Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-04

ZoraI ann State Nrms,
Fourth of July.
The day VIC celebrate.
The late rains have given the field, anil garden,
brighter look.
Those in quest of fireworks for tie Fourth will
find them at Clspps.
After the Fourth, the population on Squirrel
Island will be greatly increased.
Mr.. p. o. Vickery's family have gone t. their
summer house at Boothbay.
There will be 9 meeting of Seth Williams Post
q. A. r.. on Thursday evening at eight o'clock.
j. w. Clspp sdvertises a fine assortment OF
fruits for 4lh OF July dinner.
Purchase your fireworks to-day of J. w. Clapp
who has good assortment to select from.
The next Maine Convention of Universalists,
burn.
The damage to the Maine Central railroad by
The accident near Monmouth VIII not exceed
$500.
Rev. c. r. Moor, who has been spending few
days with friends in Augusta. returned yesterday
u his home in Cambridgeport, Mass.
Kit Carson, son of the renowned scout of the
SINE name, has been lecturing in Lewiston, CIV
iaS description of life on the plains.
Aver" will appear against "Leuse" at the
trot at Robnson's Park this afternoon, at 3
o'clock. The other race begins at o'clock.
The Augusta Base Ball Club have accepted an
invitation to play game at Winthrop to-day, and
will meet at their grounds this morning at 10
o'clock.
Tue Republican says the fern factory at East
MAchas is progressing rapidly. One lot Of fern
h.. already been brought into town from the
c1untry.
Miss Blanche Willis Howard of Bangor, author
oil "One Summer" has completed another novel
called From over the Sea-" which will shsrly
hc printed by James Il. Osgood & Co.
The Trustees Of the An1roscogyin Agricultural
society have made arrangements for the next cat
tie show, exhibition and fair TO be held Oct. %,
81, and 4th, 1877. cattle show, ETC., TO be on the
base ball grounds, fair in City Hail. 1t was voted
10 have an address before the society by Col Bur-
bank of Boston.
The present vacation in the village district will
continue ten weeks. the school. beginning the fall
term on the Sd Of September. The teachers and
scholars scattering for the vacation. The last
We saw of Rob-, the Grammar school teacher he
hal double -barrelled gun over his shoulder, and
Ammunition enough TO last month. The bears
n Oxford county will have TO take up
The late John S. c. Abbott. the author and his
tprian. who our readers will remember was a
t,,ssmste in college of Hon. j. W. Bradbury OF
mis- city, six weeks previous to his death, wrote
tnder, farewell letter to Mr. Bradbury, which 10
il, beauty, and touching, vivid imagery. almost
nreathes the fragrance of the heavenly world. We
n,tice that the Brunswick Telegraph claims thai
Mr.. Abbott was born in Brunswick, and not in
ll,llo WE'LL as heretofore reported.
We again call attention to the dramatic enter
,ainment to be given in Granite Hall this evening
II will undoubtedly draw large house. Reserved
seats may be obtained at the Express office.
Caste" is the play to be presented, and the fol-
lowing is the cast of characters: Hon. George
DAlroy. Mr.. G. 5. Fernald; Capt. Hsutree, Mr.
T.. c. Novel;; Old Eccles, (the Friend Of the
Working-msn) Mr.. VIM. Francis sam Gerridge,
Mr.. F. j. Ilsley; Marquise de st. Msur, Nus
Annie Waite; Esther, Miss Ada Sylvester; Polly.
Miss Nav Waite.
The Journal says that during the thunder show.
Sunday evening. about ten o'clock, the light
ming struck tree near Mr.. Gurneys house, in
the vicinity Of Center street. Auburn. The tree
stripped OF limbs and the earth was cleaned
of from the main roots of the tree for distance
Of ten fifteen feet around the trunk, aud thrown
10 some distance. Tue leaves of Ia, trees nesi
by were torn 10 shreds by the force Of the concus
sion of the air. Mr.. Gurueys house, some eight
or ten rods distant. was so thoroughly shaken,
that the nnates thought the house itself had beeo
s,r.ck.
\ man giving his name as John Miller was ar
rested ia NewbuIyport Saturday as al imposter
lie was representing himself as blind and had
collected considerable money. o. being searched
there were found on his person s2093 tied up in
small bags. He had piece of Western Union
Telegraph blank bearing the name of "Alansou
Starks, Augusta, Me" on the reverse side lie is
} feet II inches high. dark brown hair reddish
face and slight beard p years old, wears striped
brown and black pants, gray mixed vest, black
docskin frock coat; says his blindness was caused
by powder and halls within week from Boston,
Lewiston, Me-, and Beverly.
Last Sabbath being Chldren's Sunday, the Uni
versalist church was decorated, aud the services
We're appropriate to the occasion. The dacorA-
tons about the altar were very profuse and beau
tifIl. They consisted Of hanging baskets. vases
and bouquets of flowers, ferns and greens. In the
front of the pulpit there large and elegant
cross of roses, and from the corners hung two
wrel ths; the communion table was heavily bedded
with rich flowers and bordered with ira ling
green. The whole effect was very rich and pleas
ing. Ga account of the storm there were not
many children present.