ness
Doomed to die, at midnight, the s'Stormy
March, aged 81 days. When young it had the
spring" to it. but in its declining days its pecu.
liar course revealed its unregenerate nature to
such degree that its best friend would be relieved
BY certa . knowledge of its perfect felicity.
The Gardiner Journal says: 1--WE understand
that Messrs Hollingsworth & Whitney wish 10 buy
the dam upon which their mill is situated and also
the vacant dam above it, and erect another Taper
mill thereon. We also hear tina. they would buy
the whole water power of Gardiner if it could lie
purchased at a fair price,
Miss Lizzie C. Vivian of this city. has been
elected First Assistant teacher in the Gardiner
high school, and has accepted. Miss Vivian ha,
formerly one of the Assistants in the high school
in this city. Loring Foss Of Manchester, has been
selected Principal, and Miss L. A. Palmer of
Gardiner as I'd Assistant.
Jacob Jewell died at his residence in VIM.
ser, March 10Th, after brief illness, age 92
lie was born In Sandwich, \. H., in April, 1885,
came to Windsor 20 years ago, and has lived there
ever since. He was kind neighbor and good cit
izen has been member of the Methodist church
for over Cd years, and lived sober, temperate
life.
The Governor has again nominated Hon. p. p.
Burleigh as Land Agent. The matter will come
before the Council for their consideration at their
meeting next week, when it is thought that favor
able action will be taken. The Governor is to be
commended for thus standing by good nomina-
ton. The Governor has also reappointed j. F.
Anderson of Portland, as Railroad Commissioned
DIR. Reynolds Of Bangor, is dong a good work
in the temperance reform in Massachusetts,. At
meeting recently held in Waltham the Doctor
said that since his last visit there last fall he had
seen the foundation Of clubs in every town he had
visited. Since he was there % vessels had sailel
out Of Gloucester Harbor with red ribbon on their
mast, and their crews with red ribbon in their
button holes
Supreme judicial Court Libbey j., Pre-.
siding.
THURSDAY, March 80.
The trial of the replevn suit Readfeld Wooden
Co. vs.. Allen J. Sawyer, begun yesterday, was
concluded and given to the jury at 81 p. M.
The jury found that the oxen repleved were the
property of the plaintiffs, and gave them the ver-
dict accordingly.
No. 1888, George +. Hewins VS.. David Cargi &
al E. w. Whitehouse for plf.; Pisbury for
Cargill. This action is brought upon the promis-
sorry note of Kaler Bros, for $500, dated July II,
1873, payable in one year with interest at IL per
cent, to the order of the pf and endorsed bv the