Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-13

Zoral ann State Nems.
The sleighing vanished almost as quickly as It
came.
Regular meeting of Seth Williams Post, No IS,
q. A. r., tonight, att IL o'clock.
The Trustees of the Maine Insane Hospital will
hold their annual meeting in this city to-day.
The County Commissioners will hold their reg
uar meeting at the court house on Tuesday Of
next week.
Charles f. Mclaughlin was before the munich
pal court for assault on William Simmons.
He was fined $40. Appealed and found suretes.
Many of our young people took their first
sleigh ride yesterday; but it was not so enjoyable
as it might have been. Still it wa. sleigh ride.
1t will be seen that the reliable dry goods
firm of Fowler, Hamlen and Smith, getting
ready to open a large stock especially for the hol-
day trade.
No more rust now upon the runners of the lit
tie boys sled. But they complain and say
that there is hardly snow enough. But there will
be more soon, boys.
The City Marshal yesterday seized at the de-
pot six dozen bottles Of ale. Il was marked to
various parties, but only a blind; as without
doubt ii was intended for sale.
Attention is invited to Col. NJ. v b. Chase's
advertsement-Cerk Wanted-in another col
umn. The person who "'fll the bill' will
find an excellent and permanent situation.
An exchange complains of the very poor condi-
ton of the street crossings in its city. 1t says
they are bad enough 10 make every one cross
We thought that was what street crossings were
for.
Mr. j. NJ. Plummer it having a substantial
granite embankment wall built around q portion
of his lot on Court street. 1t will give added val.
ne to the premises and prove a permanent work.
The job is being done by Messrs. Pierce Il
Dutton.
Machia- has Ladies Street Lamp Societies, -
and in that town it is plainly shown the power of
this sex, for where the people in inat place were
obliged to grope in darkness, at night, for a long
time, now they have light, and mainly through
the aid of the ladies'.
\ little more snow is wanted. There is 800
much for wheeling, and not enough for
scighng. But many yentursd out with sleighs
yesterday. The weather-w,e predict that ait will
snow easier now that the first has fallen" Let
it come. The traders will welcome IT,
The good. sold by Getchell at his fur store,
we.s end Keuneboc bridge, are of q character that
will last for years and always remain fashionable; ,
and who can say but these are Just the right kind
for holiday presentsf His stock Of fur goods is
the most elegant and complete assortment he has
had for years. A call will convince any candid
person of that fact.
Mr.. John Wilson Of West Farmingdalc, dropped
dead Yesterday morning about o'clock. lie
was dressing himself, in his sleeping apartment
when he dropped to the floor, dead. His disease
was aPoplevy. He had attack or Tuesday af-
ternoon, but rallied and was able to be about
Mr.. Wilson was about seventy years of age, and
farmer by occupation,
Agreebly to the appointment of the National
Christian Temperance Union, the ladies of the
l mon 10 lnl- Guy, VIII nolu temperance prayer
meeting this afternoon at IL o'clock, at the
rooms of ne Reform club. Similar meetings will
be held throughout the nation. A meeting will
also be held at the ne place in the evening by
the Reform club, to which all are invited
Mr. y. A. Luce, of the ejucationa department
of the State. is at the present time at Pennington,
making professional visit to the Eastern State
al ubo ba will For, IA.
sist in the various branches of studies there
taught. Mr.. Luce is an accomplished educator,
with an experience running over series of years
of active service in the science of teaching.
A. W. kimball, the photographer, has his ele-
CANT reception rooms fully arranged for the glad
gift season, and is busy making pictures of those
who wish 10 seize the shadow ere the substance
fales" Specimens of his work are enough to
convince all that his pictures show the genius of
the true artist. Those who desire pictures for the
holidays should pass in their fsvors at once. Mr.
Kimball's rooms were thronged all day yesterday
Rowse's stock of jewelry, silver ware, watches
&c, is more extensive. varied and complete than
1t has been for years lie has ahthe novelties in
silver ware, and they are being produced almost
constantly. A very neat thing for a present would
be one ofhis fruit dishes and combined. And
there are others which we have not time to enum-
crate, but which the gentemanly clerk, Mr..
Horne will be more than glad to show to custom
ers.
The following is the programme for the Maine
Teachers Association, to be held at Saco, on Fri
day and Saturday. Dec. l4h and 18Th
Psper-Arithmetc in Primary Schools. Mrs.
c. c. Rounds, Pennington.
Paper-Geometrv in Primary Schools. Miss
Jennie Hayden. Pennington.
PapeN .Ari,hmetic in Grammar Schools. Mr..
G. A. Robertson, Augusta