Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-01-16
loral an0 State Mems.

Local AMI State Mems.
Whoever has charge of breaking out Lincoln
street is sadly deficient in his duty.
Geo X. Jewett has resigned the presidency Of
the Bangor 4 Piscataquis Railroad.
A deep religious interest prevails in the Free
Baptist church at Brunswick, some dozen persons
having recently proiessed conversion.
ANY one having an old fashioned bras, fire st
for sale, can find purchaser by appl, ing at this
,f'ice.
Tho Reform Club Of Gardiner win celebrate
their Fifth Anniversary on Friday Of this week.
Speakers and visitors from abroad are expected TO
assist them
Ground was broken yesterday on the burn; dis
uict fol- new store. The foundation for brick
store is being put in on the Hendee lot, by Mr.. Il.
T. Parrot. Mr.. Pierce is doing the work.
williamson Il Greenwood have just now an
abundant supply of the popular Maryland pop
corn, that makes the evenings pass so pleasantly at
the freside.
Prof Pike of toe State College, arrived from
Boston on the train last evening, and is to lecture
on the Russian system in elncstion Of the indus
trial classes, in the Representatives Hall, on
Wednesday evening.
There will be a special meeting Of Augusta
Lodge F. & A. NJ, this evening at 7.l5 O'Clock.
Work in the third degree. The installation of Of
fcers has boon postponed until tomorrow even.
ing.
Mr.. Geo. +. Mason now has hi. new job print
ing cihce fully equipped for doing all kinds Of
nice work. His card may be found in Out COZ,
umns and his office on the same floor with Gran
tie Bank.
Tie usual amount Of ice i. being cut at Bond
brook, BY Morse & Co.. for city consumption. 1t
i,sone two feet thick and OF excellent quality.
10 supply family Of moderate desires, in this
CITY, wiki ice, it costs seven dollars for the season
The ladies' of st Marks Society, under the ex
celleut management Of Mrs Col. Dewitt and
others, realized net profit Of about two hun
bred dollars out of their entertainment given last
week
On dis, barging the juries the other day, at the
Count house, Judge Danforth made some very
feeling and impressive remarks. The jurors had
their photographs taken, which they presented to
the Judge and he in return, gave each of the jul
rors his photograph.
The CALAIS Advertiser says The snow is so
deep in the lumber woods very little is being dore'
Some talking Of bringing their teams out
and say they are losing from forty TO fifty dollars
a day by keeping them in the woods. 1t is hard
winter for numbering on this river
Admission to all parts of the hall, on the coca
sion OF the reading by Miss Charlotte c. Johnston,
at GIaaitc Hall. on Thursday evening, has been
placed at the low price of twenty five cents. The
net proceeds of the reading will be devoted to
tie charity fund Of Seth Williams Post G.. a. Il.
Tie regular messing OF the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held this afternoon,
commencing at half past two o'clock. Ii is eV-
,ec,ed ,lrat Mrs. W. &. Sargent, President of the
State Union, wi be present. Let thore he a full
attendance of the members.
The Brdgton News says: "Gen. Shepherd OF
Skowhegan is chairman Of the Educational Com
mttee on the part of the Senate, and Mr. Warren
Of Westbrock, Oh the part Of the House. Gen.
Shepherd has always been friendly to the move
Irent far establishing Normal School at North
Ihdgton."
Among the first class hotels of this State stands
the Bangor House, which within few years has
been greatly enlarged aud in every way iinproy-
cd. 1t is managed by o. NJ. Shaw, Esq. gen
tleman who possesses the rare art Of knowing how
Ito keep hotel" The pric per day has recent
~ been osered to $500.
free soup house has been established in Ban
gor, for the benefit of the poor to go into opera
tion Immediately. 1t is believed that this ar
range ment for supply ing food will prove great
bles sirg TO the poor and large saving to the city,
As there are between five and six hundred people
outside of the aims house that have to be helped
through the winter.
Mr.. Hiram Clark has been unanimously chosen
superintendent Of the First Baptist Sunday School
in this city. Mr.. c. c. Hunt, who has faithfully
served in that capacity for three years, was re-
elected by reclamation, but declined to serve.
having fulalled his duty in that respect. Mr.. H..
A. Il. Chandler, was elected Librarian. The
school is in prosperous condition, having an
average at enhance Of about one hundred.
Under the heading Of llallowell advertise nents
our readers will find the announ cement of Mr.
Ira NJ. Tue who has taken rooms over the Hall
DWELL post office, where he attends to cleansing
and repairing clothing. lie makes old clothes
look as good as new. All who have garments
that need such attention, may have them attended
to by leaving them at the Kennebec 4 Boston Ex-
press Office Water street, in this city next to Par
rot K CLssc's.) We can assure all who will do
so, that the garments will be promptly returned to
them after the work is DONE
The annual festival to be given by the ladies of
the Winthrop Street Universalist Society of this
city, will come off this evening at Granite Hall
t, continue one evening only. The entertain
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