Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-05-05


the framework Of the Government building
remains and the Womans Pavilion is in no
better condition. The other four buildings re-
main about the same as heretofore except the loss
of the Annexes, the principal OF which is that Of
the Art Gallery.
The wooden shantes where the comical looking
Turks and Jews vended their jewelry and trinkeis
will be missed by those seeking mementos. Among
the smaller buildings which have been saved from
oblivion will be noticed the Pennsylvania and
Ohio State builJings, the japanese House which
attracted universal attention, the japanese Bazaar'
Judges Hall, and the Swedish School House.
The Vienna Bakery (where you spent so much
money for little nothng) only remains OF the
large restaurants and this, too will soon disappear
number of the lesser buildings, including the
Photographic Buildings and Brazilian Palace still
stand but will be speedily demolished.
BY comparing the massive structures that re-
main we cannot see that their grandeur is impaired
by the demolition. The large area around Horti-
cultural Hall presents very attractive appear
ance: the flowers are IN bloom, and vegetation IS
far in advance Of what it is in many other local.
ties 10 and about the city
of ground, (quite farm , is fully as crowded
as during the exhibition of rs. Memorial
Hall will be one of the grand features OF this
exhibition for has recently been decided to in
clate this building in the exhibition, and 1t will be
filed with paintings and statuary, similar to 40
only mainly American Twenty-one foreign gov
ernments will make exhibitions, including emma
ard Japan which attracted SO much attention be-
fore and the exhibits of which we're universally
admired The tickets of admission to the per-
maneut exhibition there have been placed at the
moderate sum of Is cents, so that all can avail
themselves of the privilege of visiting the Centen-
nial No. 2.
Francis Murphy, the reformed drunkard, who
it will be remembered spent considerable time
few years ago at Augusta, Hallowell and Gardi-
ner in BIZ. work of rcdeeming the fallen, has been
with US for the past six weeks, or since his Pitts
burg campaign. During this time over l3,OOo have
signed the pledge and the interest continues una
batcd. The meetings have been crowded from
the first to last and many have been almost daily
unable to gain admission. Many have been lifted
from the cutters, and each night two or three are
called upon to give their experience and contrast
their SODfteN now WIN lDelI utbauCuSits
Murphy is much liked and is doing much good
here.
CHARLIE Ross again This time at York lie
says his name is now Charlie Snyder, but it once
was Charlie Ross; that his sisters name is Sadie
thst his cats name was Sam; that the horse cars
paased back of the garden Of the house in which
he used to live and that they used to curl his hair
on irons, but now it is straight Mrs. Snyder who
claims the child, SAYS he was brought 10 her. The
picture of Charlie closely resembles the lost boy.
but his father will not own him. Next!
Business so long downcast is gradually "pick
ing up" and our merchants move around with
lighter steps and apparently still lighter hearts.
All the stores driving splendid trades Possibly
war in the east has lent helping hand. Grain
has advanced ~ and % cents per bushel. Railroad
stock too has advanced from to per cent.
The Reading Railroad Company engineers still
hold out, but the company is fully supplied with
non brotherhood men, and all goes along smooth
L., RING.