Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-09
Zoral anu State Mems.

Zoral ann State Menus.
The doctors report it distre ssingly healthy.
After July LIST, Caribou. Hartland, Newcastle
and Union are to be money order post Offices
The Jail inspectors are making their semannua
inspection of the jas in this State.
Mr.. George II. Snow, Superintendent of Burr
ais for the past year, has been reappointed to tina
position.
Attention is called to the change of time on the
Maine Central railroad to take effect next Men.
day.
Found at last, the place to buy Groceries, cheap
also canned goods. Call and be convinced at the
Augusta Market, No Granite Hall.
Mr.. Stephen c. Mills of Starks, has planted and
sown, the present season, one hundred acres Of
land. That is somewhat on the Western plan.
The versatile and funny writer In the Belfast
Journal-"Our George"-has received an offer to
go upon the editorial staff of prominent daily.
Mr.. Joshua X. Osgood of Gardiner, the pioneer
temperance reformer, is laboring for the temper
ance cause at Bar EIarbor.
Huntington, Mason & Co. are Offering line OF
fine white vests tmade from shrunk lincn) equal
to the best custom made.
Another of Gail Hamilton letters, on civil Ser
vice Reform" written with the point Of Of a da-
mond may be found on our first page.
eft ba .Aa
Wednesday next with the Massachusetts Press
Association on their annual excursion to Montreal
the st. Lawrence and vicinity.
Madame RENTS Female Mins,res perform at
Granite Hall this evening Tickets securing re-
served seats may be had at the Eastern Express
office.
Huntington, Mason & Co. open to-day in their
clothing department very desirable stock of lin-
en- busters, mohair busters, alpaca coats and
white vest.
The summer holiday number of Wide Awake
will open with delightful story by Cicey Nor
ney Marston, the sister of the Eng ish poet, Phil
ip Bourke Marston. Published by d. Lothiop &
Co., Boston
Mr.. Horace Jordan, formerly connected with
the Maine Standard, but now of the Brook lyn
Eagle, is engaged to write the leading article for
tue August number Of Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly Magazine.
No more trouble about securing your napk ms
when you come to the table. The neat and sim
pie contrvance which is embraced in the napkin
holder sold by Edward Rowse, is the best thing
for the purpose VIC have ever seen.
Savage & Phinney Of this city. contractors, have
won their that has been in The courts at Bos-
ton to recover $4,000 on a contract for building
reservoir for the town Of Natick, Mass. Tie
jury awarded $500 and intereit from Decembe
1874.
Kennebec county Lodge I. O. ofG. T.. will hold
its next reun ion June 2lst.wi,h Loyal Band Lodge,
North Vassalboro'. The exercises will consist OF
reading Journal greeting, reports, discussions
and the presentation ola silver ice pitcher awarded
the Cold Water Lodge at their last session.
The exercises of examination and gradu alton OF
the Eastern State Normal School at Cdstine will
take place June l4h and l4th. The examination
and graduation exercises of the Western Normal
School at Pennington, Will take place July 9Th
and 9th.
We again warn orr farmers not to attempt 10
kill the potato beetle by crushing them between
their bare hands. 1t will be good thing for the
potatoes, but there will be lots Of funerals in the
rural districts.
The Gardiner Journal man has found in loul-
ders in that city, some nice garnets ard crystals
of hornblende or tourmilne. lie has also found
in Pittston, near Sinithtown, green quartz rock,
which Prof. Foo.c says is colored with uranium.
The works of the IIallowell Granite Company
are daily visited by those who delight to see ex
ira nice work in that line. Those who call are
shown about the premises by Mr. CARY the SUI
perintendent j. NJ. Paine, Esq, Secrelar,, or Mr..
Geo. j. Dodwell, Treasurer.
As the fisherman enters the Moosehead Lake
region, he comes to a sign post surrounded by the
antlers of a moose, on which is this inscription,
"No Sunday beyond here .'-Le'ciston Journal.
All, ha! That accounts for the inclination of
certain unregenerate individual, in his town to
turn their faces thither.
Yes, it certainly does show the power of the
press. Since stating in yesterday mornings Daily
that Henry Smith has the reputation of being the
swHteS runner III oui must VIC heh! 'hat ho iess
than four persons claim that honor. For fear
there should be undertaking, we would
state that Henry Smith, the hair dresser is the
person alluded TO.
While Elder GeoTge Z. Weeks of Chelsea was
driving, on Thursday, dog (licenscd, prob
ably and therefore protected in its rights"
yelped out his LUrse gave a sudden start break
ing the thl GRIT Elder Weeks jumped from the
wagon, thinking to seize the horse by the head
but he lost his balance and fell TO the ground, es-
GAMING ipiury however The horse ran ouite