Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-25

Local ann STATE Nthns.
New moon to-day.
Next Sunday is Shrove Sunday.
The Legislators had cold fingers and toes in jour
neying homcward yesterday.
The mercury in this city, yesterday morning,
indicated fourteen degrees below zero.
The western train wac an hour and a half late,
yesterday afternoon, on account of snow blowing
upon the track.
Pendexter & Chapman, dealers in ready made
clothing, sewing machines, &C., at Pittsfeld, have
The Centennial Tea Party, is the next genuine
sensation. We expect to see a good many old
fashioned people there.
Reformers will please to take notice that BUSH
ness meeting of the Reform Club will be held at
Meonian Hall, on Saturday evening.
Hon. II. c. Reed, of Norway, for two years
member of the Governors Council, has been
spending few days in this city.
The Rockport Ice Company and Carleton Co.,
of Rockport, are doing quite business loading
vessels with ice taken directly from the pond.
The Governor and Council adjourned yesterday.
There next meeting will be held on the 18th of
March, at 4 7. NJ.
1t is quite sickly at Mt. Vernon many deaths
having occurred recently, especially among the ell
derby people, the winter having been quite severe
for that class.
So'wen did Mr.. Jones perform his part as
landlord, that the boarders at his house, just be-
fore leaving, adopted resolutions Of commenda-
ton.
The members of Mr.. Wards chorus, and others
who are to sing at the Centennial Tea Party, are
requested to meet at the Augusta House pallor,
on this friday evening, for rehearsal.
We understand that there is NO such firm as
wiggn & Getchell in this city. The saloon to
which we referred the other day, is owned and
carried on by Mr.. E. A. Getchell.
Those companies that cold their ice for one dol
lar and quarter and one dollar and half, wish
now that they had waited If people could only
know just how things were coming out, how nice
it would be!
"Freddy," said fond mother few days since,
to her little eight year old darling, "come here;
here's some candy fer YOU" "No thank you,
mother" was the reply; II don't care for any; got
some terbacker in.
The Gardiner Journal says: 1.-THE reform
movement SENS to have just fairly begun in this
country, and the Centennial year will be famous
in history as the beginning of the greatest refor-
nation ever known"
The next meeting Of the Baptist State Conyen-
ton Board is to be held in this city, on Monday
evening next. The Maine Central X. r. extends
the usual courtesy of free return tickets to mem
bers of the Board.
A gentleman who rode to the city from Windsor
corner, on Wednesday afternoon, says he suffered
more from the biting cold than any day during the
winter. The cold came so sudden after the mod
crate spell, that it took the people unawares.
Henry r. Butterfeld of Watervlle, is said to be
the largest manufacturer ofshovelhandles in Maine.
Although this establishment has been running on
two-thirds time since November, he has turned
out on an average since that time 1000 dozen
handles per month.
The entertainment for the benefit of St. Mary's
Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society, Of this
city, will come off at Granite Hall, this evening,
when the great play Of "The Drunkard" will be
presented. The entertainment is to conclude with
q dance; music by Hanagan's Orchestra.
Several of the Auburn and Lewiston reformers
are going off on pilgrimages. &C. Frost, Esq,
of Auburn is about leaving for two weeks re-
form canvass in New Hampshire. Mr.. Taintor IS
going on q circuit through Oxford county. Re-
form work goes forward at Bath with much power.
The following are the officers elect of the Win
throp cheese factory association: President, }. II
Nelson; Secretary, J. Henry Moore; Treasurer,
Levi Jones; Dircctors,J r. King, North Mon
mouth, A. c. Carr, Winthrop, John Tinkham and
Rutillus Alden, Winthrop.
As one stepped into the vacant hall of the House
of Representatives, yesterday, he could imagine
hearing the echoes of Mr.. Bass voice in his i'm
FASHIONED Grafton on George Washington; with
that exception, "unbroken solemnity" reigned in
the hall.
There will be a series Of union meetings at
the Stoney brook school house in this city,
commencing Mar. 5th, under the direction Of
Evander Brown, and John Fry of the Friends.
general invitation is given and the prayers Of the
churches solicited.
Mr.. A. +. Taught Of Belgrade, purposes to write
history of that town, with genealogies Of the
early families. The town was formerly called
Washington plantation and was incorporated as
the 1920 town in Maine, Feb 3, 1876. 1t was set
tied in IVA. Its population in 1870 was 1859; in
1850, 1928; 1870 4S5.
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