Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-29

Eoral anu State NeWs.
Veterans to the rescue. Remember the meet
ing at Meonian Hall, this evening.
Tie dry cold weather continues with no pros
rect of relief
1t will be seen by referring to our telegraph col
umns that the Spraguc mill in this city, is about
TO resume operations.
John NJ. Burke, with the Tableaux of Ireland,
is coming for one night only at Granite Hall, on
Wednesday evening of this week.
The new posts for the street signs give great
satisfaction, and much better than the old
methods Of posting the signs, and great con-
venence to strangers
Isaac N. Wadsworth, ESQ., was nominated on
Saturday evening, by the republicans of Manches-
ter, as candidate for representative to the lcgsla-
ture.
Gov Noyes and Gov Pcrham passed through
the city yesterday, on their way to Waterville,
where they were to address mass meeting of re-
pubcans in the afternoon.
Do not forget the meeting of the Women 5
Christian Temperance Union this afternoon, at
o'clock. All members ofthc Union earnest
" requested to be present.
Mr.. David Fletcher of Church hill, in this city,
while holding drill last Thursday, had the little
finger of his left hand crushed by a msblow,
which rendered its amputation necessary.
Mr.. Moses c. Philbrook of Mt. Vernon, brought
ato our office yesterday, some corn meal, ground
from corn raised this year. The seed was planted
on the 10th of May, giving about three months
for the growth of the corn. This is hurrying up
nature, certainly.
We omitted to mention in report CT the
celebration on Cushnoc Heights. that the
residences of NJ. NJ. Stone, Esq, Allen Brann,
Eben Blaisdel Thos. Fran, and Mrs Jones were
illuminated Mr.. Stone very active in pre-
parations for the event.
Our friends at Winthrop ana vicinity will not
forget the republican meeting to be held this
ming at the Town Hail. to be addressed by Hon.
John F. Patterson of South Carolina, one of the
fines. orators in the South, and o. d. Baker, Esq,
of this city, one of the most promising members Of
the kennebec bar.
The August meeting of the Oakland Park As
ISOLATION, Gardiner held last week, unlike similar
meetings in other parts of the State, proved f.
nancial success, and the management are highly
pleased with the result, inasmuch as they will now
be enabled to prosecute the enterprise of sustain
irg good race-course in that city.
The chairman of the democratic county commit
tee Of Pscataquis has vented isspeen against the
Piscataquis Observer, a staunch, able republican
paper, speaking Of it thus: THAT (ths the space
for the oaths he used) Observer" But still the OBJ
server lives and hourishes, and the protane demo
crat follows the bent of his natural disposition,
and continues TO swear.
On Sunday evening last, at about nine o'clock,
Mr.. {. II. Whtehouse of tbs city, became the
happy father Of bouncing boy of nine pounds
This is prolific family, verify, this is the third
boy Mrs. Whtehouse has given birth to within
three years. Boys all bright and smart. We re-
joice ever torecord such instances ofenterprse and
of noble endeavor to raise up voters for the future
and to fulfill scrip,ural injunction
Few residents of our city have any idea Of the
large number of persons who daily visit our State
House; many of whom are from other States, and
al,o from almost every portion of Maine The
number of visitors this summer has largely ex-
ceeded that of any year since the war, and has
averaged about fifty per day. Gen. IIsrrs and
his gentlemanly assistants are attentive TO all
visitors, and many are the compliments they re-
ceive for their polite attentions.
Tine veterans of the late favorable TO the
election of the republican candidates, met last
evening, agrecaby to call heretofore published,
and organized company to be known as "Connor
Guards" and made choice of J. o. Smith, cap
tain; j. NJ. Libby, LIST lieutenant; Phil. P. Getch-
ell, ID lieutenant The veterans were in earnest
and enthusiastic. Thirty.siX signed the roll and
became members of the company. meeting
will be held tomorrow evening for further organ
zation, business and drill. All veterans favorable
to the right side who intend to vote as they fought
arc cordially invited to fall in.
10 recent issue of the Journal We noticed the
sudden death of our old townsman, Mr.. John Calvin
Page. By mistake the name appeared james c.
Page" Mr.. Page was for many years active in
business and politics at Norrid yewock, where for
some twenty years prior to 1860 he held various
town and county Offices For several years prior
TO 1874, he was with Messrs Lancey * Smith in
the lumber trade in this city, since which, With no
further need of business he has lived happily with
his children at Gardiner and B ddeford. lie was
born in 1905. and was therefore in his seventy
second year at the time OF his death.
We have received the September number of the
Maine Genealogist and Biographer, which has the
following table of contents - John Neal; Major
George Berry; Danl Flagg; Some Early Settlers
in Massachusetts,; Early Marriages in Turner; In
cidents noted on Almanac leaves; Early Augusta
Epitaphs; Settlers in "Cornwall' county; kttery
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