Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-19

local ann State Mems.
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Hon. E. +. Webb, County Attorney, has an
elegant office in the new bank block in Watervlle.
The Mayor of New Orleans is a native of East
port.
Auburn is afflicted by the presence of the sever
est kind of diphtheria.
Those in want Of boots and shoes are seek ing
them at the new establishment of Geo. +. Halves.
The trade of Mr.. Deliver, in the custom tailor
ing business, has greatly increased since occupy
ing his new store in Norths block.
Yesterday was delightful day, though rather
cool; marked change from the day before which
was almost like sumner.
An important meeting of the Knights Of Honor
will be held at the lodge room this evening at ~
o'clock. Election Of officers.
This is the day assigned for the sale of wreaths
and crosses. AT Clspp's store. He has an elegant
display.
We saw boys skating on the east shore of the
river yesterday, but. from appearance, it must he
hardly safe, with the main part of the river still
open. There will be some sad accidents il the
boys are not more careful.
f. +. Pillsbury, ESQ.,, of the Maine Standard, is
to give familiar talk or lecture, before the Au-
gusta Reform club, at their room, on Thursday
evening. All are invited.
As Mr.. George Stevens Of Sidney, architect,
was riding from his home to this city, where be is
employed, yesterday morning, a shaft OF the wag
broke, aud he was thrown quite violently into
the road. He SUSTAINED several quite severe
bruises, so that he was unable to proceed to his
place of business, but oblig, to return home.
The congregation of the First church. Cam
bridge, Mass, Of which the Rev. Alexander
Mckenzie, formerly of this city, is pastor, have
set a noble example to other religious societies
that ere in deb. BY a united effort they raised
$4,000 by voluntary subscription IN single day
of last week, to pay the debt resting ON their
beautiful house of worship.
The new building of the Waterville Bank is
fully described in the Mail. The plumbing was
Augusta. under the executive care of Mr. Henry
Tabor. All the principal parts of the building are
furnished with water and wash sinks, and most OF
them with water closets and other appurtenances.
In IS no wonder that the ladies are tempted to
linger in p. p. Getchcll's fur sterc. for he has
strong temptations there. Though the pocket
book may be far from fall, yet it is wonderful TO
notice how far small sum will go. with the pres
ent prices of those articles that comfortable
and na trah Ia at IA ..f fka
Very large buttons all the rage. They
'cr ladies' cloaks and dresses, and when arranged
in two parallel rows make their wesrers look like
walking games of dominoes. Fashion will next
impress into ats service Japanese and Msjolks ssu
GERS for dress decoration. On the masculine u
,'er hugh horn buttons are also prominent In
fact, the home-span proverb about not having
ones buttons on, Josef It's significance.
A despatch yesterday morning from Phadel-
phis published in our paper. was to the effect
tina, little girl had been fatally poisoned by
eating colored candy, 10 that place. About this
time great deal of connections are eaten by the
young, and will be Till after Christmas. Parents
should be on their guard about what kinds of can
DIV they permit their children to cat. That man
ufactured by Mr.. Hart, however, will be found
to be perfectly pure and harmless.
The Kennebec Land and Lumber Company
their ice houses in Pittson, and the river is now
there clear as crystal IL it continues closed.
they will harvest the best ice they have gathered
for five years. They will put into their Pttston
houses $4,000 tons. The Centennial Company,
below the Gardiner bridge. has a clear garden"
as has also the knickbocker at Fsrmingdale.
Every thing now Proni,es lucrative ice yield.
The cutest thing for a napkin holder and ring
is the spring eoutrivance for that purpose invent
ed by Mr.. Jeremiah Fiske. 1t is simple, neat and
inexpensive; gotten up in good style, il is afford
ed for twenty five cents. 1t seizes the napkin with
firm grip, and holds it just right for the protec
ton of the bosom, and when It's work il done III
that respect, serves as n holder for the napkin,
which lays in folds within Its embrace. Partridge
Brothers are the Augusta agents for this neat and
useful invention; IT is retailed at their store.
Mr.. Holmes paintings that were recently
hibited for a week in this week, are now on exhi-
bition at johnson Hall, in Gardiner. day and
evening, for to day sEd tomorrow only. The
closing sale will commence at o'clock, on the
afternoon of Thursday, and all the pictures will
be disposed Of to the highest bidders without re-
serve. Our citizens may 20 down on the accom-
mediation train, or on John Jewetts tain, and be
present before any of the piciuie s are closed out
MIR. Holmes would be happy to see the Augusta
people ut Gardiner
The revival at Dxmont has eliminated in two
lbaptismal services, one taking place on Sunday,
the 9th. at which forty four persons were led
down into the bsptismal waters, receiving the
ordinance; and the other service on Wednesday,
the 18th, when eleven we're bsptised, making in
all fifty five persons. 1t was a most solemn and
impressive scene, as some five hundred persons
gathered by the shores of the pond, to witness the
scenes of conservation to the service Of the Mas
ter. The revival has taken a deep and abiding
hold on the people of Dixmont.
Mr. George II. Allen. republican, was on Sat-
nrday chosen representative TO the legislature
from the Brooklin (Hancock county, district, in
place Of Nelson Heuick. deceased. The Secre-
tary of State has received returns from the district
with the exception of one small plantation, which
will not change the result materially, and the
vote is as follows:
Geo. r. Allen, John G. Reed,