Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-15

We learn that number of people in our city
saw meteors last evening.
The markets show that the turkey is being
swept from our land.
Mr.. ii. W. Richardson of the Portland Adver-
tiser, and A. G. Emery of SkowhegA, were in the
city yesterday.
There will be a regular meeting Of Seth vii.
hsms Post, No. Is, G. A. r., this evening at 7.3O
O'Clock.
We are exceedingly glad to announce to the
thousands of Senator Baine's friends. that the
Senator is now recovering, and will probably be-
fore many days again be seen upon our streets.
It will be seen by advertisement elsewhere. tina,
the grocery firm Of Wood & Davis is dissolved
The business is to be continued by Mr.. b. s.
Wood, whose long experience will guarantee
satisfaction to his customers.
We notice that Mr.. James NJ Tracy, who
had fine music school in Augusta the last
summer recently had an important part in a
concert in Boston. He was assisted by Miss Ma
ria Murdock
The bronze green color put upon the iron work
of tho new stores in Central Block blends well
with the brick work of the upper stories. The
most of the block is to be heated by steam, the
works for which being put in by Messrs.
Williamson & Greenwood.
People really wonder how they ever got along
without weather Indications" These reports are
the first sought out in the telegraphic columns of
the daily paper, and the good housewife now
guides her clothes line by the lines under the
heading of weather Indications in every Mon
day mornings daily.
The monthly inspection of the Insane Hospital
was made yesterday, by Hon. F. E. Richards. who
found everything in the usual excellent condition,
with All patients, a less number than on the pre-
vious inspection. DIR Gilman of Portland came to
take part in the inspection, but was obliged to
return home on account of Sickness.
Buffalo Bill opened last night with crowded
house. The perfor nance well deserves the high
encomums it has received in other places and we
hope that the reception they received may be an
inducement to soon bring them back on another
eastern tour, when we can promise them a repet
tion Of last night.
Those who trade with Mr.. Littlefeld, gro
ceryman, east side of the river, will find him an
agreeable, accommodating and honorable gentle
man. And, quite as important as all that,
he has a stock of goods bought at low prices,
and he can afford to sell them also at low
prices. This is ever an interesting fact to the
purchaser.
Rev. E. 7. Adams, pastor OF the Methodist
church, was called away to Wilton yesterday, to
attend the funeral of his father Jedediah Adams
in Wilton. He was about 20 years of age, and
probably died of apoplexy. Mr.. Adams will return
on Friday. Rev. Mr.. LeLscheur of Hallowell.
will conduct the meeting this evening, at the
Methodist vestry.
Mr.. p c. Dolliver, in his new store opposite
the Cony House, has proper accom- modotion
for the enlargement of his business. He has Just
put in an elegant stock of goods. which he is pre-
pared to make into fashionable garments for men
and boys. Having eighteen years experience in
the business. with patronage which has steadily
increased, Mr.. Dolliver has fully established his
reputation as master of his trade.
Our schools have changed their hours of after
noon session, and the alteration seems to be good
one. Usually the afternoon session in the winter
term has commenced At half-past one, an hour
that made it inconvenient for many of the scholars
to get their dinner and return again to school in
due season. This is remedied by having the
sion two hours in length-from two to four O'Clock
with no recess. Scholars and parents are both
greatly pleased with this change.
There is Q new flower to he worn in ladies' hats
now-that makes the fashion not only an original
but . useful one-the "barometrical flower" so
called This flower is of deep blue tint, and
when the atmosphere changes at the approach of
rain, the blue turns to pink. Partisan ladies now
wear this flower extensively in their hats, and
each one discovers from the flower in her neigh
boris bonnet whether it will rain not and is
thus put on her guard. We are glad to learn that
there is one new fashion of the ladies particularly
useful.
Supreme judicial Court.-Libbey, J.. Pre-
siding.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. a.
s. S. Brooks VS.. Electa X. Munsey & al. The
jury this morning brought in q sealed verdict in
favor of the defendants.
273. Benjamin F. Morse vs.. John b. Norton
Vose for ptf. S. Ttcomb for def. This is an
action of trover to recover the value of a Sleigh
valued at S2s, alleged to be taken from PITS
possession by the diff. and converted to his own
use. The deft., in addition to the general denial,
claims that the property his Verdict for
ptf. for 1872 20.
No other case was ready for trial this afternoon,
and there was loss of two or three hours.
Manchester Locals.
Mr. Llewellyu Pierce of Manchester, whose
buildings burned last spring, is building him
self neat house on his farm near the site of the
one burned.
We learn that Mr.. Richard M. Pinkbam died
at his home in Muscatne. Iowa, on the 25th ut +,
at the age of rs years. Mr.. Pinkham formerly re-
sided in Manchester, where he is well remember
ed by many citizens now living. In the year 1852
he emgrsted with his family to Iowa, where he
settled on . farm IL miles northeast Of the pre-
sent city of Muscstine, which farm has ever since
been his home. lis was member Of the Society
of Friends, and in the words of the Muscatine
Journal che possessed all the strong, earnest con-
victions, the sterling integrity, and the warm So
cisl qualities of that people,
A man in st. Adams recently took slice
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